[SOA] New blog post: Born in Ohio: Preserving the Stories of Local Businesses

[Emily Gainer]

Born in Ohio: Preserving the Stories of Local Businesses<https://ohioarchivists.org/born-in-ohio/> by Natalie Fritz, Archivist & Outreach Director, Clark County Historical Society at the Heritage Center.
Each October, the Society of Ohio Archivists celebrates American Archives Month by highlighting the important work of preserving and sharing Ohio’s history. Every year, the SOA Advocacy and Outreach Committee<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/advocacy/> selects a theme and invites archives across the state to submit up to three images per institution that best represent the theme. After SOA members vote on their favorites, the top ten images are used to create the year’s Archives Month poster<https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025_Archives_Month_OhioBornCompanies_web.pdf>, which was recently revealed during a virtual unveiling event in September.
This year’s theme, “Ohio Born Companies,” celebrates the countless businesses that got their start here in the Buckeye State. From family-owned shops to manufacturing giants, Ohio has long been a place where innovation and hard work converge. Archives across the state, both large and small, play a vital role in documenting those businesses and the communities that shaped them.
Read more about how the Clark County Historical Society at the Heritage Center in Springfield, Ohio, collects the story of local history on the SOA blog<https://ohioarchivists.org/born-in-ohio/>.
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