About the ACHS
Our vision at the Ashland County Historical Society is to provide a fascinating destination for visitors of all ages.
Meet Our Staff
As stewards of our historical locations and collections, we hope to preserve, educate, and inspire continued generations of involvement. Our staff serves the Ashland community alongside dedicated volunteers, members, and trustees.
Sara Fisher
Sara joined the Ashland County Historical Society in January 2025 after serving as the Executive Director at the International Women’s Air & Space Museum for over four years. Her career has taken her across the state of Ohio for the past 10 years, working with over 40 local history organizations, building capacity with strategic planning, collections and archival management, business integrations, historic site interpretation, program development, and community engagement. She previously worked as the Curator/Collections Manager at the Lakewood Historical Society, as an Ohio History Service Corps AmeriCorps member at the Quaker Heritage Center of Wilmington College and the Oberlin Heritage Center, and as the AmeriCorps Program Director and Local History Coordinator at the Ohio History Connection.
Her passion for bringing local history to life began at the Southeast Ohio History Center, formerly the Athens County Historical Society and the Clark County Historical Society. She is actively involved with the Ohio Local History Alliance, the American Association for State and Local History, and the National Council on Public History. In 2018, she served as the Impact, Relevance, and Engagement Co-Team Lead for the Standards of Excellence Program (STEPS) Enhancement Project through AASLH, bringing together professionals nationwide to update the program for small and medium-sized history organizations. Beginning in 2022, Fisher serves on the Under-Told Stories Committee of the America 250-Ohio Commission, which is charged with planning the United States’ 250th commemoration in 2026.
She earned her B.A. in History with a Women and Gender Studies certificate from Ohio University and an M.A. in History/Public History from Wright State University. One of her many research areas of interest is social-cultural history, specifically bringing local stories to center stage in context with state, national, and international events.
Connect with Sara at sarafisher@ashlandhistory.org.
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Ashley Denbow
Ashley joined the team at the Ashland County Historical Society in January 2026 as a Public History intern as part of her graduate program at Ohio State University. She joined the staff in September of that year and during her time, she has be a contributing member of the team assisting with an extensive collections inventory and assessment project, co-curating an exhibit highlighting the legacies of the Declaration of Independence on Ashland County, and researching and documenting the county’s built environment. She can be seen working and helping to plan the organization’s events alongside the Event Coordinator and Executive Director and works closely with volunteers.
Before joining ACHS, Ashley has been involved with the New London Area Historical Society cataloging and researching items in their collection and as a Museum Education Intern at the National Veteran’s Memorial and Museum in Columbus. While there, she worked with the education team to plan and execute the various educational programs and created an interactive map used in one of their World War II exhibits.
When not at ACHS, she can be found exploring historical sites around the country and working on building historic preservation and documentation projects alongside her friends and family.
Connect with Ashley at ashleydenbow@ashlandhistory.org.
Wendy Brisbine
Wendy Brisbine grew up in Wooster, Ohio. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising and her Master’s Degree in Art History from Kent State University. While attending Kent State, she worked in the collections department of the Kent State University Museum, which led to her employment at the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College and the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization. Wendy has a love of history and research, and in addition to her background in historical costume, has a keen interest in antique glass and china. Wendy currently lives in Wooster with her husband, Jeff. They have two sons, Cameron and Riley.
Contact Wendy at wendy.achs@ashlandhistory.org.