Because the storm lacked the funnel shape characteristic of a tornado and was not in contact with both the ground and…

As the principal benefactor of the Holden Arboretum, Albert Fairchild Holden (1866-1913) was a wealthy mining executive…

In early 1910, as a result of financial problems and lawsuits which delayed completion of construction of his building,…

Brian Day, who grew up in Hinkley, recounts his father's work with the CCC.

The Cleveland Trust Company Building’s outer pediments were designed by Karl Bitter. The ones facing Euclid Avenue…

Bishop James A. McFadden of Cleveland and Archbishop Gregory Rozuran of Ljubljana place a memorial wreath on the bust of…

International Salt Company opened a salt-mining operation on Whiskey Island in 1962. As described in a Plain Dealer…

The son of legendary Republican kingmaker, Marcus A. Hanna, he was active in the M. A. Hanna Co., the family's mining…

In 1934, the buildings and tents of Chippewa Valley Camp were relocated to a new 1,600 acre site within Cleveland…

The life-size recreation of Leonardo's Last Supper was Stafford's most public and generous act of philanthropy. He…

The Cleveland Indians walk off the field after winning the 1948 World Series by defeating the Boston Braves. Chief…

This drawing, which appeared on the editorial page of the July 26, 1916 edition of the Cleveland Leader, graphically…

An ethnic Slovak living in Hungary during the period of Magyarization, 13-year old John Pankuch immigrated to America…

Mather was the grandson of one of the founders of the Connecticut Land Company that bought and surveyed the Western…

Big Fun owner Steve Presser talks about the local artists who have contributed their work to making Big Fun a unique and…

In the 1920s, Stoddard went to work at the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, a precursor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

Nome, Alaska was founded in 1901 following the discovery of gold in the region. Developed as a mining district after…

The wife of wealthy Cleveland industrialist, William J. Rainey, she devoted her life to many charitable causes. After…

Young men in both urban and rural communities had difficulty finding employment during the Great Depression. Most lacked…

Gunnar Kaasen accompanied the dog sled team on both the promotional and vaudeville tours that followed their rise to…

Ironworker Melvin Rose recalls a work he struggled to complete as a young artisan

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Helene Sroka (Korinka), working photographer at Alpine Village, massaging man's neck with co-workers.