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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Svetlana Ter-Grigoryan <ster-grigoryan@ohiohistory.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 26, 2023 3:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Betsy Hedler <ehedler@ohiohistory.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Call for Participants: Marking Diverse Ohio Community of Practice (CoP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Call for Participants: Marking Diverse Ohio Community of Practice (CoP)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">The <a href="http://www.gohi.org" target="_blank" title="http://www.gohi.org/">
Gay Ohio History Initiative</a> (GOHI) at the <a href="http://www.ohiohistory.org" target="_blank" title="http://www.ohiohistory.org/">Ohio History Connection</a> is recruiting members for our upcoming Community of Practice (CoP)! The CoP is part of
<a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/celebrating-pride/" target="_blank" title="https://www.ohiohistory.org/celebrating-pride/">
Marking Diverse Ohio</a> (MDO), a special project of GOHI in partnership with <a href="https://equalityohio.org/" target="_blank" title="https://equalityohio.org/">
Equality Ohio</a> and <a href="https://susanferentinos.com/" target="_blank" title="https://susanferentinos.com/">
Dr. Susan Ferentinos</a>, author of <a href="https://susanferentinos.com/book/" target="_blank" title="https://susanferentinos.com/book/">
<i>Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites</i></a>. The group is open to all Ohio residents interested in the historic preservation of Ohio's LGBTQ+ past and will include workshops on best practices in the field. Participants will have the opportunity
to collaborate with others and build connections from other LGBTQ+ history enthusiasts from around Ohio. We encourage folks from all personal and professional backgrounds to apply! If you are an LGBTQ+ history enthusiast and interested in participating in
the GOHI <a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/gohi-cfp-cop/" target="_blank" title="https://www.ohiohistory.org/gohi-cfp-cop/">
Community of Practice</a>, please reach out to <a href="mailto:gohi@ohiohistory.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:gohi@ohiohistory.org">
gohi@ohiohistory.org</a>. For more information, see the attached flyer or visit <a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/gohi-cfp-cop/">
https://www.ohiohistory.org/gohi-cfp-cop/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Svetlana Harlan*, PhD (She/Her) | Community Engagement Coordinator & GOHI Project
Coordinator | Community Engagement Department</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Ohio History Connection | <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_search_800-2BE.-2B17th-2BAve.-2C-2BColumbus-2C-2BOH-2B43211-3Fentry-3Dgmail-26source-3Dg&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=WVv1RP-rdgeBfyo6DSwH8hzNmB2BZXrE4P2hgMXotbg&m=aPURPVevF9QZbiqcVfCZhM_ThZIltlBkgpKFvyyNzKI&s=IlWp_NkuBOvHPSMbucRcMVTv-EoTAxjnAN-iX8db_Ks&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">800
E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43211</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">office: 614-297-2518 |
<a href="http://www.gohi.org"><span style="color:blue">www.gohi.org</span></a> | </span>
<u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ster-grigoryan@ohiohistory.org"><span style="color:blue">ster-grigoryan@ohiohistory.org</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">The Ohio History Connection’s </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#500050;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__urldefense.com_v3_-5F-5Fhttps-3A_www.ohiohistory.org_about-2Dus-5F-5F-3B-21-21J-2D4R7rTSYA-21IDskqDVwTZ1kF5i3mLxRGFaSY7g2EoOaXLYqbI7eNTHjJ-5FMXl5yupHpbHr3xAZ6NJtM-24&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=WVv1RP-rdgeBfyo6DSwH8hzNmB2BZXrE4P2hgMXotbg&m=aPURPVevF9QZbiqcVfCZhM_ThZIltlBkgpKFvyyNzKI&s=xMHW4TFtqjJpyGbT3u7AmDt9lGC6Rkom9AGeDHOSBYg&e=" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">mission</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> is
to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future. </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">*</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Previously
Svetlana Ter-Grigoryan (name changed August 2023)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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