The Ohio Academy of History is the professional society for historian

Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...

s who work or reside in the state of Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. It was founded in 1932. As its constitution specifies, its object is "to promote the study and teaching of history, historical research, and the publication of historical works; to encourage historical organizations, libraries, and archives; and to aid in the elevation of the general level of historical consciousness in the State of Ohio."

It holds two meetings each year: a fall business meeting and a spring conference where members and participants present scholarly research papers. These meetings are held at different colleges, universities and institutions around the state. It offers several awards each year, including the Distinguished Publication Award (since 1971), Distinguished Historian Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award (since 1995), Distinguished Service Award (since 1971), Public History Award and the Teaching Award (since 1981).

Selected papers presented at the annual conference are published in the Academy's Proceedings.