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<p class="MsoNormal">The local winning essays have been submitted and now it’s time to for the state-wide "I Found it in the Archives" competition to begin! The three winning essays from repositories across Ohio that will be competing for the top prize are
Cecília Andrade Antipoff from University of Akron Center for the History of Psychology, Deborah Clark Dushane from Greene County Archives and Deborah M. Tracy from Ohio History Connection. Voting runs today through August 31.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Be sure to visit the “I Found it in the Archives” page on the SOA website
<a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/i-found-it-in-the-archives-contest-entries-poll/">
http://www.ohioarchivists.org/i-found-it-in-the-archives-contest-entries-poll/</a> and read all of the essays and vote for your favorite. While you’re at it, tell your friends and family to vote for your favorite too! Help us get the word out by posting a
link to your favorite essay on your Facebook page or sending the link by email. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Connie Conner | Government Records Archivist</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">
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Ohio History Connection | 800 E. 17<sup>th</sup> Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211<br>
p. 614.297.2573 | f. 614.297.2546 | <a href="mailto:cconner@ohiohistory.org">cconner@ohiohistory.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ohiohistoricalsociety"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.gif@01CFBACD.7A3A5920" alt="ohio history facebook"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></b><a href="https://twitter.com/ohiohistory"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.gif@01CFBACD.7A3A5920" alt="ohio history twitter"></span></b></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Ohio Historical Society is now the
<a href="http://www.ohiohistory.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/ohio-history-connection-announcement">
Ohio History Connection</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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