About Us

Founded in 1976 as a not-for-profit volunteer organization, the Society collects archival materials, shares historical information, conducts educational programs, sponsors commemorative activities, promotes historic preservation, and serves as a community partner and resource. 
 

Our recent strategic planning process revealed these organizational priorities:

Priorities developed with our Partners:

• Child and Family Engagement

• Current Community History Documentation

• Cross-Generational Connections

Internal Priorities:

• Enhance the accessibility of our Archives collection

• Expand and enrich our Archives collection

• Provide services that attract and retain members

The Society continuously strives to improve our services and programs. We're growing our membership while working to better serve our current members. Our community relations efforts include producing publications like the Society's newsletter and website, coordinating special events, and working with partner organizations. We're engaged in fundraising efforts to generate financial support for our programs and preservation activities. 

We enjoy a unique partnership with the Upper Arlington Public Library, which provides display spaces and archive storage. In addition, the Library has digitized the Society's materials and made them available through the UA Archives online collections.