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Explore, experience or research your way through the history of the Western Reserve.
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Experience Cleveland like never before through vast and varied collections covering family history, community history, entrepreneurship, and technological innovation, featuring items, documents, and artifacts.
The Crawford Auto-Aviation Collection brings the history of transportation alive through over 170 antique automobiles, 21 non-car transportation artifacts (motorcycles, bicycles, and boats), 12 aircraft, and 3 carriages and sleighs.
WRHS Library collections include 250,000 books, 25,000 newspapers, numerous maps, sheet music, broadsides, other printed ephemera, unpublished manuscripts, including 340,000 images, and more.
Hale Farm & Village is a living history museum within Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Explore 19th-century life in the Western Reserve including 32 historic structures, demonstrations, farm animals, and gardens.
A place to discover the rich history of Cleveland and the region once commonly known as the Western Reserve. A place for Northeast Ohioans to locate their own stories and place themselves in the rich story of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
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Featuring works by Van Dillard, Gina Gayle, Jimmy Gayle, Amanda D. King, Mychal Lilly, and Charles J. Pinkney Open September 7, 2024 - August 31, 2025
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Cleveland History Center
Experience Cleveland like never before through vast and varied collections.
Crawford Auto Aviation Museum
The Crawford brings the history of transportation to life for all to experience.
Library
Our library is dedicated to documenting all aspects of the region’s history.
Hale Farm & Village
Hale Farm & Village is a living history museum in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Homeschool Field Trip Day: Every Four Years
ThursdayLiteracy and Writing in History and Social Studies (YEE Teacher Learning Event)
SaturdayAll Dolled Up - Cookies, Coffee and Conversation with Mary Mahoney
ThursdayHistory on Tap: Beyond the Veil
Learn & Discover
OverviewProgramsHistory at HomeInternshipsEducational ResourcesResources for African American HistoryResources for Jewish History
Field Trips to the Cleveland History Center
Field Trips to Hale Farm & Village
Youth Entrepreneurship Education
Experience Northeast Ohio's entrepreneurial spirit of the past, present and future.
Digital Cleveland Starts Here®
Here you will find access to the digital collections of WRHS encompassing images, audio, video, and texts.
Become a Member
Membership has its perks! Find countless ways to experience history today and every day with Western Reserve Historical Society Membership.
Join an Auxiliary
Get behind the scenes and join an auxiliary! The African American Archives Auxiliary, Citizens of Hale Farm & Village, Genealogical Committee, and the Friends of the Cleveland History Center support WRHS's priority initiatives.
Make a Donation
When you support Western Reserve Historical Society, you support Northeast Ohio by keeping alive the rich history of this fascinating region, the stories of its people, places, industry, and culture.
Western Reserve Historical Society is the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio, the region's largest American history research center, and one of the leading genealogical research centers in the nation.
Cleveland History Center
10825 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106 ↗
Phone
(216) 721-5722
Hours
Thursday: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm