This week we spent Thursday afternoon hanging out and exploring Cleveland’s Little Italy. We had been there just twice before but, honestly it is not somewhere we go very often. We had a delightful and relaxing afternoon celebrating our wedding anniversary. Lunch We started with lunch at Trattoria Roman Garden. Trattoria is one of the […]
Trinity Cathedral Episcopal was started in 1816, making it the oldest Christian congregation in the city of Cleveland. It started in the home of Phineas Shepard. The church would build a building in 1829 and then another in 1855, just off Public Square. But eventually the church outgrew the space and decided to build a […]
Franklin Circle Christian Church was organized in 1842, making it one of the earliest Protestant churches on the west side. It was founded by the Disciples of Christ, a denomination that grew out of the Second Great Awakening and prospered here in Northeast Ohio. The congregation would build a church in 1848, often called “God’s […]
History The church can trace its roots back to 1859, when University Heights (that is what the Tremont neighborhood was known as at the time) Congressional church began. They would build a church building in 1869 on the corner of what is today, W. 14th St and Howard Ave. That building would later be sold […]
History The Old Stone Church can trace its roots back to 1820 when the congregation formed and originally was called First Presbyterian Church. They would construct a building on Public Square (on the site of the current church) in 1834. Because of the grey sandstone used it was called the “Stone Church”. As it weathered, […]
Cleveland is home to so many amazing churches and cathedrals. Unfortunately some of them are no longer active, but that is not the case of University Circle UMC (United Methodist Church). It is often referred to as the “Holy Oil Can” because of its large copper spire. History University Circle UMC is the merger of […]
March is Women’s History Month and once again we will look at Cleveland Women’s History, focusing on six Cleveland women who have made a difference here in our city and beyond. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949 – 2008) was the first African-American woman elected to the U. S. Congress from Ohio. She was […]
As we do each Black History Month, we focus on Cleveland Black History and highlight local African-Americans who have shaped Cleveland’s history. We will highlight one of these individuals each week on the company’s social media this month. For 2022 we take a look at George Peake, Harry E. Davis, Charles H. Garvin and Garrett […]
Recently I visited the Spirit of 76 Museum in Wellington, Ohio. I went because on our Downtown Public Art walking tour we talk about the Spirit of 76 painting by Archibald Willard that hangs in Cleveland City Hall and I wanted to learn more. The Museum’s first floor is dedicated to the painting and Willard. […]
Woodland Cemetery was officially dedicated on June 14, 1853. The city bought the land because they had out grown Erie St. Cemetery. It purchased the sixty acres from Benjamin Butler, President Andrew Jackson’ Attorney General. The trees felled were sold to provide funds for future improvements. Woodland Cemetery remained a staple in Cleveland throughout the […]
