The Northwest Ohio Cultural Heritage Group will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a number of events and activities at locations listed throughout the 2026-27 edition of this Passport. Although Ohio was not among the original colonies that gained independence from Great Britain in 1776, it had been a part of what became known as the Northwest Territory as established in 1787 by the Continental Congress. Ohio had been home for hundreds of years to Native American groups, such as the Shawnee, Delaware, Wyandot, and Ottawa. Ohio statehood came on March 1, 1803, and was a pathway to the new country’s westward expansion. The museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies that comprise the Northwest Ohio Cultural Heritage Group have preserved and continue to promote the history of this region. We invite you to learn more about the region and America. Additional America-250 information can be found on the following websites:
Federal
- America 250 (Department of Veterans Affairs), https://department.va.gov/history/america-250/
- America 250 (Share America), https://share.america.gov/tag/america-250/
- America 250: Years in the Making - https://america250.org/
- America’s 250th Birthday (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation), https://web.archive.org/web/20250313010847/https://www.achp.gov/Initiatives/250th_Birthday
- America’s Founding Documents (National Archives) - https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
- American Memory (Library of Congress) https://www.loc.gov/search/?fa=partof:american+memory
- Celebrating 250 Years of America (Daughter of the American Revolution), https://www.dar.org/outreach/america-250
- Celebrating the American Worker https://www.dol.gov/general/America250
- Indigenous America 250, https://www.indigenousamerica250.com/
- A More Perfect Union (National Endowment for the Humanities)https://www.neh.gov/250
- Our Invitation to You: Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary (Library of Congress) https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/07/our-invitation-to-you-celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary/
State
- America 250: Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial (State of Ohio), https://ohio.gov/tourism/resources/america-250-ohio
- America 250-Ohio (America 250-Ohio Commission) https://america250-ohio.org/
- America 250 Celebration Events (Ohio Department of Natural Resources ODNR), https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/america-250-events
- America 250-Ohio Events & Experiences (Ohio History Connection)
- https://www.ohiohistory.org/events-experiences/america-250-ohio/
- America 250-Ohio Grants (Ohio Humanities), https://www.ohiohumanities.org/grants/america250-ohio/
- Celebrating America 250 in Ohio Webinar (Heritage Ohio), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Gn_nb094M
- Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project (Ohio History Connection) https://www.ohiohistory.org/preserving-ohio/history-preservation-where-you-live/revwarvet-graves/
By county:
- Crawford: https://crawfordcountyhistoryalliance.org/
- Erie: https://eriecountyohiohistory.org/ohio-250/
- Fulton: https://visitfultoncounty.com/279/Lets-go-on-a-road-trip
- Hancock: https://visitfindlay.com/america-250/
- Henry: https://www.napoleon.lib.oh.us/content/henry-county-ohio-america-250-stories
- Marion: https://www.visitmarionohio.com/news/america-250/
- Ottawa: https://www.ottawacountyhistory.org/america-250
- Richland: https://www.richlandsource.com/tag/america-250-ohio/
- Wood: https://www.bgohio.gov/696/America-250
- Wyandot: https://www.wyandothistory.org/?p=1818