The Society of Ohio Archivists most recent leadership meeting minutes from September 27, 2024, can now be found on the Council Meeting Minutes page.
Interested in SOA over time? Also on that page are minutes dating back to 1997. In addition to documenting actions from the leadership meeting, minutes include reports from the treasurer as well as from committees and task forces.
Questions about minutes? Contact SOA Secretary Shelby Beatty.
The Society of Ohio Archivists Advocacy and Outreach Committee is recognizing and celebrating archives month through a series of blog posts throughout October 2024.
Even if we haven’t been to the Olympics, most of us still have memories associated with them. We asked our Advocacy and Outreach Committee members about their favorite Olympic memories. Here’s what they said: Continue reading
The Society of Ohio Archivists most recent leadership meeting minutes from August 23, 2024, can now be found on the Council Meeting Minutes page.
Interested in SOA over time? Also on that page are minutes dating back to 1997. In addition to documenting actions from the leadership meeting, minutes include reports from the treasurer as well as from committees and task forces.
Questions about minutes? Contact SOA Secretary Shelby Beatty.
The Society of Ohio Archivists Advocacy and Outreach Committee is recognizing and celebrating archives month through a series of blog posts throughout October 2024.
by Jim McKinnon, co-chair Advocacy and Outreach.
The theme for this year’s archive’s month poster is O-H-I-Olympics, most of you, if not all, should have received your posters by now so the theme is not a surprise. The Summer Olympics this past summer were held in Paris where athletes from around the world competed for a gold, silver or bronze medal. 2024 wasn’t the only time that Paris was the host city for a summer games. In 1900 Paris hosted, but also in 1924, 100 years ago. How did the games 100 years ago compare to the games of this year? Were there similarities or glaring differences? Continue reading
The Society of Ohio Archivists Advocacy and Outreach Committee is recognizing and celebrating archives month through a series of blog posts throughout October 2024.
by Christine Liebson, MLIS, CA, member of SOA Advocacy & Outreach Committee.
Since 1979, Archives Month has been a time to reflect on the importance and value of archives and archivists. Although SOA has been celebrating Archives Month/Week since 1993, October was officially designated American Archives Month by the Society of American Archivists in 1999. Continue reading
The 2024 Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting was held on Thursday (virtual only) and Friday (hybrid), May 16-17 with the theme of Archives for All: Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity.
Recordings for 9 session presentations, including the keynote speaker Dr. Lydia Tang, are now available on the SOA YouTube channel.
See the Annual Meeting page for more details and links to the speaker slides.
Questions? Please contact Sara Mouch or Michelle Sweetser, Co-Chairs, Society of Ohio Archivists Educational Programming Committee.
The fall 2024 issue of Ohio Archivist, SOA’s biannual publication, is now available to download as a PDF! 
In this issue you will find information about the Fall SOA/OLHA Annual Meeting; a recap of the Spring/Summer Annual Conference; a new Feature article; and Climate Control, DEI, and Digital Discussions articles; and more!
Contents:
– Looking Back, Looking Forward: Annual Meeting 2024 Recap
– President’s Message
– Ohio History Day, Scholarship, & Merit Awards
– Feature: Feeling Our Feelings by Sarah Aisenbrey
– OLHA/SOA Fall Meeting information
– Climate Control: Linear Growth in Archives by Eira Tansey
– DEIA: The State of Research by Michelle Ganz
– Digital Discussions: The Edward B. Taylor Collection by Karen D. Brame and Rachel Bussert
– News & Notes
– Editor’s Note
See all past Ohio Archivist issues on the publication’s page.
Questions? Contact Ohio Archivist Editor-in-Chief Jessica Heys.
The Society of Ohio Archivists most recent leadership meeting minutes from June 20, 2024, can now be found on the Council Meeting Minutes page.
Interested in SOA over time? Also on that page are minutes dating back to 1997. In addition to documenting actions from the leadership meeting, minutes include reports from the treasurer as well as from committees and task forces.
Questions about minutes? Contact SOA Secretary Shelby Beatty.
The Marketing and Communications Committee invites you to takeover the SOA Instagram account! An Instagram takeover is when someone takes over the posting on an Instagram account for a limited time to share content and interact with the account’s audience.
Read over the guidelines below and then sign up for a week that works for you. These takeovers are intended to promote and share archives throughout the state! Continue reading
The Society of Ohio Archivists is partnering with the Ohio Local History Alliance for the fall meeting, Truth and Consequences. Join us on October 4-5, 2024, at Quest Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Registration is now open through September 23! Sessions and speakers will discuss how the theme of Truth and Consequences relates to the work of our member organizations in collecting, sharing, and commemorating Ohio’s local history.
The SOA track will take place on Friday, October 4 and will feature the following sessions:
View full details on the conference brochure. Attendees are welcome to attend any of the Local History Alliance sessions, luncheons, and other special events on both Friday and Saturday.
Questions? Contact the Educational Programming Committee Cochairs Sara Mouch and Michelle Sweetser.