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The Mission
Members resolved to cccollect, preserve and communicate in
writing to the Society...any facts relating to the civil and
natural history of the state, and of the several counties
thereof especially of the earlier settlements, which they may
deem worthy of preservation.v
Historical and Philosophical
Society of Ohio
Minutes, January 7, 1832
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The object of this Society shall be the collection and preservation of everything relating to the history and antiquities
ofAmerica, more especially of the State of Ohio, and the
diffusion of knowledge concerning them."
Constitution, Historical and
Philosophical Society
of Ohio 1871
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The purpose of the Society is to collect, preserve, and render
available historical material pertaining to Cincinnati,
Hamilton County, Ohio, and the region surrounding and
affecting them; to disseminate historical information in
this region, and to encourage historical enquiry."
Constitution, The Cincinnati
Historical Society
1964
"The purpose of The Cincinnati Historical Society is to collect and preserve historical materials and to disseminate
historical information pertaining to Cincinnati and
Hamilton County, Ohio, and the region surrounding and
affecting them; and to institute and encourage historical
inquiry into said areas."
Constitution, The Cincinnati
Historical Society
1985
s the Cincinnati Historical Society completes its
161st year as a research institution and its first year as a
fully-operational history museum, it is fitting to step
back and take a look at the organization then and now.
The Society's recent journey from Eden Park to the
Museum Center reflects much more than a change of
location - - it symbolizes the significant final step in the
evolution of an organization long committed to collecting, preserving, and presenting the stories of
Cincinnati's past.
Much has changed at The Cincinnati Historical
Society, particularly in its day-to-day operations. Bigger
and better facilities, a professionally-trained paid and
volunteer staff, and a much wider menu of diverse public programs all seek to fulfill the Society's mission. Yet
so much has changed in such a short time period it is
important to not lose sight of how far the organization
has come - - and how much farther it has to go - - to
maintain this new level of public service.
The 1992 Annual Report reflects another departure in its examination of the accomplishments of the
past, and the challenges of the future, As in past years,
the President and Director each offer a unique point of
view regarding the Society's recent transformation. The
report concludes with a look at the "State of the
Society" providing some highlights of the last year.
Change may have become a constant over the last
two years, yet the Society's dedication to its original
mission remains very much intact. If anything, that
three-part commitment - - collecting, preserving, and
presenting - - is even more a part of the Society's future
than ever before.
The Cincinnati Historical Society
President's Report
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new
President of the Board of Trustees.
It is an honor to be a part of such
an exciting and challenging project
and I look forward to the future of
the organization and how we, the
Board, will be an integral part of
that success.
As with any organization,
The Cincinnati Historical Society's
audience - - its members, volunteers, donors, and visitors - - has
been, and always will be, our highest priority. This audience has
changed and grown over the years,
but our philosophy remains the
same: we are here for and because
of you.
Originally called the
Historical and Philosophical
Society of Ohio, founded in 1831,
the organization has matured so
much over the years that it has outgrown its facilities several times
since moving to Cincinnati in 1849:
from Columbus to different downtown Cincinnati locations, to the
Clifton campus of the University of
Cincinnati, to Eden Park, and finally to a local landmark — Cincinnati
Union Terminal. A perfect fit. But
never have we been so large with so
many varied needs.
Our new home, in the
Museum Center, is shared with the
Cincinnati Museum of Natural
History and the Robert D. Lindner
Family OMNIMAX Theater. Taken
as a whole, the Museum Center is
one of the city's top five tourist
attractions and, according to the
Weissmann Travel Reports of
Austin, Texas, was selected, in 1991,
as "one of the top 10 new attractions in the United States."
In many ways, we are on
the cutting edge of our field, mixing educational and entertaining
exhibits as part of a multifaceted
Museum Center complex. In the
process we have opened 36,000
square feet of new, state-of-the-art
exhibits and our membership has
mushroomed to more than 10,000
families, making ours one of the
largest urban historical museums in
the country - - being compared to
museums such as the Chicago
Historical Society. We are positioned to attract not only a local
audience but a regional and national one as well.
To support this exciting
and bold experiment in museum
programming, we need the support
of our community. Our fund development efforts and our audiences
are expanding, but our need for
support from the Cincinnati community is greater than ever as we
continue our work of collecting,
preserving, and presenting
Theodore H. Emmerich
(left), CHS Board of
Trustees President, and
Gale E. Peterson, CHS
Director
1992 Annual Report
Cincinnati history.
On behalf of the Board of
Trustees, I would like to express
our commitment to guide the
Historical Society into the future;
to make decisions now that will
help the organization to become
stronger; to be ambassadors of our
mission so that we may take ownership in CHS and be a "voice" in
the community; and to take a significant stand in the success of this
organization. We encourage all of
you to do the same.
We gratefully acknowledge
all of you who have generously
contributed time and financial
resources over the last year and
welcome you to join us as we jour-
Theodore H. Emmerich
President,
CHS Board of Trustees
Director's Report
Change. A word of the times and
a major component of The
Cincinnati Historical Society's past
and future. As a 161-year-old organization and one-year-old fullyoperational museum, we are only
beginning to touch the surface of
our potential.
Now open 363 days a year,
seven days a week, we are one of
the largest institutions of our kind
in the country. And, as you have
probably seen, provide completely
new levels of public service.
In addition to a dramatic
increase in membership, our staff
has also gradually increased over
the years becoming more structured and departmentalized. Our
team of professionally-trained historians, museum, and library personnel - - who work on the front
line and behind the scenes of the
day-to-day operations of the
Society - - are the core element in
the success of the organization.
Perhaps the most dramatic
change has been the growth of our
volunteers corps. We now have
more than 250 talented volunteers
who donate their time to various
aspects of the organization including the Library, the Archives, the
Museum, and Education. We salute
these special people for their sincere dedication and for what they
bring to CHS every day.
A w a r e n e s s . An important component of our change is a growing
public awareness of our facility and
resources. But, once again, we have
not yet reached our full potential.
Too many people, locally and
regionally, are unsure about who
and what is now housed in
Cincinnati Union Terminal. And,
most importantly to us, they are
confused about who CHS is today.
We have always been an
educational institution. The challenge we face today is to balance
education and entertainment by
offering diverse and changing
exhibits and programs which provide informative experiences for
people of all ages. This is the key to
bringing people here and enticing
them to come back again and
again.
Our temporary exhibit,
"Cincinnati Goes to War: A
Community Responds to WWII,"
received an Award of Merit from
the American Association for State
and Local History (AASLH) in
1992. "Cincinnati Goes to War"
also received an enthusiastic review
in the Journal ofAmerican History.
And, a terrific ten page spread in
the June 1992, issue of Smithsonian
Magazine spurred national recognition of the entire Museum Center.
We are also offering teachers an opportunity to introduce
their students to a non-traditional
learning museum where they are
able to step out of the classroom
and step back in time to experience
the social, political, and economic
history of the city. And although
20,000 students visited our museum
in 1992, we certainly have room to
grow to reach the total school market in this area.
The Future. This change and
awareness process does not stop
here. The Cincinnati Historical
Society has needs and ambitions of
which we only dreamed ten years
ago. In order for this organization
to continue to enjoy success, however, we need to offer a schedule of
new exhibits, fresh and exciting
programs, classes and seminars,
update our library services, and
implement a long-term marketing
and promotional plan. But most of
all, we need you.
It is up to all of us - members, donors, volunteers,
employees and even visitors - individually to create awareness of
The Cincinnati Historical Society
and what we represent and offer
today.
Gale E. Peterson
Director,
The Cincinnati Historical
Society
We owe a special thanks to
John Weld Peck, who resigned last
October as President of the Board of
The Cincinnati Historical Society after
four years in the position. He will continue to serve on the Board until the
end of his current term in 1994, and is
presently a CHS representative to the
Board of the Museum Center
Foundation.
Shortly after joining the
Board in 1985, John became instrumental in the quest to pass the
Hamilton County bond issue in May of
1986. In 1988 he was named President
of the Museum Center Foundation
and oversaw the construction phase of
the Museum Center project, the reopening of Union Terminal to the public in November of 1990, and the
grand opening of the Museum Center's
permanent exhibits in November, 1991.
With equal distinction, John
participated in the transformation of
The Cincinnati Historical Society into
one of the nation's largest urban historical organizations; the planning and
construction of extensive exhibitions
illuminating Cincinnati's colorful history, and the relocation of the institution's superb research library into new
facilities at Union Terminal.
We extend our appreciation
and heartfelt thanks to John for his
exemplary leadership and are grateful
for his continuing participation in the
Society's work.
In recognition of his service,
the Museum Center is dedicating the
new John Weld Peck Preview Center,
to open in the spring of 1993.
