Department Manager of Education and Support Services at the State Historic Preservation Office
Krista Horrocks is the Department Manager, Education and Support Services with the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Ohio History Connection. She specializes in researching, locating, and documenting historic cemeteries where she helps Ohioans with their research of the over 14,630 cemeteries in the state. Krista specializes in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) veteran grave registry efforts that took place in Ohio from 1938-1940. She has an Associate of Science in Archaeology from Hocking College, Bachelors of Specialized Study from Ohio University, and Master of Arts in American Studies, Focus in Public History, from Youngstown State University. Krista lives in Hilliard with her husband and two children and is a native of the Village of Fredericktown, Knox County.
Join Krista Horrocks of the State Historic Preservation Office (and the Ohio History Connection’s resident cemetery expert) to learn the language of gravestones. Ever wonder what the mysterious symbols on old gravestones mean? Krista will help us decipher them and give us a window into historical ideas about death and the afterlife. Approved for 1.00 LU Credit.