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New Board Members Being Recurited
Increased activity, detailed strategic planning and a broadening vision has lead the Lake County Historical Society board to seek additional members for the Board of Directors. The Board is the primary maker of policy, procedure and financial decisions for the organization.
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Area business people are especially sought at this time.
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Interested applicants are invited to the Center for a tour of the facilities to meet and talk with staff.
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Board terms are three years.
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Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 9am in Heritage Hall at the Center at 415 Riverside Drive.
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Take this opportunity to make lifelong friends!
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Email David at LCHSboardofdir@gmail.com
Welcome to our new website! This is the place to find information on events, facility rentals, tours, research opportunities, genealogy and more. The site is still a work in progress, so thank you for your patience.
Come find your history - at the Lake County Historical Society.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 2pm to 4pm
Lake County History Center - 415 Riverside Dr., Painesville
Barber Event Barn
A VISIT WITH GYPSY ROSE LEE is a show about the most famous American strip-tease artist
of the 1930s through the 1950s. Gypsy juggled many careers...movie star, author who penned
two novels, magazine columnist, political activist and TV personality. Her autobiographical
memoir is the basis of the highly successful musical GYPSY! A strong, independent and resilient
woman, she emerged from under her “stage” mother’s thumb to create a legend, using her
smarts, charm, and sense of humor.
Gypsy welcomes you in as she muses about how her story
began, recounting her difficult childhood in vaudeville, her break into a profession that was
thrust upon her, and her life outside of burlesque. She even gives a little lesson on stripping!
Gypsy will be portrayed by Molly Cornwall as part of the Women in History organization.
Molly’s theatre work is extensive as an actor and a director. She and her husband entertain locally as "Mike & Molly".
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 9:30 pm
Perry Township Cemetery - 3840 Middle Ridge Rd, Perry Township
From Revolutionary War to The World Wars, our citizens stepped up and risked their lives.
Meet the men and women buried in the Perry Township Cemetery who chose to risk it all for our freedom. Come and hear some of their stories. The tour time starts at 4pm. The tour lasts about 80 minutes. All tours set out promptly from the Perry Township Cemetery. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled tour time. No refunds
PIONEER SCHOOL
Little Pioneer
At Lake County History Center’s Pioneer Village (Available April-October), little ones become pioneers in early the 1800's. They will go to school, do chores, meet a pioneer friend and roll a beeswax candle to take home.
Go back to the early 1800’s. Learn about school taught by rote, meet a pioneer and hear stories of how they survived and differences to what they left back east, roll a beeswax candle to take home, learn about trade in a general store, understand how seasons affected chores.
Length: 2 hours, Available Apr-Oct, $8/student, Minimum $100. Target age: K-Grade 1. Time length: 2 hours; $8/child $160/minimum.
