Some years ago I had contacted some people in the falls to contribute some old 8mm footage converted to VHS of the old Railroads of America museum when it was on Route 8. I still have this and would like to deliver it tot he archives. Also, if interested, plus could send files of some Lulu books that include this former museum, which I could send files for, but do not have hard copies handy of right now. I have also just done a book for Arcadia titled Wrestling in Akron which induces an amateur section as well and notes the area schools, though pro wrestling is the main point. I deliver free lectures on wrestling in the Akron area if the museum might be interested in this. If so have someone contact me. (Incidentally, I am trying to find out about the demise of a chicken place called Jimandy’s in the falls. A match cover is reproduced in the wrestling book as fans often assembled there long ago before shows and I believe Walter Moore the promoter at the wrestling shows took advertising from them. I write you as it is the only email connection I can find (I live in Dover area below you).So perhaps you an pass the email on to one of the directors concerning these things, so they might contact me if itnerested. Dale Pierce.
When I was a kid my grandfather use to work in that building selling train tickets. It was just a convenience because the train station was in downtown akron at the time. They were not using it for the actual trains when he was working there. They turned the tracks from akron to Cleveland into a bike trail. It is quite interesting north of rt 303. Very beautiful and a very good view looking out over the valley.
I am the dairy buyer for Circle K Great Lakes in Akron and I am trying to find out when the Lawson Chip Dip was first marketed by Lawons in Cuyahoga Falls. We own the rights to the product and I am looking to ad it to our Facebook page.
hopefully you have some history to share on this…
Hello, I am doing some research on some early, unissued music recordings made in Indiana in 1930 by a Rev. H.L. Shumway. Internet research brought me to a thread on your website where people were discussing a photographer named H.L. Shumway from your town, who lived in the 1880s. Does anyone know if he had a son (grandson?) of the same name who might have been a reverend? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Hello,
I was wondering if the city of Cuyahoga Falls gives plaques for homes? Our home just turned 100 years old this year and my husband and I would love a historical plaque for our home. Thanks!
Hello! I’m the Community Development Director for Cuyahoga Falls. We are looking for a map of list of addresses for homes or buildings, etc., that participated in the underground railroad. Do you have such a listing? Thanks! You can call me directly at 330-971-8138.
Hello, I was wondering if you could give me some info. When I was 5 my family and I lived in a big old house that sat where the Lawson truck parking lot was built. I’ve told my kids many stories about when we lived there and about the chandeliers and ball room and the “cement pond” with the concrete figures that were in the back. I don’t know if the house had a name but we were the last family to live there before it was razed. Do you know anything about the property I’m remembering? Possibly have an archived photo?
My great grandfather use to run a coal business out of that parking lot for the Lawson’s bread plant. We all remember how nice the bread smelled when we drove by. Old Cuyahoga Falls City Maps shows where his business was. They use to mine coal on Talmadge Rd. Then he delivered it and Bierce Hardware in Talmadge use to sell it also.
the house you asking about sat at reed st. and tallmadge rd. i lived on union st.and williams st.befor the house was razed people were going in and taking things.my parents were one of them.there may be apiece of your childhood at 835 shannon ave. there was a block of stone alittle bigger than a cement block.there was a oil pit in the garage on the property.good luck.
Hello, my family are moving to the area and we wanted to see if there was any history to the house we are buying the address is 448 Grove Ave do you have any suggestions on research?
I am looking for any stories about Northampton area farmers from 1856-1872. I have read all the blog posts, and can find no mention of Northampton. Do you have any advice for me?
Thank you,
I am trying to find house plans or blueprints for my home. It is on Meriline and was built in 1914. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance!
Sarah, I’m an Architect. I used to have an office on Front Street. My wife and I operate the historic Conrad Botzum Farmstead down in the National Park. I do a lot of work on historic homes. I could measure up your house and create a set of plans for it, if that would help. You can contact me through the Botzum Farm website.
I was researching some ancestry and found a mother and daughter living in Cuyahoga Falls at “Resort”. This was in the 1908 city directory and “Resort” was the only address. Was there a resort in the Falls at that time?
My Dads Dad Andrew Haas used to own The Pioneer Cafe at 2025 Front St. My Dad worked at the cafe as a young man and I would love to surprise him with some pictures or anything relate to the cafe. My Grandma Lena Haas did the cooking and made amazing Hungarian Chicken Paprigash.
Thanks so much,
Jennifer Haas.
