Ohio & The Revolution
A webinar series exploring the history of Ohio at the time of the American Revolution
Ohio & The Revolution – Revolutionary War Soldiers Settle in Ohio
After winning its independence from Britain, the Ohio Country was populated by thousands of veterans of the American Revolution who received land grants as part (or most) of their compensation from the newly formed U.S. government. Today, more than 7,000 Revolutionary War veterans are known to be buried in Ohio. The America 250-Ohio Commission has been working with several experts and enlisted the public to help better document this history and tell the stories of these Revolutionary War veterans who made Ohio their final resting place.
Please join us for the “Ohio & The Revolution” webinar at 7 pm on Thursday, November 12 to discuss the Ohio land grants that led so many veterans to Ohio and the Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project underway. America 250-Ohio Executive Director Todd Kleismit will facilitate the evening’s discussion online with the team leading much of the Project’s work in Ohio.
Panelists for the November 17, 2026 Ohio & The Revolution
Krista Horrocks works as Department Manager of SHPO Administration for Ohio’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) at the Ohio History Connection (OHC), where she manages a team of program, grant, and GIS managers in the support of all program areas for the SHPO. She also serves as OHC’s cemetery preservationist, where she works providing research support, guidance, and presentations on all-things-Ohio-cemetery-related. She is the proud Project Manager of the America250-Ohio Revolutionary War Veteran Graves Project. Krista is a 6th generation native Ohioan originally from the Village of Fredericktown, Knox County.
Tom Hankins is a member of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution since 2007, member of the Hocking Valley Chapter Ohio Society SAR since 2009, Past Chapter President (2022) Hocking Valley SAR, Lead investigator Hocking Valley Chapter SAR 5 county grave marking project, Tomb Guard Commander since 2018 Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier Ft. Laurens, Bolivar Ohio, Co-Chair Ft. Laurens Unknown Tomb Renovation Project, Member of Friends of Ft. Laurens, Team member Ohio Revolutionary War Graves Project, Ohio 250th Celebration Commissioner, Patriot Grave Marking Chairman Hocking Valley Chapter SAR, member of the National Society SAR Color Guard, Historian Hocking Valley Chapter SAR.
Todd Kleismit is the Executive Director of America 250-Ohio.