FAQ

How do I donate and who gets the funds?

An endowment fund has been created specifically for GOHI at the Ohio Historical Society [OHS]. Donations are tax-deductible. Donations earmarked for GOHI will be put into a special fund and used only for the purposes of GOHI.

What kind of items is GOHI interested in collecting?

Below is a partial list of possible items individuals or groups may like to give for inclusion in GOHI’s collection. The curatorial committee will review each item to make certain it meets established criteria for preservation. As more and more items are collected, the space and careful preservation required grows. Donations help offset GOHI’s costs for storage and cataloguing items in the collection:

• Letters
• Pictures
• Documents
• One Dimensional Items
• Two Dimensional Items
• Three Dimensional Items
• Oral Histories
• Local Entertainers
• Celebrity Memorabilia
• Rural History
• Urban History
• Estates
• Videos

What about other efforts to preserve history already in existence?

Some groups in Ohio already have efforts to collect and preserve LGBT history underway. GOHI is intended to complement these efforts and will work together with all parties interested in preserving our history.

If you’d like more information about GOHI or have information that you’d like to share with us, please feel free to use the contact form below.