Join us for our next webinar on Wednesday, March 18th at 1 pm.
As we approach America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, America250-Ohio—working with the Ohio History Connection, Ohio’s State Historic Preservation Office, and Terracon Consultants—launched the Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project. This volunteer-driven initiative seeks to locate, photograph, record inscriptions, and map the final resting places of roughly 7,000 Revolutionary War veterans and patriots laid to rest across Ohio. Attendees will learn about: The origins and goals of this unique effort, including its historical significance for Ohio’s Frontier lands (Virginia and U.S. Military Districts); The tools and your role as a Public Researcher: using the free Survey123 app to capture GPS data, photos, and inscriptions in cemeteries statewide; Best practices for field documentation, including guidance for dealing with weathered, missing, or unmarked stones; How real-time mapping dashboards and live results maps enable coordination and avoid duplication; The archive’s timeline: field data collection through end of 2025; public release by July 4, 2026; and long-term stewardship into the future.
This webinar is approved for 1.00 AIA LU credit.
About Our Presenter
Krista Horrocks is a Department Manager of SHPO Administration at the State Historic Preservation Office. She specializes in researching, locating, and documenting historic cemeteries where she helps Ohioans with their research of the over 14,630 cemeteries in the state. Krista specializes in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) veteran grave registry efforts that took place in Ohio from 1938-1940. She has an Associate of Science in Archaeology from Hocking College, Bachelors of Specialized Study from Ohio University, and Master of Arts in American Studies, Focus in Public History, from Youngstown State University. Krista lives in Hilliard with her husband and two children and is a native of the Village of Fredericktown, Knox County.
