Browse Exhibits (41 total)

This exhibit explores two Cleveland cemeteries to demonstrate the variety that exists in the planning and environment of sacred grounds.  Specifically, the exhibit looks at Lake View Cemetery and Erie Street Cemetery.  The cemetery is a well planned sacred ground.  It can be used for a variety of purposes.  From the obvious memorial purpose to the park like recreational use.  These lands are built around, but rarely through.  Thus, an area's cemetery becomes a permenant part of that location, typically for the duration of it's existance.

A Comparison of census data for the three neighborhoods in Tremont, Lakewood, and Bay Village.  The data will span 50 years (1880, 1910, and 1930).

This exhibit will trace the rise and fall of Republic Steel Corporation from its roots to eventual merger and transformation to LTV Steel in the 1980s. Republic Steel was a direct symbol of Cleveland's identity as a center of industrial power from the Depression years through to the early 1980s.

Frankie Yankovic burst onto the Polka scene with the platnium single "Just Because" in 1947.  His is credited with popularizing the Cleveland-Style of Polka which has Slovenian roots.  The Cleveland-Style Polka, which is characterized by fluid moves and a slower pace than other ethnic polkas, was greatly appreciated throughout the United States with Frankie Yankovic at the forefront.  His Slovene upbrining in diverse Cleveland led to his success.

The purpose of this exhibit is to pose questions for students and to provide answers about how humans interacted with their environment to provide commercial transportation on the Ohio and Erie Canal, the Cuyahoga River, and Lake Erie.

The exhibit will discuss how geographic and environmental factors influenced human interaction on the river in two eras -- the early 19th century and the late 20th century.

The exhibit will also create connections between Great Lakes transportation and folk music.