Cleveland History Blogs

Frank – Regarding all three of your entries: I guess the question I would ask is what is the common narrative here. I love your enthusiasm and I can see these events were important but I don’t know why. Why did […]

Good work Frank. I don’t really have a lot to add. This seems like a pretty strong story. I think overall these three stories would be stronger if you added some national context to them. How did aviation […]

Frank – Again I like the research you’ve done here. Strong work.

Frank – I like your images. I think this story needs more detail and narrative. Overall a good start though and it reflects some strong research. How did the air races start? What is significant about them?

Good research here Emily but look to tell the greater story. What did these churches mean to the Czech community? How do they reflect the Czech experience in Greater Cleveland? I find it interesting that the first […]

Brian – Good work on the posters and images. Just remember this should be a Cleveland story so the next step here is to add that layer to the story. Maybe you could contrast WPA posters with images of real […]

I would agree with Frank here. I feel like there are two stories here competing a bit between the Bohemian Hall and Free Thinkers. Maybe I’m wrong but it just feels a little cluttered. I like the focus you gave to […]

Brian – I like your research and posters here a lot. You tell a really compelling story about how women’s economic rights expanded in the United States in the mid to late 20th century. Like Frank I would say the […]

Brian – I like your attempt to add historical context to a modern event (occupy wall street) but don’t forget the #1 rule of being a historian. Past events do not necessarily reflect modern ones. We are in many […]

Emily – There is a lot to like here. It really shows that you have put a lot of research and time into this project. Just some notes to make this a cleaner product. There is a lot of detail here and sometimes it […]

Dan – This story is a bit confusing and it needs to be cleaned up a bit. Also I suggest focusing a little harder on what ties this company to the war effort. You say the drills they made were vital to the war […]

To add to Frank’s point, the story of Public Auditorium can best be told through the events that have occurred there. You make a mistake in trying to give a comprehensive report because it loses its character. […]

Dan – I like this a lot. I’ve seen this statue on many occasions downtown and wondered where it came from. I like the research you’ve done here. You really show how this piece of art has evolved over time. One […]

Jamie – I like this story the best. Ness is an interesting character in Cleveland history. Could you add more to the connection Ness has with the city. Also I would like to know more about the “Secret Six.” Who […]

Again Jamie, more detail would enlighten this story. Who were the bootleggers bringing alcohol across the lake? Were any caught? Do we have figures on how much alcohol they brought, where it was distributed to and […]

Hi Jamie,

Nice research here but I see a disconnect between the depression photos you use and prohibition. I would like to see more research on how the depression affected attitudes of citizens/law makers […]