Issue 137 Contents A Large Family Gave Cook Road Its Name 1 Olmsted’s Odd Fellows Needed a Lift from Their Ladies 9 Three 1894 Stories Offer Glimpses into Olmsted Life 10 Township Roads Got Speed Limits 70 Year... 9 oct. 2024 Olmsted 200
Issue 136 Contents Film Finishes with School Scenes and Memorable Teachers 1 Reader Says Mystery House in Film Still Exists 6 Bradford Bricks Got a New Start 150 Years Ago 8 Damp’s Mill Had a Slippery Problem 1... 15 sept. 2024 Olmsted 200
1-15-16 DID YOU KNOW? The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8,1815. In May, 1814, General Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson was named commander of Military District No. 7. This was the Mobile-New Orleans... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
March 28,2016 March 28, 2016 IN REMEMBRANCE OF JOAN KASKEY JOCKE Mr. and Mrs. Jocke were charter members of the Historical Society of Olmsted Falls. At our meetings Mrs. Jocke would give suggestions and ideas for s... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
March 2021 March 2021 For those of us who have been “locked in” through the Corona Virus we thought it wise to interview those who have keep their act together and their minds intact. So we start with Nancy Nick... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
November 2021 November 2021, United States Army Air Corps. Louis W. Miller (Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps) is one of the first residents to support the Historical Society of Olmsted Falls. Over the years, he has donated... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
December 2021 December 2021, SABRINA: THE TINIEST CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, 2021 On November 4, 2010, we found a four month old kitten living by the rubbish can in East River Park. We took him to the vet and he was in goo... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
December 2021 COMMANDER DAVID G. CLARK Commanding Officer, USS SEMMES DDG-18 Long ago on a cool, wet Fall day, we received a letter from Commander Clark. In the letter he said that he, the officers, and crew wanted... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
Our Society's New Years Resolution WHO KEEPS US GOING: We would like to thank Barb Wehe and Zoe for their dedication to the work they volunteered to do. BARB BARB has been our treasurer since we were formed. Each year she keeps our rec... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
May 2022 MAY 2022, 1787 Northwest Ordinance 1803 Ohio becomes 17th State 2006 Historical Society of Olmsted Falls formed LEAVING ON A JET PLANE! The other day a song was playing on the radio. Time suddenly ... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
May 2022 THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces under the command of General Pierre G.T. Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, comman... 21 août 2024 Newsletters
Decoration Day 2022 DECORATION DAY Saturday, May 28, 2022, (anticipation) MEMORIAL DAY Placing of wreaths in remembrance of the fallen at THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 403 MEMORIAL, New Chestnut Grove Cemetery. (Two wreaths w... 21 août 2024 Newsletters