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Christopher Kenney, Director of Education
Christopher Kenney graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton NY with a bachelor’s degree in History and Music. He went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in History Museum Studies at the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Chris is truly a Renaissance man with many different interests – he is proficient in Open Hearth Cooking, has played the piano for almost 30 years, has his private pilot’s license, and is the proud owner of a 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 convertible. He serves as Ohio History Day Coordinator for Region 5, which covers 8 counties in northeast Ohio. In 2003 his series of school programs "Ohio & You" was honored with a Commendation Award for History Outreach by the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums. He published his first book entitled The William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum in June 2005. A second book, The McKinley Monument: A Tribute to a Fallen President, was published in 2006 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the McKinley Monument in 2007. In 2010 Chris was invited to present a four day residency entitled Unwrapping the Christmas Carol: The History and Cultural Impact of Modern Holiday Songs as part of St. Lawrence University’s Arts Collaborative program. He is currently editing a biography on William McKinley written by the late historian E.T. Heald. Chris has been the Director of Education at the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum in Canton since 2001, where he coordinates the field trips for over 20,000 students every year.