STATEHOUSE CALENDAR

Happy birthday, Ohio! Join the family-friendly celebration of Ohio’s 212 birthday. Families will have the opportunity to make party hats, go on a special Statehouse tour featuring Ohio’s symbols, engage in a scavenger hunt and explore the Statehouse Museum. At 2 p.m. be sure to join us in the Rotunda for birthday cake! This event is free and open to the public!

Ohio's first constitution was approved by Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson Feb. 19, 1803. In the January election of 1803,  the mild-mannered doctor and legislator Edward Tiffin – Thomas Worthington’s brother-in-law – elected governor. Official "state" business was conducted for the first time March 1, 1803, when Tiffin and members of the first Ohio General Assembly convened in Chillicothe.