FOR BARBERTON, OHIO HISTORY & GENEALOGY PEOPLE Several years ago I acquired a box (about 8-1/2 lbs worth) of HISTORICAL NOTES made by Glen Hope, of the Barberton (Ohio) area. ANYONE can have this box of notes for the price of postage alone. It is a goldmine of information for any interested party of that area because it has a great amount of notes--handwritten by Mr. Hope as well as documented material. Here is a partial list: PHOTOS -- The PPG plant smoke stacks being demolished in Nov 1986 (with notes on back of photos); Saurer's Hardware taken by G. Potter (2 color photos); Old Red Caboose at 3rd & Tusc.; COPY of 1905 American Sewer Pipe Co. workers (3 photos); c. 1940's Barberton Chamber of Commerce postal cards (duplex view of) Columbia-Southern Chemical Corp and the "Streets in Limestone Mine 2300 feet underground"; GREENHOUSE at Corner of Hudson Run (?) and Van Buren; Welsh Church built around 1880. 10 x 13 ENVELOPE STUFFED with goodies. Personal handwritten notes made by Glen Hope--contains everything from a paper napkin from the "Magic City Centennial 1891-1991 celebration to photocopies of many historical newspaper articles including DATES when the newspaper companies were in business; history of Barberton post office, street names, police department, various business advertising brochures; 1985 calendar pages of historical buildings; stapled booklet of "A Christmas Story" 1891-1941 by Phyllis Taylor, Barberton History Specialist (8 pages plus covers); Johnson Band photo (with names!); COPY of "Pittsburgh PEOPLE" company newsletter by PPG; Radio transcripts for the "Acme Man" on Radio Station WADC & WAKR (photocopies) on 8-1/2 x 14" sheets; articles on the O.C.Barber Mansion. FOURTEEN (14) bound historical booklets of assorted churches and organizations. Two pocket folders STUFFED with newspaper clippings and handwritten notes. ANYONE interested in this historical gold mine please contact WILLIAM VENRICK at wvenrick@greenapple.com and we can work out the arrangements to ship this to you for the postage or shipping charges only. ###