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1902
4-H is born.  A.B. Graham, superintendent of schools for Springfield Township in Clark County, established a "Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club." Approximately 85 children from 10 to 15 years of age attended the first meeting on January 15, 1902 in Springfield, Ohio in the basement of the Clark County Courthouse.  This was the start of what would be called a "4-H Club" within a few years. The first "projects" included food preservation, gardening and elementary agriculture. 

1903
Members of the first Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club exhibited their products at the Community Farmer's Institute in Springfield, Ohio.
 

1905
A.B. Graham named Superintendent of Extension at the Ohio State University College of Agriculture by W.O. Thompson, OSU President.

There were 20 Boys' and Girls' Agricultural clubs with 1,036 members.
 

1908
The first 4-H emblem was designed as a three-leaf clover emblem.  The three H’s stood for Head, Heart, and Hands.  A fourth "H" was soon added and stood for "Hustle."

1911
The present 4-H emblem, a green four-leaf clover with an "H" in each leaf was adopted.   The four H's stood for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. (The fourth "H" which previously stood for "hustle" was designated for "health." )

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