STATEHOUSE NEWS

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Members of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) will meet Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The business meeting will be held in the State Room (Room 108) and will begin at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.

The CSRAB will review 2012 Great Ohioan nominations, create a new Board committee and review its financial report and other pertinent business of the agency. A detailed agenda of the CSRAB meeting will be available after April 16 by contacting the CSRAB office at 614/752-9777.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

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The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board continues to move forward with plans for the installation of a new automated payment system in the underground parking garage at the Ohio Statehouse.

The installation of equipment will begin next week. The north entry and exits to the Ohio Statehouse underground parking garage will be CLOSED to all vehicles on Tuesday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 4. Both south entries and exits will remain open. In addition, access to the Statehouse loading dock will not be affected by the north end garage closure. The closure will allow for the installation of the new automated parking system gates and other equipment. The new equipment on the north end of the parking garage will be in place and operational on Thursday, April 5.

CSRAB is working with several contractors to ensure that the switchover is done as quickly as possible. The entire system will be in place and operational no later than Thursday, April 12.

Parkers will be required to take their parking ticket with them and use any one of the five “Pay-on-Foot” payment machines prior to exiting the Statehouse parking garage. Pay-on-Foot payment machines will be located throughout the green level of the parking facility. The Pay-on-Foot machines will be located near the north and south garage entrances to the Statehouse and the stairwells to Broad and High Streets, State and High Streets and the garage office area. The machines will accept cash and MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover Card credit cards.

Upon completion, the Ohio Statehouse Parking Garage will be among the state of the art parking facilities in Columbus. The new system will be user friendly, easy to use and accommodate high volume use with speedy transactions. The system will function 24 hours a day.

FOR MONTHLY PARKERS: The new system will provide monthly parkers with a new AVI (Automated Vehicle Identification) pass. The new pass will no longer require monthly parkers to stop, roll down their window and a scan parking card. This will allow for much faster entry and exit to and from that Statehouse parking facility.

FOR DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS SPECIAL EVENT PARKING: The Ohio Statehouse will offer “event parking” during large downtown events, including events held at the Ohio, Riffe Center and Palace Theatres. Special event parkers will “pre-pay” with parking garage staff using cash or credit cards as they enter the Statehouse garage. Parkers will then be able to exit quickly, without stopping at the exit gate, after large downtown events

How the new process will work for Ohio Statehouse parkers:
1. Enter Ohio Statehouse Underground Parking Garage and take parking ticket from machine. (Gate goes up)
2. Proceed to parking stall on any of the three levels.
3. When leaving vehicles, parkers must take their parking ticket with them.
4. Complete task, meeting, event or reason for parking in Statehouse parking garage.
5. Proceed to any one of the five conveniently located Pay-on-Foot payment stations, located throughout the Green Level of the parking facility.
6. Insert parking ticket and make payment with cash or credit card.
7. Remove parking ticket and receipt. (Upon payment, parkers have 15 minutes to exit the parking garage).
8. Proceed to gate and insert parking ticket into machine and exit. (Gate goes up)

If additional assistance is needed, drivers may press the intercom button at each Pay-on-Foot payment station and exit gate for assistance.

Substantial signage reminding drivers to “pay for parking prior to exiting” will be located on all levels throughout the parking garage and within the Statehouse.

Drivers will be introduced to the automated system by signs placed throughout the parking facility and throughout the Capitol Square complex. The automatic, centralized Pay-on-Foot stations placed throughout the Green Level of the parking garage will optimize CSRAB staffing resources. While the new system is intended to save money on employment costs over time, no CSRAB parking attendants will lose employment with the agency. While the system will no longer require staff to serve as cashiers, current parking garage cashiers will serve as “ambassadors” for the first 30 days, helping to familiarize parkers with the new system. After the first 30 days, some cashiers will be reassigned to other CSRAB positions within the Capitol Square complex.

