Western Reserve Historical Society

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:reference@wrhs.org reference@wrhs.org]

Address:


 * Research Library in the History Center
 * 10825 East Blvd
 * Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Telephone: Library Research Services: 216-721-5722 x1509 (Thursday-Saturday)

Hours and holidays: Thursday – Saturday: Open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm


 * Closed: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s

Map, directions, parking, and public transportation:


 * Map: Google map: Western Reserve Historical Society Research Library
 * Directions:
 * from the northeast on OH-2/I-90: Merge onto OH-2 W or I-90 W toward Cleveland. Take EXIT 177 toward University Circle/Martin Luther King Jr Drive, 0.3 mi. Turn left onto Lake Shore Blvd, 0.2 mi. Lake Shore Blvd becomes Martin Luther King Jr Dr, 2.2 mi. Continue on Martin Luther King Jr Dr which becomes E Martin Luther King Blvd, 0.03 mi. Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto East Blvd, 0.3 mi. WRHS at 10825 EAST BLVD is on the left.
 * from the southeast on I-80: Merge onto I-80 W/Ohio Tpke W toward Cleveland (Portions toll). Merge onto I-480 W via EXIT 187 toward Cleveland, 14.4 mi. Keep right to take I-480 W via EXIT 26A-B toward Rockside Rd/Cleveland, 3.8 mi. Take the Lee Rd exit, EXIT 24, 0.3 mi. Turn right onto Lee Rd, 2.9 mi. Turn left onto Van Aken Blvd, 1.8 mi. Turn slight left onto Shaker Blvd/OH-87, 0.7 mi. Turn right onto E 116th St, 0.1 mi. E 116th St becomes Martin Luther King Jr Dr, 1.5 mi. Keep right at the fork to continue on Martin Luther King Jr Dr, 0.06 mi. Take the 1st right onto Euclid Ave/US-20 E/US-322 E, 0.08 mi. Turn left onto East Blvd, 0.6 mi. WRHS at 10825 EAST BLVD is on the right.
 * from the south on I-77: Merge onto I-77 N toward Cleveland. I-77 N becomes I-90 E, 0.2 mi. Take the Chester Ave exit, EXIT 173B, 0.2 mi. Turn right onto US-322 E/Chester Ave, 3.0 mi. Turn left onto Euclid Ave/US-20 E/US-322 E, 0.1 mi. Turn left onto East Blvd, 0.6 mi. WRHS at 10825 EAST BLVD is on the right.
 * from the west on I-90/Northwest Fwy: Merge onto I-90 E/Northwest Fwy E toward Cleveland. Keep right to take I-90 E toward Cleveland/I-77, 2.8 mi. Take the Chester Ave exit, EXIT 173B, 0.2 mi. Turn right onto US-322 E/Chester Ave, 3.0 mi. Turn left onto Euclid Ave/US-20 E/US-322 E, 0.1 mi. Turn left onto East Blvd, 0.6 mi. WRHS at 10825 EAST BLVD is on the right.
 * Parking: The fee to park in the museum lot is $5.
 * Public transportation: Greater Cleveland RTA bus route 38 Hough stops next to the Research Library at East Blvd and E 108th Street.

Internet sites and databases:


 * Western Reserve Historical Society about, explore and learn, research and collections, plan your visit, hours and admission, History Center, and Research Library.
 * WRHS Library Collections Search STAR catalog online by keywords, titles, authors, subjects, formats, or publication date. Also available on WorldCat.
 * WRHS Significant Collections African American, Asian Indian American, Civil War, immigration, Irish American, Italian American, Jewish American, military, religion, transportation, and women's history.
 * Family History and Genealogical Research. WRHS Genealogy Committee events, census and related records, religious groups, immigration and ethnic sources, local histories, family history card catalogs, local records, and family histories.
 * WRHS Genealogy Index 320,000 names in funeral home records, voter registrations, cemetery inscriptions, marriage and death notices, Bible records, biographical sketches, and photographs.

Collection Description
The Connecticut Western Reserve  was a part of northeast Ohio originally opened for settlement to Revolutionary War refugees from Connecticut.

The Research Library at the Western Reserve Historical Society History Center  is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and Connecticut Western Reserve history material. One of the principal strengths is its manuscript collections. The WRHS collection includes original land records, genealogies of New England, New York, and Pennsylvania, biographies, histories, and family Bibles.

Major collections: African American, arts and culture, Asian Indian American, business and labor, Civil War, immigration, Irish American, Italian American, Jewish American, LGBT, medicine and healthcare, military, philanthropy, politics, religion, sports, transportation, and women's history.

Major genealogical records: U.S. federal population censuses 1790-1930 and related records such as the 1890 veterans censuses, and computer census indexes; Quaker records in NC, OH, NY, VA, and IN; Shaker records; Dutch Reformed and Lutheran church records from eastern New York; passenger arrival lists of New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, Filby’s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index; Cleveland newspapers published for ethnic groups; Cleveland city directories; Ohio country histories; Ohio marriages to 1865; published vital records of CT, MA, RI, MD, and other eastern states; most Ohio counties land-ownership atlases; Pennsylvania wills; genealogy magazines; the Henry Baldwin collection of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania; Charles R. Hale Collection (358 rolls) of CT vital record newspaper notices, and Barbour index; and 18,000 family histories.


 * Geauga County OH 1800-1850 tax, deed, and probate records
 * Cuyahoga County OH 1810-1941 marriages, and taxes 1819-1869
 * Cleveland Necrology File I & II, and index to Cleveland newspaper death notices, 1850-1975
 * Ohio Surname Index to biographies Ohio county histories

The WRHS Genealogy Committee also provides classes and seminars to help researchers.

Tips

 * There are admission fees. One admission gives access to everything on the complex.
 * Library tours are available upon request. Call 216-721-5722 x1509.&gt;ref&gt;The Research Center at Western Reserve Historical Society] (accessed 15 October 2012).&lt;/ref&gt;
 * Researching in the Library. For Reading Room, Microforms Room Procedures, and Copying Services.
 * Library Research Services. This service is on a fee basis of $40.00 per hour with a half-hour minimum and includes up to ten photocopies.
 * Digital Reproduction Services The Western Reserve Historical Society is pleased to offer photographic reproduction services. Fees include combined charges for the one-time right to use the reproduction and costs to produce the reproduction.

Guides
Preserving Historic Documents: A Preservation Primer. Very thorough Guide on preserving all types of historic documents such as: paper, scrapbooks, newsprint, films, video, audio cassette tape, photographs, 13 kinds of Photographic Media Types from 1866 to present, and a list of suggestions for Archival Supply Vendors.

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