PREFATORY NOTE TO VOLUME XII.
The twelfth volume of the publications
of The Ohio State Archaeo-
logical and Historical Society, which is
herewith issued in book form,
includes the Quarterlies of the Society
previously published as numbers
I, January; II, April; III, July; and
IV, October, 1903. The table of
contents speaks for itself. The volume
is made complete and increased
in value by the accompaniment of a
complete index to its contents. The
custom of indexing each volume as they
appear will hereafter be followed.
No comment need be made upon the extent
and character of the material
in this volume. Certain it is that the
Society has made rapid progress
in the past year and its literature is
being recognized more and more
throughout the country as of the highest
and most interesting nature.
This is the centennial year of Ohio, and
the proceedings of the celebration
held at Chillicothe are published in a
separate volume, hence the reason
that this regular annual publication
does not fully deal with that event.
E. O. RANDALL,
Secretary.
Columbus, Ohio. October, 1903.
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