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UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Nov 11 | Society Board of Directors Meeting 1:00PM. Piqua Public Library |
| Nov 17 | Annual General Membership Meeting. Piqua YWCA. Dinner of Imperial chicken breast at 6:00PM; cost is $13. Send payment toNils Fernelius MCHGS Treasurer 1528 Sussex Rd. Troy, OH 45373-1084 Business meeting follows with presentation of Lineage Family awards and the Heritage award, and election of Society officers for 2010. |
| Dec 9 | Society Board of Directors Meeting 1:00PM. Piqua Public Library |
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Jim Oda |
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James C. Oda is a native of Piqua and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Wright State University. He currently serves as the director of the Flesh Public Library, the Municipal Historian for the City of Piqua, and as an adjunct faculty member in History at Edison State College. Mr. Oda’s community activities include the Piqua Downtown Design Review Board, Piqua Planning Commission, Miami County Planning Commission, and service on the boards of the Ohio Historic Records Advisory Board, Piqua Municipal Records Commission, Piqua Area United Way Board, the Piqua Bicentennial Committee and the boards of the Piqua and Miami County Foundations. He has served as president of the following organizations: Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau, Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Piqua Association. Access Piqua Television Association, Piqua Arts Council, Piqua Downtown Association, Piqua Historical Society, and commanding officer of the Twelfth Military Police Battalion. Jim has worked for over ten years in archaeological field studies and excavations in New Mexico. He is also the author of over twenty books and numerous articles on local and state history. |
Miami County Historical & &
Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 305
Troy, OH 45373-0305