Nancy (and everyone on the list): You're right about the genealogical, historical & heritage groups in Lorain County -- I can only think of about 25 in existence now (and that's a stretch!). Here's a partial list: 103rd O.V.I. Memorial Civil War museum & library (Sheffield Lake) Amherst Historical Society (Quigley House/Sandstone Center Museum) Avon Lake Historical Society (Avon Town Hall) Belden Historical Society (Grafton Twp. - Town Hall and School museums) Black River Genealogists (Lorain - meet at the Public Library) Black River Historical Society (Lorain - Leonard Moore House museum) Brownhelm Historical Association (Church and School) Camden/Kipton Historical Society (Jim Rothgery - "under construction") Carlisle Biographical & Historical Commission (LaPorte) Columbia Historical Society (Sally Bronson House museum) Eaton Twp. Historical Society (Tim Francis - defunct?) Elyria Biographical & Historical Commission Firelands Bicentennial Chapter, S.A.R. (Lorain, Erie & Huron Counties - Sons of the American Revolution) First Community Interfaith Institute (Elyria - Rev. Gerald Evans; African-American heritage) Great Lakes Historical Society (Vermilion - Inland Seas Maritime Museum) Lorain County Historical Society (Elyria - "The Hickories" museum and library) Lorain County Metroparks (Benjamin Bacon House, Mill Hollow, Brownhelm; and the Abraham Burrell House, Sheffield) Nathan Perry Chapter, D.A.R. (Lorain - Daughters of the American Revolution) North Ridgeville Historical Society (Old Town Hall museum and Jaycox Road one-room school) Oberlin African-American Genealogy & History Group O.H.I.O. (Oberlin Historical & Improvement Organization/Oberlin Heritage Center - including the Jewett House, Little Red Schoolhouse, and Monroe House museums & archives) Peter Miller House museum (Avon Lake) Rochester Historical Society Sheffield Historical Society (Tom Hoerlle - "under construction") Southern Lorain County Historical Society (Wellington - The Spirit of '76 museum and archives) Wellington Genealogical Group [A couple of these are "iffy" -- can you, Nancy, or maybe Karis, add any others to this list?] We might also include groups like Elyria's "West by the River" organization, which researches and restores historic homes in the West Avenue historic district. In addition, we need to mention all the fine PUBLIC LIBRARY collections and archives -- plus those at Oberlin College's Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center. The "Intersociety Committee" or organization of the Lorain County Historical Society has worked steadily for 20 years or more to bring many of these groups together (with 2-3 annual meetings or picnics), to share ideas and experiences; and to work together on projects and attempts to obtain financing from various sources. We still need new (or revived) historical groups in places like LaGrange, Penfield, Huntington, Grafton, and Brighton. Jeff S., Elyria (member/officer of about 9 of these groups) Nancy Meyers <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> wrote: > Orville is simply a wonderful and helpful person. He is affiliated with > the AMHERST HISTORICAL SOCIETY and lives in Amherst. Currently many > changes going on in that group. Please call and make an appointment with > him as he takes care of a wheelchair bound family member. He is a member > of LC CHap/OGS and probably other genealogy/historical groups with > Lorain County. > Did you know that in 1987, there were 33 groups whose focus was that of > genealogy and local history & special historical projects. There are far > fewer now. > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >