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PRESERVING THE PAST.....FOR THE FUTURE!

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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLDE NORTHFIELD
HAS THE HONOR OF BEING DESIGNATED AN
"OFFICAL PARTNER" OF THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
For additional information, please click on:

Veterans Historical Project

OFFICERS

 

 

President:

Jesse J. Nehez

330.468.7784
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Vice-President Arch Milani

330.467.8322
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Treasurer Jill Potter 

330.650.0909

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Secretary:

Jesse J. Nehez

330.468.7784
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TRUSTEES

 Shirley Bern

330.467.5748
 

Gus Bern

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Paul G. Buescher

330.467.9451
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Ester Early

330.467.8578

 

Joan Pearl

330.467.5249

 

Jim Pearl

330.467.5249

Carolyn Schneider

330.467.3651

 

David Thomas

330.650.0334
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Samuel J. Ciocco
Webmaster

330.562.8474
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THE PALMER HOUSE MUSEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH SUNDAYS OF EACH MONTH
9390 Olde Eight Road P.O. Box 99 Northfield, Ohio 44067
FROM 2 PM TO 4 PM.

ADMITTANCE IS FREE

SPECIAL TOURS ARE AVAILABLE.

THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE
IS APPROXIMATELY 2% OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE
AT THE PALMER HOUSE & MUSEUM -
COME AND SEE IT ALL IN PERSON!!


PLEASE CONTACT US BY E-MAIL IF YOUR GROUP
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TOUR.

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Help us preserve history!
Please contact us by E-mail if you have any information, stories, etc.
about the history of this area.



Please contact us if you or a loved one was a member of the military

Can you provide additional information regarding any of the photos on this web site?

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Considerable additional data concerning many of the links and photos in this web site
can be found in the "History of Olde Northfield" and "Little York" links.

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JEREMIAH CRAMNER SUGGESTED NAMING THE AREA "NORTHFIELD" BECAUSE THE TOWNSHIP WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF PORTAGE COUNTY, ON ITS NORTHERN EDGE.

THE NAMES "OLDE NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP", "OLD NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP",
AND "NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP" ALL REFER TO THE ORIGINAL COMMUNITY,
WHICH TODAY COMPRISES THE CITY OF MACEDONIA, NORTHFIELD CENTER TOWNSHIP,
NORTHFIELD VILLAGE, AND SAGAMORE HILLS TOWNSHIP.

THE TERM "NORDONIA" WAS FIRST COINED IN 1926 BY
MRS. C.J. CAROTHERS, AT THE CHARTER MEETING OF THE NORDONIA CLUB









THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLDE NORTHFIELD:

A Short History of the Palmer House

Directions to the Palmer House & Museum

Chronology of Significant Events in Olde Northfield Township

Take a Cyber Tour of the Palmer House & Museum

Test your knowledge of the history of Olde Northfield

MILITARY TOPICS:

Nordonia's National WW II Memorial Dedication: 5/29/04

An open letter from Ronald D. Seidel

26 Nordonia Residents who fell in WW II or Vietnam

Area Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Veterans

Area Civil and Spanish-American War Veterans

Area World War I Veterans

Area World War II Veterans

Area Vietnam War Veterans

Area Korean & Persian War, and Grenada Veterans

Area Residents who served in the miliary

VFW Post 6768

VFW Post 6768 Memorial Parade of 1954

Women's Military History

The Pearl Harbor Web site

The United States L.S.T. Organization

The History of the 90th Infantry Division

The USS Cod Submarine Web Site

The Mighty 8th Airforce Heritage Museum

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Web Site

Southern Methodist University WW II Web Site

The 305th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial Association

The discovery of a WW II T-34 Tank in Estonia

CONTRIBUTIONS BY LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS - SUMMER, 2011:

Interesting Pictures, Posted by two interesting Girl Scouts

July 17, 2011

"The Way It Was" by the News Leader's John Straka

Northfield One Room School
Posted By Princess Princess, Calico Kitten, and Meow-Cow-
July 19, 2011

A Slide Show of Old Pictures - Courtesy of Area Girl Scouts

St. Barnabas Directory, 2006
Posted July 21, 2011

OLDE NORTHFIELD NEWSPAPER ARTICLES & STORIES:

Remember?

