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East Ohio Conference Historian
http://www.cros.net/wdrown
Bill Drown is the East Ohio Conference Historian. He
is responsible for special projects in conjunction
with the East Ohio Commission on Archives and
History. He can be reached at 7384 North County Road
29, Bellevue, Ohio 44811-9500, by e-mail at
bdrown@woh.rr.com, or by telephone at
419-483-8994.
East Ohio Commission on Archives and History
The Commission
meets twice a year at the East Ohio Conference Center in North
Canton. Dr. Allan Hall is the Chairperson of the Commission for
2005-2008. He can be reached by phone at 330-334-4396, or by e-mail
at
allanhall@neo.rr.com. A representative from each East Ohio
Conference district serves on the Commission. According to The Book
of Discipline (640.1):
It shall be
the duty of the commission to collect and preserve the
historically significant records of the annual conference and
its agencies, including data related relating to the origin and
history of the conference and its antecedents; to encourage and
assist the local churches in preserving their records, compiling
their histories, and celebrating their heritage; to provide for
the permanent safekeeping of the historical records of all
abandoned or discontinued churches in the bounds of the annual
conference and its antecedents; to maintain a fire-safe
historical and archival depository and to see that all items
that obviously will have value for future history are properly
preserved therein; to provide for the ownership of real property
and to receive gifts and bequests; to nominate to the General
Commission on Archives and History buildings, locations, or
structures within the annual conference for designation as
historic sites or heritage landmarks in their bounds; to assist
the bishop or the appropriate conference committee in
planning for the historical hour and other appropriate
historical observances at annual conference sessions; to
establish retention and disposition schedules for annual
conference and local church records under standards or
guidelines developed by the General Commission on Archives and
History; to cooperate with and report, when requested, to the
general and jurisdictional commissions on archives and history;
and to engage with other Wesleyan, Methodist, or Evangelical
United Brethren-related denominations in lifting up our joint
heritage.
United Methodist Historical Society of Ohio
The United
Methodist Historical Society of Ohio was founded in 1829 to “collect
and preserve…materials for a complete and authentic history of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, west of the Allegheny Mountains.” Today,
these original materials and many more comprise the collections of
the East and West Ohio Conferences, housed at the Archives of Ohio
United Methodism at Ohio Wesleyan University. Members of the Society
include church historians, as well as others who have a common
interest in preserving the history of United Methodism in Ohio. Each
year, an award is given to the outstanding East and West Ohio
Conference Historian. Certificates are also given to honor
significant church anniversaries. The Historian’s Newsletter is
published by the Society twice a year and there is an Annual Meeting
held in April of the year. Please contact the Archives of Ohio
United Methodism at 740-368-3285 for membership information. |
