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Ruth was the recipient of the Herrick Memorial Award in 1990. An honor awarded by the Early Settler's Association to individuals who have promoted and brought honor to Cleveland.<ref>[http://earlysettlers.org/news_events.html News and Events of the Early Settlers Association]</ref>
Ruth was the recipient of the Herrick Memorial Award in 1990. An honor awarded by the Early Settler's Association to individuals who have promoted and brought honor to Cleveland.<ref>[http://earlysettlers.org/news_events.html News and Events of the Early Settlers Association]</ref>
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Upon Ruth's death at the age of 99 in 2006, her books<ref>All of Ruth Ketteringham's books can be found in the Cleveland Main Library and were cataloged by Mr. Michael Ruffing. He can be contacted at the History Department (216-623-2864)</ref> were donated to the Cleveland Public Library's History Department; four or five file cabinet's worth of papers<ref>Ruth Ketterinham's files were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society. Check with Anne Sindelar</ref> were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society (though it isn't known at this time in 2009 whether they have been cataloged and added to their main collection); and two boxes of material were saved from being thrown in the trash by the [[Brooklyn Centre Community Association]].
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Upon Ruth's death at the age of 99 in 2006, her books<ref>All of Ruth Ketteringham's books can be found in the Cleveland Main Library and were cataloged by Mr. Michael Ruffing. He can be contacted at the History Department (216-623-2864)</ref> were donated to the Cleveland Public Library's History Department; four or five file cabinet's worth of papers<ref>Ruth Ketterinham's files were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society. Check with Anne Sindelar</ref> were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society (though it isn't known at this time in 2009 whether they have been cataloged and added to their main collection); and two boxes of material were saved from the trash by the [http://brooklyncentre.org Brooklyn Centre Community Association].
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Image:Slide_E.H._Bush_(residence_and_store)_-_southeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th.jpg|E.H. Bush residence and store<br><small>SE corner of West 25th St. and Denison Ave. This is the building that was picked up, moved back, and turned to face Denison Ave. (became the site of the W.O.W. building)</small>
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Image:Slide_E.H._Bush_(residence_and_store)_-_southeast_corner_Denison_and_W25th.jpg|[[Erotus H. Bush|E.H. Bush residence and store]]<br><small>SE corner of West 25th St. and Denison Ave. This is the building that was picked up, moved back, and turned to face Denison Ave. (became the site of the W.O.W. building)</small>
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Image:Photo_Residence_of_S._Babcock.jpg|S. Babcock residence.<br><small>Denison Avenue</small>
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Image:Photo_Residence_of_S._Babcock.jpg|S. Babcock residence.<br><small>Denison Avenue<br>Owner Selwin Babcock. Original Lot #56<br>18 1/2 rods x 40 rods<br>(305' x 660')<br>Property lay between Wm. Alcott and Stephen Brainard, and to the south Stephen Brainard and Ozias Fish.</small>
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Image:Slide_Samuel_Sears_-_residence_and_store.jpg|Samuel Sears residence and store.<br><small>Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
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Image:Slide_Samuel_Sears_-_residence_and_store.jpg|Samuel Sears residence and store.<br><small>Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio<br><br>Click here for [[James Sears|James Sears biography]], by Alta Hoyt (granddaughter-in-law)
Image:Slide_3607_W25th_-_Riverside_Cemetery_office_1875.jpg|Riverside Cemetery office (1875)<br><small>3607 West 25th St.</small>
Image:Slide_3607_W25th_-_Riverside_Cemetery_office_1875.jpg|Riverside Cemetery office (1875)<br><small>3607 West 25th St.</small>
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Image:Photo_Naaf's_Garden_-_1885.jpg|Naaf's Garden<br>(abt. 1885)<br><small>Southeast corner of Selzer St. and Pearl St.<br>left to right: John Naaf, Robert Enos (boy in dress), Charles Mueller (by fence w/suspenders and hands on hips), Sophie Crosby (nee Naaf), Edith Mueller, Barbara Naaf (white apron - she died 1896), John Naaf (hand on post), Kate Enos, child, Gus Koepke (in vest - friend of the family) <br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
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Image:Photo_Naaf's_Garden_-_1885.jpg|[[John A. Naaf|Naaf's Garden]]<br>(abt. 1885)<br><small>Southeast corner of Selzer St. and Pearl St.<br>left to right: John Naaf, Robert Enos (boy in dress), Charles Mueller (by fence w/suspenders and hands on hips), Sophie Crosby (nee Naaf), Edith Mueller, Barbara Naaf (white apron - she died 1896), John Naaf (hand on post), Kate Enos, child, Gus Koepke (in vest - friend of the family) <br>''From Rita Myer's family''</small>
