14710 Lake Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
Telephone: 216.221.7343
Mazie M. Adams, Executive Director
e-mail: lakewoodhistory@bge.net

2009 Program Series

Program topics: Still to come - the new Landmark program in Lakewood, a trolley tour and vintage baseball!


"History Walks" in conjunction with LIVE WELL LAKEWOOD initiative

Live Well Lakewood held a community health fair in January at Garfield Middle School. The mission of Live Well Lakewood is to provide information, programs and resources that promote healthy, active living in Lakewood. In support of its goal to elevate the healthy habits of every workplace and every family residing in Lakewood, the program seeks to bring together every Lakewood community organization to focus on a city-wide public health strategy. In keeping with this objective, The Lakewood Historical Society presents Lakewood Walks, a series of history/health walks.


<empty>Host Your Event at the Nicholson House

  • accommodates up to 70 guests
  • four exquisite parlors
  • listed on the National Register for Historic Places
  • off-premise catering available
  • knowledgeable and helpful staff
  • reasonable rates

Lakewood's oldest house can bring classic elegance to your family or group party, political event or business function. Restored to its Victorian splendor by the Lakewood Historical Society, the Nicholson House is a wonderful setting for your event. More...


House Tour
September, 2008
Lakewood House and Garden Tour

The biennial Come Home to Lakewood House Tour is a major fundraising event and showcases the wonderful architectural in our community. A big thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who supported the event and worked to make this year's tour a success. Proceeds help maintain the society's Oldest Stone House and Nicholson House. You can revisit the properties on tour here.

Spring Gift Giving: Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduations
Put the Oldest Stone House on your shopping itinerary. Shop online at www.lakewoodhistorymuseumstore.com

We are your source for special Lakewood books like Lakewood by Thea Becker, Lakewood: The First 100 Years by Jim and Susan Borchert, and Lakewood Lore by Dan Chabek. We also have pottery, calendars, note cards, OSH ornaments and the Lakewood afghan

Vintage Notecards
We've used twenty images from vintage postcards with scenes of Lakewood and surrounding area to create notecards available in the Museum Store for just $8 per pack. Each set includes 10 distinct postcard images of Lakewood, Lake Erie and Rocky River in full color.

Know someone new in town? How about something to welcome them home to Lakewood!


LAKEWOOD HISTORY PROJECT
Each term teacher Dina Bluemel's students in Grant School's 2/3 Discovery Class work with Executive Director Mazie Adams to research a Lakewood history topic using primary and secondary sources. Students take notes, organize information, create timelines, and produce a documentary movie.

AASLH AWARD: The Lakewood Historical Society and Grant Elementary School are the recipients of a 2008 Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Awards for the Lakewood History Project. See the news release [pdf] and the project summary [pdf].

FOCUS ON DETROIT-WARREN INTERSECTION: This year's project will be a documentary of the Detroit-Warren intersection and we need your help! Do you have memories or photographs to share? We're focused on both the big and little stores near the intersection (including Bailey's, Carson's and Geiger's); the police and fire departments on Warren Road; the water tower; Old Grant School; Wilson School; the old supermarket and more. By sharing you memories and/or photos, you'll help the students to learn more about life at the heart of Lakewood!

Previous years' projects:

Cowan Pottery, which started right here in Lakewood.

Templar AutomobileThe Templar Automobile: A Superfine Small Car, which was built in Lakewood in the early 1900s.

Birdtown: Lakewood's Oldest Neighborhood.


Receive e-mail reminders of special events and programs by sending your e-mail address to lakewoodhistory@bge.net. We will not share our e-mail list with any outside entity.


Member
Northeastern Ohio Inter-Museum Council

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture

The Mission of the Lakewood Historical Society is to enhance the quality of life in Lakewood by offering educational programs for all ages;
providing stewarship of artifacts and buildings; and advocating for our historic community.

Presented by Lakewood Public Library