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<h3 class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Society of Ohio Archivists is partnering with the Ohio Local History Alliance for
the fall meeting, <i>We the People: America 250</i>. Join us on October 2-3, 2026, at
<a href="https://www.quest-centers.com/" id="OWA351922a9-c7f3-3fa6-0be0-db7e72ed3ca1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Quest Conference Center</a> in Columbus, Ohio.</span></h3>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.ohiohistorystore.com/collections/olha-events/products/2026-ohio-local-history-alliance-annual-meeting-registration" target="_blank" id="OWA6a15527c-f16b-99b4-678f-f7ac916dee69" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Registration
is now open</a> through September 18! SOA members can register at the member rate. The theme is
<i>We the People: America 250</i>; intended to highlight the ways we’ve come together to commemorate the nation’s 250<sup>th</sup> anniversary and how we can continue that spirit of history in community for the future.</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The SOA track will take place on Friday,
October 2 and will feature the following sessions:</span></p>
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9-9:50am: <b>#Archives: Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Archives and Collections</b>, Grace Freeman & Grayson Kelly,
<i>Columbus Metropolitan Library</i></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
10:10-11am: <b>Getting Started on a Shoestring: Digitization on a Dime,</b> Michael Providenti,
<i>Northern Kentucky University,</i> Gideon McDaniel, <i>Dayton Metro Library</i></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
11:20am-12:10pm: <b>Graceful in Grief: Experiences in Archival Trauma,</b> Michelle Ganz,
<i>Dominican Sisters of Peace</i>, Sarah Aisenbrey, <i>Sisters of the Precious Blood</i>, Sarah Lubelski,
<i>Women Religious Archives Collaborative</i></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
12:30-1:45pm: <b>Lunch & Keynote Address</b>, John E. Hancock on a <i>Traveler’s Guide to Ancient Ohio</i></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
2-2:50pm: <b>Inheriting Archives as Lone Arrangers,</b> Jenna Kish, <i>Ohio Genealogical Society</i>, Other Presenters to be announced</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
3:10-4pm: <b>We the People: Ohio LGBTQ+ Archival Perspectives and Projects</b>, Tony Pankuch,
<i>Akron LGBTQ+ Archive Initiative</i>, Nancy Yerian, <i>Ohio Lesbian Archives</i>, Sara Mouch,
<i>University of Toledo</i></li></ul>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">View full details on the
<a href="https://ohiolha.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-OLHA-AnnualMtg_Online_updated.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAe128fcb9-4a12-35a6-9986-e31bfa75fc78" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
conference brochure</a>. Attendees are welcome to attend any of the Local History Alliance sessions, luncheons, and other special events on both Friday and Saturday.</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Questions?</i></b><i>
</i><b><i>Contact</i></b><i> the Committee Cochairs </i><a href="mailto:mcrawford32@capital.edu" id="OWA232ddb1e-3684-6f96-23c8-0b4897ce953e" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><i>Meghan Crawford</i></a><i> and
</i><a href="mailto:awanter@midpointelibrary.org" id="OWAc35d8425-b1b1-24f7-b262-01274da8bf55" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><i>Adam Wanter</i></a><i>.</i></span></p>
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