PROCEEDINGS OF THE
MAUMEE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL
HISTORICAL CONVENTION,
SEPTEMBER 27-29, 1940
EDITORIAL
By HARLOW LINDLEY
Because of the uniqueness of the Maumee
Valley Interna-
tional Historical Convention, organized
to commemorate the place
of the Maumee Valley in American
history, it seems eminently
proper that its records should be
permanently preserved, and since
the heart of the valley is within the
limits of the State of Ohio
it is logical that the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical So-
ciety whose function is to preserve
Ohio's history should perform
this service. We present here historical
material relative to the
Convention and all the addresses given
at the public meetings.
The success of the Convention excelled
the fondest hopes of those
who were responsible for it. Two results
of it are already notice-
able, one the new and increased interest
in local history, and the
other a desire for going forward along
lines brought into view by
the Convention. The latter has taken
form in an organization
named the Anthony Wayne Memorial
Association, devoted to the
national recognition of the final
conquest of the Old Northwest
which culminated in the withdrawal of
the British from Detroit
in 1796. The objectives of this new
association are the promotion
of historical celebrations commemorative
of this period; the en-
couragement of research in the history
of the Old Northwest and
the possibility of the publication of
the results; the developing of
a program for the selection and proper
marking of historical sites,
parkways and routes pertinent thereto;
and the promotion of a
program of education disseminating
information concerning An-
thony Wayne and the Old Northwest.
The annual historical pilgrimage of the
Society of Indiana
Pioneers and the Indiana Historical
Society was arranged to coin-
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