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A Message from Conneaut Historical Society President, Jim Jones
Another Chapter in the Conneaut Harbor Story
Around and About the Conneaut Area Historical Society
Birds Ahoy! – Captain John Paul Perkins
Blessing of the Fleet, 1958
Bob Blickensderfer’s Conneaut Circus
Burr Hoyt Encounters Lake Superior
Captain Leverett Goldsmith: The Possibilities of Lake Serpents
Captain P.C. Kelley and the Joshua A. Hatfield to the Rescue
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum
Children’s Conneaut Story: Happy Hulett Holidays
Christmas Cards, Box One
Christmas Cards, Box Two: Silent Night and O Holy Night
Conneaut Calendar Capsules, Conneaut Savings Bank, 2013
Conneaut Capsules
Conneaut Confusion
Conneaut Creamerie Chapters
Conneaut Harbor and Harbor Street, 1890s
Conneaut Rails Across Lake Erie
Dogs and Ducks
Dorothy May, Conneaut, and Ashtabula County Bowling
Elephants Cheerily, Swim in Lake Erie
Fiction: Conneaut Rails to Canada
Fictionalized Version: Salmon Swetland’s Wild Ride
Harboring Huletts
History and Demise of The Conneaut News-Herald
History of Happy Hearts, Chapters One Through Five
History of Happy Hearts/Ashcraft, Chapters Eleven Through Fifteen
History of Happy Hearts/Ashcraft, Chapters Six Through Ten
History of Happy Hearts/Ashcraft, Chapters Sixteen Through Twenty
History of Pioneer Happy Hearts and Ash/Craft
History of the South Ridge Baptist Church, 2007
History, Mystery, and Mayhem in Conneaut, Ohio: The Fireworks Factory Fiasco
Hot or Cold Conneaut?
Hula Hooping with Robert C. and Billy Hunter, Courtesy of Maxine Morgan
Hump Day History To Wisk Away Weary Wednesdays: Jerry Janco
Hump Day History to Wisk Away Weary Wednesdays: Bob Blickensderfer
Hump Day History: A Conneaut Memory, One Person Remembers Cliffe Glenn Heffelfinger
Important Game Seizure
Looking Back at the Roger Blough in Different Days
Maritime Memories- Captain John Paul Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Marvin Celebrate 65th Anniversary
Museum Being Created
Old Salt Stories: Yarns, Yesterdays, and Yet to Come
Our Home: Then and Now!
PDF: Conneaut Christmas in July
Poems from H.O.M.E.S.
Portraits in Time
Robert Lee, Sailor Poet
Salmon Swetland’s Wild Ride
Seed Stories Conneaut
Soldiers Across the Centuries: Colonel Bill Kennedy Tells the Story of the 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
South Pole Snow Cruiser
The Byrd Snow Cruiser Passes Through Conneaut on the way to Antarctica
The Conneaut Area Historical Society Welcomes Your Help in Capturing Conneaut History
The MV Roger Blough-Life Story of a Great Lady
The MV Roger Blough: The Life Story of a Great Lady-Version 2, Different Music
Then and Now
Three Skeletons and One Summer Afternoon at Fort Hill, Conneaut
Time Travel Tuesdays
Video Ghostly Tales from Tinker Hollow Three: The Old Girdled Road
Video, Kid’s Corners: Teddy Bear Tales
Video: Kids Corner: Pig Tales
Video: Traveling in Time, A Conneaut Business Trip
Video: Conneaut Christmas Celebrated in July
Video: Ghostly Tales from Tinker Hollow, Two
Video: Halloween Tales from Tinker Hollow -One
Video: Hump Day Holidays!
Video: Reverend Badger and the Bear
Video: South Pole Snow Cruiser
Willard Giddings, Venerable Volunteer

Capturing Conneaut History with the Conneaut Area Historical Society

Portraits in Time
Around and About the Conneaut Area Historical Society
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum
History of Pioneer Happy Hearts and Ash/Craft
Hula Hooping with Robert C. and Billy Hunter, Courtesy of Maxine Morgan

Video: Halloween Tales from Tinker Hollow -One

Conneaut Harbor

Another Chapter in the Conneaut Harbor Story
Conneaut Harbor and Harbor Street, 1890s
Harboring Huletts
Looking Back at the Roger Blough in Different Days
Soldiers Across the Centuries: Colonel Bill Kennedy Tells the Story of the 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum
Time Travel Tuesdays
History of Pioneer Happy Hearts and Ash/Craft

