2006 Sites of the Month

• December Site of the Month
  The holiday season has arrived! ExploreOhio’s December site of the month is Winter Holidays in Ohio. This page features links to Web sites containing information about Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan in Ohio.
• November Site of the Month
  In recognition of the 2006 elections, ExploreOhio is featuring two sites for the month of November. Prior to the elections, visit The League of Women Voters of Ohio for information about the candidates and issues on the ballot. After the elections, visit the Ohio Secretary of State’s website for official results.
• October Site of the Month
  Look what the Ohio Historical Society did over the summer. They added hundreds of new entries to and images to Ohio History Central, the Buckeye State’s online encyclopedia of history. Check it out and see what is new. The encyclopedia is now in syndication also. You can subscribe to Ohio History Central and be notified through your favorite news reader any time entries are updated or added. To use this free service, click here. Whether you are completing a homework assignment or just need some quick information about Ohio’s past, Ohio History Central is the place to start.
• September Site of the Month
  The Ohio Historical Society invites you to submit a photograph that illustrates what truly matters to you. Visit Picturing What Matters to find out how to send the OHS staff a personal photo -- old or new -- that represents your values, hopes or dreams. Your photograph will be displayed in conjunction with the exhibition, Picturing What Matters: An Offering of Photographs from the George Eastman House Collection. The exhibition runs from September 9, 2006 through January 27, 2007 at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. To see an online collection of photographs that other Ohioans have submitted, click here.
• August Site of the Month
  What do Jo Dee Messina, Rick Springfield, Kenny Rogers, the Oak Ridge Boys, Average White Band, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra have in common? They are all performing at the 2006 Ohio State Fair. The quickest and easiest way to find information about this year’s fair attractions, competitions, promotions, hours, and admission charges is to visit ExploreOhio’s August site of the month, the Ohio State Fair online.
• July Site of the Month
  Ever need to find a local charity, civic or service organization in Ohio? ExploreOhio’s Ohio Civic, Charitable & Service Organizations is the place to look. This page features links to over one thousand statewide and local groups in Ohio, indexed by county and region.
• June Site of the Month
  Feeling festive? Ohio is the place to be. For help planning a trip to one of Ohio’s many fairs or festivals visit ExploreOhio’s Ohio Fairs and Festivals. These pages feature links to the most accurate and up-to-date information about over one hundred fairs and festivals in Ohio.
• May Site of the Month
  Playoff time is here for spring high school sports. Find out when and where sectional, district, regional and state events will be held by visiting the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Spring Sports Tournament Schedule. More specific information and tournament results are available by selecting “Sports and Tournaments” from the main menu of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s homepage.
• April Site of the Month
  In recognition of National library Week (April 2 - 8, 2006), the ExploreOhio sites of the month for April are two OPliN pages. On Find an Ohio Public library you can search for Ohio libraries by name, or you can find libraries in any of Ohio’s counties by clicking on a map. ExploreOhio’s Ohio libraries page has over thirty links related to Ohio’s libraries.
• March Site of the Month
  Severe Weather Awareness Week in Ohio is in March. Visit the Ohio Historical Society’s new online exhibit, Severe Weather in Ohio, to learn about the 25 worst weather disasters in Ohio’s history. The interesting and informative accounts of these severe weather events are complemented by numerous photographs and several video clips.
• February Site of the Month
  Presidents' Day is in February. To learn about the eight U. S. presidents who were born or lived in Ohio, visit ExploreOhio's Ohio Presidents page. This page features over 100 links to information about the presidents with Ohio ties. Take a look and see why Ohio is known as "The Mother of Presidents."
• January Site of the Month
  Interested in earning college credit without leaving your home? If so, visit the Ohio Learning Network . This informative website contains links to E 4 ME, a FREE, fun and informative online experience designed to introduce you to e-learning, and OhioLearns!, a statewide catalog of distance learning courses and degrees. The Ohio Learning Network is definitely the site to visit if you are interested in taking college courses at a distance from Ohio's many colleges and universities.