Call for Proposals 2025. Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs

Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) Annual Meeting 2025

The Society of Ohio Archivists is planning a hybrid Annual Meeting on Thursday (virtual only) and Friday (hybrid), May 15-16, 2025. The in-person portion of the conference (Friday, May 16) will be held at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

This year we welcome proposals that explore the theme of Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs. We encourage presentations that address any one (or more) of the ways in which archives find the support they need to sustain their operations. Continue reading →

Last Updated on February 10, 2025 by Emily Gainer

Save the Date: Annual Meeting on May 15-16, 2025

Mark your calendars! The Society of Ohio Archivists is planning another hybrid Annual Meeting on Thursday (virtual only) and Friday (hybrid), May 15-16, 2025. The in-person portion of the conference (Friday, May 16) will be held at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

The theme for 2025 is Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs. A call for proposals will be posted next week. Follow the conversation online at #soaam25.

We hope to see you all in May,
Sara Mouch and Michelle Sweetser, Co-Chairs, Society of Ohio Archivists Educational Programming Committee

Last Updated on December 6, 2024 by Emily Gainer

Council Meeting Minutes from Sept 27, 2024

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.

Last Updated on December 9, 2024 by Emily Gainer

Ohio Archives Month: Special Olympics

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: Stacy Crouse (Local Coordinator, Allen County Special Olympics Ohio) & Collette McDonough (SOA Advocacy and Outreach committee member).

The mission statement of the Special Olympics is to provide “year-round sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.” This is very true, but the Special Olympics is so much more. The athletes who participate not only learn new sports skills, but they also make lifelong friends. The athletes are celebrated for what they can do. The athletes, coaches, and volunteers all train together at practices and invest in each other. Athletes learn that they can trust and count on the coaches and volunteers to encourage them and be their biggest fans. Continue reading →

Last Updated on November 5, 2024 by Emily Gainer

Ohio Archives Month – Olympic Memories

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 →

Last Updated on November 5, 2024 by Emily Gainer

Council Meeting Minutes from Aug 23, 2024

The Society of Ohio Archivists most recent leadership meeting minutes from August 23, 2024, can now be found on the Council Meeting Minutes page.

Questions about minutes? Contact SOA Secretary Shelby Beatty.

Last Updated on October 9, 2024 by Emily Gainer

Paris Olympic Games – 1924/2024

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 →

Last Updated on October 15, 2024 by Emily Gainer

American Archives Month 2024

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 →

Last Updated on October 15, 2024 by Emily Gainer

Recordings & Speaker Slides from 2024 Annual Meeting Available

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.

Last Updated on September 20, 2024 by Emily Gainer