The Ohio Historical Society would like to welcome you to the beginning of the 2009/2010 school year and share updated information with you in regards to program offerings and scheduling procedures. We will continue to offer our programming on a year-round, on-demand basis Monday through Friday.
The mission of the Ohio Historical Society is to help people connect with the past in order to understand the present and create a better future. As a part of that effort, our award winning distance learning programming provides an interactive, informative, and engaging experience that differs from the typical classroom activity by bringing history to life while reinforcing the importance of past events with real life experiences.
Explore a variety of cross-disciplinary programming in our three themed styles.
- Interact with first person characters from the past in our Back In Time series.
- Get the facts from a professional in our Ask the Expert series.
- Test your knowledge of social studies in our So You Know... game show series.
Thanks to the votes and support of teachers, coordinators and educational/technical staff like you, the Ohio Historical Society was awarded the Teacher’s Choice Award by the Berrien County ISD for the third consecutive year as being one of the top Historical Museum/Organization Distance Learning Content Providers in the country.
New for 2009/2010
So You Know the Civil War (premiering Fall 2009)
No other period in our nation’s history has captured our interest like the events of 1861 through 1865. Although this struggle is distant in time, it’s a period that is confusing and complex to interpret. As we observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, test your knowledge of the causes, conflicts, and consequences of this era by scheduling – So You Know the Civil War.
Your students will compete against each other as they answer questions about the people, places, legislation, battles and events of this War Between the States.
Show what YOU know about the Civil War by scheduling, So You Know the Civil War
So You Know the 1960s (premiering Spring 2009)
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1960s as we test your knowledge of the people, places, news, events, and pop culture of the 1960s
Check back with us throughout the school year for new programming. Feel free to send us your recommendations for future programming topics.
Pricing for our presentations will remain $75 for Ohio schools/groups and $130 for out-of-state schools/groups. We request at least 2 – 3 week notice for all reservations.
To schedule a presentation, we offer the following options.
· You may use our online request form, which is available at:
Ohio Historical Society Distance Learning Online Reservation Form
· You may mail or fax your request to us with the following form:
Live Interactive Distance Learning Presentation Request
· You may call our studio at 614.298.2965 or toll free at 1.800.640.7679.
Discover for yourself why schools, libraries, community centers, children’s hospitals, and assisted living facilities across the country and continent connect to the past through a catalog of over 20 programs presented by the Ohio Historical Society. Visit our website at Ohio History Teachers for the most up-to-date listing of program offerings, promotional videos and information about our distance learning programming. If you have questions or have suggestions, email us at dl@ohiohistory.org or call us at 614.298.2965, or toll free at 1.800.640.7679.
We look forward to working with you during the upcoming school year!