1992 Annual Report
The Cincinnati Historical Society
Report of the Treasurer
For the Fiscal Year Ending
June 30,1992
John F. Crowley
Judith L. Madsen
Director of Finance & Administration
General
Fund
Support & Revenue
Investment Income
Membership Dues-Individual
Corporate Support
Admissions
Gifts & Grants
Fees & Services
Sales (Net)
Special Events (Net)
Fixed Asset
Fund
Restricted
Funds
Total
$ 226,400
422,025
103,374
536,021
240,082
18,355
140,249
113,328
9,099
$1,038,978
$1,808,933
$1,038,978
$ 132,244
$ 2,980,155
Administrative
Development/Communications
Library/Collections
Education
Museum
MCF Occupancy Expense
$ 409,060
406,946
455,139
515,256
267,361
362,480
$ 105,975
0
0
0
412,886
$ 34,355
1,764
2,500
203,253
50,556
$
Total Expenses
$2,416,242
$ 518,861
$ 292,428
$ 3,227,531
$ 520,117
$ (160,184)
$ (247,376)
Other
$
$
130
77,480
4,934
49,700
226,400
422,155
103,374
536,021
1,356,540
18,355
145,183
163,028
9,099
Total Support & Revenue
Expenses
Excess (Deficiency) Support &
Revenue Over Expenses
$ (607,309)
Partial proceeds from transfer of
lease-hold interest on Eden Park
property
901,750
Net Gain (Loss) Sale of Securities
1,460,595
549,390
408,710
457,639
718,509
730,803
362,480
901,750
1,460,595
Increase (Decrease) Fund Balances
Fund Balances July 1, 1991*
Interfund Transfers
$1,755,036
6,235,645
(115,712)
$ 520,117
1,459,781
0
$ (160,184)
287,177
115,712
$ 2,114,969
7,982,603
0
Fund Balances June 30, 1992*
$7,874,969
$1,979,898
$ 242,705
$10,097,572
Notes on the Treasurer's
Report
1. The Women's
Association reported
income of $8,516 and
expenses of $6,071 that are
not included in the report
above.
* Includes Endowment
Fund stated at book value
The State of
The Society
From its inception in 1831, The Cincinnati Historical
Society (CHS) has sought to collect, preserve, and
share, important historical information about Cincinnati
and Southwestern Ohio. Today, more than ever, the
organization stands ready to fulfill that mission as a larger, fiill-service public organization.
The Cincinnati Historical Society
A New Home
Since the mid-nineteenth century, a
continuing challenge for the
Society has been adequate facilities.
From 1900 to 1964, CHS was
housed in increasingly crowded
offices in the basement of the
library at the University of
Cincinnati. In 1964, CHS moved to
its own quarters adjacent to the
Cincinnati Art Museum. The next
two decades saw continued growth
of the collections, membership, and
public programs as the organization reached out to new audiences.
By the late 1970s space again
became a serious issue. Interest in
the development of a museum, along-dreamed-of-goal for many
members of the organization, also
grew.
CHS secured its first public
gallery space in 1982 in the lobby of
the Clopay building, previously the
headquarters of First National
(now Star) Bank. Two years later,
CHS initiated a joint project with
the Cincinnati Museum of Natural
History (CMNH) to develop a
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museum complex. Site selection,
coordinated by E. Verner Johnson
and Associates of Boston, resulted
in the decision to renovate
Cincinnati's massive railroad station, Union Terminal. Passage of a
$41.75 million bond issue by
Hamilton County voters in 1986
made the project a reality. The
State of Ohio ($8 million), City of
Cincinnati ($3 million), corporations, foundations and individuals
($17 million) also contributed to
the $70 million project.
In the fall of 1990, both
institutions, and the Robert D.
Lindner Family OMNIMAX
Theater, moved into Union
Terminal forming the Museum
Center. Today, the Society jointly
operates the 500,000 square foot
facility in a partnership that
embraces the Museum Center
Foundation, the Cincinnati Arts
Consortium's African-American
History Gallery and four private
enterprises, including Benson's
Catering, United Dairy Farmers,
the Greater Cincinnati Convention
and Visitors Bureau and Amtrak.
The Society's offices, museum, and
library comprise 135,000 square feet
of the total 500,000 square feet of
the building. The Society's space is
utilized as follows: 40 percent
exhibits; 27 percent collections and
storage; 10 percent public areas
(including classrooms); 12 percent
laboratory work areas; and 11 percent for offices.
A wing of the Cincinnati Art
Museum was the home of
the Cincinnati Historical
Society Library from 19641990.
The Museum Center at
Cincinnati Union Terminal
is home to The Cincinnati
Historical Society Museum
and Library, the Cincinnati
Museum of Natural History
and the Robert D. Lindner
Family OMNIMAX Theater.
Originally a train station
completed in 1933, the
building celebrated its
Grand Opening as the
Museum Center in
November, 1990.
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The Cincinnati Historical Society
Serving The Public
Perhaps the most significant change
for the Society is the audience its
serves. Historically attractive to
academic scholars and local history
buffs, the 1970s brought a significant shift to involve more of the
general public in the exploration of
Cincinnati's past. Successful innovative public programs included:
•
The Cincinnati Neighborhood
Studies Project
• The 1981 production of a sevenpart TV series narrated by
Charles Kuralt and later publication of the popular "coffee
table" book called Cincinnati:
The Queen City.
• The Cincinnati Heritage Tour
program
• Cincinnati Metro History Fair
which later joined National
History Day
• The publication of The Urban
1992 Annual Report
Yet the absence of an on-going
exhibition program hindered public
awareness and the continued
growth of the Society.
The opening of the new
facility furthered two objectives: to
expand and improve the research
library and to introduce new audiences to the organization with a
museum. As one of the most
important regional libraries in the
nation, researchers from across the
country and abroad used the collections in the larger library which
is organized around the Main
Reading Room, the Genealogical/
Microfilm Reading Room, and the
Audio Visual Collection Room.
History Scourcebooks (1987) and
the fourth grade text,
Cincinnati: An Urban History
(1989)
• The publication of The
Bicentennial Guide To Greater
Cincinnati: A Portrait of Two
Hundred Tears (1988) commemorating the city's bicentennial, illustrated a strong interest
in Cincinnati history.
In the past year, the
library reference division
responded to 486 reference letters, 8,607 reference desk questions, and
8,042 telephone questions. In addition, 3,943
manuscript items, 3,971
photographs, and 6,436
printed works were used
by the public.
At the same time, the new
museum has succeeded in attracting a diverse public that is more
reflective of the Greater Cincinnati
community. Total visitation at the
Museum Center in 1992 numbered
950,000 people, 235,000 of whom
participated in activities at CHS.
General museum visitation alone
accounted for 200,000 including
20,000 student admissions.
Approximately 15,000 more participated in special programs including
bus tours, workshops, lectures,
mini-courses, and temporary exhibitions.
Sample surveys of zip codes
illustrate that a large majority of
visitors lived within the Tri-State
area (86 percent) with most from
Ohio (69 percent). Cincinnatians
accounted for 30 percent of all
Ohio visitors. Membership also
reflects the Society's changing
audiences. At the time of the grand
opening in November 1990, membership numbered around 4,000.
With the introduction of major
new exhibitions and programs, plus
the creation of the joint Time
Traveler membership (CHS &
CMNH members), the Society's
membership has grown to over
10,000. In just two years, CHS
already enjoys one of the largest
rates of attendance of any urban
history museum in the United
States.
Society Membership
Junior Interpreter, Matt
Seiler, talks with visitors at
the gas station within the
"Cincinnati Goes to War"
exhibit.
Senior Interpreter, Gary
Pilkington, teaches the art
of "carding and spinning
wool" during summer history camp.
Anne Walsh (right).
Assistant Gift Shop
Manager, serves customers
in the CHS Heritage Shop.
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The Cincinnati Historical Society
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Library And Museum
Collections: A
Foundation To Our
Mission
Since its founding in 1831, CHS
has built its collections to reflect
the distinctive history and cultural
heritage of Cincinnati and the
southwestern Ohio region.
Collections are acquired through
donation, bequest, purchase, and
exchange or transfer with other
institutions. Significant examples
include rare manuscripts, political
memorabilia, and personal artifacts,
including those of John Cleves
Symmes, William Henry Harrison,
Civil War General William Lytle,
Salmon P. Chase, and "Boss"
George B. Cox.
Special collection documents include the original Symmes
Purchase Agreement (1788) and the
Treaty of Greenville (1795) which
opened most of Ohio and southern
Indiana to white settlement.
Artifacts related to the settlement
of the region include a
Revolutionary War regimental standard that flew over Fort
Washington and a trail marker used
by General Anthony Wayne's
troops. Throughout its history, the
Society has actively collected materials relating to Cincinnati history.
