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Case Histories

History-to-go is the best way to describe these cases filled with a teacher's guide, audio visual materials, and other "hands-on" objects and artifacts from the Ohio Historical Society's collections designed to make the teaching of Ohio history both educational... and fun!

The cases are adaptable for students in the primary, middle, and high school grades and are designed to complement Ohio's Social Studies Academic Content Standards. All cases are available on a first-reserve, first-served basis. Loans are for a two-week period. Rental fee for each case is $25 (including shipping and handling). The borrower is responsible for return costs of each case. Contact us for more information. To view all of the Ohio Historical Society’s 15 case history themes go to Case Histories.

Contents of Frontier Conflict: Life at Fort Meigs Case History

Frontier Conflict:  Life at Fort Meigs Case History

This case history places Fort Meigs and the War of 1812 within the broader context of the Frontier Wars. During the War of 1812, Fort Meigs served as the keystone of the American defense in the Old Northwest. Shipment weight is 48 lbs.
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Contents of Frontier Wars of Ohio Case History

Frontier Wars of Ohio Case History

Frontier Wars of Ohio covers the interactions of American Indians and European Americans including trade, settlement, conflict, and peace. Students explore cause and effect relationships compare and contrast cultural perspectives to explore their impact upon frontier wars in Ohio. Shipment weight is 38 lbs.
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Contents of Historic American Indian Culture Case History

Historic American Indian:  Historic Indian Culture Case History

Historic Indians Culture assists students in understanding the culture of the Ohio historic Indians. Students participate in hands-on, cooperative, group activities to study the history and to analyze cultural practices and products of Historic Indians of Ohio. Shipment weight is 38 lbs.
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Contents of Early Ohio Case History

Early Ohio Case History

Early Ohio addresses the "typical" development of a community in any unsettled area of Ohio from 1787 to the end of the frontier period in the 1830s. This case history includes artifacts, documents, and activities that will help the learner appreciate the challenges and experiences of the settlers' daily lives and to compare the student's way of life with the settler's way of living. Shipment weight is 25 lbs.
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Contents of Path to Statehood Case History

Path to Statehood Case History

Ohio's Path to Statehood assists students in understanding how Ohio formed its constitution and in so doing became the seventeenth state of the nation. Students will be engaged in hands-on, cooperative group activities which will culminate in the understanding that we have a government ruled by laws, established in the Constitution, which guarantees the rights of individuals. Shipment weight is 32 lbs.