COLUMBUS, Ohio — We may be right in the middle of celebrating America’s 249th birthday, but Ohio is already celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Programs are now in place for the semiquincentennial.
“We have a charge to get all of Ohio and Ohioans involved,” said America 250-Ohio Executive Director Todd Kleismit.
On Ohio Statehood Day on March 1, 2022, Gov. Mike DeWine announced the creation of the America 250-Ohio Commission. Since then, the commission has been planning, developing and rolling out ways Ohioans in all 88 counties can mark the occasion leading up to the big day…