Hey Kids of all ages! Grab your favorite adult and join us on the second Saturday of each month to explore local history in a fun hands-on way! Memory Lane adventures transform your family into immigrants, history detectives, scrapbook historians, clowns and more!  Click here to see all upcoming programs at the Western Reserve Historical Society!

Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 1:00 p.m.  
Memory Lane: Scrapbooking –Preserve with Care
Join the staff in our Archives/Library to learn the very best way to care for family documents, photographs, ephemera and albums. Free with museum admission.

Don’t miss the newest hands-on exhibit at the WRHS! Building America's Canals Opening Friday October 24, 2008
“Building America’s Canals”…blends history, math and science content standards through contextualized hands-on activities that place the visitor in the role of the canal engineer.  Each activity station features interpretive graphics that provide historical information about canal engineering. 
IN THE EXHIBIT
DISCOVER the most efficient route for your canal.  Only the best can call themselves master canal engineers!
BUILD an aqueduct supported by a masonry arch.
LEARN how to build and operate a lock.  Find out what the dynamite is for.
EXPLORE the science behind suspension bridges.
EXPERIMENT with different types of cranes or make your own.
FROM OUR WEBSITE
Visit the Education page for FREE online educational programs including “An Urban Childhood” which is a perfect complement to the canal exhibit!