In addition to standard reference works for the study of
United States history, the printed
works collection consists of approximately 40,000 books, 50,000 pamphlets, 140 newspaper titles, 350
broadsides, 300 periodical subscriptions, and a collection of ephemera.
A collection of more than 2,500
maps records the development of
eastern United States, Ohio, and
the Old Northwest Territory.
The manuscript department contains over 900 major and
several thousand smaller collections
including the personal papers of
early settlers, lawyers, politicians,
artists, and businessmen; and the
records of civic, educational, cultural, political, social, and financial
organizations.
The photograph collection
of 700,000 items includes
daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, glass lantern slides, post-
The new Reading Room of
the CHS Library, one of the
most significant historical
libraries in the region.
Archbishop of Uganda,
Yona Okoth (center) toured
the Museum Center during
his visit to see the Bishop of
Southern Ohio. Also pictured here are (from left):
Father Wayland E. Melton;
Laura Chace, CHS Director
of Public Access Services;
Father Benjamin MusokeLeubega; and E. Selean
Holmes, CHS Senior
Associate for Ethnic
Programs. Chace and
Holmes presented a copy of
Cincinnati: The Queen City
to the Archbishop in memory of his trip.
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cards, early and modern prints,
glass and film negatives, and a large
collection of slides. The newly
established Broadcast Archives also
offers a wide array of archival film
and video footage as well as audio
materials from old radio and TV
programs.
Approximately 80,000
drawings, blueprints, and renderings documenting over fifty nineteenth and twentieth century
Cincinnati architectural firms are
contained in the architectural
records collection. Also included in
this important collection are office
files, specifications, scrapbooks, and
the records of the Cincinnati
Chapter of the American Institute
of Architects.
Since 1986 the museum's
collections have tripled to approximately 15,000 three-dimensional
objects. Specific collections include:
Cincinnati made furniture, thirty
Cincinnati made machine tools,
printing equipment, early broadcasting artifacts, river and railroad
transportation artifacts, textiles and
industrial machinery.
Consisting of more than
500 works, the fine art collection
includes oil paintings by Henry
Mosler, Robert Duncanson,
Elizabeth Nourse, William
Sonntag, and Louis Vogt; a sculpture by Hiram Powers, eight original watercolors by John Caspar
Wild, and drawings of Cincinnati I
architecture and urban landscapes j
by E.T. Hurley. The collection is jj
further strengthened by several H
hundred lithographs by the
Strobridge and Hennegan companies of Cincinnati.
Among the Historical
Society's special collection
documents is the original
Symmes Purchase
Agreement of 1788.
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River-related artifacts and
more than thirty steamboat models
attest to Cincinnati's role as an
important river city in the 1800s,
and an outstanding Business
Archives collection documents early
industry and commerce of the
region. In addition to collecting,
the Business Archives provides local
companies technical advice regarding organization and preservation
of historical records. Extensive
company records, ledgers, and catalogs, as well as products, relate the
pride and talents of Cincinnati's
nineteenth century craftsmen.
Immigrants and ethnic groups are
represented, particularly
Cincinnati's strong German heritage, and reflected in collections of
social groups and the brewing
industry.
Industry collection groups
range from the metalwork of Miles
Greenwood's Eagle Iron Works (an
important munitions center during
the Civil War) to the machine tools
and heavy industry of the late
industrial revolution for which
Cincinnati has become world
famous. Included are significant
collections relating to Cincinnati's
printing industries.
Media professionals regularly utilize the services of
the CHS Library for
research. An avid library
user is Dan Hurley,
Channel 12.
The Cincinnati Historical Society
Approximately ninety percent of the collections are available
for research, exhibition, or loan.
Restrictions on use depend on the
rarity of an object or document,
conservation concerns, and exhibit
schedules. In addition to traditional
use by historians, journalists, and
genealogists, the collections are
broadly used internally by all CHS
departments. When planning
exhibits, curators extensively make
use of the collections. Staff members have used the collections in
their classroom presentations, tour
and docent training programs, textbooks, and in publishing the
Society's quarterly journal, Queen
City Heritage.
The current care and management of the collection is a collaborative effort between the curators, registrar, and conservator. The
library has been professionally managed since the 1930s. The first professionally-trained archivist was
hired in 1971 with professional
museum staff (curator and museum
director) joining CHS starting in
1986. In 1989 the Board of Trustees
approved a collection policy which
addressed collecting objectives,
acquisition procedures, accessioning, deaccessioning, loans, insurance, and collection ethics. In addition, a formal collections committee, comprised of the registrar,
curators, library director,museum
director, historian, and CHS director, was formed to meet monthly
to oversee collections management,
recommend policy, and implement
collection development.
The care and conservation
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of CHS collections are the responsibility of the CHS conservator and
curators. The Conservation
Department implements a comprehensive preservation program
designed to maintain the collections and to preserve these important materials for future generations. The department, in cooperation with the library and museum
curators, monitors handling practices and storage environment, and
manages an in-house conservation
laboratory. The staff repairs paper,
constructs protective enclosures,
encapsulates documents, and
repairs and binds books and pamphlets by hand. Library materials
too fragile for repair are microfilmed. The department also provides educational and consultation
services.
Overall the focus of CHS
collections has gradually evolved to
reflect the changing interest of historians and to mirror accurately the
diverse nature of Cincinnati audiences. More and more, the Society
endeavors to collect documents and
artifacts that represent ethnic and
cultural minorities, reform organizations, non-establishment political
groups, environmental organizations, sports clubs, teams, and
organizations. Gradually, through
groups such as the Black History
Advisory Committee, the Business
Archives, and the Broadcast
Archives, the collections at CHS
are becoming more broad-based
and more representative of the
community at large.
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History Comes To Life —
Exhibitions
James Beatty & Co. Pork
Merchant is just one of the
recreated buildings that
make the "Public Landing,"
within the permanent
exhibit, come alive.
The major objective of the
Society's exhibit program is to present an inclusive history of the city
that educates and entertains by
engaging visitors in an active experience. At the same time, the
Society seeks to present the city's
particular story into a broader
urban history context so that visitors walk away with a sense of place
and change over time. A variety of
techniques are used to communicate information to museum visitors, including re-created environments that immerse the visitor in
the past, audio-visual programs,
interactive games, and text panels
with tiered labels providing a
choice for the visitor interested in
The 94-foot long sidewheel
steamer is part of the grand
attraction of the permanent
exhibit's final gallery
"Queen of the West."
more information. Some of the galleries serve as stage sets for firstperson interpreters dressed in period clothing.
All of the Society's exhibits
have a sound research base and are
content, not object, driven. A good
illustration of the exhibit development process was demonstrated in
the planning for the permanent
exhibition. In 1989 the Society
spent six months forming an exhibit master plan for the 60,000 square
feet of space allotted for the permanent exhibit on the history of the
city. As the first step in the process,
staff members researched and
wrote position papers for the key
elements of the first phase of the
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permanent exhibition, "Cincinnati:
Settlement to 1860." As part of that
assignment, each staff member also
included copies of appropriate illustrations and lists of potential artifacts. The contract design firm used
these papers, illustrations, and artifacts as their guide in designing the
exhibits. This first phase has been
designed, built, and installed by
outside firms. Two more phases are
still needed to complete the
Cincinnati story.
Today, the Society offers
two large, long-term exhibits that
employ diverse exhibit formats.
The first is Cincinnati Goes to War:
A Community Responds to WWII,
a five year exhibit which opened in
April 1991. In 9,600 square feet,
three themes are presented:
"Doing Your Bit," "Plowshares
into Swords," and "Serving Uncle
Sam." Nine large artifacts dominate
the exhibit, including a 1923 streetcar which visitors can board.
Several hundred artifacts are displayed in artifact cases; panels of
photographs and labels; vintage
wartime posters; vignettes; and
audio visual programs.
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This exhibition engages,
entertains, and instructs.
Neither romantic, heroic,
nor celebratory, it stimulates remembering and
learning in human terms
accessible to a wide audience. . . . The Queen City
has mounted an exhibition
fit for royalty and commoners, a model worthy of
emulation.v
James Madison
(Indiana University)
Journal of American History
December, 1992
(in reference to the "Cincinnati
Goes to War" exhibit.)
