Ohio History Service Corps

The Ohio History Service Corps is an AmeriCorps program co-sponsored by The Ohio History Connection and Serve Ohio.

Ohio History Service Corps members provide service and training in the categories of historic site survey, collections digitization, and capacity building for local historical organizations. The latter includes volunteer recruitment and management, event planning, cultivating partnerships, K-12 education outreach, and more.

Since October 2010, the Ohio History Service Corps has been supporting community and local history all over Ohio. Ohio History Service Corps members work with local history organizations and communities throughout the state. They provide coaching, assistance, and training in completing activities suggested by the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH)’s StEPs program to help organizations become more effective and sustainable, and help communities take the first step in historic preservation. Through member-facilitated assistance, organizations gain an increased knowledge of the public history field’s standards and best practices and/or the creation of new programs, policies, and procedures that meet those standards.