For Ohio's bicentennial in 2003, the Religious Experience Advisory Council of the Ohio Bicentennial Commission was established to commemorate and celebrate the state's diversity of religions and faith traditions. The end result of the council's efforts, Religion in Ohio tells the story of Ohio's religious and spiritual heritage going back to the state's ancient and historic native populations, and including the westward migration of settlers to this region, the development of a wide variety of faith traditions in the years preceding the mid-twentieth century, and the arrival of many newer immigrants in the last fifty years, each group bringing with it cherished traditions. Documenting the religious pluralism in Ohio and the impact faith communities have had on the state, this book includes chapters on the historical experiences and beliefs of over forty Christian groups, as well as Native American, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Baha'i, Jain, and Zoroastrian faiths. Each chapter was written by a member of that faith or denomination. Operating under the auspices of the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio, the editors of Religion in Ohio have created a unique collection o

On names, places, and time / Stephen J. Ostrander -- From "Be true to your school" / Bob Greene -- Life itself / William Allen -- In memory of Dino / Charlene Fix -- My state of the state-address / David Citano -- Strike / Amy Sparks -- Ohioan by choice / Les Roberts -- Lazy bones / Diane Fencl -- Basement / Richard Hague -- The company of widows / Larry Smith -- Hard roots / Laura Smith -- A figure in a moonscape / Phil Boiarski -- The farm not taken / Robert Fox -- New to this stretch of the road / Gaile Gallatin -- In my solitude / Doug Swift -- Big meeting / Danny Fulks -- Tucker's Run / Brian Richards -- Cincinnati, a note from the province / Kevin Walzer -- On being landlocked / Constance Pierce -- Survival and resistance / Joe Napora -- Hardin County ditch witch / Claude C. Smith -- Life's fiction, fiction's life / Robert Flanagan

"This research guide describes Ohio sources for family history and genealogical research. It also includes extensive footnotes and bibliographies, addresses of repositories that house Ohio historical and genealogical records and oral histories, and addresses of chapters of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Valuable Ohio maps conclude this work ... This new edition describes many Ohio sources on the Internet and compact discs, as well as additional genealogical and historical sources and bibliographies of Ohio sources"--Preface.