Ohio History Journal

A CHRONOLOGY

 

By WILLIAM D. OVERMAN

 

1822--First effort at organizing a historical society in Ohio.

1831--Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio.

1875--Ohio Archaeological Society founded at Mansfield.

1885--OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

organized, Allen Granberry Thurman, president; Albert

Adams Graham, secretary.

1887--Francis Charles Sessions, second president; publication of

the first QUARTERLY, in June.

1888--Centennial Celebration at Marietta, April 7.

1889--Society given quarters in the State House.

1890--Centennial Celebration at Gallipolis, October 16-19.

1891--Joint resolution adopted directing the governor to appoint

a Board of Trustees for the Society; Society became the

custodian of Fort Ancient.

1892--Rutherford Birchard Hayes became the third president.

1893--Roeliff Brinkerhoff became the fourth president.

1894--Emilius Oviatt Randall became secretary; Museum col-

lection moved to Orton Hall, Ohio State University.

1895--Warren King Moorehead made curator of archaeology.

1898--William Corless Mills became curator of archaeology; Cen-

tennial Celebration at Gnadenhutten, September 29.

1900--Society became the custodian of Serpent Mound.

1901--Society exhibited at Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo.

1902--The Society was given rooms in Page Hall, Ohio State

University.

1903--Centennial Celebration of Ohio's admission into the Union,

held in Chillicothe, May 20, 21.

1904--Society exhibited at Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St.

Louis.

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1905--Big Bottom Park acquired by the Society.

1907--The Society made a "gold-medal" exhibit at the James-

town Ter-centenary, September 11.

1912--George Frederick Wright became fifth president; Society

became custodian of Logan Elm.

1913--Perry's Victory was celebrated at Put-in-Bay, September

10. Henry Clyde Shetrone became assistant curator of

archaeology.

1914--Dedication of the Museum and Library of the Society,

May 30.

1916--Dedication of the Hayes Memorial at Spiegel Grove.

1917--The Society became the custodian of Fort Laurens; the

Gard Library and the Coonskin Library were presented

to the Society.

1919--James Edwin Campbell became sixth president; Campus

Martius deeded to Society.

1920--Charles Burleigh Galbreath became secretary.

1921--William Corless Mills became director; Henry Clyde She-

trone became curator of archaeology.

1923--Society became custodian of Mound City; the Meeker

Library was presented to Society.

1925--Arthur Charles Johnson became seventh president of the

Society.

1926--North wing and World War Memorial dedicated, April 6.

1927--The Sargent Papers and the Old Northwest Genealogical

Collection presented; State Archives division organized.

1928--Henry Clyde Shetrone became director; Museum Echoes

first published; the William Corless Mills Archaeological

Collection and Library presented.

1929--The new south wing occupied February 3; Society be-

came custodian of Miamisburg and Seip mounds; the

Dawson Library and the Comly Papers presented.

1930--First volume of the Ohio Historical Collections published;

twenty cabins reconstructed at Schoenbrunn; the Felch

Library and the Giddings Collection presented to the So-

ciety.

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1931--The Journal of the Northwest Territory presented by

John H. James; the Hine Library received; the Custer

Memorial dedicated.

1932--The Venable Collection presented; the Society became the

custodian of Fort Hill and Glacial Grooves on Kelly's

Island.

1933--The Society became the custodian of Mound Builders

Park; the monument at Buffington Island was dedicated.

1934--Harlow Lindley became secretary; Society became custo-

dian of Fort Jefferson and Flint Ridge.

1935--Fiftieth Anniversary.

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