Ohio History Connection
With over 200 staff members, hundreds of volunteers and thousands of partners in historical societies, local history groups and local and state government, Ohio History Connection champions all Ohio history. Mission Spark discovery of Ohio's stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future Our work includes: * A network of 50+ historic sites and museums; one of the largest statewide networks in the U.S. * Maintain the State Archives which serves as the institutional memory of the state, from founding documents to the vital records. * Administer the state’s historical museum in the Ohio History Center and Ohio Village, located in Columbus, OH. * Promote and assist local historical societies through the Local History Alliance. * Provide online textbook with teaching tools to Ohio's 4th graders. * Protect and promote Ohio's historic places through Ohio's State Historic Preservation Office. * Manage the statewide History Fund, to be used for making grants to local history-related projects. * Oversee the more than 1,400 historical markers program throughout Ohio. Visit ohiohistory.org for a complete list of historic sites and services, including admission and hours. Visit ohiohistory.org/jobs for the latest job postings and ohiohistory.org/volunteer to volunteer. Specialties Collections of Ohio History, Genealogy, Civil War History, Museums, Natural History of OH, Earthworks and moundbuilding, Archaeology, Teaching Ohio history to youth, Presidents from OH, Historic preservation in OH, National Register of Historic Placeswww.ohiohistory.org
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Search complete. 7 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Ohio History Connection".
Oct 5, 2026
Mark PassarelloGUEST
And some of it is based on professional experience I had.
Mark PassarelloGUEST
I worked for about 11 years for the Ohio Historical Society.
Mark PassarelloGUEST
Oh, that sounds nice.
Mark PassarelloGUEST
I was, it was, it was the best job ever.
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It is one of the most beautiful mounds that there could be.
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But Ohio History Connection, they had signed a 99-year lease with the Mound Builders Country Club, and that 99-year lease enabled them to put a golf course on top of those mounds, and they were having a golf tournament there that day.
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I was appalled.
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The 30 seconds of beauty and awe and pride turned into tears and questions and what do I do next? At that time, Ohio History Society, they were not contacting any of the tribes at all.
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And so I was the first, and then we got a second tribe involved, and then Ohio History Society became Ohio History Connection.
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And Ohio History Connections today, they do communicate regularly with more than 45 tribes, and the golf course is now removed.
Sara LisyCORRESPONDENT
How do you want to be remembered after you retire?
Glenna WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I don't think it's necessary to remember me.
Carol ScottHOST
You worked in administrative and educational roles at the John Paul Getty Museum, the Skirball Cultural Center, and the Hearst Museum of Anthropology.
Carol ScottHOST
You also held the position of deputy director at both the Museum of Us and the Ohio History Connection, and you served on the board of Equality Ohio.
Carol ScottHOST
At a time when there are forces working against inclusion and equality, you're leading a museum whose goal is to be bold, activist, and non-neutral.
Carol ScottHOST
Ben, welcome to Museums, The Big Issues.
Jo InglesHOST
It's closed now.
Jo InglesHOST
The marketing manager for the Ohio History Connection, Neal Thompson, says the building was closed after officials there discovered a potential problem with its fire safety system.
Neal ThompsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We're going to keep that closed through early December so we can complete these building system upgrades without any interruptions.
Neal ThompsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And some of the things that you're doing when you're working in the museum area, it's just not a great idea to have a lot of people around.
Elena CambioGUEST
So I had, at that point, I had a master's degree in film, MFA.
Elena CambioGUEST
And so the job that I had before I came here was as a video editor for the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio.
Elena CambioGUEST
And I got laid off because they were cutting their budget left and right.
Elena CambioGUEST
So I thought, you know, that whole filmmaking thing is nice, but...