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On March 1, 1803, Ohio was admitted to the union as the 17th state. Settlement of Ohio was chiefly by migrants from New England, New York and Pennsylvania. Southerners settled along the southern part of the territory, arriving by travel along the Ohio River from the Upper South.
The governor of Ohio is the head of government of Ohio and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly, the power to convene the legislature and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
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Any member of OGS who is a direct descendant of an individual who settled in the area now encompassed by the State of Ohio by the end of 1820 may become a member of the First Families of Ohio (FFO). All FFO society applications must be accompanied by proof of descent and the payment of a non-refundable $40 application fee. Applications must first b...
Induction of new members into FFO is held at a special banquet during the annual OGS Conference. Inductees receive a certificate and medal, and those who prove ancestors who resided in Ohio by 1803 or before receive the FFO 1803 Bicentennial pin. This special commemorative pin, introduced in 2006, was created to honor the earliest pioneers in the s...
You may search for your ancestor in Search Database to see if your ancestor is already listed in this lineage society (Currently Not Available), or you can browse a PDF of the list 1964-2010 or a PDF of the list 2011-2023. FFO files are arranged by member number. If you are interested in obtaining copies from a specific FFO file, please refer to th...
Dec 18, 2023 · Ohio celebrated its 200th Anniversary of statehood on March 1, 2003. The history of Ohio statehood, however, begins much earlier. One of the provisions in the Paris Peace Treaty ending the Revolutionary War was the establishment of boundaries that would allow for American expansion westward. This area became known as the Northwest Territory. In 1787, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance to ...
Casimir I (born July 25, 1016—died at latest Nov. 28, 1058) was the duke of Poland who reannexed the formerly Polish provinces of Silesia, Mazovia, and Pomerania (all now in Poland), which had been lost during his father’s reign, and restored the Polish central government. Only surviving son of Duke Mieszko II and Richeza (Ryksa) of ...
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t. e. John Richard Kasich Jr. ( / ˈkeɪsɪk / KAY-sik; [1] born May 13, 1952) [2] is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, and a Republican candidate for the presidential nomination in 2000 and 2016.
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On August 4, 1985 St. Casimir Church was chartered as the Solidarity Center in Cleveland. The Solidarity Organization has a special mass at St. Casimir. Another milestone was achieved on August 14, 1985. St. Casimir was named as a historic landmark in the City of Cleveland.