Hello
I was wondering how i can find information from the 1910-to 1930’s. My great grandfather ‘s name was Esli Patterson strader. He owned and operated a grocery store. His address from the 1930 census was 407 Loomis Ave cuyahoga falls, summit ohio. I
would love to see some historic photo’s and or any information you may have available or point me in the direction.
Thank you for your time
Lori.
I’m not the best speller but I see the word “alittle” is spelled incorrectly on your website. In the past I’ve used a service like SpellAlerts.com or SiteChecker.com to help keep mistakes off of my websites.
We moved to the Falls in Dec. 2021. I am looking for history on our house, 2236 17th St., built in 1942. A neighbor said that it was quite the showplace back in the day and was featured in a “house and garden” magazine. I would love information and pictures of her so we can get her back to her glory days!! Thanks so much.
I am looking for information on your web site about a newly announced program by Mary McClure on the history of an amusement park. Where can I find more information?
Hello.
My Grandfather was a Physician who practiced in Cuyahoga Falls from 1922 to 1937. He was the first Doc in town to have xray equipment in his office. On the occasion of its “unveiling” he had a photographer record the event. I have three historical photographs of him (Dr. Fred Browne Grosvenor), his office, consulting room and his new Xray machine. I could send digital copies of these for you to review. If you feel you would like the framed originals, I’d be glad to mail them later.
Some years ago, probably around 2010, I donated photographs and miscellaneous ephemera to the society, including my CFHS yearbooks from 1955-57. I would like to know if you have digitized these items. And, or, are you interested in receiving my digital files of those items and others? Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
I am doing research on a missing case 1945 name Jerry Pascarella age 23 fro Youngstown Ohio. Pascarella’s blood stained car was found abandoned on sixth st in cuyahoga fall and the Detective on the case was John Stewart. Any
information would be helpful.
I’m looking for information, pictures…anything about a Flour, Feed and Seed Store owned by a Fred G. Smith around 1918. The address for the store on the WWI registration card is incomplete. The best I can make out is: 22 W. Ptg (or Ptq) Cuyahoga Falls. Fred Smith notes that he is “self employed” therefore I’m running with the strong assumption he owned the store. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
Hello, my name is Shelby Welker, and I am a student at Akron Early College High School. I am working on a project, and I was wondering if I could do an interview with one of your curators or historians. I am available to do the interview in person or on a video call. Thank you in advance for your time.
Sincerely,
Shelby Welker
Hello there. This is the Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society correct? I’m Vincent Marconi, and I’m a big fan of books, so figured a job in this area would have appeal to me. (It sure would beat my current retail job at least!) I also enjoy old things/history , so figured archival work/a museum would have appeal too. I was thereby curious if you would be able to answer have some questions relating to this. Appreciate the info!
1 Does this organization at large, or anything related to it, offer any classes/apprenticeships? If so, how long is the program, and what’s it’s /their cost(would likely vary). Is their a “on the job training” situation? I’m thinking everyone here is volunteers though.
2 On the training note, does one need a degree in art/library studies/museum work or various related topics to get a job in these professions? it wouldn’t hurt I’m sure, but can one start totally from scratch(aka like if you joined a tradesman job/labor union, or in other words, that apprenticeship mentioned in 2).
3 Would likely depend on field but what’s the demand/job outlook for these types of professions?
4 Can I be sent any introductory material on topics connected to this field in solid format? Is there some links to any PDFs, videos, or other electronic sources I should investigate?
Hello, It’s Mike from the Streetsboro Heritage Foundation and Bicentennial Chair. I recently had an individual donate her mother’s collection of the National Geographic Magazines to the Heritage Foundation in Streetsboro. She gave me an entire inventory sheet with the boxes dating back to 1913. With the Singletary House being so small, we really don’t have the space to store, but I could make arrangements to have them brought over to the Historical Society. Would you be able to accommodate the collection of boxes. It’s very organized 1,245 magazines in 40+ small boxes,
please let me know and I can get them over to you next week.. Thanks
I am inputting the names from the written Oakwood Cemetery into a spreadsheet format for easier reference. Has anyone else noticed that the infants/children are not listed in the cemetery? I have many infants/children and I cannot find them in Oakwood Cemetery. It just seems strange to me that nobody acknowledged that this child lived. Maybe it was the custom back then?
I do need the list of names from the Oakwood Cemetery. I only received two pages with my email. Maybe if I have the rest of the pages, it might solve the mystery of the children/infants.
This message is for Shawn
Do you have time to send me the list of graves that are in Oakwood Cemetery? Is the list of names that is over 1,200 pages long. I looked it over again and I only have two pages. If you can’t, no problem.
