Hay McKinney House Restoration WRHS is committed to raising money to fund an outside assessment of the
restoration needs of the Hay-McKinney mansion, one of two Italian Renaissance style houses that form an integral part of WRHS' headquarters on East Boulevard. Since 1939, WRHS has used the building as a showcase for its decorative arts and furniture collections. Our assessment of the house is that it needs critical maintenance, preservation, and restoration work. Specific needs include exterior restoration, replacement of the north wall, new energy-efficient windows, repairs to the sandstone stairway, resealing the building foundation, complete replacement of reception room porch, and landscaping concerns. The Hay-McKinney mansion is both a cultural treasure, and a facility essential to the operation of our museum.
National History Day National History Day (NHD) is an educational program devoted to improving the teaching and learning of history in American schools. NHD is a meaningful way for students to study historical issues, ideas, people and events by engaging in historical research. The Western Reserve Historical Society Education Department is currently the home for the administrative offices of Ohio District 3 National History Day. District 3 consists of five counties, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit, and sponsors a regional competition in early spring each year.
Core Exhibit of
Western Reserve History This permanent community history exhibit will
explore the rich history, culture, and development of
the region once widely known as the Western Reserve--the
region that today encompasses most of Northeast Ohio.
The overall goal of the project is to develop an
exhibit that explores key moments and topics in
Cleveland and Western Reserve History, from 1796 to
1996, and presents these ideas in a manner that is
inspiring and accessible to modern audiences of all
ages. Opening in 2010 the Historical Society is
currently seeking funds to plan and develop this
exhibit.
East Clark Elementary School
Partnership Located on East 162nd St., the
East Clark elementary school
students have infrequent exposure to
the programming available at
cultural institutions. The purpose
of the partnership is to combine the
talent and resources of the teachers
at East Clark with those of the
museum education staff at the
Western Reserve Historical
Society. The goal is to help
students build skills that will
improve their academic performance,
especially in math and science. This
partnership benefits all of the
nearly 400 students at the
school. East Clark is currently
under academic emergency and met
only 1 of the 14 state indicators in
the 2005-2006 school year. It has a
100% economically disadvantaged
school population.
For the past 60 years,
WRHS has been delivering
quality educational
programming for the
schoolchildren of
northeast Ohio. Last
year, our main campus in
University Circle hosted
nearly 30,000
schoolchildren, the
majority of whom
experienced our programs
on-site. The Education
Department at the
Historical Society
presents over
35 inquiry-based,
hands-on School Programs
that correlate to State
of Ohio Academic Content
Standards in Social
Studies, Math, Science,
and the Language Arts.
With increased emphasis
on the importance of
meeting the requirements
of these standards and
the new high stakes Ohio
Graduation Test, many
districts are looking to
cultural institutions
such as museums and
science centers for help
in providing the
specialized academic
content needed by their
students and teachers.
The three major types of
programming we provide
are:
On-Site Museum Programs in the Crawford-Auto
Aviation Museum
and the History
Museum that
integrate the
fine collections
of artifacts and
documents of the
Society with
hands-on
materials in
well-equipped
education spaces
throughout the
museum areas;
Outreach to the Classroom Programs bring our award-winning
programs and hands-on materials to increasing numbers of schoolchildren at their schools
each year;
Interactive Distance Learning Programs are broadcast via videoconferencing live from our Distance Learning Lab in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. Hands-on materials are sent out ahead of time to students and teachers for use during the connection.
Community History Archives Philanthropic Archives Sports Archives Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Archives Jewish Archives Italian American Archives Irish American Archives African American Archives Image Digitization
Senior Outreach Program The Auto collection of the Crawford travels to local senior facilities with an interpreter and takes residents and participants for rides. A short lecture is also part of the program.
Crawford Pit Crew The staff and volunteers of Crawford Auto Aviation Museum have found a great deal of merit in the old saying “experience is the best teacher”. With this in mind, we have developed a three part program of education, mentorship, and service that will prepare participants to adapt scientific, technological, and engineering advances to meet today’s exciting challenges in antique and classic autos and airplane restoration and preservation.
Preservation and Maintenance Hale Farm & Village’s collection of 32 historic structures are an integral part of the educational mission of the site. Together this collection tells an important story about this region. In particular, they speak to the patterns of early settlement and the development of the region, giving our visitors a sense of how local and regional experiences have shaped the history of this state and nation.
These structures, however; are in a critical preservation situation, limiting the public educational benefit from these buildings. Subject to year round weather conditions, the annual maintenance and preservation needs of these structures is extensive and calls for significant energy and financial resources year after year.
