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| Welcome to the Chagrin Falls Historical Society
We have collected a number of products produced by the Village's mills, foundries and factories that were originally water-powered by the Chagrin River, which attracted the first settlers from mill towns in New England. We also have collections of artworks by two well known primitive artists - Henry Church and Max Barnard - who lived in the Village most of their lives. Our museum is open to the public on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m., and by special arrangements for out-of-town guests or organizations by contacting our Volunteer Curator Pat Zalba (440/247-5209). We have archives with records of local organizations and businesses, and our early local weekly newspaper, The exponent3, which was published from 1874 to 1963, along with family records and diaries, and furniture and clothing of early Chagrin Falls families. We publish a monthly newsletter and offer free monthly programs on historical themes, and bus trips to historic places in the Spring and Fall. We have published a number of books on the history of the Village, and of early factories and businesses there. We also-co-sponsor a Winter Concert Series at our local library, along with The Friends of the Library, and a biennial Home & Garden Tour in the Village, in conjunction with Downtown Chagrin Falls. We encourage you to visit our museum, attend our programs and bus trips, and join the Historical Society if it is of interest to you. |
We are a non-profit (501 c-3) organization of over 300 volunteers, and will celebrate our 60th anniversary in 2009. We are located in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022, at 21 Walnut Street, next door to the Fire Department, about 30 miles east of Cleveland. We work to acquire, collect, preserve and share artifacts from our Village, from its earliest times (it was settled in 1833), including a large photographic collection of early settlers, houses, factories, businesses and community events, parades, and objects owned by early settlers, such as clothing, kitchen tools, household furniture and personal effects. We also have a substantial doll collection left by our first museum curator.
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The First Program in the 2009-2010 Program year will be held in the Sand Community Room, next to the the Performing Arts Center at Chagrin Falls, HS. September 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm. Join us for a fun evening celebrating Chagrin Falls Schools and the Chagrin Community. Tom Mattern, Director Emeritus of the CFHS Alumni Association will lead guided tours of the Tom Mattern Historical Room, while John Bourisseau will keep those waiting for their tour (we can only accomodate about 15 at a time) entertained with a film produced by Terry Taggert that shows Chagrin as it was in 1933. BOARD MEETING REMINDER
SOON TO BE HOT OFF THE PRESSES The Chagrin Falls Historical Society Press is in the final stages of proofreading another work by Don Barriball. This new book "The History of the Cleveland & Chagrin Falls Electric Railway" will chronicle the history of the InterUrban Railway that played such an important part in Chagrin's history around the turn of the 20th century. Once printed, copies can be purchased at Fireside Book Shop and at the Chagrin Foundation for Arts and Culture (located in the old Sassy Cat building). FUTURE PROGRAMS Your Program Committee has put together an exciting Calendar of Events for the coming year. Details will be in upcoming newsletters--but mark your calendars now. Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 9:00 am, ANNUAL BUS TRIP. This year we will visit a number of sites in and around Amherst, Ohio. Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:30 pm our own ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW Friday, December 4th, 2009, 7-8:30 pm CHRISTMAS PAST Thursday, January 21, 2010, 11 am ANNUAL SOUPS & BREADS, Don Barriball Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6 pm ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:30 pm PIE NIGHT Learn About Fellow Members Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Visit to The MALTZ MUSEUM Tuesday, May 18, 2010, SPRING CLEANING DAY Friday & Saturday, June 4-5, 2010 CHAGRIN FALLS HOUSE TOUR MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY During January February and March we will once again co-sponsor concerts at the Library with the Friends of the Library. Performing artists and times will be announced in the monthly newsletter. |