This is interesting work. You can almost trace a family’s history just based on the burials. Lots of family graves over in Oakwood.
Thanks
It was terrific running into the 1950-60 business listings posted online. One of my favorite memories was sitting at the counter & ordering a fountain Coca-Cola at FW Woolworth 5&10 downtown front street. I didn’t see that listed, so I thought I’d let you know
My family lived in Cuyahoga Falls in the 1950s and I went to elementary school grades one through eight 1950 to 1958. Our house was on Owaisa Road in the River Estates, and the lands nearby to the south and east seemed wild and spooky then to a young boy. My family left in 1964, me part way through college, and I have never been back. But the memories of those wild places, where we would hunt rabbits with bows, build forts, play baseball, watch steam engine trains go by on the B&O tracks, still remain.
From Google maps, I see a nursing school called Fortis College, which sits on the property that way back then was an abandoned pickle works, with buildings full of equipment and vats, all smelling of must and vinegar. The buildings perhaps dated to the 1920s. Is there anything in the historical records that names that pickle works? Whenever I see films today with tense action sequences in old abandoned factory buildings I think of climbing all through those pickle works buildings long ago, imagining ghosts, as my friends and I crept around.
I had two nearby friends who lived on lots along the river, each with boats. We’d go from the dam below all the way up to the swampy parts of the river near the municipal water works. In winters, we could skate on the river, with bonfires on the bank under the bridge into the River Estates. I recall a young boy drowning and all the men in boats dragging the river to recover his body, this when I was maybe ten, the boy about four.
We could walk to the pools at Waterworks Park where absolutely everybody could swim and no one needed lessons. We sledded on snowy little hills in the back parts of the park, near the river.
Some years ago I had contacted some people in the falls to contribute some old 8mm footage converted to VHS of the old Railroads of America museum when it was on Route 8. I still have this and would like to deliver it tot he archives. Also, if interested, plus could send files of some Lulu books that include this former museum, which I could send files for, but do not have hard copies handy of right now. I have also just done a book for Arcadia titled Wrestling in Akron which induces an amateur section as well and notes the area schools, though pro wrestling is the main point. I deliver free lectures on wrestling in the Akron area if the museum might be interested in this. If so have someone contact me. (Incidentally, I am trying to find out about the demise of a chicken place called Jimandy’s in the falls. A match cover is reproduced in the wrestling book as fans often assembled there long ago before shows and I believe Walter Moore the promoter at the wrestling shows took advertising from them. I write you as it is the only email connection I can find (I live in Dover area below you).So perhaps you an pass the email on to one of the directors concerning these things, so they might contact me if itnerested. Dale Pierce.
Hi Dale, I sent your info out to the necessary people. Thanks for contacting us!
When I was a kid my grandfather use to work in that building selling train tickets. It was just a convenience because the train station was in downtown akron at the time. They were not using it for the actual trains when he was working there. They turned the tracks from akron to Cleveland into a bike trail. It is quite interesting north of rt 303. Very beautiful and a very good view looking out over the valley.
Thank you for sharing your stories! I’d love to sit down with you and hear more.
Jeri
I am the dairy buyer for Circle K Great Lakes in Akron and I am trying to find out when the Lawson Chip Dip was first marketed by Lawons in Cuyahoga Falls. We own the rights to the product and I am looking to ad it to our Facebook page.
hopefully you have some history to share on this…
Thanks
Jack
Hi Jack,
I do not know offhand but I can keep an eye out and look around for the info.
My great uncle Scotty Bierce was an attorney that incorporated Lawsons, but I do not know what year that was.
Hello, I am doing some research on some early, unissued music recordings made in Indiana in 1930 by a Rev. H.L. Shumway. Internet research brought me to a thread on your website where people were discussing a photographer named H.L. Shumway from your town, who lived in the 1880s. Does anyone know if he had a son (grandson?) of the same name who might have been a reverend? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Leila, I’ll do some looking around for you today and get back to you.
Hello,
I was wondering if the city of Cuyahoga Falls gives plaques for homes? Our home just turned 100 years old this year and my husband and I would love a historical plaque for our home. Thanks!
Do you ever need volunteers to help at the historical society? I am always looking for new opportunities.
We would love volunteers! Stop in anytime and see me/us. or Email me at spiritseeker31@gmail.com
Hello! I’m the Community Development Director for Cuyahoga Falls. We are looking for a map of list of addresses for homes or buildings, etc., that participated in the underground railroad. Do you have such a listing? Thanks! You can call me directly at 330-971-8138.
