Expanding Invisible Ground in Southeast Ohio

FAIN: TA-296521-24

Athens County Historical Society (Athens, OH 45701-2567)
Brian Michael Koscho (Project Director: June 2023 to present)

Implementation of a multimedia project exploring the history of communities in southeast Ohio.

After a successful first year, Invisible Ground is continuing to grow in 2024. There are more sites, stories, and communities in southeast Ohio that would benefit from these markers, and the heritage tourism that can come with a unique experience like that of augmented reality and audio storytelling. With this grant, the project will expand into two more key areas of our region for the first time, and partner with two established community organizations in those places to create these new Immersive Historic Markers in Nelsonville, and the Little Cities of Black Diamond region. These additional four markers, and two accompanying podcast episodes will leverage support for additional projects in these same communities.