The Ohio Statehouse Parking Garage offers convenient, affordable and sheltered parking with direct access to the Ohio Statehouse and Senate Building, Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, James A. Rhodes State Office Tower and the Huntington Center. More than 1,000 public parking spaces are available daily. The Statehouse parking garage is open to the public 24 hours a day and can accommodate vehicles under 6’6’’ in height. Emergency call buttons are located throughout the facility if assistance is needed. The Statehouse Parking Garage is patrolled by the Ohio Highway Patrol 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Statehouse is located in downtown Columbus on High and Broad Streets. Vehicles can access the Statehouse parking garage from Broad, State or Third Streets (there are no High Street entrances). For more information, contact the Statehouse Parking Garage at 614/728-2557, or visit the parking garage office located on the green level at State and Third Streets. A complete list of parking rates is available at www.ohiostatehouse.org.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board announced plans for a new and easy way to pay for parking at the Ohio Statehouse today. A new automated payment system is projected to be in place and in service on April 14, 2012 in the underground parking facility. Drivers who utilize daily parking services in the Ohio Statehouse underground parking garage will no longer make their payment with a cashier at the exit booth.

Projected to be in service on April 14, parkers will be required to take their parking ticket with them and use any one of the five “Pay-on-Foot” payment machines prior to exiting the Statehouse parking garage. Pay-on-Foot payment machines will be located throughout the green level of the parking facility. The Pay-on-Foot machines will be located near the north and south garage entrances to the Statehouse and the stairwells to Broad and High Streets, State and High Streets and the garage office area. The machines will accept cash and MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover Card credit cards.

Upon completion, the Ohio Statehouse Parking Garage will be among the state of the art parking facilities in Columbus. The new system will be user friendly, easy to use and accommodate high volume use with speedy transactions. The system will function 24 hours a day.

“The new system will allow visitors to the Ohio Statehouse and downtown businesses to pay for parking inside the garage using automated machines and exit the parking garage more quickly and easily”, said Senator Richard Finan, CSRAB Chairman. “It’s part of our continuing effort to make using the Statehouse’s parking facility as convenient as possible for our tenants and visitors.”

FOR MONTHLY PARKERS: The new system will provide monthly parkers with new AVI (Automated Vehicle Identification) pass. The new pass will no longer require monthly parkers to stop, roll down their window and scan parking card. This will allow for much faster entry and exit to and from that Statehouse parking facility.

FOR SPECIAL EVENT PARKERS: The Ohio Statehouse will offer “event parking” during large downtown events, including events held at the Ohio and Palace Theatres. Special event parkers will be able to “pre-pay” with parking garage staff using cash or credit cards prior to entering the Statehouse garage. Parkers will then be able to exit quickly, without stopping at the exit gate, after large downtown events

“The new automated parking payment system will increase customer satisfaction by allowing parkers to exit the garage more quickly,” said William E. Carleton, CSRAB executive director. “The system is designed to end the aggravation that some Statehouse parkers experience when busy entry and exit lanes back up, and seconds feel like minutes.”

How the new process will work for Ohio Statehouse parkers:
1. Enter Ohio Statehouse Underground Parking Garage and take parking ticket from machine. (Gate goes up)
2. Proceed to parking stall on any of the three levels.
3. When leaving vehicles, parkers must take their parking ticket with them.
4. Complete task, meeting, event or reason for parking in Statehouse parking garage.
5. Proceed to any one of the five conveniently located Pay-on-Foot payment stations, located throughout the Green Level of the parking facility.
6. Insert parking ticket and make payment with cash or credit card.
7. Remove parking ticket and receipt. (Upon payment, parkers have 15 minutes to exit the parking garage).
8. Proceed to gate and insert parking ticket into machine and exit. (Gate goes up)

If additional assistance is needed, drivers may press the intercom button at each Pay-on-Foot payment station and exit gate for assistance.

Substantial signage reminding drivers to “pay for parking prior to exiting” will be located on all levels throughout the parking garage and within the Statehouse.

Drivers will be introduced to the automated system by signs placed throughout the parking facility and throughout the Capitol Square complex. The automatic, centralized Pay-on-Foot stations placed throughout the Green Level of the parking garage will optimize CSRAB staffing resources. While the new system is intended to save money on employment costs over time, no CSRAB parking attendants will lose employment with the agency. While the system will no longer require staff to serve as cashiers, current parking garage cashiers will serve as “ambassadors” for the first 30 days, helping to familiarize parkers with the new system. After the first 30 days, some cashiers will be reassigned to other CSRAB positions within the Capitol Square complex.

