[SOA] Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board Announces the 2023 Archival Fellowship

[Heise, Robin]

The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board is pleased to announce the 2023 Archival Fellowship.

Position Title: Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB) Archival Fellow

Position Description: This is an opportunity for a graduate student in a public history program and library science program at an Ohio university or college to gain practical experience while preserving and providing access to historically significant records. Under the direction of Robin Heise, Greene County Records Manager and Archivist, the fellowship recipient will search for manumission records held in nine counties in southeastern Ohio: Athens, Fairfield, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Morgan, Perry and Vinton. In 1804, the Ohio General Assembly enacted the Ohio Black Codes, under which free blacks and mulattos were required to register at their local court. Due to the lack of documentation on African-Americans in the early to mid-nineteenth century, these manumission records are an important resource for genealogists. The fellowship recipient will search county records and census records that are posted online and create a list of names of African-Americans living in the nine counties at that time.

Length of Fellowship: The program will run May 15 to July 21, 2023. An interim report will be due June 16 and a final report will be due August 4. The participant will spend approximately 100 hours total on the project. The fellowship recipient will be responsible for attending a mandatory training session.

Stipend: The fellowship recipient will receive a stipend of $2,000, paid in two installments. Please note: Following submission and review of the interim project reports the paperwork will be initiated through the Ohio History Connection's Business Office to pay the recipient half of the stipend. Paperwork to pay the other half of the stipend will be submitted after receipt and review of the final report and is contingent upon the successful completion of the project. Payment of the stipend can be expected three to four weeks after the paperwork is submitted. The fellowship recipient will be sent the necessary paperwork to complete for the stipend, including a W9 form that requires a tax ID number.

Qualifications:
* Must be enrolled as a graduate student at an Ohio university or college in a History Graduate Program, Public History Concentration, or a Library Science Program.
* Attention to detail and ability to follow directions.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Database management, and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.
* Physical dexterity and ability to lift 20-30lb boxes.
* Must have access to genealogy websites.

If interested, please apply online: https://ohrab.org/.../OHRAB-Fellowship-Application-2023.pdf<https://ohrab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OHRAB-Fellowship-Application-2023.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2dn0-5UQT8ONqwMX0XlAjI87jrWH_jwTOS9AMqy161xeb3q-0VNvfna-g>

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