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Nominations For Heritage Awards Closes Sept. 6

Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area (OHCHA) regularly recognizes and honors individuals and entities in the Ohio Hill County Region with "Heritage Awards" for their contributions in valuing, enhancing, and preserving the cultural and natural heritage that make up the unique sense-of-place of this region. 

Community members from around the region are invited to nominate worthy candidates for outstanding achievements and accomplishments that support and are sensitive to the goals and efforts of OHCHA. These goals include identifying, conserving and appropriately developing the natural, cultural, recreational and economic resources that make Ohio’s Appalachian Region a unique and distinct entity.

Nominations for “Heritage Awards” will be accepted in the following categories for 2007:

Community (city, village, township, county, department, or individual)
Business (commercial establishment, industry)
Non-Profit Organization (civic, citizen, neighborhood, community, churches)
Education (students, teachers, schools, colleges or universities)
Elected Officials (state, city, town, village or township)
Individuals (for Outstanding Leadership, Lifelong Achievement, or Citizen Involvement)
Built Environment (for outstanding architecture, design, restoration, preservation, revitalization and/or development)
Natural Environment (for work done to protect, restore, reclaim, preserve and/or develop natural settings)

Nominations are accepted any time, but to be included in 2007 Awards NOMINATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 6, 2007.  Download Nomination Form

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First Lady Visits Hill Country Event

Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area one day event entitledThe Greening of Ohio's Hill Country held in the Wayne Forest at Miller High School in June attracted a special visitor, Ohio's First Lady Frances Strickland.  After listening intently to the efforts of those involved in the Little Cities of the Forest project and viewing the documentaryA Forest Returns: The Success Story of Ohio's Only Natural Forest,atural Strickland adressed those gathered about heritage, environmental stewardship and geotourism principles in an effort to share the natural assets of the region in a low impact way with visitors and fellow citizens. 

What We're Up To

Find out more about what the organization is doing to promote the heritage, natural environment and cultural arts of Ohio's Hill Country by viewing our 2006 accomplishments and 2007 Work Plan document.  Click Here.

OHCHA Membership Drive  

Membership support and private donations are the key to expanding the efforts of Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area in 2007.  Please join us now by making your annual contribution to OHCHA!

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Kevin Morgan Collectors Heritage Series

Well renowned Athens area artist Kevin Morgan has been commissioned by Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area board to create a series of collectible images that tell the story of the region.  The first of the series has been released and features an “Early People on the Land” theme.  The image is currently available on comfortable extra heavy cotton t-shirts that are light gold printed with navy blue ink.  The t-shirts are available in long or short sleeves and in small, medium, large, x-large.  Short sleeve shirts are $15, long sleeve shirts are $20.  They can be ordered by sending a check or money order to Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area for the amount of the t-shirt(s) plus $3 for shipping and handling per total order.  Please include a note indicating the number of t-shirts, short or long sleeve preference(s), and t-shirt size(s) requested.  Shipping and handling charge can be avoided by arranging a pick up from a board member by e-mailing us at admin@ohiohillcountry.org. 

Learning Corner

Focusing on Authenticity

by Deanna & Ivan Tribe

We all struggle with interpreting our heritage.  Is it the "real McCoy" or is it fake?  How do you authenticate your claims to important heritage stories and sites?  Past President Deanna Tribe and her husband Ivan, professor of History at the University of Rio Grande provide an excellent deliberation on the topic of authenticity.