The Ohio Statehouse Parking Garage offers convenient, affordable and sheltered parking with direct access to the Ohio Statehouse and Senate Building, Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, James A. Rhodes State Office Tower and the Huntington Center. More than 1,000 public parking spaces are available daily. The Statehouse parking garage is open to the public 24 hours a day and can accommodate vehicles under 6’6’’ in height. Emergency call buttons are located throughout the facility if assistance is needed. The Statehouse Parking Garage is patrolled by the Ohio Highway Patrol 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Statehouse is located in downtown Columbus on High and Broad Streets. Vehicles can access the Statehouse parking garage from Broad, State or Third Streets (there are no High Street entrances). For more information, contact the Statehouse Parking Garage at 614/728-2557, or visit the parking garage office located on the green level at State and Third Streets. A complete list of parking rates is available at www.ohiostatehouse.org.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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In commemoration of Ohio’s founding on March 1, 1803, the Ohio Statehouse will host a small exhibit in the Statehouse Rotunda February 28 through March 2. The Statehood Day exhibit will include the looping film, “The Debate Over Statehood,” which depicts the struggle for Statehood between Arthur St. Clair and Thomas Worthington. The display will also include the original portraits of St. Clair and Worthington and a model of the original Columbus Statehouse.

“The Debate Over Statehood” will highlight to viewers how Ohio became a state through an interesting tale of political intrigue between Jeffersonians who wanted Ohio’s seats in Congress, and Federalists who wanted to delay Ohio’s statehood. Theatre style seating will be available for comfortable viewing.

Thomas Worthington emerged as a political leader in the Northwest Territory upon arriving in Ohio in 1796. Worthington built his home, Adena, near Chillicothe. From 1799 to 1803, Worthington served in the territorial legislature. A committed member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Worthington became a major opponent of the Northwest Territory’s Governor Arthur St. Clair and the Federalist Party. St. Clair actively opposed Ohio’s admittance to the United States. He hoped that Ohio would not become a single state but rather two states.
Worthington and several others urged President Thomas Jefferson, to make Ohio a state. Worthington personally traveled to Washington, D.C. to urge Ohio statehood. Jefferson responded by approving the Enabling Act of 1802. This act called on the people of Ohio to form a constitutional convention and to fulfill the other requirements of the Northwest Ordinance to become a state. St. Clair denounced the Enabling Act, prompting Jefferson to remove St. Clair as territorial governor. Ohio became the seventeenth state of the United States on March 1, 1803.

Worthington served in the Ohio General Assembly briefly in 1803 but became one of Ohio's first two United States Senators in that same year. He served as a senator until 1807. He then became a member of the Ohio General Assembly for the next two years. In 1810, he returned to the United States Senate. While in the Senate, Worthington urged the United States government to send military assistance to the settlers of Ohio to aid them against the Indian forces of Tecumseh and the Prophet. He also believed that the United States was too weak to defend itself adequately against the British and opposed the War of 1812. He resigned his senate seat in December 1814 to become governor of Ohio. He was reelected governor in 1816.

Dates Leading Up to Statehood
• November 29, 1802, Ohio adopted its first state constitution and ratified that of the United States.
• February 19, 1803, when the Congress of the United States passed the Enabling Act recognizing Ohio's statehood and establishing the United Stated District Court for Ohio.
• March 1, 1803, when the first General Assembly convened in Chillicothe.

About Early Ohio History
Ohio’s first inhabitants were prehistoric Native Americans. According to archeologists, these early Ohioans lived in the area as early as 13,000 B.C.E. and were Stone Age hunters and gatherers. More advanced Native American cultures, notably the Adena and Hopewell, appeared in the Ohio area later, about 1,000 and 100 B.C.E., respectively. By the time Europeans (first the
French, then the British) began entering the Ohio region in the late 1600s, these and later prehistoric Native American cultures had disappeared, but in the 18th century, the Miami, Wyandot, Ottawa, Delaware, and other tribes moved into the area.

