[OPLINLIST] Register for OhioDIG 9/4 - Digital Repositories - in person, Ohio Genealogical Society, Bellville, OH

[Grace Freeman]

Please join the Ohio Digitization Interest Group for our September in-person road trip meeting at 10 AM on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the Ohio Genealogical Society in Bellville, Ohio.

Registration: Open Sept 2, 5pm, or until room capacity of 50 is reached. Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFk6oqFymLsLV2nNPOjSO6I7Jui2pbeUNFYnmWcOK0j1G6LA/viewform

Topic: Everything you’ve ever wanted to ask (or share!) about digital repositories: a discussion

Join cultural heritage professionals from around the state to discuss the evergreen topic of digital repositories. Rather than a series of formal presentations, bring your questions and challenges, as well as any new platforms, features, or creative uses of existing platforms to share with the group. OhioDIG planning committee members will moderate the discussion and connect attendees with one another for continued support and dialog after the meeting. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions/topics for discussion in advance, and include links to examples where applicable, though questions day of will be welcome. Moderators will have the ability to display linked pages to the group for better understanding. Example question: “There’s no way for me to do XYZ in ABC platform. Has anyone found a workaround? Here’s an example of how it’s currently displayed, but I wish XYZ.”

Tentative Agenda
— 10:00-10:30am: Coffee & snack social
— 10:30-10:50am: Introduction and remarks from Noel Poirier, OGS Executive Director
— 10:50am-12:15pm: Discussion – Please submit or bring questions/topics relating to digital repositories for group input and feedback. Some questions may require follow up, and the discussion will allow for networking/connections of those able to assist later.
— 12:15-1:00pm-ish: Brown bag lunch: Round Robin & announcements. (At the OhioDIG Round Robin all attendees have the chance to share what they are working on and to ask questions of the group.)
— 1:10-2:00pm: Optional: Tour of behind the scenes of OGS library and archive
– Programming contacts: Grace Freeman (gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org), Columbus Metropolitan Library; Sidney Gao (gaosy at ucmail.uc.edu), University of Cincinnati Libraries
– Date & time: September 4, 2025, 10am-1:15pm-ish, plus optional tour (see timeline for more detail)
– Host: Ohio Genealogical Society<https://www.ogs.org/>
– Location: 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. Google map<https://www.google.com/maps/place/611+State+Rte+97+W,+Bellville,+OH+44813/@40.6333546,-82.5406753,825m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8839c735b232aecb:0x62c746285b5f74f7!8m2!3d40.6333506!4d-82.5381004?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D>
– Parking: Large adjacent lot
– Lodging: Several nearby options recommended by OGS in the following order:
Quality Inn & Suites Bellville – Mansfield – 1000 Comfort Plaza Dr, Bellville, OH 44813<https://www.choicehotels.com/ohio/bellville/quality-inn-hotels/oh302?mc=llgoxxpx>
Comfort Inn Splash Harbor – 855 Comfort Plaza Dr, Bellville, OH 44813<https://www.choicehotels.com/ohio/bellville/comfort-inn-hotels/oh083?mc=llgoxxpx>
Days Inn – 880 State Rte 97 W, Bellville, OH 44813 – Recently remodeled<https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/bellville-ohio/days-inn-bellville-mansfield/overview?CID=LC:iqv0j1dklijly45:12714&iata=00093796>
Wishmaker House – 116 Main St, Bellville, OH 44813 – A nice B&B, but also a bit more expensive.<http://www.wishmakerhouse.com/>
– Tour: Optional tour of the OGS library and archive following the meeting
– Cost: FREE. Thank you to the institutions who host us, our volunteer speakers, and program committee!




Grace Freeman │ Librarian, Local History & Genealogy

Columbus Metropolitan Library │ Main Library
96 S. Grant Ave. │ Columbus, OH 43215
614.849.1240
gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org<mailto:gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org>│columbuslibrary.org<http://columbuslibrary.org/>

My pronouns are: she/her/hers


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