Image:Photo_Riverside_Inn_(front).jpg|Riverside Inn<br>(March 20, 1887)<br><small>Located in [http://news.webshots.com/photo/2973872080081165223BsWECY Saranac Lake, N.Y. in the Adirondacks] where each year a winter festival is held and was the destination of the elite. Front notation has G.W. Baldwin in pencil and it is presumed that he may be one of the men in the photo.<br>''Thanks to Nora Bouvier for identifying this Inn.''</small>
Image:Photo_Riverside_Inn_(front).jpg|Riverside Inn<br>(March 20, 1887)<br><small>Located in [http://news.webshots.com/photo/2973872080081165223BsWECY Saranac Lake, N.Y. in the Adirondacks] where each year a winter festival is held and was the destination of the elite. Front notation has G.W. Baldwin in pencil and it is presumed that he may be one of the men in the photo.<br>''Thanks to Nora Bouvier for identifying this Inn.''</small>
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Brighton_bridge_-looking_south_(pre-1915).jpg|Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge<br><small>Looking south. Note the farms in the valley. (abt 1900)
Image:Slide_Brooklyn_Brighton_bridge_-looking_south_(pre-1915).jpg|Brooklyn-Brighton Bridge<br><small>Looking south. Note the farms in the valley. (abt 1900)
Image:Photo_Cuyahoga_River_-_City_Hospital_in_background_(Aug_1902).jpg|Cuyahoga River<br><small>City Hospital in the background (Aug 1902)</small>
Image:Photo_Cuyahoga_River_-_City_Hospital_in_background_(Aug_1902).jpg|Cuyahoga River<br><small>City Hospital in the background (Aug 1902)</small>
Image:Photo_Red_Crown_Gasoline_-_G.E._Kuchle.jpg|Red Crown Gasoline station<br><small> Gustav E. Kuchle (approx. 1915)</small>
Image:Photo_Red_Crown_Gasoline_-_G.E._Kuchle.jpg|Red Crown Gasoline station<br><small> Gustav E. Kuchle (approx. 1915)</small>
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Image:Photo_Quality_Gas_station_(location_unknown).jpg|Quality Gas station<br><small>Location unknown. Note the slope at the rear which may indicate it was somewhere above Big Creek valley.</small>
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Image:Photo_Quality_Gas_station_(location_unknown).jpg|Quality Gas station<br><small>Location: Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. (Approx. 1922) See [http://www.nkyviews.com/kenton/kenton_FM_scenes.htm Fort Mitchell Scenes] which includes a video of the building just before it was due to be demolished. The images were provided to that site by the Joseph Kuchle family. (A big THANK YOU to Bill Sayre for helping identify this building.)</small>
Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north_from_bridge)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Looking north from the Brooklyn Brighton bridge. Possibly the aftermath of the snowstorm of 1913.</small>
Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north_from_bridge)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Looking north from the Brooklyn Brighton bridge. Possibly the aftermath of the snowstorm of 1913.</small>
Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Aftermath of snowstorm (possibly 1913). Looking northwest probably from the bank building at the corner of Denison Ave. and W.25th St.) First tall building is the Kerns Building on the NW corner of Garden Ave. and W.25th St. with the Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church (3rd church that was built) partially visible just behind it and set back from the street almost half the length of the Kerns Building.</small>
Image:Slide_West_25th_(looking_north)_-_maybe_1913.jpg|Snowstorm on West 25th St.<br><small>Aftermath of snowstorm (possibly 1913). Looking northwest probably from the bank building at the corner of Denison Ave. and W.25th St.) First tall building is the Kerns Building on the NW corner of Garden Ave. and W.25th St. with the Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Church (3rd church that was built) partially visible just behind it and set back from the street almost half the length of the Kerns Building.</small>
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Image:Photo_Denison_Square_Theater_-_1953.jpg|[[Denison Square Theater]]<br><small>(1953)</small>
Image:Photo_Denison_Square_Theater_-_1953.jpg|[[Denison Square Theater]]<br><small>(1953)</small>
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===Gallery #2 - Churches===
===Gallery #2 - Churches===
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Image:Photo_Edgerton,_Ezekiel_and_Martha_(front).jpg|Ezekiel and Martha (Furness) Edgerton
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Image:Photo_Edgerton,_Ezekiel_and_Martha_(front).jpg|Ezekiel and Martha (Furness) Edgerton<br><br><small>Click here for [[Edgerton Family|Edgerton family details]]</small>
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Image:Photo_Holmden_or_Edgerton_woman_-_no_notes_on_back.jpg|Edgerton or Holmden woman<br><small>Photo does not identify the woman but it was in same folder as material on both Edgerton and Holmden families, so one may presume she must be one of these.</small>
