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The Brooklyn Historical Society's Museum is located at 4442 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 (between Memphis and Biddulph). [MAP]

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Currently, the Museum is open by appointment only for visits and tours. We welcome and encourage individuals, organizations and groups to plan special tours to visit the museum but you must reserve in advance. Please call 216-749-2804 to schedule. If you do not receive an answer, please call one of the numbers suggested on the recording. You may also email: groundhogsgarden@breezelineohio.net

 

Upcoming activities for 2024:

  • Tues., April 2, Noon
    "Welcome Spring Luncheon" Potluck. Reservations by Fri., March 29. Bring a vintage Easter item for show-and-tell.
  • Wed., April 24, 7:00 p.m.
    General meeting
    Program: Kevin McGee from NASA, "Fire & Fluids in Space" — experiments on the International Space Station (ISS)
  • Wed., May 29, 7:00 p.m.
    Judy MacKeigan, Archivist/Historian of Cleveland Metroparks, history of the Metroparks

 

The Annual Shunpike* Shoppe fundraiser in September is a Society tradition since the 1970's, including:

- Raffle of a hand-quilted patchwork quilt.

- Amish jams and jellies, chive blossom and hot pepper vinegar

- houseplants, perennials, spring and "naked lady" bulbs

- lavender sachets and catnip bags

- fall scarves and hats, child/adult/OSU fleece throws

- potholders and potholder towels

- white elephants

- Brooklyn area history presentation, including Brooklyn City schools

- Hand-quilting and two-harness loom weaving demos

- Museum tours

 

*Shunpike? What's that?? Ridge Road was called the “Shunpike” around the turn of the 20th Century. Pearl Road was a toll road and to avoid paying the fee, travelers used Memphis Avenue to reach Ridge Road, which was a wooden plank road without a toll.  They were shunning the pike, thus named “Shunpike.”

 

Flashback...Elvis appeared at Brooklyn High School on October 20, 1955—more than 65 years ago! On October 20, 1998 Brooklyn High School was recognized with a plaque as a landmark for its contribution to rock by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

See the Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com article: https://bit.ly/2SnhDOu.

 

Interested in keeping Brooklyn history alive? Join us. Donate. Volunteer.

 

Member of the Northeastern Ohio Inter-Museum Council