Inspiring people to discover the American experience by exploring the tangible history of Northeast Ohio.

Cleveland History Center

Experience Cleveland like never before through vast and varied collections covering family history, community history, entrepreneurship, and technological innovation, featuring items, documents, and artifacts.

Crawford Auto Aviation Museum

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.

Library

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collections include 250,000 books, 25,000 newspapers, numerous maps, sheet music, broadsides, other printed ephemera, unpublished manuscripts, including 340,000 images, and more.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

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.

Fashion After Dark

Imagine a visual feast of shimmering silks, dazzling sequins, and sparkling gemstones. In the 19th century, gaslight and early electricity brought eveningwear to life in an otherworldly way.

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Cleveland National Air Races: Speedway of the Skies

Throughout its history, air racing has been a proving ground for technological innovation. During the early 20th Century, few people were afforded the opportunity to fly, and an air of mystery and excitement surrounded the evolving industry.

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Cleveland Starts Here

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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