In the mid-1700s, competition between the French and British for trade with Ohio Native
Americans grew increasingly bitter. The spread of British settlement westward alarmed both the French and the Native Americans, and the French and Indian War ensued, resulting in a victory for the British and their control of the Ohio region. Tensions remained, however, between the British and the Native Americans. The Native Americans were bitter about the defeat of their French allies. Through trade regulation and licensing as well as restriction of westward movement imposed on her colonists, Britain continually attempted to quell Native American hostility. Many colonists, however, felt that the British were protecting their own interests at the colonists’ expense. Conflicts between Britain and the colonies intensified, culminating in the American Revolution, which lasted from 1775 to 1783 and secured independence for the United States.

After the war, the U.S. Congress intended to convert the public domain into organized states. The area now known as Ohio became part of the Northwest Territory, the land north and west of the Ohio River. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for an orderly administration of this territory and its transformation into settled states. By 1802, the population of the eastern division of the Northwest Territory had reached 45,000, and Congress authorized an election of delegates and the drafting of a state constitution in preparation for Ohio’s admission to the Union. A constitutional convention held in Chillicothe in November 1802 drafted Ohio’s first constitution.

After elections held in January 1803, the first Ohio General Assembly convened in Chillicothe. Ohio entered the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.

When Ohio joined the Union in 1803, a two story stone building in Chillicothe served as the state capitol. In 1810, for political reasons, the General Assembly moved the capital temporarily to Zanesville, holding sessions in the new brick courthouse. Legislation enacted on February 20, 1810, provided for the selection of a permanent site for a capital “not more than 40 miles from what may be deemed the common center of the state,” ruling out both Chillicothe and Zanesville.
In 1812, the General Assembly restored Chillicothe as a temporary capital until the new capital could be built.

Images are available upon request or on line at:
http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/Multimedia/MediaLibrary/Collection.aspx?collectionId=102203.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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The Ohio Statehouse will celebrate and honor important women in the history of Ohio during Women’s History Month, March 1 – 31, 2012, with tours of the Ladies’ Gallery, a special exhibit and program featuring women that served throughout America’s global conflicts.

An exhibit will feature campaign items of Florence Harding and some of the first women to vote in a presidential election. A looping silent video of historic film footage will highlight a suffragette parade, Florence and Warren G. Harding campaigning, and the couple voting in the presidential election in Marion in 1920. The exhibit will be on view in the Ohio Statehouse Map Room on the ground floor throughout March.

Special tours of the Ladies’ Gallery will be offered to Statehouse visitors throughout March. The Ladies’ Gallery is a place of honor and learning in the Ohio Statehouse. The Ladies’ Gallery pays homage to Ohio’s first six women legislators who paved the way for women in government. The room also honors all women who have served in the Ohio General Assembly.

Women’s History Month is the perfect time to visit www.OhioLadiesGallery.org. The Web site and its content are dedicated to the first six Ohio women legislators and the women’s suffrage movement during the turn of the 20th century. The Web site further enhances the educational efforts of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and is designed to provide valuable information to legislators, educators, history buffs, media and anyone interested in the women in Ohio government. It features an attractive design, easy to use navigation, photo and video gallery and a database of every woman to serve in the Ohio General Assembly.

A free program, featuring five brave Ohio women veterans who served in the military during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and the Iraq War, will be presented on March 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Museum Gallery on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse. The program will focus on the contributions women have made, and continue to make, in the military.

The presentation is free and open to the public; however an RSVP is required due to limited seating. Interested participants may RSVP by emailing Karen Kish at karen.kish@dvs.ohio.gov or by calling 614/752-8941.

The presentation is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Veterans Services.


About the Ladies’ Gallery
Taking their historic seats for the 1923-1924 Ohio General Assembly session were six courageous, capable and determined women elected by their home districts to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate. Serving in the 1923 Ohio House of Representatives were Nettie McKenzie Clapp, Cuyahoga County; Lulu Thomas Gleason, Lucas County; Adelaide Sterling Ott, Mahoning County; and May Martin Van Wye, Hamilton County. Serving in the Ohio Senate were Nettie Bromley Loughead, Hamilton County; and Maude Comstock Waitt, Cuyahoga County.