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The second major exhibit is
Cincinnati: Settlement to I860, the
first phase of the permanent exhibit, opened in November 1991. This
exhibit depicts the history of
Cincinnati from its settlement in
1788 to 1860 when it was the largest
city west of the Alleghenies and the
third largest manufacturing center
in the country. Four galleries covering over 25,000 square feet incorporate text panels, reader rails, audiovisual programs, interactive environments, and four first-person
interpretation stations. The Early
Settlement gallery describes the
three initial settlements that
became Cincinnati: the Indian campaigns; the importance of Fort
Washington; and life on the
Southwestern Ohio frontier. In the
Regional Capital gallery, visitors
see how Cincinnati grew to
become the most important commercial center in the west by
encountering seven Cincinnati
boosters; viewing furniture, art,
and tools from the early 1800s; and
moving goods along a 50-foot canal
model. La Belle Riviere explains the
importance of the Ohio River as a
highway; presents the lives of early
rivermen; and includes a flatboat
that visitors can board. The final
gallery, Queen City of the West,
recreates the 1850s Public Landing
with fifteen buildings' facades; two
streets; the landing; the Ohio
River; and a 94- foot long sidewheel steamer.
One of the many unique
artifacts in the "African
Reflections" exhibit, this
bamboo slit drum was
played in chief's orchestra
and also used to transmit
messages.
"Its wonderful visual
images, spacious layout,
solid construction, and the
universal appeal of the
canal interactive, the
steamboat and landing,
and other features will certainly enhance return visits
and those visitors will continue to be enlightened by
the historical exhibit.3>
Michael J. Smith,
Director of the Putnam Museum,
Davenport, Iowa.
(in reference to the CHS
permanent exhibit.)
The Society has also presented several temporary exhibits.
In 1990, the museum opened with
three exhibits: a vintage vehicle
exhibit which featured nineteen
cars and trucks from the 1920s and
1930s; an exhibit of Winold Reiss
paintings and sketches; and pen and
ink sketches of Caroline Williams, a
local artist, whose work was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer
from 1932 to 1980. In 1991, four
temporary exhibits were produced,
including an exhibit on the six
championship seasons of the
Cincinnati Reds Baseball Club; a
"Cincinnati Sampler" that traced
the history of the city from the
1780s to the 1860s through paintings, furniture, and decorative art
and also commemorated The
Historical Society's 160th
Anniversary; one on African
American Pullman porters and redcaps who worked in Union
Terminal; and In the Line of Duty:
America's Disabled Veterans, a traveling exhibit sponsored by the
Disabled American Veterans
(DAV). In 1992, the Society presented an exhibit on Cincinnati
athletes who have competed in the
Olympics and an exhibit on landscape architect George E. Kessler,
designer of the Cincinnati park system. In addition, CHS co-sponsored three major traveling exhibits
with CMNH: First Encounters,
Silent Testimony, and African
Reflections: Art From Northeastern
Zaire. Exhibits planned for 1993
include special exhibits on
Cincinnati weddings, African
American community leaders, and
Cincinnati street games.
Former 1964 Olympian,
George Wilson, talks with
visitors in the special CHS
Olympic exhibit "Cincinnati
Goes for the Gold".
Hands-On" History
Public Programs
The Cincinnati Historical Society
1992 Annual Report
The Education Department
assumes significant responsibility
for the public programing of the
institution. The primary objective
of the department is to offer a wide
variety of educational and entertaining programs for diverse audiences. Programs are targeted to
specific groups and consider specific details including age, gender,
ethnicity, and skill levels. To ensure
that programs meet the needs and
interests of different individuals,
Since the opening of the
museum two years ago, most of the
education programs established,
center around the new exhibitions.
The exhibits are staffed at all times
with paid and volunteer interpreters to assist the visitor during
self-guided tours. Guided tours are
also available for groups and individuals by appointment or on
demand when possible. In addition
to third-person interpreters, the
museum presents a growing cast of
first-person character interpreters
who portray real historical
Cincinnatians. Dressed in period
clothing, these interpreters are stationed throughout the permanent
exhibition everyday. There are currently fifteen "characters" that represent four historical periods of
Cincinnati history created from
extensive primary research.
Other on-floor programs
include an audience participation
1940s«radio show in the museum's
recreated broadcast studio that is
regularly presented on weekends.
Interpreter-led activities, including
using one of ten "Trunks of
Discovery," thematic containers
filled with "hands-on" activities,
within the WWII exhibit are
offered periodically. Within the
"Early Settlement" exhibit, performances and demonstrations are
presented to the public in one of
the four galleries every weekend.
planning committees of community
representatives are created to provide important input. One example
includes three teacher committees
(composed of primary, middle, and
secondary teachers from public,
parochial, and private schools) that
assist in the development of all
school programs. In 1992, programs were developed and implemented by nine full-time staff
members, ten part-time adult staff
interpreters, ten part-time junior
r
f interpreters, twenty-five voider city tour guides, and eighty : volunteer museum interpreters.
>esi seller
Truman, was the guest
speaker at the 1992 Annual
Meeting, which welcomed
more than 300 people.
The Society is also committed to offering at least two adult
programs each month, and two
programs for young people each
month. During the summer, three
week-long sessions of Summer
History Camp for children are
offered. In addition, the Society, in
cooperation with the University of
Cincinnati, presents a monthly lecture series called "Seminar on the
City" which gathers a mixed audience of academic scholars, students,
staff and volunteers, and members.
The Society's Heritage Tour program also offers regular monthly
historical bus and walking tours of
Cincinnati and the region. These
tours are available to members and
the general public. CHS volunteers
and staff present slide programs to
local civic groups, and a monthly
live two-hour radio talk show produced jointly with WIZF-FM,
100.9.
School groups represent a
new challenge for the Society. In
addition to sponsoring Cincinnati
History Day, the Society now has
the capability of hosting comprehensive, structured school programs on-site. Schools can now
choose between six different thematic tours (two each for primary,
middle, and secondary grades) that
are interpreter-directed, last ninety
minutes, and include "hands-on"
activities. The Society also offers
guides for school bus tours of
Cincinnati's historically built environment.
CHS Staff Interpreter, Betsy
Craig, portrays "Mrs.
Hahn," and describes life at
Dunlap's Station in the
1790s.
Now that the Society's new
museum is fully-operational, the
biggest challenge for the Education
Department continues to be maintaining an important balance
between offering programs that fulfill the institution's educational
mission and are enjoyable as well.
As the organization seeks to attract
new audiences that have different
interests, different needs, and different skills, the programs offered
will, by necessity, be just as diverse
as the audiences we serve.
CHS kicked-off its new
"Seminar on the City" lecture series, co-sponsored
by the University of
Cincinnati Department of
History, with a presentation
by noted urban historian,
Richard Wade (center).
Standing with him are:
(from left) Zane Miller;
Judith Spraul-Schmidt;
President of UC, Joseph
Steger, and City
Councilman, Tyrone Yates.
Performers from Madcap
Productions present a puppet show on the Public
Landing. Puppet shows are
an example of the many
weekly performances and
demonstrations in the
museum.
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The Cincinnati Historical Society
1992 Annual Report
Behind The Scenes And
On The Front Lines
In 1992, the Society had a paid staff
of thirty-seven full-time and twenty-one part-time employees well
qualified for their positions in
terms of education, training, and
experience. While the paid staff at
the Society had grown and consistently become more professional,
the biggest boost came from a significant increase in the Society's
volunteer corps which makes much
of what the organization does possible. Today a corps of 256 volun-
In 1992, over 17,203 hours of
services were contributed to
CHS, specifically, nineteen
museum volunteers worked
1,400 hours conserving artifacts; thirty-two archives volunteers worked 2,953 hours
processing manuscript collections; 123 volunteer museum
interpreters worked 9,669
hours directing public programs; eight library volunteers worked 1,404 hours
organizing printed works and
graphs; sixty adminisi volunteers worked
1,525 hours organizing
events and promoting memberships; and twenty-three
Young Cincinnatian volunteers worked 250 hours orgaig and promoting special
ms. In addition, the
-four member Board of
es provide services at
j|ar board meetings and
Hal events, and serve on
ous planning and over-
and t a
mmittees.
The Society has also
received significant support from a
variety of community organizations
over the last few years. Two
groups, the Cincinnati Transit
Historical Association and the
Southwest Ohio Regional
Transportation Authority
>RTA), were instrumental in
restoring the museum's streetcar.
Numerous volunteers (many of
Manuscript Volunteers, one
of the many volunteer
opportunities at CHS,
process collections of documents in the CHS Archives.
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whom worked for the city) worked
over two years restoring the streetcar that today is valued at $200,000.
Retired employees from Aeronca
Aircraft and members of the
Experimental Aircraft Association
spearheaded restoration of the
museum's Aeronca airplane. A
third volunteer group, retired
Cincinnati machine tool workers,
has worked since 1986 acquiring
and restoring original Cincinnati
machine tool equipment. To date,
the group has acquired and
restored thirty machines.
