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Private Tours
Private tour bookings can be scheduled via email at
or by phone at (216) 319-4634.
Rose Hill Museum Holiday Festivities for 2024
The museum is beautifully decorated, the tree is lit in the Cahoon Memorial Gazebo and costumed docents await your arrival.
The Rose Hill Museum has extended holiday hours: Sundays from 2-4:30pm (Dec 1 & 8 & 15 & 22) and Wednesdays from 5-7:30pm (Dec 4 & 11 & 18).
SUNDAY, DEC 8TH, 2-4 p.m.
Bring your whole family for a photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus inside Rose Hill Museum. Reserve a timeslot by clicking below. $20 donation requested; $25 on Sunday.
Historic Christmas displays, including vintage clothing and the White House Christmas cards designed by artist and Bay Village native Thomas William Jones.
Nutcracker scavenger hunt!
Our littlest visitors will have fun searching the museum for hidden Nutcrackers. Upon completion they will receive a yummy candy cane.
Spinning & Weaving demonstrations on an 1830s loom with handmade items available for purchase!
NEW model of the Cahoon family gristmill with running water.
Historical Society Gift Shop the perfect way to get some holiday shopping done!
Follow link below for available times. Please indicate your preference by typing in your name, email address, and phone number. Walk-ups are also welcome. The cost is $20 in advance via PayPal, or $25 on the day of the event, payable by cash or check made out to the “Bay Village Historical Society.” Photos will be emailed to you shortly after the event.
Sign Up for Santa Claus photos by clicking here
Bicentennial (2010)
Bay Village celebrated its bicentennial in 2010. The official date of Bay Village’s bicentennial was October 10, 2010. It was referred to as 10.10.10.
Bicentennial (2010):Bay Village celebrated its bicentennial in 2010. The official date of Bay Village’s bicentennial was October 10, 2010. It was referred to as...
Olde Time Base Ball Game
To help celebrate the bicentennial of the arrival of the Cahoon family in 1810, a huge celebration was held throughout the city, and part...
The big weekend of 10.10.10 found Cahoon Memorial Park the center of attention: Contests, food, entertainers, concerts, dances, historic city tours, Lakeside...
The bicentennial parade took place on Sunday 10.10.10 at 2 p.m. and ended in Cahoon Memorial Park where folks viewed the parade floats up close and enjoyed a...
There was a celebrity-packed presentation about Bay’s history and the city’s birthday cake was enjoyed while watching the lighting of Bay’s new cupola on top of the ...
All of this finalized with a fireworks display at dark on 10.10.10! Thanks to the bicentennial committee of Evelyn Allen, Dave Tadych, Carole Roske and Tom Phillips ...Cahoon Christmas (2016)
Santa Claus visited Bay Village on December 4, 2016. He toured the city via fire truck and met with children at the Community...
Singers from the Bay High Choraleers joined Santa in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Singing favorites like Jingle Bells and...
Santa Claus greeted children young and old. He asked them for gift ideas and whether they had been naughty or...
Preston Postel appeared in costume to read a well-known, classic poem called "The Night Before...Events
The Irene Lawrence Fuller house was once located on the site next to the Washington Lawrence Mansion (now Cashelmara Condominiums). The house was moved from its...
Will Krause provided an in-depth look at the brutal murder of Marilyn Sheppard at the Sheppard home
at 28944 Lake Road in Bay Village on July 4, 1954. Sam, her...
November 3, 1914 the actual first Council meeting was held in the Bay Village City Hall Council
Chambers. November 3, 2014 fell on a Monday, and the Council meeting ...
“An Evening at Downton Abbey” was a fundraiser fashioned after the popular television series of the
same name running for six seasons commencing in 2011. The series ...
Civil War presentation, “Ohio's Unsung Heroines, Women in the Civil War” was featured at the
general meeting on Thursday, November 20th. 2014 at the Community...
by Ed Neal
A new boat that took seventy years to come to life is joining the downtown Cleveland waterfront. Launched Sept 27 at Huntington Beach LITTLE HENRY will ...
Sunday, December 4, 2022
• 2:00 – 4:00pm: 11th annual visit and tour of Bay Village by Santa and Mrs. Claus. See the map above for details.
• 3:00pm: Preston...
The Reuben and Sarah Osborn House was originally located at 29202 Lake Road, west of Lakeside cemetery. Reuben Osborn arrived in Dover on the afternoon of Oct. 10,...Membership Meetings
Potluck dinner meetings are held four times a year and feature a speaker. Admission is free for members of the Bay Village Historical Society. Non-members pay $10.
Past speakers include:
2022
February – Matter of the Heart, a History of Courtship by Colleen Harding, Cleveland School of Etiquette
May – Spring in the Village, Dorothy Fuldheim by Carol Starre-Kmiecik
September – Mid 19th Century Cuisine, by Angie George
November – East Fourth Street: The Rise, Decline, and Rebirth of an Urban Cleveland Street, by Alan Dutka
2023
February – History of the American Shipbuilding Company, by Matthew Weisman
May – Past, Present, and Future of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, by Lori Ashyk, Executive Director
September – The Lake Erie World of Henry Wischmeyer, by Ed Neal, Executive Director of Cleveland Amateur Boatbuilding and Boaters Society
November –
2024
February – Ida Maria Cahoon presentation by Barb Comienski
May – Gardens and Beyond in Colonial Times by Cathy Burke Flament
Sept – The Health of American Presidents from George Washington Through Today by Tom Strong
Nov – Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
2025
Feb – Legal Issues with the City of Bay Village by Gary Ebert, former Law Director of Bay Village
May – Women’s Role in the American Civil War by Nancy Haas
Sept – Eliot Ness: The Cleveland Years by Rebecca McFarland
Nov – Freedom’s Friends: The Underground Railroad by Amanda Manahan, Oberlin Heritage Center
2026
Feb – Women in History: Rebecca Nurse by Molly Cornwell
May – The History of the U.S. Flag by Nancy Haas
Exhibits
2022 “A Nod To The Past” highlighted organizations and memorable moments in Bay Village.
Displays included early school memorabilia with a nod to the first...
2023 "Beadwork: The Beauty of Small Things"
Beadwork was the focus expressed through clothing and accessories. The library featured a
display of purses, small...
Stop in and see what's new at the Osborn Learning Center!
If you haven't stopped by the Bay Village Historical Society in some time, now is the time to visit!...
Ann “Heady Lady” Di Benedetto
Ann M. Di Benedetto was Cleveland’s unforgettable “Heady Lady,” a milliner whose passion for fashion transformed a...