Come and experience this momentous event at The Cleveland History Center and hear the firsthand account of Paul Landis, former Secret Service Agent, and Author of The Final Witness, as he recalls his eyewitness experience from the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. His new book reveals previously unknown details that disrupt the 60 year old narrative.
“Dallas, Texas. November 22, 1963. Shots ring out at Dealey Plaza. The president is struck in the head by a rifle bullet. Confusion reigns.
Special Agent Paul Landis is in the follow-up car directly behind JFK’s and is at the president’s limo as soon as it stops at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He is inside Trauma Room #1, where the president is pronounced dead. He is on Air Force One with the president’s casket on the flight back to Washington, DC, an eyewitness to Lyndon Johnson taking the oath of office. What he saw is indelibly imprinted upon his psyche. He writes and files his report. And yet, Agent Landis is never called to testify to the Warren Commission. The one person who could have supplied key answers is never asked questions. By mid-1964, the nightmares from Dallas remain, and he resigns. It isn’t until the fiftieth anniversary that he begins to talk about it and reads his first books on the assassination.
Landis learns about the raging conspiracy theories—and realizes where they all go wrong.”
VIP PACKAGE $75
Includes admission for intimate wine reception with the author 6:00pm to 7:00pm and preferred seating for the Author Event.
VIP Guests also receive a signed book and free parking and early museum admission. The author will be present and VIP guests will be provided an opportunity to tour the museum galleries between reception and the Author Event.
GENERAL ADMISSION PACKAGE $45
Includes admission to the event and a signed book.
Doors Open 7:00pm
Author Event and Discussion 7:30pm
*Additional copies of the publication will be available the evening of the event in the Cleveland History Center Museum Store.
Join author Carlo Wolff in discussing Invisible Soul: Uncovering Cleveland’s Underground Soul Scene with us at the Cleveland History Center on Thursday, October 5th!
In a neighborhood of clubs, theaters and dives, Black club owners, entertainers and audiences found security and joy in the throb of some of America’s most authentic music. The scene was sweaty, smoky, and sexy. From dusk to dawn, across three decades, the streets swayed to the sound of soul. And then it was gone. Invisible Soul tells stories of a boisterous, ballsy, bawdy time when entertainers and audiences brought heart and soul to this corner of the city.
*Part of the 2023-2024 By the Book series.
Pricing Details:
Non-Member-
Purchase the book from us and get half price of 1 admission to this event and access to the virtual book presentation via code provided at checkout.
Member-
Purchase the book at 10% off from our gift shop, and get free admission to this event and virtual access to the book presentation free.
Kick off the season with a Holiday Open House in our Hay-McKinney Mansion! This year, help decorate our mansion for the holidays and get a behind-the-scenes look as we install our special holiday exhibits. Children are invited to decorate their own holiday treats and create cards to take home or to send to veterans at the neighboring Louis Stokes VA Hospital. Then, venture upstairs for story time in the home’s historic nursery before exploring the rest of our galleries.
In appreciation of your membership, this event will be offered at no cost to WRHS members. General admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children and includes admission to all museum exhibits PLUS two rides apiece on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel.
Click below to reserve your tickets. For assistance, please call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
Activities
Dress the Hay | Help decorate the Hay-McKinney Mansion for the holidays and go behind-the-scenes to watch as our curatorial staff installs a special holiday pop-up exhibit in the mansion.
Cookie Decorating | Decorate your own holiday treats!
Holiday Craft | Create your own holiday cards to send to a loved one OR to a veteran at the Louis Stokes VA Hospital.
Story Time | Gather in our children’s nursery for readings from your favorite classic holiday stories. (Readings offered every 30 minutes, beginning at 1:30pm.)
Food, rides, and attractions. Why is Euclid Beach Park so very memorable? Join Carousel Volunteer & Training Coordinator John Frato to learn about its beginnings in 1895 and reminisce about its heyday, as well as its final days in 1969. Relive those special memories that Euclid Beach Park holds for Clevelanders, then embark on a short gallery tour to learn more about the real-life artifacts that inspired this program – including our Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
Interested in learning more about Northeast Ohio’s fascinating history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today.
How would you design a carousel? For this lesson, students will learn the history of our 109-year-old Euclid Beach Grand Carousel and get to ride it! Students will then study and classify the different types of carousel designs. Lastly, students will create their own carousel or carousel horse!
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
How do science and math affect everyday life? This month, students will study how the laws of math and science affect the way people live. Then, students will learn how museum engineers use STEM to create learning spaces for all visitors. Students will also be given the opportunity to create and crack different codes!
