Online Catalog
Welcome to the new WRHS online catalog! To search our collections, please choose one of the links below based on the type of material you are seeking. Digital Cleveland Starts Here® Search […]
Search Results for: online catalog
Online Learning
Online Course: Whose History Gets Saved? Our knowledge of the past, of history, depends on a number of things, including the historians, authors, filmmakers, and museum staff who create […]
Western Reserve Historical Society Announces The Release of Digital Repository
On the brink of the Western Reserve Historical Society’s 150th anniversary in 2017, one of Cleveland’s eldest museums makes their archives available to the public through a digital repository, Digital […]
Internships
Non-Profit Internships The Western Reserve Historical Society welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to work and learn with our staff. Internships at WRHS are not just for the History Major, but […]
Hours and Admission
Click on the location you are interested in visiting for accurate hours & admission rates: Cleveland History Center Museum Hours: 10825 East Boulevard | Cleveland, Ohio 44106 | 216-721-5722 […]
Genealogy
Family History & Genealogical Research Genealogical Committee | Genealogy Index If you are just beginning to put together your family tree or are a seasoned genealogist, the Western Reserve Historical Society offers […]
Visiting the Library
Visiting the Library Research Library Regulations and Procedures For Hours and Admission information, please CLICK HERE. At this time the Library is available for research BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. To schedule […]
Resources for African American History
Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) is Cleveland and Northeast Ohio’s premier storyteller of our region’s past, with six sites located in four counties. Founded in 1867 as the trusted steward […]
Preserving Pride in Cleveland
By John J. Grabowski, Ph.D., Historian/Senior Vice President for Research and Publications, Western Reserve Historical Society When the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (ECH) was published in 1987 […]
Resources for Women’s History
Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) is Cleveland and Northeast Ohio’s premier storyteller of our region’s past, with six sites located in four counties. Founded in 1867 as the trusted steward […]
Black History Month 2021
Black History Month Resources Learn more about the African American Archives Contact our African American History Archivist Learn more about the African American Archives Auxiliary (Quad A) Follow Quad […]
From Juneteenth to “13th” Black Lives, Black Freedom, WRHS Collections, and AAAA Programs
By: Regennia N. Williams, PhD Historian and Member of the African American Archives Auxiliary (AAAA) of The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) In keeping with traditions that are more than […]
Making Music And Making History | A Salute To Cleveland’s Own During African-American Music Appreciation Month
By Regennia N. Williams, PhD Distinguished Scholar of African American History and Culture June is African-American Music Appreciation Month, and the local and national activities are already underway. In addition […]
Honoring the African American Archives Auxiliary’s Founders | Dr. Middleton H. Lambright, Jr.
(Dr. Middleton H. Lambright. Cleveland Memory Project Photograph, Cleveland State University.) By Regennia N. Williams, PhD In recognition of the fact that April is National Minority Health Month, and in […]
Stories from Cleveland History
(Click here for our Driving Tours) Speaking of Cleveland Our Speaking of Cleveland series features the intriguing, curious and oft-forgotten tales from Cleveland’s past. Pulled directly from the nationally-recognized collections […]
WRHS Library Makes Leo A. Jackson Papers Available
Judge Leo A. Jackson Papers Now Available to Researches in Western Reserve Historical Society Library Project funded by the United Black Fund now complete Contact: Alyssa Purvis apurvis@wrhs.org – (216) 721-5722 […]
Genealogy Index
Online Genealogy Resources Search the Index The Research Library is pleased to present a search of its genealogical resources that have been indexed to date. Please note that while this […]
Programs
Programs Take a front row seat as the Cleveland History Center presents significant stories that capture the Cleveland spirit. Speaking of Cleveland features the intriguing, curious and oft-forgotten […]
Employment
Current Opportunities Business Office Coordinator African American History Archivist Retail Sales Manager, Hale Farm & Village Museum Ambassador, Cleveland History Center Event Facilitator, Cleveland History Center (CHC) Hale Farm […]
Databases and Indexes
Databases and Indexes WRHS Online Collections Catalog Searches both published materials (books, family histories, pamphlets, microfilm, periodicals, newspapers, etc.) and unpublished collections (personal papers, organizational records, photographs, etc.). Genealogy Index A […]