2008
(First Half) Program Series
Programming in conjunction with
the Lakewood Public Library. Canals, Underground Railroad, Civil
War, wildlife, and, of course, base ball!
Next up:
VINTAGE BASE BALL DOUBLE HEADER
Sunday, July 13, 2008
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Lakewood History Walk
Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008
9 am - 4 pm
This year's History Walk explores Birdtown, Lakewood's
oldest neighborhood. The Lakewood Public Library and Valley Vagabonds
organized this History Walk with help from the Lakewood Historical
Society.
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
1-6 pm
Lakewood House and Garden Tour
Mark your calendars now for the Society's bienneial house tour. Our long-awaited tour is always a sell-out. It not olnly provides the society with a major source of funds, but also gives us the opportunity to showcase the wonderful variety of homes in our community. This year's homes were chosen from community nominations and are sure to be favorites!
We are excilted about the 2008 Come Home to Lakewood House Tour and hope everyone will support this major fundraising event. The proceeds will help maintain the society's Oldest Stone House and Nicholson House.
-Kathy Haber, House Tour Chair |
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or the Christmas Wreath
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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].
This school year the second and third graders
researched the history of Cowan Pottery, which
started right here in Lakewood.
Previous
years' projects:
 The
Templar Automobile: A Superfine Small Car, which was built in
Lakewood in the early 1900s.
Birdtown:
Lakewood's Oldest Neighborhood. |
Shopping for a special gift?
Share your love of Lakewood!
Put the Oldest Stone House on your shopping itinerary. Shop online
at www.lakewoodhistorymuseumstore.com
We are the 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. |
 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... |
Member
Northeastern Ohio
Inter-Museum Council
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