PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Join in the celebration of Appalachia’s cultural and natural heritage, presented by Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area & Heritage Ohio 10:30-11:30 a.m. Statehouse Tours 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Luncheon and Success Stories Tickets are $50 for the luncheon. You can purchase them here. ------ Honored this year: Tabler Town People of Color Museum … Continue reading Join Us! 11th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon on December 15, 2022 at the Ohio Statehouse
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Save the date! Join Us for the 10th Annual Heritage Luncheon on December 8th, 2021
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Join in the Celebration of Appalachia’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Hosted by Senator Tim Schaffer. Presented by Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area & Heritage Ohio. Statehouse Tours 10:30-11:30 am Luncheon and Success Stories 12:00 noon Tickets are $40 for the luncheon. You can purchase them here. Honored this year: Homestead Music … Continue reading Save the date! Join Us for the 10th Annual Heritage Luncheon on December 8th, 2021
December 18, 2019: 9th Annual Appalachian Heritage Luncheon
Celebrate Appalachia’s Culture, Nature, & Heritage at the 9th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon in the Statehouse Atrium. This event is presented by Heritage Ohio and Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area, and will celebrate the "inspiring practices" of people living and working in Appalachian Ohio. Show up early (10:30 am) for Historic Statehouse Tours led by … Continue reading December 18, 2019: 9th Annual Appalachian Heritage Luncheon
8th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon set for December 18th
The 8th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon will take place on December 18th, 2018 at the Ohio Statehouse. This event is presented by Heritage Ohio and Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area, and will celebrate the "inspiring practices" of people living and working in Appalachian Ohio. Tickets are now available for the event here. Come early (at 10:30 … Continue reading 8th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon set for December 18th
1st of Running Shawnee 1969 Photography Exhibits Unveiled June 9
At Shawnee's Second Saturday celebration June 9, at 5:00, the first of several photographic exhibits documenting Shawnee in the year 1969, collected through collaboration between the Southeast Ohio History Center, Little Cities of Black Diamonds, and former Ohio University student and Athens Messenger photographer Ken Steinhoff, will be unveiled. This exhibit is free and open … Continue reading 1st of Running Shawnee 1969 Photography Exhibits Unveiled June 9
Millfield Mine Disaster Documentary Screening in Historic Shawnee May 16
The worst mine disaster in Ohio's history is the subject of a new documentary from local filmmaker Burr Beard.The short film documents a difficult time in local history, when the Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine Number 6, at the time considered one of the safest mines in the Hocking Valley coal fields, exploded, killing 82 … Continue reading Millfield Mine Disaster Documentary Screening in Historic Shawnee May 16
The 2018 Donor Drive is Underway!
Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area would not exist without the donated time and money of the people who are committed to sustainably improving this region and maintaining our connection to this land, its people and their past. It is the passion and volunteerism of so many people who are proud to live in Appalachian Ohio … Continue reading The 2018 Donor Drive is Underway!
The Irish in Ohio
This St. Patrick's Day, as some people honor certain traditions involving alcohol, some of it green, we return to the early 1800s, when thousands of Irish immigrants were crossing the Atlantic and settling in Ohio's hills and villages. In the first half of the 1800s, Irish immigrants, many of them fleeing the potato blight and … Continue reading The Irish in Ohio
What is Public History?
Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area has as its main goal the preservation of Ohio's Appalachian region and the cultural, environmental, recreational and economic assets that have shaped the lives of the people who lived here and driven the progress of our nation. Preservation may make one think of museums and historic sites meticulously maintained by … Continue reading What is Public History?
Another Successful Year at the Appalachian Heritage Luncheon
Tuesday, December 12, dozens of heritage enthusiasts gathered in the atrium of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to honor some shining examples of heritage preservation in Appalachian Ohio. As attendees enjoyed a tasty catered lunch, host and director of the Southeast Ohio History Center Tom O'Grady discussed the origins of American heritage that trace their … Continue reading Another Successful Year at the Appalachian Heritage Luncheon
Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area 