History Resources at Local Libraries

• Case Western Reserve University, Digital Case
• Cleveland State University, Local History Library Guide
• Cleveland Public Library:
  • Center for Local and Global History
  • Map Collection
  • Photography Collection
  • Special Collections
  • Digital Gallery
• Cuyahoga County Public Library, Local History and Genealogy
• Hudson Library and Historical Society
• Massillon Public Library -- Massillon Memory
• Morley Library (Painesville) -- Genealogy & Local History Collection
• Rodman Public Library -- Alliance Memory
• Sandusky Library: Archives, Research Center & Genealogy. Archival research center and local history museum
• Shaker Heights Public Library: Local History Collection.
• Westlake Porter Public Library, Local History Collection

Historical Societies and Museums (A-Z)

A

• African American Museum (Cleveland)
• Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society
• Ashtabula County Historical Society
• Aurora Ohio Historical Society

B

• Baseball Heritage Museum
• Bay Village Historical Society and Rose Hill Museum.
• Bedford Historical Society
• Berea Historical Society
• Brookside Stadium Preservation Society
• Brecksville Historical Association

C

• Children's Museum of Cleveland
• Cleveland Heights Historical Society
• Cleveland Police Historical Society & Museum
• Conneaut Area Historical Society
• Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park -- formerly the C. V. Nat'l Recreation Area

D - G

• Dunham Tavern Museum (Cleveland)
• The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve
• Euclid Golf Allotment (Cleveland Heights)
• Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse (Lake County)
• Friends of Crowell/Hilaka -- Former estate of inventor Jim Kirby in Richfield, Ohio.
• Garfield Heights Historical Society
• Geauga County Historical Society
• Great Lakes Historical Society: Inland Seas Maritime Museum (Toledo)

H - K

• Hale Farm and Village (Hudson) -- Western Reserve Historical Society
• Historical Society of Old Brooklyn
• Hudson Heritage Society
• Cleveland Hungarian Museum -- Hungarian Heritage Society
• James A. Garfield National Historic Site (Lawnfield) (Mentor)
• International Women's Air & Space Museum
• Kelleys Island Historical Association
• Kent Historical Society

L

• Lake County History Center
• Lakewood Historical Society
• Lorain County Historical Society
• Lorain Historical Society (previously Black River Historical Society)

M

• Mahoning Valley Historical Society
• Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum (Bellevue, Ohio)
• Maritime Museum of Sandusky
• Medina County Historical Society
  •  list of smaller groups in the area
• Midwest Railroad Preservation Society (National Railway Historical Society chapter)
• Moreland Hills Historical Society

N

• National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
• National Packard Museum (Warren)
• Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society (The NKP was Cleveland's home town railroad)
• Northeastern Ohio Inter-Museum Council
• Northern Ohio Association of Railway Societies (NOARS)

O - R

• Oberlin Heritage Center
• Ohio History Connection (Ohio Historical Society) (Columbus)
• Ohio Museum of Transportation (Lakewood)
• Portage County Historical Society
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

S

• Shaker Historical Society
• Sheffield Village Historical Society and Cultural Center.
• Slavic Village Historical Society and Mill Creek Falls HIstory Center.
• South Euclid - Lyndhurst Historical Society
• Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens (Akron)
• Summit County Historical Society
• Sutliff Museum (Warren Library Association)

W - Z

• Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland)
• Westlake Historical Society
• Steamership William G. Mathe Museum (Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland)
• Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor

Blogs

• City Prowl blog -- Jennifer Coleman's self-guided tours
• Cleveland Area History blog -- Christopher Busta-Peck's blog.
• Cleveland History Blog -- Bill Barrow's blog.
• Cleveland Memory Newsletter Archive
• Cool History of Cleveland -- Michael DeAloia's blog.
• Cleveland Storyteller (History Lessons) -- Martinson-Nicholls Company
• Restoration Sans Politics -- CraigB's blog.
• Shaker Heights Restoration
• A Terminal Tower Souvenir Collection -- Blog about a local collection of memorabilia.

Other Local History Links (A - Z)

A - B

• American Brewery History Page - Clevelander Carl Miller's site about the history of beer in America.
• AmericanMafia.Com - Clevelander Rick Porrello's site about the history of the American Mafia, including a section on Cleveland.
• The Blakslee Log Cabin (Ashtabula)

C

• Cleveland: A Bicentennial Timeline - A useful feature of The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
• Cleveland Arts Prize: Past Winners
• Cleveland District Round Table of area genealogical organizations, including information on member organizations and their events.
• Cleveland Jewish History
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Zoo History
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District Historical Archives: Curriculum resources from the district's archives
• Cleveland Skyscrapers.com -- Images and information about high-rise architecture in Cleveland and northeast Ohio.
• Cuyahoga County: OHGenWeb

E - G

• Bocian, Michael. "Euclid Beach Park" Wood (music video)
• Famous But Forgotten: The Story of Alexander Winton; Automotive Pioneer and Industrialist
• Federation of German American Societies of Greater Cleveland.
• Guide to the Building Stones of Downtown Cleveland

H

• Heritage Ohio
• Historic Gateway Neighborhood
• Historical Markers Database (Ohio section)
• History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy (Thanks, Elizabeth!)
• History of Jewish Cleveland (Teaching Cleveland)

K - O

• Edward D. Kuekes, Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archives in Special Collections, Syracuse University.
• Lake View Cemetery
• National Refining Company
• Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
• Ohio Historic Bridge Association
• Ohio History Central

S - T

• The Sculpture Center
• Society for American Baseball Research: Cleveland Chapter
• Teaching Cleveland: A Bicentennial Education Project
• Turner City Cleveland -- a display of local buildings built by Turner Construction. more...

U - Z

• University Circle -- Home to most of Cleveland's leading cultural, educational and medical institutions.
• History of the West Park Neighborhood -- an informal site concerning the history of the Jefferson, Kamm's Corners, Riverside and Puritas-Longmead area and to share personal memories of the neighborhood.
• The West Side Market
• Western Reserve Land Conservancy. Interested in the history of NE Ohio watersheds.