MEDIA CONTACT: Monique Johnson Marketing Manager 216-721-5722,
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EXPLORE HISTORY AT THE WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY THIS OCTOBER!
CLEVELAND, OH – Imagine yourself behind the wheel of a
classic car, learn what life was like for Italian Americans in WWII, explore the
history of the Ohio & Eire Canal, and discover the artist in you at WRHS with
the following public programs this October:
Wednesday, October 15,
2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Car Club Showcase Opening Night - Crawford
Auto-Aviation Museum Director Allan Unrein and Friends of the CAAM introduce
highlights of the Best of the Best: Cleveland Car Club Showcase Exhibit. 6:30
light refreshments. Free with museum admission.
Wednesdays,
October 15 to November 5, 2008 - 10:30 to 12 noon
Coffee with a Curator
Session 1 - Chat with curators from the Cleveland Botanical Garden, the
Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Western
Reserve Historical Society (10/22). Cost is $50. This is a Tri-C
Encore Program. To register call 216-987-3075
Sunday, October
19, 2008 – 1:15 p.m.
“PRISONERS AMONG US” – Director Michael DiLauro
talks about and shows the film, an award winning documentary about
Italian-Americans and World War II, specifically the internment camps into which
some Italian Americans were forced. Pamela Dorazio Dean, Associate Curator for
Italian American History will introduce the Italian American Archives
collection. Free with museum admission.
Wednesday, October 22,
2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Streetcar to the American Dream: the History of the
Shaker Rapid Transit - An illustrated program by Dr. Edward J. Pershey.
Free with museum admission.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Building America’s Canals- a hands-on exhibit for children and families
opens October 24, 2008 to January 15, 2009. Explore the history and technology
of canals that were built in 19th-century America.
John Powers’ Ohio &
Erie Canal Photographs - John Powers uses a special 7”x17” camera to create
stunning studies of the Ohio & Erie Canal today - on display at the WRHS from
October 24, 2009 to January 15, 2009.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 – 11:30
a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Discover the WRHS Library Archives Canal History
Resources – Visit the Library Archives before or after the 1:00 pm canal program
for an introduction to our canal collections by WRHS Librarian Ann Sindelar.
Free with museum admission.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 – 1:00 p.m.
The Ohio & Erie Canal: Then and Now – Tim Donovan of the Ohio Canal
Corridor shows how the canal, envisioned by George Washington in 1787 to connect
the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, is being reused today as a recreational
and economic resource. Free with museum admission.
Sunday, October
26, 2008 – 1:00 p.m. – 3:30
Meet Jack Gieck – Visit with the author of A
Photo Album of Ohio’s Canal Era, 1825 – 1913, and view his documentaries: Ohio’s
Canal Era – Part 1, Historical Background – 1:15 p.m., and Part 2, The Ohio &
Erie Canal – 2:15 p.m. View the Building America’s Canals interactive
exhibit. Jack may be able to answer your canal engineering questions.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Buttons Galore: Electing the
President - An illustrated program on 200 years of American Presidential
campaign buttons presented by Kermit Pike. Free with museum admission.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Noon
Scott Reynolds Nelson Lecture -
Author of Steel Drivin’ Man the Untold Story of John Henry, the Anisfield-Wolf
Lecture in collaboration with the CWRU Baker Nord Center.
Thursdays,
October 30 - November 20, 2008 - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.br> Art in the Crawford
Auto-Aviation Museum – Sign up now for our fall creative arts program “The
Automobile as a Lifestyle.” Antique automobiles and auto ads are used as
creative inspiration. Curatorial staff provide the inside automotive scoop, and
artist facilitators help with art techniques. For beginning to advanced artists,
it’s fun for everyone! Sign up for either or both sessions. $40 per session; $35
for WRHS members; scholarships available. For more information or to register
please call 216-721-5722 x320 or email
agrady@wrhs.org.
Admission to the Museum is $8.50 for adults, $7.50
for seniors, and $5 for children and students. Members are free.
With admission, visitors gain access to The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, The
History Museum, The Chisholm Halle Costume Wing, the Hay-McKinney Mansion and
the WRHS Library.
Special programming and admission rates are offered
Wednesday evenings. Admission to the museum after 5pm is only $5 for all and
parking is free on Wednesday nights. Most programs are free with museum
admission.
TThe Western Reserve Historical Society is located at 10825
East Blvd. in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland. For more
information on programs and exhibits, call 216-721-5722.
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