The Ladies’ Gallery’s enduring goal is to inform and inspire all who visit – especially young women and girls – to take an active role in democracy. The room portrays the comprehensive impact women had on the most controversial and cutting-edge issues of the time – issues that changed the culture of American and Ohio life. The room contains an interactive kiosk, historic items, clothing, photos, banners and artifacts pertaining to the first women legislators and the history of the Suffrage movement in Ohio.

The view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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Calendar Listing:

Women’s History Month at the Ohio Statehouse
March 1 - 31, 2012
Ohio Statehouse
Broad & High Streets; downtown Columbus
www.ohiostatehouse.org; 614/752-9777
Free!

The Ohio Statehouse will celebrate and honor important women in the history of Ohio during Women’s History Month, March 1 - 31. Special tours of the Ladies’ Gallery and a small exhibit in the Ohio Statehouse Map Room will focus on women who are important to Ohio history.
Five brave Ohio women veterans who served in the military during many of the past wars will be present for a free program on March 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please RSVP by emailing Karen Kish at karen.kish@dvs.ohio.gov or by calling 614/752-8941.

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James Shea has joined the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) senior staff as the Deputy Director, Buildings and Grounds. Shea comes to CSRAB with a strong background in the facilities and construction industry. Mr. Shea most recently served as the Director of Construction Management for Huntington National Bank. While at Huntington, Shea was responsible for the management of the facilities department and the management of 650 properties throughout Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana and West Virginia.

Prior to his work with Huntington National Bank, James Shea served as senior director for facilities planning for the Mount Carmel Health System.

Shea fills the Deputy Director vacancy left by Dave Wycuff, who is retiring on February 29 after serving the state of Ohio for 30 years. As Deputy Director for Buildings and Grounds, Shea will provide leadership and management to the facilities operation of the Capitol Square complex.

Shea is a resident of Grove City.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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The Ohio Statehouse will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with a special display, free historical performances each Tuesday at noon and special tours of the George Washington Williams Room.

The 2012 Rosa Parks Children’s Art Exhibit will be on display in the Statehouse Map Room throughout February. The exhibition will highlight colorful artwork created by elementary school students from Columbus. The artwork represents each of the children's answers to the simple question: "What would you do if you had a chance to do a brave thing ... to do a kind thing?" The exhibit is presented in partnership with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), The Ohio State University and the Ohio Historical Society. The art display serves as a powerful form of expression based on this important event. The display is free and open to the public.

Living history programs will be presented each Tuesday at noon throughout February in the Museum Gallery on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse. Visitors will meet first-person interpreters who portray African Americans who are prominent figures in U.S. history. Each 45-minute vignette will focus on African- American history as part of Black History Month at the Ohio Statehouse. Each performance is rich with history, drama and adventure. The programs are presented by We’ve Known Rivers, which is a partnership of dynamic storytellers with a passion for history and education. The programs are free and open to the public. For more information about We’ve Known Rivers, visit www.facebook.com/weveknownrivers.

Scheduled living history performances include:
February 7: Dr. Annette Jefferson portrays Harriet Tubman
Presented in the Museum Gallery on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse

February 14: Sandra Quick portrays Phyllis Wheatley
Presented in the Museum Gallery on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse

February 21: “Rise and Ride”: The Freedom Rider’s Story (The entire cast of We’ve Known Rivers!)
Presented in the Museum Gallery on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse

February 28: Anthony Gibbs portrays George Washington Williams
Presented in the Museum Gallery on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse

Special tours of the George Washington Williams Memorial will take place throughout February. The George Washington Williams Memorial is a tribute to Ohio’s first African-American Legislator. George Washington Williams was the first African American elected to the Ohio General Assembly. Williams was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican legislator from Hamilton County in 1879 at the age of 30. Williams was a Civil War soldier, pastor, journalist, lawyer, politician, freewill ambassador, author and historian. Today, the Statehouse honors Ohio’s first African- American Legislator with the George Washington Williams Room. This room exhibits furnishings representing styles popular in the United States in the late 1800’s. The furniture includes period antiques, reproduction pieces and art work that help visitors experience history. This memorial will be a focal point during Statehouse tours in February.

