Browse Exhibits (41 total)
Steel and Identity: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Lorain, OH
Located thirty miles west of Cleveland and situated on the intersection of Lake Erie and the Black River, the growth of Lorain, Ohio as an industrial city has in many ways mirrored that of Cleveland. Lorain is literally titled the "international city" because of its ethnic diversity, ranging from Russian to Hungarian, to Mexican and Puerto Rican groups. Most ethnic groups traveled to Lorain to take advantage of the abundance of work during the early twentieth century.
Specifically, the growth of the hispanic population in Lorain is directly related to the steel industry. This exhibit begins to explore that relationship. First Mexicans arrived in the 1920s to work at the National Tube Company, then Puerto Ricans came to work in the late 1940s.
Compare and contrast the Mexican experience and the Puerto Rican experience of arriving and adapting to the community in Lorain.
What's for Lunch?: A Taste of Northeast Ohio Food Industries and Their Development
Throughout modern history, Ohio has been home to hundreds of food and beverage products, with various local, regional and national name recognition. Bread, jelly, peanut butter, milk, ice cream, pretzels and potato chips are just a few of the many items on the list. Northeast Ohio, too, has had its share of food industries that began with individuals pursuing the "American Dream".
This exhibit tells the stories of five entrepreneurs and the companies they founded. From sandwiches and milk to snack foods and dessert, What's For Lunch will do more than satisfy your appetite. Take a bite or two out of history besides!
What's for Lunch?: A Taste of Northeast Ohio Food Industries and Their Development
Throughout modern history, Ohio has been home to hundreds of food and beverage products, with various local, regional and national name recognition. Bread, jelly, peanut butter, milk, ice cream, pretzels and potato chips are just a few of the many items on the list. Northeast Ohio, too, has had its share of food industries that began with individuals pursuing the "American Dream".
This exhibit tells the stories of five entrepreneurs and the companies they founded. From sandwiches and milk to snack foods and dessert, What's For Lunch will do more than satisfy your appetite. Take a bite or two out of history besides!
The Power of Words in Automotive Advertising
A focus on the trends in word usage and audience in advertisements, specifically the automotive industry. (late 1800's-present)
As consumers , it is important to understand how the power of words influences what people buy and why.
What can be discovered about the motives of the advertiser to the targeted audience?
The Power of Words in Automotive Advertising
A focus on the trends in word usage and audience in advertisements, specifically the automotive industry. (late 1800's-present)
As consumers , it is important to understand how the power of words influences what people buy and why.
What can be discovered about the motives of the advertiser to the targeted audience?
The Industrial Age: The Rise of Society & Culture in Cleveland, Ohio
During the Industrial Age, improved living conditions caused the populations of metropolitian areas to boom as never before. This rapid growth prompted newspaper editor Horace Greeley to comment that, "We cannot all live in cities, yet nearly all seem determined to do so." Cleveland, Ohio is a shining example of how industry sparked a development of society and culture from 1870-1940.
The Industrial Age: The Rise of Society & Culture in Cleveland, Ohio
During the Industrial Age, improved living conditions caused the populations of metropolitian areas to boom as never before. This rapid growth prompted newspaper editor Horace Greeley to comment that, "We cannot all live in cities, yet nearly all seem determined to do so." Cleveland, Ohio is a shining example of how industry sparked a development of society and culture from 1870-1940.
Olmsted Falls
This exhibit examines Olmsted Falls during the early 1900s. It examines Olmsted Falls using census data, maps, and photographs. It takes a look at housing, jobs, transportaion, and churches within Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Falls
This exhibit examines Olmsted Falls during the early 1900s. It examines Olmsted Falls using census data, maps, and photographs. It takes a look at housing, jobs, transportaion, and churches within Olmsted Falls
Mentor a Microcosm of Cleveland
This exhibit examines Mentor, Ohio from early America to the modern era.
Native Americans lived in the region prior to the settling of the Western Reserve. Early residents arrived in Mentor in 1797. These residents named the community after the character "Mentor" in Greek mythology keeping with the tradition of the Western Reserve.
Mentor grew rapidly due to the town's proximity to Lake Erie and the Ohio and Erie Canal. The railroad would soon pass through Mentor in the early 1850's. Mentor served as the home President of James A. Garfield and father of the Uncle Sam.
The City of Mentor itself was officially established in 1855. Many Mentor residents earned their living as florists or horticulturalists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Due to the beautiful rosebushes developed in the city in the 1930s, the city had earned the nickname, "Rose Capital of the Nation." Mentor developed also as tourist trade attracting businessmen that sought to escape from nearby Cleveland and other industrial areas.
Following World War II people settled into the suburbs such as Mentor; however still working in Cleveland. In the 2000 U.S. Census, Mentor was the most populated city in Lake County with over 50,000 people residing.