Other community collaborations include volunteers who participate in the planning and development of the newly created
Broadcast Archives and the annual
CHS Broadcast Hall of Fame
Awards; collaboration with Junior
Achievement in co-sponsoring the
annual Greater Cincinnati Business
Hall of Fame; collaboration with
the Cincinnati Arts Consortium in
the annual Mayor's Breakfast commemorating the birth of Martin
Luther King; and lastly, volunteers
for three CHS support organizations (Women's Association, Black
History Advisory Group, and the
Young Cincinnatians) participate
fully in CHS activities.
One of the many varied
CHS Heritage Tours took
participants on a journey to
Madison, Indiana, to visit
the Cliff House Bed &
Breakfast.
1992 Broadcast Hall of
Fame Inductees
Red Barber
Lifetime Achievement
Nick Clooney
Benefactor of Broadcasting
Len Goorian
Al Schottelkotte
Charles "Buggs" Scruggs
Bob Shreve
Charles Vaughn
Ernest J. Waits, Sr.
Frank Wood, Sr.
Ruby Wright
State Senator, William
Mallory, received the "1992
Dream Keeper Award" at
the annual "Mayor's Martin
Luther King Day Breakfast."
The event was co-hosted by
The Cincinnati Historical
Society and the Cincinnati
Arts Consortium.
CHS Board President, Ted
Emmerich, and Trustee,
Valerie Newell, were
among the 500 guests of
"Starlite Expressions," the
Society's major annual
fundraiser.
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1992 Annual Report
Need For investment:
It's More Than Money,
It's Ownership
In a world growing increasingly complex and impersonal, people long for connections with their
roots, their community, and their
home. As a respository for our
municipal memories, The
Cincinnati Historical Society offers
many opportunities to make those
connections.
The development challenges and investment opportunities are plentiful. The need for
library automation, additional pub
lie programming, new exhibits, and
a top-notch staff are important to
the mission of collecting, preserving, and presenting stories of
Cincinnati's past.
As a private nonprofit organization, the Society has relied primarily on revenue from membg§y§
ships, donations, and endowment
income to cover operating costs.
Capital support was not considered
a real need until plans to become
an urban history museum were initiated.
One of the Society's first
major fund-raising cai
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gifts and other capital support were
put on hold for a short time while a
new capital campaign, designed to
develop the Museum Center, was
initiated.
At the same time, a variety
of special educational and publication programs attracted support
from local corporations and foundations helping to broaden the ongoing financial base. These efforts
continue. With the opening of the
Museum Center, the Society's budget expanded significantly.
Admission income, amounting to
more than $530,000 in fiscal year
source of revenue for the institution. But more market research
coupled with strong promotional
and advertising support is necessary
for continued growth.
The challenge for the
Society is clear. Projections indicate
that it will take at least two more
years before revenues from membership and general attendance will
increase enough to meet current
operating expenses. In fiscal year
1992, unrestricted gift support provided just 1 1.2 percent of our general operating budget. All sources
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grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities in
1981. In a relatively short time, the
Society succeeded in raising
S/5(),()(K) from individuals, corporations, and foundations. An
unprecedented effort, most of the
funds helped increase the endowment fund. The endowment doubled from $2.5 million to $5 million. With the new museum pro-
port, ncud to increase signtieantly.
In order for the Society to haveT
long term financial stability the
donor base must broaden. More
individuals, corporations, and foundations nc^\\ to take ownership in
order to appreciate fully this valuable and unique community
resource.
Yet, it's more than money.
WtM't of the process of taking ownership of community assets like the
Society's Library and Museum, is
boasting to your family, friends,
and neighbors about the wonderful
experiences offered through our
services. It's utilizing the programs
for children and adults. It's taking
advantage of one of the best
regional historical libraries in the
country. It's educating yourself and
your family to the wonders of the
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immigrants" of today's mobile society, CHS offers something for
everyone.
Your time and financial
investment in The Cincinnati
Historical Society becomes, an..
investment for the ftitureli
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Long-Range Plans: The
Future
The dream of becoming a
regional museum has been fulfilled,
yet there is still much that needs to
be done. Meeting the demanding
and diverse requirements necessary
for the renovation of Union
Terminal, and the creation of our
first permanent exhibits, were critical to defining a set of long-range
plans that best serve our mission.
The story of Cincinnati is incomplete and, in fact, now stops in the
1860s with the wonderful recreation of the Public Landing and the
steamboat, "Queen of the West."
However, we still have more than
100 years of our history to "bring
to life" through equally compelling
exhibits.
The growth and evolution
of the Society has been so rapid in
the last two years, one might think
it would be time to stop and catch
our breath. That, we cannot do.
What we can do, however, is map
out a strategic plan of exciting new
exhibits and programs to be developed at a more customary pace
than the whirlwind trip of the
recent years.
The Board of Trustees, in
cooperation with the Society staff,
is establishing priorities to insure
that all elements of a well-managed
operation are in place. Those elements include: a sound mission
statement, clear objectives, solid
market information and research,
professional execution of responsibilities, and a strong evaluation
process to be sure we are serving
the public in the best way possible.
Change is not always easy,
especially so many changes over a
short period of time. The demand
on the limited time, staff, and
financial resources have created
special opportunities and challenges. We must continue to strive
to do the best job possible to fulfill
our mission.
For the immediate future,
several issues arc being addressed:
•
Expansion of the membership
base. Annual membership provides a special value that today's
consumer is looking for.
• Development of a cohesive marketing plan to enhance general
visitation. This plan must work
in cooperation with all partners
of Museum Center and take
into consideration the individual needs of the Society.
• Constant evaluation of the programs being offered. Creativity
and imagination are needed to
offer quality experiences to
ensure repeat visits both by
members and the general pub•
Increasing private financial support. More individuals, corporations and foundations must take
an active role in the investment
and ownership of The
Cincinnati Historical Socier
Continuing research and development for the next two phases
of the permanent exhibits. Each
will require a significant capital
investment.
. Phase II: "Workers and the
Changing Workplace, 18501920" will examine the
development and growth of
four Cincinnati industries
that had national importance: machine tools, printing, garment-making, and
brewing and distilling.
. Phase III: "Cincinnati 1870
to the Present" will describe
how the city physically transformed when new forms of
transportation led to new
suburbs and a changing central city.
• The World War II exhibit, currently in the ramp space, is
scheduled to close near the end
of 1995, the 50th anniversary of
the end of WWII. A replacement for this exhibit is also
being planned.
• The library is in great need of
automation. Both library and
museum collections should be
put onto computer records for
greater access and to allow more
people to take advantage of our
resources. As with the two previous items, this is a major
expense and requires an infipv
sion of capital resources.
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This is not an exhaustive
list, nor one that analyzes the entire
scope of the organization. But it
provides a view of some of the
more important issues facing The
Cincinnati Historical Society for
the near future. We welcome your
thoughts and comments.
The Cincinnati Historical Society
1992 Special Programs
and Accomplishments
1992 Annual Report
Co-sponsor, with the Arts Consortium, of the Mayor's Martin Luther
King Day Breakfast
Exhibits co-sponsored with the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History
"First Encounters: Spanish Exploration and Colonization in
Florida and the Caribbean, 1492-1570"
"Silent Testimony: Prehistoric Earthworks of the Central Ohio
Valley," photographs by Alice Weston
"African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire"
Launched ethnic and cultural diversity programs
Sponsor of "History Day"
Host of the third annual "Broadcast Hall of Fame" Awards
First CHS "History Summer Camp" for children
"Cincinnati Goes for the Gold" Olympic exhibit opened
Co-sponsor, with Junior Achievement, of the second annual "Business
Hall of Fame" dinner
Annual Meeting and 1788 Club reception with guest speaker, David
McCullough, author of Truman
Began "Seminar on the City" series
"Tall Stacks at CHS" with daily lectures and music tying into the
city's Tall Stacks festival
"Landscape Architecture in Mid-America: The Vision of George
Kessler" exhibit opened with symposium
Sunday morning radio series with WIZF-FM began
Began "Weekend at the Museum" free demonstrations and entertainment in the exhibits
Gala/Auction "Starlite Expressions" with Rosemary Clooney
First annual celebration of Carter G. Woodson's birthday (founder of
Black History month)
First Kwanzaa (an African American Holiday) and Chanukah displays
Special Gala guest,
Rosemary Clooney, entertained guests beneath the
starlit Rotunda.
E. Selean Holmes, CHS
Senior Associate for Ethnic
Programs, conducted a twoday workshop on
"Preserving Your Family
History" at the "Black
Family Reunion."
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Winter 1992
All donors who contribute
unrestricted or special project support to
The Cincinnati Historical Society are
important to the growth and vitality of
CHS. Special appreciation is given to
1788 Club donors as they significantly
promote the Society's mission.
