Ohio Statehood Day is Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 9a.m. to 1:30p.m. at the Ohio Statehouse! The Ohio History Connection has All of the Details! Advance Registration is Required - Deadline is February 20, 2018 to Register

Sharing from Krista Horrocks of the State Preservation Office:

"We encourage historians and members of the public to join us for the day for lunch, presentations, the awarding of the annual History Fund grants, and to speak with your representatives about legislative priorities regarding Ohio and our history. 

This year, one of our priorities is to encourage legislators to provide better protection to abandoned cemeteries and unmarked human burial places. "

Krista Horrocks | Project Reviews Manager, State Historic Preservation Office

Ohio History Connection| 800 E. 17^th Ave. Columbus, OH  43211-2474

p. 614.298.2022 | f. 614.298.2037 | khorrocks@ohiohistory.org

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Sharing links for further information regarding Ohio Statehood Day and all of the activities scheduled for the historic event.

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MAIN PAGE FOR STATEHOOD DAY

REGISTRATION 

Important!

  ***Deadline to register is February 20, 2018***

Registration

Advance registration is required by February 20, 2018. To register, please visit here or call 877.393.4369.

REMINDER:
Premium members of the Ohio History Connection register at NO COST!

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OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION - CEMETERY PRESERVATION PAGE

Ted Martin sentenced to 5 years in cemetery case

Ted Martin sentenced to 5 years in cemetery case

Excerpted from above-referenced news story.:

"Theodore “Ted” Martin, 54, was sentenced to five years in prison in Portage County Common Pleas Court today after pleading guilty to 41 felony and misdemeanor charges related to his ownership of Grandview Memorial Park cemetery in Ravenna Township. 

The prison term will run consecutive to the 5 years he is currently serving for swindling customers of his other Ohio cemetery in Delaware County and the one-year and one-day term he’s serving in federal prison for tax evasion. 

Martin and his wife, Arminda, sold “pre-need” contracts including caskets, headstones and other burial merchandise to their customers, then failed to provide most of the merchandise. They also forged or faked cemetery records to cover up the alleged crimes, according to Vigluicci, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Department of Commerce, all of whom investigated the claims. "

60 Minutes - Final Resting Place Cemeteries Lack Oversight