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
How have the lives of Clevelanders changed through time? In this program, students will skills to compare and contrast “long ago” and “today.” Then, they will examine how Cleveland has changed over time. Students will understand how the idea of childhood and growing up have evolved throughout history as a result of changing work responsibilities and their surrounding environment.
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
Why is transportation important? During this field trip, students will study how transportation has changed over time, specifically the role Clevelanders played in changing forms of transportation. They will learn more about Cleveland’s rich history as a transportation center and worldwide car capitol.
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
Join us for a special hands-on session with our curators! Choose from one of the two options below:
Option 1: Hands-On History—Cleveland at War. Explore the life of a soldier and get hands-on with the materials and equipment Clevelanders would have dealt with during historic wartime experiences. Curator of Collections & Exhibits Eric Rivet will describe how wars of the past have affected Cleveland and walk students through the daily experiences of soldiers in the field.
Option 2: Behind-the-Scenes Costume Experience—Si Jolie. Meet our Museum Advisory Council Curator of Costumes & Textiles Patty Edmonson and enjoy a special curator-led tour of the beautiful exhibit, Si Jolie, to learn how French fashion influenced Clevelanders both abroad and right here in the city. Families will have a chance to experience more of the Chisholm Halle Costume Collection in a special way!
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
What does citizenship mean to you? For this month, students will answer what it means for them to be a “citizen” and discuss what it means for others as well. Additionally, students will learn how they can effect change for the benefit of themselves and others.
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
Learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur! In this program, students will explore stories of Cleveland’s most famous entrepreneurs. Further, they will learn appropriate vocabulary to use regarding entrepreneurs. Students will also gain financial literacy skills and vocabulary.
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
How do we learn from the past? This month, students will learn and practice basic study skills to help them become a better history analyst. Students will practice observing, classifying, reflecting, and synthesizing information from various sources. They will then explore primary sources and learn how to use them. This will allow students to connect lessons from the past to today.
About Homeschool Field Trip Days
Hosted at the Cleveland History Center every third Wednesday of the month, this year’s Homeschool Field Trip Days will invite students to become explorers within our museum’s collections!
Appropriate for all ages. Students will be paired with a Museum Educator based on age (3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13+) to ensure age-appropriate program content.
Pricing
Students: $6 each | Parents: Free | Ages 0-2: Free
Includes full museum admission and space to eat lunch after the program. All programs include a ride on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel!
Click below to reserve your spot! For more information about the program, call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
Join us for an after-hours party honoring the legendary Leo’s Casino nightclub! Guests will immerse themselves in 1960’s Cleveland and enjoy the sights and sounds of the famous R&B and Jazz club. Event features include live music, archival images of the Legends that rocked Leo’s stage, themed activities, and a unique look at Cleveland’s past from the decade. Stay tuned to social media to learn more about our event partners and highlights!
ADMISSION:
$15 member open bar wristband (Advance online purchase only)
$25 non-member open bar wristband (Advance online purchase only)
Join us at 2:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
Dates not available: Parade the Circle 6/8 & Euclid Beach Park Day 7/20
This Talk & Tour: Suffragists of the Western Reserve
Come share in the history of strong women who have led the Western Reserve in independent thinking!
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today.
1969, orbiting Earth, three astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin set out on a likely death mission that could only end in one of three ways: land, abort, or crash.
Join us Saturday, July 20th to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a special screening of Smithsonian Channel’s The Day We Walked on the Moon.
This special screening will be available for multiple viewings throughout the day and is free with museum admission.
Join us at 2:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
THIS TALK & TOUR: Cleveland’s Crooked River
Follow the winding path of the Cuyahoga through CHC collections and learn a little about its life as a resource, as a fire hazard, and as an eventual rallying cry.
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today
Join us at 2:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
THIS TALK & TOUR: Cleveland’s Crooked River
Follow the winding path of the Cuyahoga through CHC collections and learn a little about its life as a resource, as a fire hazard, and as an eventual rallying cry.
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today
Join us at 2:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
This Talk & Tour: Eliot Ness’s Cleveland
Step into post-prohibition Cleveland and learn about the forces that corrupted the city, causing the mayor to reach out to the then famously uncorrupt-able Eliot Ness to lead the city as Safety Director.
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today.
Join us at 2:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
This Talk & Tour: Eliot Ness’s Cleveland
Step into post-prohibition Cleveland and learn about the forces that corrupted the city, causing the mayor to reach out to the then famously uncorrupt-able Eliot Ness to lead the city as Safety Director.
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today.
Join us at 2:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
This Talk & Tour: Stories From Millionaires Row
Explore Euclid Avenue’s heyday—it’s famous residents and the beautiful art & architecture they surrounded themselves in.
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today.