Hello, I was wondering if you could give me some info. When I was 5 my family and I lived in a big old house that sat where the Lawson truck parking lot was built. I’ve told my kids many stories about when we lived there and about the chandeliers and ball room and the “cement pond” with the concrete figures that were in the back. I don’t know if the house had a name but we were the last family to live there before it was razed. Do you know anything about the property I’m remembering? Possibly have an archived photo?
My great grandfather use to run a coal business out of that parking lot for the Lawson’s bread plant. We all remember how nice the bread smelled when we drove by. Old Cuyahoga Falls City Maps shows where his business was. They use to mine coal on Talmadge Rd. Then he delivered it and Bierce Hardware in Talmadge use to sell it also.
The Historical Society currently is selling a candle made by Hope Soap that captures that wonderful bread smell!
the house you asking about sat at reed st. and tallmadge rd. i lived on union st.and williams st.befor the house was razed people were going in and taking things.my parents were one of them.there may be apiece of your childhood at 835 shannon ave. there was a block of stone alittle bigger than a cement block.there was a oil pit in the garage on the property.good luck.
i forget to tell you the stone is a carving of a face
Hello, my family are moving to the area and we wanted to see if there was any history to the house we are buying the address is 448 Grove Ave do you have any suggestions on research?
look in the census records for who lived there
county tax records should indicate year it was built
I am looking for any stories about Northampton area farmers from 1856-1872. I have read all the blog posts, and can find no mention of Northampton. Do you have any advice for me?
Thank you,
I am trying to find house plans or blueprints for my home. It is on Meriline and was built in 1914. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance!
Sarah, I’m an Architect. I used to have an office on Front Street. My wife and I operate the historic Conrad Botzum Farmstead down in the National Park. I do a lot of work on historic homes. I could measure up your house and create a set of plans for it, if that would help. You can contact me through the Botzum Farm website.
I was researching some ancestry and found a mother and daughter living in Cuyahoga Falls at “Resort”. This was in the 1908 city directory and “Resort” was the only address. Was there a resort in the Falls at that time?
Hello,
My Dads Dad Andrew Haas used to own The Pioneer Cafe at 2025 Front St. My Dad worked at the cafe as a young man and I would love to surprise him with some pictures or anything relate to the cafe. My Grandma Lena Haas did the cooking and made amazing Hungarian Chicken Paprigash.
Thanks so much,
Jennifer Haas.
Hello
I was wondering how i can find information from the 1910-to 1930’s. My great grandfather ‘s name was Esli Patterson strader. He owned and operated a grocery store. His address from the 1930 census was 407 Loomis Ave cuyahoga falls, summit ohio. I
would love to see some historic photo’s and or any information you may have available or point me in the direction.
Thank you for your time
Lori.
Greetings,
I’m not the best speller but I see the word “alittle” is spelled incorrectly on your website. In the past I’ve used a service like SpellAlerts.com or SiteChecker.com to help keep mistakes off of my websites.
-Harry
Does anyone know what we’re the addresses to all of the Lawsons stores in Cuyahoga falls was?
We moved to the Falls in Dec. 2021. I am looking for history on our house, 2236 17th St., built in 1942. A neighbor said that it was quite the showplace back in the day and was featured in a “house and garden” magazine. I would love information and pictures of her so we can get her back to her glory days!! Thanks so much.
I am looking for information on your web site about a newly announced program by Mary McClure on the history of an amusement park. Where can I find more information?
Hello.
My Grandfather was a Physician who practiced in Cuyahoga Falls from 1922 to 1937. He was the first Doc in town to have xray equipment in his office. On the occasion of its “unveiling” he had a photographer record the event. I have three historical photographs of him (Dr. Fred Browne Grosvenor), his office, consulting room and his new Xray machine. I could send digital copies of these for you to review. If you feel you would like the framed originals, I’d be glad to mail them later.
Some years ago, probably around 2010, I donated photographs and miscellaneous ephemera to the society, including my CFHS yearbooks from 1955-57. I would like to know if you have digitized these items. And, or, are you interested in receiving my digital files of those items and others? Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
I am doing research on a missing case 1945 name Jerry Pascarella age 23 fro Youngstown Ohio. Pascarella’s blood stained car was found abandoned on sixth st in cuyahoga fall and the Detective on the case was John Stewart. Any
information would be helpful.
