The midway at Euclid Beach Park featured three noteworthy carousels on opening day in 1921. One hundred years ago, three new rides made their debut...
Making History While Serving a Congregation and the Community
Twenty-five years ago, Richard Gibson served as the president of the African American Archives Auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society.
This November 1st members of northeast Ohio’s Mexican, community will be celebrating Dia de los Muertos
This November 1st members of northeast Ohio’s Mexican, community will be celebrating Dia de los Muertos
Cleveland's Columbus Day Parade
The earliest Christopher Columbus Day event was held in 1892, as revealed by a review of The Plain Dealer archives. On the 400th anniversary of...
Building a Foundation for Latinx History
In the 1980s and 1990s the Western Reserve Historical Society began the process of collecting archival materials relating to the LatinX community...
WRHS Italian American Collection
In 2006, WRHS partnered with the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation, the Italian Sons and Daughters of America, and the Italian American...
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival Closing Night at the Cleveland History Center
On Friday, September 17, 2021, the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) partnered with the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (GCUFF) to...
Surveying the Artistic Landscape at the Western Reserve Historical Society
Those who have not visited the Cleveland History Center for some time may be pleasantly surprised to see the wealth of visual art that now adorns...
Artist Profile: Hector Castellanos Lara
Gathering images from the majestic volcanoes surrounding Ciudad de Guatemala in his youth, Hector Castellanos Lara brings forth a lament of sorrow...
Before Expedia: Travel Bureaus and Immigrants
In the last twenty-five years the travel industry has seen enormous changes. Self-booking via the internet has become the way “to go” in terms of...
Public Library Partners with WRHS to Offer a Free Lunchtime Discussion in October
Branch libraries are constantly adapting to support community learning and development.