The following pages honor all
donors who invested in the Historical
Society between July 1,1991 and
June 30,1992.
Mrs. John Z. Herschede
Mr. Ronald Koetters
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Musekamp III
Mr. Paul D. Myers
Mrs. Louis Nippert
Mrs. Warner A. Peck, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. George Rieveschl
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Schiff
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Strader
Mrs. Elsie Holmes Warrington
Mr. John H. White
Mr. and Mrs. Carson R. Whiting
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Keeler
Mr. John F. Koons
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Jr.
Miss Frances R. Luther
Mrs. Kenneth Mahler
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. McMullen
Mrs. Henry G. Monning
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Nagel
Mr. and Mrs. Svet Nankovitch
Mr.and Mrs. Fletcher E. Nyce
Robert W. and Carol Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Ott
Mr. John Weld Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Rowe, Jr.
Mrs. William S. Rowe
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Schloss, Sr.
Miss Mary Louise Schroth
Mrs. Robert D. Van Fossen
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver W. Waddell
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Charles Watters
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Westheimer
Mr. Harris K. Weston
Mrs. Warren R. Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Zimmerman
Timothy E. Hoberg, and Caryl Yzenbaard
Mr. Rowland Hopple
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Hopple, Jr.
Mr. Bannus B. Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Jacobs
Mr. Albert H. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Kalnow
Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Keating
Dr. Jules I. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Klinedinst
Mrs. Olga S. Krausser
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kyte, Jr.
Mrs. William N. Liggett
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Lindberg
Mr. Kenneth A. Lohr
Mr. and Mrs. John P. March
Ruth A. & W.O. Mashburn Jr.
Mr. Cortland J. Meader
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Meyer
Mrs. Philip M. Meyers, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan E. Montgomery
Mr. Arthur Motch
Rev. and Mrs. Chris Neely
Valerie L. Newell, and Timothy Smith
Mr. William L. Nimmo
Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Partridge
Mrs. Lawrence M. Paul
Judge John W. and Janet Peck
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pepper
Mr. Joseph A. Pichler
Mr. Robert L. Pohl
Mrs. John Reaherman
Mr. Brian H. Rowe
Dr. Eugene L. Saenger
Mr. Gordon H. Sandberg
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Sandier
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Schiff
Mr. Marvin H. Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Sloneker
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stahl, Jr.
Mrs. Paul W. Steer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Steiner
Mr. Raymond Steinher
Mr. Joseph S. Stern, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Charles Straus
Carl and Eleanor Strauss
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Street
Mr. Stuart Bruen Sutphin, Jr.
Mr. David E. Taylor
Dr. John M. Tew, Jr.
Mr. Charles M. Townsend
Mrs. J. Frederick Vogel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Westheimer
Ms. Dorothy Mack Williams
Mrs. John H. Wulsin
Mr. Frederick Ziv
The 1788 Club
Ft. Washington Society
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Bartlett
Lela and George Brown
Mrs. Ruth C. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Cavally
Mrs. Richard R. Deupree, Jr.
Dr. Frederick A. Hauck
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill W. Hazelton
Founders Society
Dr. Compton Allyn
Mr. Vincent H. Beckman
Mrs. Byron E. Boyer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Conway
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Dinsmore
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Downing
Mrs. William D. Ehlers
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Emmerich
Mr. Oliver M. Gale
Mrs. Robert W. Gwinner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hartkemeier
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Johnson
Pioneers Society
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Allen
Mr. Edwin L. Artzt
Mrs. Charles M. Barrett
Mrs. William Procter Bell
Mrs. William M. Blaine
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Breidster
Dr. and Mrs. George M. Callard
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Castleberry
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Clooney
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace T. Collett
Mr. J. Rawson Collins
Mr. and Mrs. V. Anderson Coombe
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Crowley
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Dahlman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Davidson
Mrs. John R. Deupree
Mr. William O. DeWitt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Elkus
Mr. Robert Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Charles Fleischmann
Gene F. Gaines
Patricia Gaines
Mrs. Robert M. Galbraith III
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gantt
Mr. and Mrs. Philip O. Geier, Jr.
Mrs. Lynne Meyers Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Gross, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil M. Hahl
Ms. Jeanne Hater
Mr. George Ebersole Heekin
Ms. Sandra W. Hermann
Mrs. Mark Paul Herschede
In Memoriam
Kathryn Hosford Hamilton
John Z. Herchede
Mark P. Herschede
William N. Liggett
Louis Nippert
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Queen City Heritage
Corporate Members
Sponsor
Business Booster
GE Aircraft Engines
The Procter & Gamble Company
SchifF, Kreidler-Shell
Anderson Publishing Company
At-Chem
Aurora Casket Company, Inc.
The G.A. Avril Company
BBI Marketing Services, Inc.
Casco Products Inc.
Castellini Company
Cincinnati Allergy Center Inc.
Cincinnati Cordage & Paper Company
Cincinnati Sign Supplies, Inc.
Cintech Industrial Coatings Inc.
Coopers & Lybrand
Crosset Family Fund of Gr. Cinti. Fdn.
Dover Corporation/OPW Division
Edge Graphics
Ernst & Young
F & W Publications, Inc.
Alex Fries & Brothers, Inc.
The Galbreath Company
G & J Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
Gibson Foundation, Inc.
Globe Business Interiors
Graeter's Inc.
The Habegger Corp.
Hader Hardware
Ray Hamilton Company
The Hill & Griffith Company
Hilltop Basic Resources, Inc.
Hixson, Inc.
Johnston Paper Company
RA. Jones & Company, Inc.
Kendall-Futuro Company
KPMG Peat Marwick
Macke Brothers Inc.
Main Auction Galleries, Inc.
Mazak Corporation
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
The Merten Company
Momentum Graphics
The Ohio National Life Insurance Co.
Omni Netherland Plaza
Orchem Inc.
Antonio Palazzolo Company
PDT & Co., Architects
Phoenix Presentations Inc.
The William Powell Company
James River Corp.-Flexible Packaging Grp
Ruthman Pump & Engine Company
Sakrete Inc.
J. Sawyer Company
Blue Chip
American Financial Corporation
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
The Drackett Products Company
Fifth Third Bank
The Kroger Company
Marion Merrell Dow Inc.
PNC Bank
The E.W. Scripps Company
Star Bank
Patron
Adam Wholesalers, Inc.
Arthur Andersen & Company
Chemed Corporation
Cincinnati Bell Telephone
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Inc.
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Deloitte & Touche
First Savings Bancorp
Forrec International Corporation
Frisch's Restaurants
The Hennegan Company
Hill Top Research, Inc.
Andrew Jergens Foundation
Klosterman's Baking Company
Frank Messer & Sons Construction Co.
The Midland Company
Price Waterhouse
ROTEX INC.
Sencorp
Sterling Cut Glass Company, Inc.
Suburban Federal Savings Bank
United Dairy Farmers
U.S. Shoe Corporation
Thomas E. Wood, Inc.
Xomox Corporation
Seasongood & Mayer
South-Western Publishing Company
Spear Inc.
Sportsman's Market
Stevenson Photo Color Company
The Ralph J. Stolle Company
Talsol Corporation
A. Topicz & Sons
Truck Cab Manufacturing, Inc.
The Union Central Life Insurance Co.
U.S. Precision Lens, Inc.
The Western-Southern Life Ins. Co.
Wyler Management Group
Regular
AD EX International, Inc.
A-F Industries, Inc.
American Laundry Machinery, Inc.
American Micro Products Inc.
Amity Unlimited
Arnold's/Grammer's Restaurants
Auto Vehicle Parts Co.
Baker Concrete Construction Inc.
Basco Co.
Baxter Hodell Donnelly Preston, Inc.
BB Riverboats
Denis L. Back & Assoc, Inc.
Berman Printing Company
Buckley Manufacturing Company
Busken Bakery, Inc.
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.
Cincinnati Country Day School
Cincinnati Fan and Ventilator Company
The Cincinnati Gear Company
Cincinnati Law Library Association
The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company
The Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc.
City View Tavern
Clopay Corporation
The A.B. Closson Jr. Co.
Comey & Shepherd, Inc.
Connector Manufacturing Company
Court Index Press
Richard B. Cross & Associates, Inc.
The Fred B. De Bra Company
Duro Bag Manufacturing Company
The Dyment Company
The Franklin Savings & Loan Company
Fujitec America, Inc.
Gentry Shops
Gillman Knitwear Company
Globe Furniture Galleries
Gradison Financial Services
The Hamilton Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Heckman-Butterfield, Inc.
Hogan, Nolan & Stites
ILSCO Corporation
J. Jay Products Co.
The Johnson Electric Supply Co.