High resolution images are available at: http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/Multimedia/MediaLibrary/Collection.aspx?collectionId=102203.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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Calendar Listing:

Black History Month at the Ohio Statehouse
February 1 - 29, 2012
Ohio Statehouse, Broad & High Streets; downtown Columbus
www.ohiostatehouse.org
614/752-9777
Free!

The Ohio Statehouse will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with a special display, free historical performances each Tuesday at noon and special tours of the George Washington Williams Room.

Special Black History Month exhibition: Rosa Parks, The Power of One, a K-third grade student art exhibit sponsored by COTA. The exhibit is the students’ artistic expression of how they would change things for the better.
Through Feb. 29, 2011
Map Room

Living history programs featuring interpreters portraying prominent historical African Americans by We’ve Known Rivers!
Each Tuesday; February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Museum Gallery

Scheduled performances include: February 7, Dr. Annette Jefferson portrays Harriet Tubman; February 14, Sandra Quick portrays Phyllis Wheatley; February 21, “Rise and Ride”: The Freedom Rider’s Story (The entire cast of We’ve Known Rivers!); and February 28, Anthony Gibbs portrays George Washington Williams.

George Washington Williams Room Tours
Visit the room which memorializes Ohio’s first African-American legislator.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Brides and grooms-to-be and their guests are invited to participate in one of several free Ohio Statehouse Wedding Tours to be held throughout January and February.

Wedding tour dates and times include:
Thursday, January 12, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 14, 2 p.m.
Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 21, 2 p.m.
Thursday, February 2, 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 18, 2 p.m.

The tours are free and parking in the Statehouse’s underground parking garage will be validated. Each tour will depart from the Map Room on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse.

The wedding tours are designed to highlight the Ohio Statehouse wedding program, the beautiful venues and the services provided by each of the Ohio Statehouse caterers. Each tour will last about an hour.

The Ohio Statehouse Wedding tours are perfect for prospective brides, grooms and their guests, wedding planners and coordinators who are searching for a wedding ceremony and/or reception venue. The Ohio Statehouse wedding tours will be led by the facilities’ wedding coordinator and will provide and opportunity to see the beauty that the Statehouse offers to a wedding ceremony and/or reception.

The Ohio Statehouse, with its obvious grandeur, is the perfect wedding location – an experience that will be unparalleled. The elegance of the Ohio Statehouse captures the most esthetically pleasing dream. The Statehouse embodies the perfect locale for a wedding ceremony and reception with its Greek Revival architecture and appealing exterior landscape.

The Ohio Statehouse wedding program began in 2007 after members of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board approved the rules, guidelines and procedures in late 2006.

Detailed information about weddings at the Ohio Statehouse can be found online at www.OhioStatehouse.org; direct link: http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/Events/Weddings/Index.aspx.


To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past; it's where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed holidays. The Ohio Statehouse Museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends from noon to 4 p.m.; closed holidays. Admission is free. Free guided tours are offered weekdays on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends from noon to 3 p.m. Tours depart from the Map Room easily accessible from the Third Street entrance. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call in advance to ensure a guide is available. Contact 888/OHIO-123 for more information or to schedule a group tour. For more information about the Ohio Statehouse visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

The Ohio Statehouse is handicapped accessible and senior friendly. The Capitol Square complex was restored to allow for greater access by individuals living with disabilities. Ohio Statehouse public programs and events are held in accessible and barrier free areas of the building so that everyone can participate. Ohio Statehouse visitors needing disability-related accommodations in order to fully participate in an event may contact the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board at statehouse@csrab.state.oh.us or 614/752-9777 to communicate special needs. Please allow three weeks for arrangements to be completed.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is responsible for maintaining the historic character of the Statehouse and Capitol Square while providing for the health, safety and convenience of those who work in or visit the complex. The Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center coordinates tours of Capitol Square and provides information about the buildings, their history and Ohio's government.

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