Ethnic Heritage Collection

WRHS preserves the tangible history of our region, history which can be perceived and experienced in the exhibit galleries, among our properties, and in the research library.

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In line with our mission to tell your stories, we are interested in collecting documents, artifacts, sound files, or moving images that reflect your ethnic heritage and cultural traditions. We are interested in photographs, correspondence, journals, artwork, music, poetry, and recipes, anything that shows how you, your family, or your neighbors celebrate your heritage.

The materials you share will become a part of the collections of Western Reserve Historical Society. They will help us teach others about our richly diverse community.

Please follow this link to review the full WRHS gift agreement.

Submit Your Story

We want to hear from you! Share stories and histories of your ethnic heritage with us. We will share select stories over time in our new International Heritage Gallery scheduled to open late Fall 2026.

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Agree. Please accept my story and file donation.
Disagree. Please do not collect and share my story.
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No
No, but I am interested. How can I join?

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.

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