The David J. Joseph Company
K-D Lamp Company
Kluener Packing Company
The C.J. Krehbiel Company
LeBlond Makino Machine Tool Company
Maescher Industries, Inc.
McAlpin's/Mercanrile Stores
Robert G. McGraw & Company
Meier's Wine Cellars
Merit Savings Association
The Mutual Manufacturing & Supply Co.
National Business Services, Inc.
National Exemplar Restaurant
Netherland Rubber Company
Obara Corp.
O.K.I. Systems, Inc.
Paramount's Kings Island
The Perry & Derrick Company
Phototype Engraving Company, Inc.
The Provident Bank
QC Type, Inc.
Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis
Richards Industries
Rochford Kennedy and Company Ltd.
Scot Business Systems
Charles F. Shiels & Company
Sibcy Cline, Inc., Realtors
Terrace Hilton
Rose Tomlinson, CLU, ChFC
20th Century Air Conditioning Company
U.S. Medical Corporation
Varland Metal Service, Inc.
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.
The Witt Company
Xtek, Inc.
Zellerbach A Mead Company
Lawrence Zink, Inc.
The CW. Zumbiel Company
Contributors to the Society's Funds
Zachary Albers
Walter E. Albrecht
Michael K. and Lisa C. Allen
Dennis Allison
Paul Amatangelo
Griffin S. and Carolyn B. Anders
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andriot
Apollo Heating and Air Conditioning
Senator Stan J. Aronoff
Arby's Restaurants
Thomas A. Archer
Ralph and Kristine Arencibia
Robert and Constance Arner
Aufdemkampe Hardware Company
Avon Products Foundation, Inc.
Denis L. Back & Assoc, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bailey
Todd H. Bailey
Gary and Susan Balser
Diane E. Bartley
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Batterberry
Carl and Leslie Baur
Thomas and Bonnie Beal
Kenneth L. Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Bedinghaus
Lori Anne Beimesche
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Benedict
William M. Berger
Irene Sandra and Donald Y. Bernard
Dr. and Mrs. David I. Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Bill
David and Karen Bird
David P. and Nancy Leigh Bitter
George R. and Mary C. Blake
Marion A. Blank
Ann Lee Bodnar
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Borne
Salvador and Josephine Bove
James J. and Mary T. Brady
Douglas K. Braun
Loring and Kathleen Braverman
Paul Breidenbach
John and Doris Brinker
Maria Brock
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Brooke
Mrs. Alexander Brown
Richard Broxon
Brenda L. Bryant
Leland K. Bulger
James W. Bullock
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bunnell
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Burkart
Jerome A. and Martha B. Burkhart
Ms. Daisie L. Busken
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byles
Scott and Debbie Calardo
Bert Cameron
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Campbell
J. Michael Campbell
Jill Cantleberry
Louis and Linda Carlo
Gerald J. and Janis L. Carlson
Carmen G. Carrara
Cast-Fab Technologies Inc.
Nelda C. Chandler
Mr. W. Rowell Chase
Mr. Frederick H. Chatfield
Cincinnati Steel Products Company
George and Virginia Clark
R Kerry and Norah J. Clark
Rodney L. and Susan L. Cober
Lauren Cohen
Anita L. Colglazier
Continental Mineral Processing Company
Mark E. Cook
R Jerome Cook
Mr. and Mrs. V. Anderson Coombe
Carolyn Coomes
The Corbett Foundation
Donald and Sue Corken
Mr. Brent A. Cotrone
John and Harriet Courter
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Cowgill
Gayle L. Cramer
Susan D. Cranley
Michael R and Amy S. Creamer
Terry and Cynthia Crilley
James and Carolyn Crumpler
Gary J. and Barbara S. Cummins
Louis E. and Mary Lou Curran
Charles J. and Anne L. Cusick
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Dahlman
Thomas C. Danisi
Joseph M. Davidoski
K. Meg Davis
Francis DeJoseph
Thomas J. Diesel
Deloitte & Touche
Mrs. Richard R Deupree, Jr.
Carrie E. Dillon
Gina M. DiMario
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Dirr
Walter P. Dolle Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dumford
Early American Glass Club
Carol L. Easley
Richard and Elizabeth Easley
The C. Eberle Sons Company
Lynn A. Ebersole
Jerry and Debbie Edgington
Kathleen M. Edwards
Andrew and Mary Egloff
Mrs. William D. Ehlers
Ehmke Movers Inc.
Robert Eidus and Lauren Shub
Elder-Beerman Stores Corp.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Elkus
Patrick Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Emmerich
Paul M. Engelhart
Edmund and Mary Ann Escudero
Estate of Myranda Gradolf
Edward and Nicola Eyre
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Faller
Jim D. and Diane S. Fein
Mrs. James Ferguson
James S. Ferguson
George E. Fern Company
Thomas A. Fessell
Adam and Tina Feuer
Dick J. and Donna K. Fiehrer
Mary Field
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fischer
Steve and Kelley A. Fisher
Mary E. Flamm
Fleischmann Foundation
John A. Flippen
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Foster
James P. and Zola B. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. John Frank
Carol Franken
Carol K. French
Shirley M. Froelicher
Robert C. and Marion D. Funk
Mrs. Robert M. Galbraith III
Garden Club of Cincinnati
Brenda Gardner
Gardner Publications, Inc.
Timothy A. and Susan R Garry
Dr. Peter J. Geier
Marie Gemelli-Carroll
Walter and Linda Getz
Daryl L. and Pam Gildenblatt
Kathleen A. Gilkey
Pamela J. Gillon
Jocelyn Glass
Dr. and Mrs. Mark J. Goddard
Thomas and Diane Goldman
Elizabeth Goldsmith
Mark and Linda Gooch
Ann Marie and Robert L. Gorman
Terry L. and Susan L. Grambsch
Robert and Fay Granger
David and Kathy Greenhalgh
Greiwe, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Grover
Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Guckenberger
Mrs. Robert W. Gwinner
Jerry and Deanna Hacker
Donald and Anne Hagedorn
Richard D. and Ellen D. Hamm
Wendell and Gloria Hamm
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Robert A. Harper
William Harris and Thad Good
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hartman
Lois A. Hartoin
George Hauck
John Hauck Foundation
Dr. Frederick A. Hauck
Art Hauser Insurance Inc.
John W. and Carrie K. Hayden
Jeanne C. Hayes
James L. and Barbara Haynes
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill W. Hazelton
Mary Louise Heckel
Mr. and Mrs. BUI A. Heidrich
H.J. Heinz Foundation
Paul E. and Nancy P. Heisel
Thomas S. Heldman
Douglas and Kathryn Hendrickson
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hennessey
Mark A. and Jennifer Hensler
James C. and Michelle L. Hensley
Debra Hettesheimer
Roger W. Heuck
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Hickenlooper
Edward A. and Patricia Hiler
Jane Hill
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Hiltz
James F. Himebaugh
Leon Hirschberg
William F. and Sharon H. Hitchcock
Clayton A. and Ethel J. Hock
Jack E. and Nadine J. Hodell
Mel T. and Anna M. Hoffmann
Peter Holland
Skip and Linda Holmes
A. Gray and Nancy K. Holterhoff
Tom and Terry Honebrink
Charles and Mary Hood
Hook-SupeRx, Inc.
Roy F. Hord
Jack E. and Karen Horrell
Robert and Helen Howe
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Huber
Sharon Hubert
Thomas E. Huenefeld
Lynda Huey
Michele T. Hughes
Michael Hunter
Dr. Peggy Hunter
Paul Edward Hurtubise
Emily B. and Bobbie and Pete Ire
Mrs. Robert F. Ives, Jr.
Charlotte A. Jackson
Delwood and Anne Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jackson
Donald and Margaret Jacoby
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jenkins
Dale R. and Diane S. Jenkins
Barbara Jennings
Doug and Margaret Johnson
Paul and Terry Johnson
Ruth Ann Johnson
Sarah Raup Johnson
Mrs. S. J. Johnson
William S. and Mary H. Johnson
John B. and D. Joann Johnston
Robert and Phyllis Johnstone, Jr.
Wilbur D. Jones
Alan R. and Sabina Kabakoff
Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Karpen
Barbara Kartak
Paul E. Keck and Ms. Susan McElwain
Sumana Keener
Dr. Frank W. and Wilma A. Kellogg
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kelly
Paul J. and Carolyn G. Kemper
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kemper
Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy
Terry and Sherri Kennedy
Roger and Joann Kersh
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kier
Dr. E. A. Kindel, Jr.