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Image:Photo_Holmden_or_Edgerton_woman_-_no_notes_on_back.jpg|Edgerton or Holmden woman<br><small>Photo does not identify the woman but it was in same folder as material on both Edgerton and Holmden families, so one may presume she must be one of these. There is a definite resemblance to Martha Philena Holmden Ganyard (see photo where she is holding a baby.</small>
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Image:Photo_Holmden,_Electa_Jane_(Egerton)_-_wife_of_Charles_Walter_Holmden.jpg|Electa Jane (Edgerton) Holmden<br><small>Wife of Charles Walter Holmden</small>
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Image:Photo_Holmden,_Electa_Jane_(Egerton)_-_wife_of_Charles_Walter_Holmden.jpg|Electa Jane (Edgerton) Holmden<br><small>Wife of [[Holmden Family|Charles Walter Holmden]]</small>
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Image:Photo_Holmden,_Charles_Walter.jpg|Charles Walter Holmden
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Image:Photo_Holmden,_Charles_Walter.jpg|Charles Walter Holmden<br><br><small>Click here for [[Holmden Family]] details</small>
Image:Photo_Holmden,_Charles_Walter_,_Philena_Babcock,_Martha_Philena_Holmden_Ganyard,_Miss_Coresta_Mae_Ganyard.jpg|Charles Walter Holmden, Philena Babcock, Martha Philena Holmden Ganyard, Miss Coresta Mae Ganyard
Image:Photo_Holmden,_Charles_Walter_,_Philena_Babcock,_Martha_Philena_Holmden_Ganyard,_Miss_Coresta_Mae_Ganyard.jpg|Charles Walter Holmden, Philena Babcock, Martha Philena Holmden Ganyard, Miss Coresta Mae Ganyard
Image:Photo_Harry_Farnsworth_(Class_of_1878).jpg|Harry Farnsworth<br><small>Class of 1878</small>
Image:Photo_Harry_Farnsworth_(Class_of_1878).jpg|Harry Farnsworth<br><small>Class of 1878</small>
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Image:Photo_West_Denison_2nd_grade_class_(Viola_Kuchle_may_be_in_here).jpg|West Denison Elementary School<br><small>2nd grade class (Viola Kuchle may be in this class) About 1907.</small>
Image:Photo_West_Denison_2nd_grade_class_(Viola_Kuchle_may_be_in_here).jpg|West Denison Elementary School<br><small>2nd grade class (Viola Kuchle may be in this class) About 1907.</small>
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===Gallery #4 - Houses===
===Gallery #4 - Houses===
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Image:Photo_3400_Mapledale_-_Snow_house_(Mildred_Snow_and_child_Orpha_Snow_Willson).jpg|3400 Mapledale Ave.<br>Snow house.<br>Milldred Snow and shild Orpha Snow (later Orpha (Snow) Willson)
Image:Photo_3400_Mapledale_-_Snow_house_(Mildred_Snow_and_child_Orpha_Snow_Willson).jpg|3400 Mapledale Ave.<br>Snow house.<br>Milldred Snow and shild Orpha Snow (later Orpha (Snow) Willson)
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Image:Photo_3790_W.37th_-_Holmden_residence.jpg|379 West 37th St.<br><small>Edgerton Holmden residence<br>Built 1884</small>
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Image:Photo_3790_W.37th_-_Holmden_residence.jpg|3790 West 37th St.<br><small>Edgerton Holmden residence<br>Built 1884</small>
Image:Slide_house_1.jpg|Historical house in Brooklyn Centre (#1)
Image:Slide_house_1.jpg|Historical house in Brooklyn Centre (#1)
Image:Slide_house_2.jpg|Historical house in Brooklyn Centre (#2)
Image:Slide_house_2.jpg|Historical house in Brooklyn Centre (#2)
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Image:Newspaper_-_Veterans_of_Brooklyn_GAR_(1926).jpg|Veterans of the Brooklyn GAR (1926)
Image:Newspaper_-_Veterans_of_Brooklyn_GAR_(1926).jpg|Veterans of the Brooklyn GAR (1926)
Image:Newsletter_-_Pierre_Graydon_Insurance_-_W25th_and_Archwood.jpg|Graydon Company<br><small>Insurance Newsletter<br>(Summer 1989)</small>
Image:Newsletter_-_Pierre_Graydon_Insurance_-_W25th_and_Archwood.jpg|Graydon Company<br><small>Insurance Newsletter<br>(Summer 1989)</small>
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Image:Newspaper_-_Brooklyn_Indian_article_(Andrew_Wirth)_(Large).jpg|Indian Face<br><small>Newspaper article detailing the discovery of the image of an Indian when bark was removed from a log. The log was part of a tree that formerly stood in front of the Andrew Wirth house on Denison Ave. (Cleveland, Ohio)</small>
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===Gallery #6 - Architect drawings===
===Gallery #6 - Architect drawings===
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*[[Benjamin P. Forbes|B.P. Forbes material regarding newspapers in Brooklyn Centre]]
*[[Benjamin P. Forbes|B.P. Forbes material regarding newspapers in Brooklyn Centre]]
*[[Carriage Barns|Carriage Barns of Brooklyn Centre]], by Steve McQuillin
*[[Carriage Barns|Carriage Barns of Brooklyn Centre]], by Steve McQuillin
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*[[Holmden Family]], recollections of Martha Philena Holmden Ganyard
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*[[Edgerton Family]], recollections of Martha Philena Holmden Ganyard
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*[[Archwood Congregational Church#Recollections|Archwood Congregational Church Recollections]], recollections of Ganyard and Holmden (1934)
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*[[175 Years at Brooklyn Centre]], by Ruth Ketteringham
==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==

