COHO News
Meeting Update - Monday, October 1, 2007 6:30 p.m.
Craik-Patton House
2809 Kanawha Boulevard, East (Beside Daniel Boone Park)
April, 2007
COHO is pleased to announce the receipt of a generous $5,800 grant from The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. These funds will be used to begin the process of incorporating and establishing COHO as a self-sustaining 501(c)(3) organization and attracting members and garnering greater support from the seventy-nine history-related organizations listed in the COHO directory.
Plans are currently underway to hold the first organizational meeting October 1, 2007 to determine interested parties and establish priorities.
With these funds, COHO also hopes to mobilize the history community in the Kanawha-Putnam County area to conduct joint activities and pool resources to raise community awareness of common history and history-related activities happening in the area.
July 6, 2006
The Council of Historic Organizations (COHO) has completed their Directory of Historical Organizations in Kanawha and Putnam Counties. You and members of your organizations are invited to a press conference for the unveiling of the COHO Directory on Monday, July 10, 2006, at 1pm at the offices of WV Humanities Council 1310 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25301.
The 86-page COHO Directory was funded by the Sustainable Kanawha Valley Initiative through the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and contains information on over 80 history related organizations in Kanawha and Putnam counties. Our accompanying website, www.wvhistory.org, is under construction and scheduled to be completed before the end of July.
The COHO Directory Committee includes:
- John Chapman
COHO Co-chair - Greg Tieman
COHO Co-chair - Henry Battle
KVHPS - Mark Payne
WV Humanities Council - Alice Hypes
Midland Trail Scenic Hwy
It will be a nice occasion for history related organizations to come together as we are now planning the next steps in our growth. RSVP's are appreciated but not required.
Reply to:
alicehypes@aol.com or hbattle@verizon.net
Feel free to forward this message to anyone you think might be interested.
For a free copy of the COHO Directory email info@wvhistory.org, call Midland Trail Scenic Highway at 304-343-6001 or stop by their offices at 237 Capitol Street, Charleston. or call Henry Battle at KCHPS at 342-7676.
Welcome to the Council Of Historic Organizations (COHO). We are a loose-knit coalition of about 80 organizations in Kanawha and Putnam Counties who are involved in history related activities. This website and our accompanying print directory provide information on each of our members, their organization mission and contact information. The purpose of these organizations vary from education, gathering and verifying historical resources, archiving and displaying historic artifacts, images and documents, to advocating for historic preservation, reenacting historical events, researching awareness for our incomparable history by students, residents and visitors
The directory of organizations can be viewed three ways. The first is the printed hardcopy, available by contacting COHO. The second is the PDF version of the directory which can be viewed, saved or printed. The PDF version can be found by clicking on the directory to the right. The final way is to use this website listings to see detailed information about the organizations, including links to their respective websites.
COHO is always open to new members. To join our endeavors or update your directory information, call (304) 342-7676 or (304) 343-6001.