Michael D. Kitchen
Nancy A. Klayer
Joseph and Cyndi Klein
Dr. and Mrs. Richard R. Klene
Richard G. and Martha D. Kline
Jeff and Mary Ann Knoop
Stephen C. Koegel
A. W. and Sharon Koehlinger
David L. Koehnke
K. Koesters, and A. McDonald
Norbert E. and Jean Koopman
Philip J. and M. Cordelia Koplow
David J. and Christine A. Krings
Paul W. and Dorothy E. Krone
Mr. Kulwin and Ms. Brown
John and Ann Kummer
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kyte, Jr.
James and Lupita Laber
Mardi LaForce
Michael S. Laming
Eric H. and Therese M. Lampl
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Lanier
Robert Lanzit
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lauf
Orville Lee
Paul and Lucy S. Leffler
George and Donna Leonard
Mrs. William E. LeMay
Mrs. Milton W. Lepper
Paul J. and Susan B. Levy
Richard and Peggy Lien
David and Donna Lienhart
W. Mark Lingen
Mrs. A.E. Lippelman, Jr.
Jonathan R. and Nancy S. Lippincott
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Lipps
Guadalupe M. Lopez-Tilsley
Jack L. and Kathleen M. Lordo
Louise Taft Semple Foundation
Howard N. and Denise Lucas
William E. Lucas
Nancy R. Lundquist
Boris Lushniak
Steve Lydy
Ronald and Cynthia Lynn
Joseph and Libbey Macke
D. Duane and Cindi Malloy
Dr. Jacob R. Marcus
Marsh & McLennan Inc.
Robert W. Marsh
Kathleen Martin
Mrs. Graham E. Marx
Robert J. Marzheuser
Steve and Anita Mazza
Peter McBride and Gail Cooley
Deborah McCall
Stephen McCarthy
Dr. and Mrs. John J. McDonough
Roy W. and Jill A. McGuire
Bruce and Carole Mclntosh
Carol McLaughlin
Robert J. and Terry McSorley
Katherine A. Mears
Richard C. Melfi
Anthony F. Melink
Jim and Kathy R. Merrell
Jerry Mersch
Doris Metcalfe
Joan E. Mettey
Philip O. Metz
Richard and Ann Meyer
Joseph A. and Anna B. Milburn
John Miller
Lynn S. Miller
Dr. Michael E. and Barbara R. Miller
Robert V. and Elaine L. Miller
Michael D. and Julia M. Milone
Andrew B. and Priscilla K. Minkin
William A. and Susan S. Minton
Robert and Beverly Mohat
Mrs. Henry G. Monning
James E. and Nancy A. Moore
Patricia A. Moore
Jeffrey and Barbara Morgan
Will and Rosina Mueller
William and Barbara Mueller
Mary Mulligan
Elizabeth Ann Murray
The Bill Muster Foundation
Paul D. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Myers
Thomas M. and Kimberly A. Navaro
William and Betty Nead
Karen J. Newberne
Gerald E. Newfarmer
The Nielsen Lithographing Company
Catherine and Terry Nippert
Adam Nixon
Allen H. Noiman
Bernard J. and Patricia J. Nolan
Noonday Club
Cynthia Noran
Alverna E. Nored
Mr. and Mrs. Mick Norton
Mr.and Mrs. Fletcher E. Nyce
Mrs. E. J. Obermeyer
Jack O'Connor
Alan E. Oestreich and Family
Dr. Jordan Ohl
Melissa I, Panzeca
Mrs. Hall C. Park
Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Park
Joyce and Don Parrott
Mrs. Lawrence M. Paul
John Weld Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Peerless
Mrs. J. H. Pennington, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Ambrose Perduk
William C. and Rosie V. Peregrin
Dr. Harold and Shirley G. Pescov
Norman E. and Caroline N. Phethe
Carola F. Pickrel
Meryl S. Pilder
Owen Pincumbe
Luis and Cindy Pinto
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Pogue
Osman and Suna Polat
Steven K. Pollack and Ruth G. Crump
Suann Pollock
Joseph T. and Veda K. Powell
John E. Prues
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Prues
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Pujol
Drs. Ambrose and Mary Puttmann
James W. and Kathleen A. Ragle
Michael A. and Beverly J. Ralston
Arthur J. and Virginia A. Ranz
Daniel P. and Patricia A. Rathman
Doyle Raulston
Peter Rebold & Son, Inc.
Robert V. Reid
Virginia C. Remke
Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis
Julius C. Reynolds
Richards Industries
Rick and Janice Richards
William and Shirley Richards
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Richardson
Steve and Carol Richter
Dr. Mary M. Riestenberg
Mrs. Owen F. Riley
Douglas and Susan Bitter
Richard and Christine Robb
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rollman II
John W. and Mary H. Rose
Christina J. Rosenberg
Edward J. Rossman
Robert H. Roth
Roger D. Roth
Rev. Edward L. Rudemiller
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Ruehlmann
Robert H. and Margaret Ruffing
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Rusk
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Russell
Carolyn Russo
Clint and Susan Schertzer
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schlecht
Neal L. and Mary Schlintz
Dolores R. Schmitz
The E.W. Scripps Company
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schnabel
Suzanne K. Schneller
Susan C. Schock
Kenneth E. Schubeler
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Schwartz
Theodore L. Schwartz
O. D. Schwegel
Stephen and Jo Ann Schweitzer
Susan Schwietering
Dan Scroggins and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Sebastian
Sexton & Company, Inc.
Jan E. Shaffer
Ronald B. Shapiro
James Sherman
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Sherman
William Shula
Ms. Luisa C. Shupe
Rosa Sierra
Iola O. Silberstein
Jeremy F. Simpson
Mrs. Robert O. Simpson
Richard I. Sininger
Mr. and Mrs. William Sloneker
M. Kathleen Smith
Merle L. and Nancy A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smith
Ronald and Kay Smith
Robert and Patricia Snider
Southport Advisors, Inc.
Ann Sowar
Nick J. Sowar
Michael B. Spaulding
Emily T. Spicer
Paul N. and Marcy K. Stacy
Katie W. Stafford
Joan L. Stark
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Stefanik
Eldon and Patricia Steiner
John and Lucy Steritz
Douglas and Wendy Sterling
Mr. Joseph S. Stern, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stern
Mrs. George P. Stimson
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Stoehr
Bill and Elena M. Stothfang
Dr. Stephen A. and Tina J. Strauss
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Streithorst
Peter A. and Sally W. Strunk
Tom and Elaine Swindling
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Taylor
Herbert S. Taylor
Ralph and Sandra Taylor
Taylor Distributing Company
Stephen L. and Dorothy G. Taylor
Charles Temple
John E. Tennant
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Tesdahl
Dr. John S. Thayer
Elaine Thomas
Jeffrey N. and Lynda A. Thomas
John M. and Florence E. Thompson
Dr. Paul E. Thomson
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thorpe
Richard and Susan Tiemeier
David E. Tillis
Judith H. Tooley
Kevin Trapani and Mary Beth Groene
Tri-State Sweeteners
Todd W. and Nancy J. Van Beck
Kedrin E. Van Steenwyck
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Vance
Robert D. and Frances Vashon
Jana Vaught
Edward Vegso
Robert and Carol Vidal
Abbie J. Von Schlegell
Richard L. and Charlotte B. Voss
Walter and Sue Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. K. Duane Wait
Donna Walkington
Charles Wallace
Mrs. Landon L. Wallingford
Wallingford Coffee Company
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Walson
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Charles Watters
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weaver
Robert H. Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Webster
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Weis
Kenneth Wehmeyer and Sandra Wetzel
Robert P. Weingartner
Anne E. Weinkam and John O. Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Wenker
Dr. Elmer C. Werner
Michael Westerbeck
Daniel and Susan White
John H. White
Wilfred and Patricia White
Charlotte Whitfield
Edith R. Wiesen
Dr. Lowe H. and Martha Belle Wiggers
Gene and Peggy Wiggs
Dorothy Mack Williams
Gary and Linda Willig
Oscar and Carol Willingham
Richard A. and Oma L. Wilson
Richard P. Windisch
Toni K. Winston
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wissinger
Samuel Womble
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wrassman
Gerald G. Yates
Sandra A. Zentmeyer
Clifford and Barbara Zepf II
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Zesch
Anna M. Zinn
Joan Zumbiel
Carolina L. Zurlage
Exhibit Sponsors
Cincinnati Goes to War
Ashland Oil, Inc.
The Penn Central Corporation
Landscape Architecture in MidAmerica: The Vision of George
Kessler
Universal Contracting Corporation
Frank Messer & Sons
Cincinnati: Settlement to 1860s
The Central Trust Company, N.A.
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.
Fifth Third Bank
Hillshire Farm & Kahn's Company
The Julifs Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Marion Merrell Dow Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Company
Star Bank
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Strader IV
We gratefully acknowledge the
continual support of our many
members. However, due to
space considerations, we will
not be able to print a membership list in this issue of the
Queen City Heritage/Annual
Report.