Current revision

Additional documents are added often. Check back again to see what is new.



The Ruth Ketteringham Collection consists of materials that Ruth Ketteringham collected over the many years that she researched Brooklyn-Centre and other areas of Cleveland, Ohio.

Ruth Ketteringham (1906-2006), daughter of George Ketteringham, was devoted to preserving the history of the area. Her research was extensive and allowed her the ability to lecture on various aspects of Brooklyn-Centre.

Ruth was the recipient of the Herrick Memorial Award in 1990. An honor awarded by the Early Settler's Association to individuals who have promoted and brought honor to Cleveland.[1]

Upon Ruth's death at the age of 99 in 2006, her books[2] were donated to the Cleveland Public Library's History Department; four or five file cabinet's worth of papers[3] were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society (though it isn't known at this time in 2009 whether they have been cataloged and added to their main collection); and two boxes of material were saved from the trash by the Brooklyn Centre Community Association.


Contents

Gallery Section

The following are galleries of historical pictures from the Ruth Ketteringham Collection:


Gallery #1 - Vintage Images

These images are organized roughly by date.

Gallery #2 - Churches


Gallery #3 - People

Gallery #4 - Houses

The addresses for these images have not yet been identified.

Gallery #5 - Newspaper Articles

Gallery #6 - Architect drawings


Gallery #7 - Post-1980's Images

These images are organized by address.


Documents

Additional Information

Resources

References

  1. News and Events of the Early Settlers Association
  2. All of Ruth Ketteringham's books can be found in the Cleveland Main Library and were cataloged by Mr. Michael Ruffing. He can be contacted at the History Department (216-623-2864)
  3. Ruth Ketterinham's files were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society. Check with Anne Sindelar
  4. Cleveland City Planning Commission Designated Landmarks


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