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The Spring meeting of the Ohio Academy
of History will be held April 4th and
5th, 1997, at Malone College in Canton,
Ohio.
The historical Encyclopedia of
African American Associations is seeking
scholars interested in contributing
assigned entries. This single-volume reference
work will include associations
established by African Americans and interracial
groups working in the interest of
African Americans. For a list of entries and fur-
ther information please contract Nina
Mjagkij, History Department, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN 47306.
The Indiana Religious History
Association, in cooperation with Guild Press of
Indiana, proudly announces the
publication by subscription of Where God's
People Meet: A Guide to Significant
Religious Places in Indiana, the first
com-
prehensive survey of Indiana's houses of
worship, religious institutions, and his-
torical sites that are especially
notable for their architecture and relation to
Indiana's religious heritage. For the
first time ever, a competent, detailed survey
will concentrate on significant material
symbols of Hoosier faith in all of the
state's 92 counties. Information for
each country briefly summarizes the present
religious affiliations of its residents,
and then presents the history and signifi-
cance of the religious sites in that
county. County listings are grouped into nine
regions to make it easy to study the
religious sites of adjoining counties, or to use
the book as a travel guide in that area
of the state. The book was prepared by
Joseph M. White, a religious historian,
who checked all available county land-
mark inventories and traveled 40,000
miles to inspect the listed sites. He notes
cathedrals and meetinghouses; churches,
synagogues, mosques, and shrines;
motherhouses of religious orders, and
international denominational headquarters;
church-related educational institutions
and historical markers related to the reli-
gious past; and places where religion
has had a social significance. Some 70 sites
are designated "Must See." Where
God's People Meet is illustrated by renowned
photographer Kim Charles Ferrill of the
Indiana Historical Society. To order a
copy of the guide, contact: Indiana
Guidebook Offer, Indiana Religious History
Association, P.O. Box 88267,
Indianapolis, IN 46208.
Greenwood Press has issued Law and
the Great Plains: Essays on the Legal
History of the Heartland, edited by John R. Wunder. This collection of essays by
some of the most respected American
legal scholars represents the first investiga-
tion of the legal history of the Great
Plains. It challenges existing theories about
the legal culture of the region by
showing the area's distinctiveness. The four-part
study offers overviews of law and the
region, analyzes landmark cases, discusses
the impact of important legal thinkers,
and provides a short history and case stud-
ies of the work of leading jurists. This
provocative work developed from the first
conference held on law and the Great
Plains. The contributors and the participants
addressed fundamental questions about
race, ethnicity, and civil rights, and the le-
gal culture of the region. Law and
the Great Plains may be ordered by phoning 1-
800-225-5800.
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Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens has been
awarded a Museum Assessment Program
grant by the Institute of Museum
Services. Through guided self-study and on-site
consultation with a museum professional,
the grant will enable Stan Hywet Hall
and Gardens to evaluate its current
practices, establish priorities to achieve pro-
fessional museum standards, and plan how
to best serve the community. Located
at 714 North Portage Path in Akron,
Ohio, Stan Hywet is a historic site complete
with house museum, historic garden
landscape and plant conservatory. It was built
between 1912 and 1915 and was the home
of F. A. Seiberling, co-founder of
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and
his family. The Museum Assessment
Program is one of several programs
offered by the AAM to help museums actively
improve their programs and operations in
order the achieve the highest standards
of quality and professionalism.
The Forest History Society recently
elected officers. Eugene S. Robbins, The
Charlotte Group, has been elected
president. Elected vice-president was Thomas
R. Dunlap, professor of history at Texas
A&M University in College Station.
Patricia M. Bedient , a partner of
Arthur Andersen in Boise, Idaho, was voted in as
Treasurer. The Forest History Society is
a nonprofit educational institution.
Founded in 1946, it advances historical
understanding of mankind's interaction
with the forest environment through
programs in research, publication, service,
library, and archival collecting. It is
affiliated with Duke University and co-pub-
lishes the quarterly journal Environmental
History through the auspices of Duke
University Press. FHS is a membership
organization, and annual dues for individ-
uals begin at $35.00.
Concordia Historical Institute honored
twelve individuals and one organization
for special contributions in the areas
of Lutheran history and archives at its annual
awards banquet November 16, 1995.
Honorees were recognized for writing and
publishing books, journal articles,
family and parish histories, and videos that
promoted an understanding of and
appreciation for Lutheran history and heritage.
Awards of Commendation were presented
to: Patricia Lee Truax, for Truax-Kemp
and Mrazek-Bell Ancestors Through All
Generations, a genealogy made very
use-
ful by a complete index of all names in
the text; James Fremont Richardson, for "A
Mission for Orphans in The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod: A Brief History
of the Martin Luther Orphan's Home at
Brook Farm, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
(1871-1945)" in Concordia
Historical Institute Quarterly; Norman Krafft, for
Beloved Brother: Bootleg and Bounty,
Frankenmuth and the 1930s; Terry
Housholder, for The History of
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla, Indiana, 1844-
1994; Rev. Gottfried H. Naumann (posthumously) for many years
of tireless effort
in historic preservation and for his
contribution of several significant artifacts
and Lutheran volumes to Concordia
Historical Institute; to the Board for
Communication Services, The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod, the Rev. Paul
Devantier, Executive Director, for the
video production "Warrior of God, Man of
Peace," a balanced portrait of the
late former president of The Lutheran Church-
Missouri Synod, Dr. J.A.O. Preus II;
Lloyd Barnes, for A History of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Zanesville, Ohio, 1844-1994; Rev. Dr.
Norman J.
Threinen, for "C.F.W. Walther:
Model of Spiritual Formation in a Confessional
Lutheran Context," in Lutheran
Theological Review VI, and "Wyneken and 19th
Century German Lutheranism" in Essays
and Reports 15, the Lutheran Historical
Conference; Mark Granquist for
"Swedish-American Lutherans and Mission,"
Essays and Reports 15, the Lutheran Historical Conference; Dr. Susan Wilds
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McArver for "'A Spiritual Wayside
Inn': Urban Missionary Work in the New
South, 1900-1920," Essays and
Reports 15, the Lutheran Historical Conference;
Rev. Dr. J.A.O. Preus II (posthumously)
for The Second Martin: The Life and
Theology of Martin Chemnitz; Martin Oswald for his consistent financial support
and countless volunteer hours on behalf
of the Concordia Historical Institute's
Hill of Peace in rural Friedenberg,
Missouri; and to Victor and Hilda Snyder for
their commitment and sacrificial
services rendered with faithfulness to the
Concordia Historical Institute's Saxon
Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Missouri.
The Concordia Historical Institute is
the Department of Archives and History of
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Its
facilities are located on the campus of
Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. The
Institute's awards program was established
to encourage the preservation of
historical resources and the preparation of publi-
cations on the history of Lutheranism in
America. For additional information,
contact the Institute at 801 De Mun
Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105.
ERRATA: Ohio History recently
learned that the cover photograph of its
Volume 74/Winter 1965/Number 1 issue was
incorrectly identified as "Albert Shaw
as a boy," when it actually was
Albert Shaw Fisher, the nephew of Albert Shaw.
We stand corrected.
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