From the Editors

From the Editors In December 1999, the administrators of Cincinnati Museum Center apprcitiched us abc, ut coediting Queen City Heritage, the Ceitter's scrholarly journal of local history. We agreed tc)undertake the respc)! isibility, seeing the opportunity to expand the scope (, 1 the journal sc) as to include the entire () 1'tic) Valley regicm, with Cincinnati as its focus. The prtiduct , with this Ils its initial issue, is Ohio Valley History. We sce the ic, urnal's inception as consistent with a scholarly movement in the United States to reemphasize regional hist, tiiry and Wi'st ern Hist<) 112·iii Quiti·terly, the leading histi,1-ical journals in their respective regicms. The establishnient iii Ohin Valky History at the University of Cincinnati,/ Cincinnati Museum Center, we hope, will create a scholarly foundation frir a broader prc, gram of (, utreach which will tie tilgelher c(, mintinitics thic,ughoizt the i·egicin. It will ,) 18(1 assist in the renovation i,f the ccincept (, f region: ilisin, a signature pr(, iect that the Naticinal Endowment for the Humanities has already cc, inmitted significant funding. Finally, tlic journal will be a catalyst fc, r other initiatives th,it will bring the () hic, Valley 11110 focus fc, r both the ac: idemic and public comniunitics. We 11(, pe you appreciate this effort, illst as we appreciate the enthusiasm 01 the Center'! 4 president, 1)(} Lig McDon: ild, and the ic)urnal's managing editin·, Ruby R(, gers, Icir our ide: i. We hope the reward for their leap ( it faith will match (, ur orvn excitement. Wayne K. Diirrill Christopher Phillips University (, f Cincinnati Fr0117 tlic Edit() rs 3 ...