June 19th, 2009
Pride of Ohio • Banner Series
Click here for more information about these banners or the featured Ohioans.
Click here for a bibliography of works of or about the eighteen notable LGBT Ohioans.
June 13th, 2009
GOHI in the news
GOHI Ex Officio Board Member and Ohio Historical Society staffer Stacia Kuceyeski wrote an article about GOHI that was published in the Spring 2008 issue of Museums and Social Issues. The article is entitled The Gay Ohio History Initiative as a Model for Collecting Institutions and is aimed at helping other institutions undertake the collection of GLBT artifacts.
In April 2008 the Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Other Paper featured articles about GOHI’s efforts to obtain historical markers for Ohio sites significant to GLBT history.
Earlier this year GOHI partnered with an OSU Women’s Studies class to collect oral history interviews of several Columbus women who have played a significant role in local GLBT history. Copies of these interviews along with photographs of the women interviewed have been donated to the GOHI collection at the Ohio Historical Society.
June 13th, 2009
GLBT History Sites to be Identified with Permanent Markers
The Gay Ohio History Initiative [GOHI] is seeking public input to identify the people, places, events and organizations important to the history of Ohio’s GLBT community so that our history across Ohio can be commemorated with permanent historical markers.
“Ohio’s GLBT history is filled with struggles and triumphs that are worthy of celebration, preservation and permanent commemoration,” Robert Berger, GOHI President said.
In order to advance this statewide project GOHI is asking for public assistance in two ways:
- Suggestions for who should serve on a Statewide GLBT Historical Marker Committee.
- Nominations of people, places, events and organizations to be considered for commemoration with a historical marker.
Questions, input and suggestions can be sent to thurber1961@aol.com, submitted on the GOHI website at www.gohi.org or mailed to GOHI, c/o OHS, 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211.
More information about the OHS historical marker program is available at www.remarkableohio.org.