Friday, February 15, 2013
Take a look at some photos throughout the years as the North Canton YMCA celebrates a big birthday this month
We couldn't resist sharing one more photo from the North Canton YMCA's past as the organization continues to celebrate 90 years in the community. That's right; The North Canton Community Building YMCA was established on Feb. 18, 1923. And, in celebration of 90 years here, the YMCA plans to hold special events throughout the month, including a bash at the Fieldcrest of North Canton on Feb. 23. Like this photo, courtesy of the North Canton Heritage Society? You can see more in this blog post from Kathy Yaros, the Y’s family and community director. And make sure to watch for more news about the YMCA's milestone birthday on North Canton Patch.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Take a look at some photos throughout the years as the North Canton YMCA celebrates a big birthday this month
The North Canton YMCA celebrates a big birthday this month. It turns 90 years old. That's right; The North Canton Community Building YMCA was established on Feb. 18, 1923. And, in celebration of 90 years in the community, the YMCA plans to hold special events throughout the month, including a bash at the Fieldcrest of North Canton on Feb. 23. Like this photo, courtesy of the North Canton Heritage Society? You can see more in this blog post from Kathy Yaros, the Y’s family and community director. And make sure to watch for more news about the YMCA's milestone birthday on North Canton Patch.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
More than 40 Walsh University students will commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a day of service to the community
Stark Parks and the North Canton Heritage Society — along with other Stark County organizations — will get some helping hands Monday as Walsh University students lend their time to help out. This year the students and staff from Walsh University will work with six community partners who address topics of education, homelessness, hunger, historical preservation, environment and elderly care. The group will spend the afternoon on-site with the community partners and have time for dinner and reflection back on campus. In addition to the heritage society and Stark Parks, volunteers will help the Boys and Girls Club, House of Loreto, JR Coleman Adult Daycare and Refuge of Hope. Kathy Fernandez, executive director of the North Canton Heritage …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Heritage Society has re-published its award-winning pictorial book, “North Canton: A Place in Time,” with 10 new pages.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The North Canton Heritage Society has published an updated edition of its award-winning photographic history – “North Canton: A Place in Time” – just in time for holiday gift-giving. The original 2002 pictorial book, authored by Rebecca Ink Hall and Paul David Kieffer, has been republished with 10 pages of photographs and captions to bring the history of North Canton up to date. Among the new photos are images of the transformation of the Hoover Company property from an empty factory after its 2007 auction to new office space for Altercare of Ohio and Stark State College. Other new photos include the new Veterans Memorial at Bitzer Park, the new Herbert W. Hoover memorial bridge over the west branch of the Nimishillen Creek, the new Hoover…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Campaigning doesn't look like this anymore, does it?
In light of Election Day, we're spotlighting a "throwback" campaign shot, courtesy of the North Canton Heritage Society. Here, Richard Nixon and his wife Pat visit North Canton in the 1960 campaign. They're pictured speaking at the Square. "Note the lack of security!" said Heritage Society Director Kathy Fernandez when she sent the photo in to us. You won't see that anymore, will you?
Saturday, November 3, 2012
The foundation awarded grants — ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 — to a few businesses and organizations that North Canton and its schools
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
The Stark Community Foundation awarded grants to 36 businesses and organizations from around Stark, Tuscarawas and Summit counties, and a few North Canton organizations are in the mix. According to an announcement posted by Patch reader Amy Krebs on the North Canton Patch announcements page, a handful of Stark County locations benefited from this recent round of Stark Community Foundation grants. We'll highlight a few grants that benefit North Canton for you below: Looking for more information about the Stark Community Foundations grants? Make sure to check out the North Canton Patch announcement here.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The photographs in the society's commemorative photo calendar are suitable for framing, too
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
The 2013 North Canton Heritage Society calendar is now for sale. The calendar features photographs from North Canton’s past, including the 1923 Community Building gym, Schiltz Shoe Shop, a Hoover Company assembly line and more. Each month is sponsored by a local company or organization. Not only that, but important dates in North Canton history are listed for each month. The calendar is printed on heavyweight paper, is 8 ½ x 11”, and is spiral bound. The photographs are suitable for framing. The calendar sells for $10, and discounts are available for orders of 12 or more copies. A special package that includes the calendar, the Society’s commemorative playing cards and a newly revised DVD of North Canton’s history entitled “A Proud …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The North Canton Heritage Society is taking orders now for bricks to be installed before Veterans Day
The North Canton Heritage Society is selling commemorative bricks to bedeck the Veterans Memorial. But if you're looking to buy one, better hurry fast; the society is trying to get them sold and installed before Veterans Day. The bricks sell for $75 for a 4-by-8 inch, three-line brick and $125 for an 8-by-8 inch, six-line brick. Each line is 20 characters long, including any spaces and punctuation. So, how do you order? Call the North Canton Heritage Society at 330-494-4791, or e-mail at at ncantonheritage@sbcglobal.net. Or you can find order forms on the Heritage Society’s website. The public may purchase bricks, either to honor or memorialize a veteran, or to show their personal support of the project by listing their own name on the …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The North Canton Heritage Society's "Open the Door to History" fundraising campaign is still going on, and the society hopes to reach its goal by November
The North Canton Heritage Society is hoping to move locations sometime this fall. But first, it has to have the money for the move. The organization will head over to the nearby Portage building (where Portage Collaborative Montessori School is) at 239 Portage St. NW, from the Charlotte building at 200 Charlotte St. NW, Suite 102. It's not a big move, but it's costly. The society's goal through their fundraising campaign — "Open the Door to History" — was to raise $115,000 to make the new location handicap accessible inside and out. And that campaign is still taking place. "We have about three-fourths of the money we need in hand," said Kathy Fernandez, executive director of the North Canton Heritage Society. "But we won't be able to move …
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Friday, September 21, 2012
You can catch a little blast from the past — in the form of Interurban trolley car tracks — when you're heading through road construction at North Main and Applegrove streets
Take a closer look: Can you see railway lines on North Main Street? North Canton Patch reader Craig Barnard can. Barnard wrote in to us this week about the lines that are now visible because of the construction taking place from Applegrove Street to Orion Street on North Main. "If you look close enough, on the intersection of Main and Applegrove, on the recently revealed old brick road, you can see two indentations filled with asphalt about 3 to 4 inches in width," Barnard wrote. Those indentations are actually from the Northern Ohio Traction Line — or Interurban — a trolley that went all the way from North Canton (which was New Berlin at that time) to Canton, Akron and Cleveland, said Kathy Fernandez, executive director of the North …
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Changes since 1960: 1) security: this was before 1963 assassination of JFK; 2) commonality of service: many politicians had served in military,especially WWII/Korea; 3) communication: the 24/7 interconnected world was decades away; 4) standards in dress: ( country had not succumbed to T-shirt/Blue Jean uniform) & decorum: ( good manners were more often shown, than not); 5) health crisis: 40% of … more ›