Conneaut People

Willard Giddings, Venerable Volunteer
Burr Hoyt Encounters Lake Superior
Captain Leverett Goldsmith: The Possibilities of Lake Serpents
Three Skeletons and One Summer Afternoon at Fort Hill, Conneaut
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Marvin Celebrate 65th Anniversary
Conneaut Creamerie Chapters
Dorothy May, Conneaut, and Ashtabula County Bowling
Maritime Memories- Captain John Paul Perkins
Looking Back at the Roger Blough in Different Days
History, Mystery, and Mayhem in Conneaut, Ohio: The Fireworks Factory Fiasco
Portraits in Time
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum
Hula Hooping with Robert C. and Billy Hunter, Courtesy of Maxine Morgan
Time Travel Tuesdays

Pittsburgh Steamship and U.S. Steel Stories

Blessing of the Fleet, 1958
Birds Ahoy! – Captain John Paul Perkins
Robert Lee, Sailor Poet
Old Salt Stories: Yarns, Yesterdays, and Yet to Come
Captain P.C. Kelley and the Joshua A. Hatfield to the Rescue

Conneaut Capsules

Dogs and Ducks
Important Game Seizure
Conneaut Calendar Capsules, Conneaut Savings Bank, 2013
Hot or Cold Conneaut?

From “Remembering”, The Quarterly Newsletter of the Conneaut Area Historical Society

History and Demise of The Conneaut News-Herald
Museum Being Created

Young and Young at Heart

Seed Stories Conneaut
Conneaut Confusion
Video: Reverend Badger and the Bear
Video: Halloween Tales from Tinker Hollow -One
Video: Ghostly Tales from Tinker Hollow, Two
Video Ghostly Tales from Tinker Hollow Three: The Old Girdled Road
Children’s Conneaut Story: Happy Hulett Holidays
Video, Kid’s Corners: Teddy Bear Tales
Video: Kids Corner: Pig Tales
Elephants Cheerily, Swim in Lake Erie
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum

Videos

Fictionalized Version: Salmon Swetland’s Wild Ride
Poems from H.O.M.E.S.
Fiction: Conneaut Rails to Canada
Video: Conneaut Christmas Celebrated in July
Video: Reverend Badger and the Bear
Video: Halloween Tales from Tinker Hollow -One
Video: Ghostly Tales from Tinker Hollow, Two
Video Ghostly Tales from Tinker Hollow Three: The Old Girdled Road
Hump Day History to Wisk Away Weary Wednesdays: Bob Blickensderfer
Hump Day History To Wisk Away Weary Wednesdays: Jerry Janco
The MV Roger Blough-Life Story of a Great Lady
The MV Roger Blough: The Life Story of a Great Lady-Version 2, Different Music
Children’s Conneaut Story: Happy Hulett Holidays
Christmas Cards, Box One
Christmas Cards, Box Two: Silent Night and O Holy Night
Video: South Pole Snow Cruiser
Video: Hump Day Holidays!
Video, Kid’s Corners: Teddy Bear Tales
Video: Kids Corner: Pig Tales
Video: Traveling in Time, A Conneaut Business Trip
Seed Stories Conneaut
Bob Blickensderfer’s Conneaut Circus
Elephants Cheerily, Swim in Lake Erie
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum

Holidays and Special Occasions

Christmas Cards, Box One
Christmas Cards, Box Two: Silent Night and O Holy Night
Children’s Conneaut Story: Happy Hulett Holidays
Video: Hump Day Holidays!
Bob Blickensderfer’s Conneaut Circus
Elephants Cheerily, Swim in Lake Erie
Then and Now
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum

Hump Day History

Hump Day History To Wisk Away Weary Wednesdays: Jerry Janco
Hump Day History to Wisk Away Weary Wednesdays: Bob Blickensderfer
Video: Hump Day Holidays!
Hump Day History: A Conneaut Memory, One Person Remembers Cliffe Glenn Heffelfinger
Portraits in Time
Then and Now
Catch Ups and Coming Attractions with the Conneaut Area Historical Museum
Time Travel Tuesdays
History of Pioneer Happy Hearts and Ash/Craft

Capturing Conneaut History Chapters: Elephants Cheerily Swim in Lake Erie

by Kathy Warnes April 14, 2024

David Cummins Octagon House

by Kathy Warnes April 14, 2024

Ports and Portholes, April 2024

by Kathy Warnes April 8, 2024

Railroad Ramblings from the Conneaut Railroad Museum

by Kathy Warnes April 1, 2024

Renewed Remembering: The Newsletter of the Conneaut Area Historical Society, April 2024

by Kathy Warnes March 31, 2024

Box Inventory, Conneaut Area Historical Society

Box Inventory Conneaut Area Historical Society 2024 Newspapers Early Newspapers 1800s Newspapers 1910s Newspapers 1920s Newspapers 1930s Newspapers 1940s Newspapers 1950s Newspapers 1960s Newspapers 1970s Newspapers 1980s Newspapers 1990s Newspapers 2000s Newspapers 2010s Newspapers 2020s Newspapers Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Clippings …

by Kathy Warnes March 4, 2024