I’m looking for information, pictures…anything about a Flour, Feed and Seed Store owned by a Fred G. Smith around 1918. The address for the store on the WWI registration card is incomplete. The best I can make out is: 22 W. Ptg (or Ptq) Cuyahoga Falls. Fred Smith notes that he is “self employed” therefore I’m running with the strong assumption he owned the store. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks
Hello, my name is Shelby Welker, and I am a student at Akron Early College High School. I am working on a project, and I was wondering if I could do an interview with one of your curators or historians. I am available to do the interview in person or on a video call. Thank you in advance for your time.
Sincerely,
Shelby Welker
Hello there. This is the Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society correct? I’m Vincent Marconi, and I’m a big fan of books, so figured a job in this area would have appeal to me. (It sure would beat my current retail job at least!) I also enjoy old things/history , so figured archival work/a museum would have appeal too. I was thereby curious if you would be able to answer have some questions relating to this. Appreciate the info!
1 Does this organization at large, or anything related to it, offer any classes/apprenticeships? If so, how long is the program, and what’s it’s /their cost(would likely vary). Is their a “on the job training” situation? I’m thinking everyone here is volunteers though.
2 On the training note, does one need a degree in art/library studies/museum work or various related topics to get a job in these professions? it wouldn’t hurt I’m sure, but can one start totally from scratch(aka like if you joined a tradesman job/labor union, or in other words, that apprenticeship mentioned in 2).
3 Would likely depend on field but what’s the demand/job outlook for these types of professions?
4 Can I be sent any introductory material on topics connected to this field in solid format? Is there some links to any PDFs, videos, or other electronic sources I should investigate?
5 Anything else you think I should know?
Hello, It’s Mike from the Streetsboro Heritage Foundation and Bicentennial Chair. I recently had an individual donate her mother’s collection of the National Geographic Magazines to the Heritage Foundation in Streetsboro. She gave me an entire inventory sheet with the boxes dating back to 1913. With the Singletary House being so small, we really don’t have the space to store, but I could make arrangements to have them brought over to the Historical Society. Would you be able to accommodate the collection of boxes. It’s very organized 1,245 magazines in 40+ small boxes,
please let me know and I can get them over to you next week.. Thanks
I am inputting the names from the written Oakwood Cemetery into a spreadsheet format for easier reference. Has anyone else noticed that the infants/children are not listed in the cemetery? I have many infants/children and I cannot find them in Oakwood Cemetery. It just seems strange to me that nobody acknowledged that this child lived. Maybe it was the custom back then?
I do need the list of names from the Oakwood Cemetery. I only received two pages with my email. Maybe if I have the rest of the pages, it might solve the mystery of the children/infants.
This message is for Shawn
Do you have time to send me the list of graves that are in Oakwood Cemetery? Is the list of names that is over 1,200 pages long. I looked it over again and I only have two pages. If you can’t, no problem.
This is interesting work. You can almost trace a family’s history just based on the burials. Lots of family graves over in Oakwood.
Thanks
It was terrific running into the 1950-60 business listings posted online. One of my favorite memories was sitting at the counter & ordering a fountain Coca-Cola at FW Woolworth 5&10 downtown front street. I didn’t see that listed, so I thought I’d let you know
Thank you for being the keeper of many memories !
Patricia
My family lived in Cuyahoga Falls in the 1950s and I went to elementary school grades one through eight 1950 to 1958. Our house was on Owaisa Road in the River Estates, and the lands nearby to the south and east seemed wild and spooky then to a young boy. My family left in 1964, me part way through college, and I have never been back. But the memories of those wild places, where we would hunt rabbits with bows, build forts, play baseball, watch steam engine trains go by on the B&O tracks, still remain.
From Google maps, I see a nursing school called Fortis College, which sits on the property that way back then was an abandoned pickle works, with buildings full of equipment and vats, all smelling of must and vinegar. The buildings perhaps dated to the 1920s. Is there anything in the historical records that names that pickle works? Whenever I see films today with tense action sequences in old abandoned factory buildings I think of climbing all through those pickle works buildings long ago, imagining ghosts, as my friends and I crept around.
I had two nearby friends who lived on lots along the river, each with boats. We’d go from the dam below all the way up to the swampy parts of the river near the municipal water works. In winters, we could skate on the river, with bonfires on the bank under the bridge into the River Estates. I recall a young boy drowning and all the men in boats dragging the river to recover his body, this when I was maybe ten, the boy about four.
We could walk to the pools at Waterworks Park where absolutely everybody could swim and no one needed lessons. We sledded on snowy little hills in the back parts of the park, near the river.