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Spider Rybaak Lecture
The Cleveland Historical Society is pleased to announce guest lecturer, Spider Rybaak, as part of our 2020 Lecture Series. Spider is a renown fisherman and author with several publications to his credit. In this lecture he’ll be talking about fishing Oneida Lake, a topic on which he’s published Fishing OneidaContinue Reading
The 2019 Year In Review
Save the Date: Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, January 25, 2020, 4 – 7 pm at the American Legion, St. Rte. 49. The dinner includes spaghetti with homemade meatballs and sauce by our experienced cooks, sausage, tossed salad, Italian bread, homemade desserts and beverages. The price is $8.00/adults, $5.00/age 6-12. Children underContinue Reading
“Tuffy’s War”: A Story of the Service of an Army Medic
Cleveland Historical Society Presents Guest Speaker Chris Crawford “Tuffy’s War” a story of the service of Army medic Charles Leonard Tufts In November of 2015, Chris Crawford and her husband traveled from their home near Fort Drum south on Route 11 for a day of antiquing. They stopped at TheContinue Reading
Griesmyer Photo Album Digitized
I was lucky enough to come across a Griesmyer family photo album that was filled with pictures and documents. The entire album has been digitized and added to our CHS Archival collection. The majority of the images focuses on Bertram Griesmyer Jr. and John Wickham Griesmyer. Although not dated, theContinue Reading
Baseball, Barns and Businesses
Baseball and Business I have a problem. I can’t walk by a document, photo album or piece of advertising that has some sort of historical significance to the Cleveland area and not pick it up. That was the case with this vintage Cleveland vs. Camden Baseball score card. So, weContinue Reading