The mission of the OHIO historical society is to help people connect with OHIO's past in order to understand the present and create a better future. To that END, the society conducts programs that identify, authenticate, collect, preserve, educate and interpret records, objects and places related to the state of OHIO's PRE-history, history and natural history and publishes a magazine and pamphlets. The society has been authorized and directed by numerous ACTS of the general assembly of OHIO to perform certain functions such as manage the state's historic preservation program, supervise the state archives and major history library, and ACT as custodian and administrator of certain historic sites owned by the state. The society operates several museums and sites throughout the state.