University hosts Settling Ohio Conference

More than 300 people came to Athens, Feb. 21-22, to hear stories about Settling Ohio: First Nations and Beyond. Check out the details.

Settling Ohio: Stories to Tell, Legacies to Preserve

The conference shed light on groups who "have not always received the attention they deserve, and this includes the indigenous populations as well as African Americans and immigrants."

• Watch Chief Glenna Wallace discuss “Taking Care of Business: Balancing History and Legacy.”
• Read the Ohio History Connection World Heritage nomination of Ancient Ohio Earthworks.
• Watch A River of Hope fund-raiser for Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema.
• Take the mAppAthens Black History of Athens Tour, completed by the Southeast Ohio History Center in anticipation of this conference.
  
   

  

Settling Ohio: Waterways, Apples, Power & Class

• Speakers described apples as a symbol of class, wealth and power, the role of Ohio’s rivers in commerce, and 17 days walking the vestiges of Ohio’s first road.
• Watch Dr. William Kerrigan discuss “Johnny Appleseed, Apple Cultures, and the Settlements of the Old Northwest.”
  
   

  

Settling Ohio | An Early Commitment to Public Education Proved Difficult to Implement

Ohio celebrates Statehood Day on Feb. 26, 2020, with one contentious issue still lingering since the founding of the state—property tax funding of public education.

• Watch Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox's talk: "What if Manasseh Cutler was Black? The Hidden History of the Diverse Pioneers Who Created Ohio."
• Watch as Dr. Adam Nelson discuss "Public Education in the Old Northwest: Legacies of Ohio’s First Land Grant.”