<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">***REMINDER!!  Two more weeks left to submit your news and Notes…***</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ohio Archivist</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Newsletter News and Notes Spring 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Happy February! I hope you are all keeping warm out there.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am now collecting submissions of <b>News and Notes for the Spring 2026</b> issue of the Society of Ohio Archivists' newsletter <i>Ohio Archivist</i>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You do not have to be a member of SOA to submit your news – all Ohio archives, records, and special collections news is welcome! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Think you don't have anything to share? Think again!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">* Upcoming events: Did you create a great new exhibit or host an interesting conference or program?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">* Institutional news: Did you receive an important collection or write a successful grant? Did you embark on a digitization project or do something cool with social media?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">* Personal news: Did you change jobs? Did you earn a promotion or award? Did you speak at a major conference or have an article published?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">These are just a few examples, but you get the idea! You can check the News section of <a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/ohioarchivist/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">previous issues of the <i>Ohio Archivist</i></span></a> to get ideas of the kinds of things we are looking for. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Make sure to include who, what, when, where, and why, as well as how readers can access more information.</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Please see the <a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/ohioarchivist_guidelines/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Ohio Archivist</span></i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"> Submission Guidelines</span></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Also, the more photos to illustrate your news, the better! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">*Please send images in high resolution of at least 300dpi.</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Submissions should be under 250 words and are due to news editor Jessica Heys, <a href="mailto:jess.sol.heys@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">jess.sol.heys@gmail.com</span></a>, no later than<b> Monday, February 23, 2026</b>.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you and have a wonderful day! </span></p></div>