The McKisson Murder

Distilleries were busy
(From "The Times" 1807-1957 Olde Northfield Sesquicentenial Section)

Country Cousins Calling

This was Olde Northfield in 1819

Northfield Marks 150th Anniversary
(THE CLEVELAND PRESS: JUNE 15, 1957)

The Eleanor Block in the 1930's after the fire

The Kickapoo Indians & Little York

Northfield Centenial (written in 1907)

Old Brandywine was as big as Cleveland

The history of Nordonia Hills dates back to 1655

Pioneer Churches were the center of social life

Early houses boasted no doors or windows

The first 100 years of Olde Northfield Township

Twin schoolhouses once served Northfield & Macedonia

OLDE NORTHFIELD'S HISTORIC "PUBLIC SQUARE":

Northfield Center Town Hall Memories, by Vivian Burns

Olde Northfield's "Center" grew up around the park

A Cheese Factory stood at the present location of CVS

Northfield Presbyterian Church: 125 year of religious services

BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS:

"Brandywine": A poem by Allen A. Sherrill

The History of the Palmer House by Glenda Bradshaw

Little York

Christmas Memories

St. Barnabas 50th Jubilee: June 11, 2006

Northfield Baptist Church

Rush'in to the Past

4th Grade Students interview the Rushwood Community

The Civil War Diary of John James Hancock

The History of Olde Northfield Township by Bessie Goosman

Memories: A Collapsing Gym and Raining Bottles of Booze

Northfield-Macedonia Cemetery by Vivian Burns

Northfield-Macedonia Cemetery by John B. Hudgeon

Summit County History: 1907

Olde Northfield

A Brief History of the Cuyahoga Valley

Olde Northfield Township: 1881

Fifty Years and Over: By Sheriff Samuel A. Lane

EARLY & "MODERN DAY" SETTLERS:

Issac Bacon: Olde Northfield's First Settler

William Palmer: Olde Northfield Pioneer

Perry Leach: Farmer, Store Owner, and Postmaster

Amzi Chapin: Settler, Musician, and Furniture Maker

The Nordonia Club

The North Summit Women's Club

Robert "Bob" Zarle: Firefighter/Sheriff Deputy

William Frew Long

William Sommer: Artist and "Sage of Brandywine"

The Nied Homestead: On the National Registry of Historic Places

Ronald M. Sega: Astronaut

Mary K. Catalano: Fire Department Member & Trustee

OLDE BRANDYWINE:

Early People of Brandywine

Olde Brandywine Schools

NORDONIA HILLS HISTORICAL TOPICS:

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Golden Jubilee Stories

The 1964 Directory of Organizations and Businesses

The Division of Olde Northfield into the four communities

The 1930's Secession of Northfield Center & Sagamore Hills

Golden Jubilee Timeline

Chronology of Significant Events: 1655 to 1970

Historic Macedonia Photos

Historic Northfield Center Photos

Historic Northfield Village Photos

Historic Sagamore Hills Photos

Historic Nordonia Hills School Photos

OLDE NORTHFIELD TRANSPORTATION:




A Trip on the Ohio Canal

An Early Stagecoach Trip

Excursion Trips Were Not Pleasure Outings

The Pennsylvannia Rail Road

The Northern Ohio Interurban Company







GENEOLGY WEB SITES:

Rootsweb: Learn about your geneology

Ellis Island: Immigration History Center








OTHER HISTORICAL WEB SITES:




The Akron Art Museum

The Cleveland Art Museum

The Ohio Historical Society

The Valley Windows Association

Links to many Afro-American History Web Sites

The Western Reserve Historical Society

The Western Reserve Fire Museum

Northampton Historical Society Publications








OTHER NORDONIA HILLS WEB SITES:




The Nordonia Hills Library

The City of Macedonia

Northfield Center Township

Northfield Village

Sagamore Hills Township








THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR WEB SITE -
PLEASE COME AGAIN SOON -
WE ARE ALWAYS UPDATING THE SITE.

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