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<a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/ohio-state-fair/" id="LPlnk666709" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://ohioarchivists.org/ohio-state-fair/">Celebrating the Ohio State Fair History</a></div>
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<i>by Collette N. McDonough, CA. Collette is a member of the SOA Advocacy and Outreach Committee.</i></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As a young person, the summers meant many things to the city pool, mowing the grass, but the peak of summer fun was the fair. I was a 4-H kid, and the county and state fairs were a big deal for me. I participated in the animal
science program, specifically the equine division. I loved going to the Washington County Fair each year and to the Ohio State Fair when I qualified. So, I’m happy to contribute this blog post about the Ohio State Fair that features materials from the
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/" target="_blank" id="OWAd4e92b86-526f-2ec7-7008-34935e0fc780" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Ohio History Connection</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.
<i>Continue reading on the SOA blog: <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/ohio-state-fair/" id="LPlnk420370" class="OWAAutoLink">
https://ohioarchivists.org/ohio-state-fair/</a>.</i></span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span><span class="_Entity _EType_OWA_HYPHEN _EId_OWA_HYPHEN _EReadonly_1" style="display: inline-block;"><span id="hyphen1" class="hyphen">—</span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Emily Gainer & Amber Bales, Society of
Ohio Archivists Marketing & Communications Committee</span></p>
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