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John O'Mic, a Native American implicated in a murder, is first person to be executed in Cleveland. 1813. Oliver Hazard Perry wins the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-in-Bay. Cleveland's first courthouse completed. 1814. Cleveland receives its charter as a village 23 December. Lorenzo Carter dies.
- Project History
- Origin of The Project
- Publication of The First Edition
- Publication of A Second, Expanded Edition
- Costs and Structure
- Moving to The World Wide Web
- Current Status
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History project represents a unique and important connection between Case Western Reserve University, The Western Reserve Historical Society and the northeastern Ohio community. Originating in the university's Department of History, the Encyclopedia represents the contributions of hundreds of academic scholars and tale...
In the late 1970s Mr. HOMER WADSWORTH, the director of theCLEVELAND FOUNDATION, suggested to Professor DAVID D. VAN TASSEL of CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYthat he author a new history of the city of Cleveland. Van Tassel quickly came to the conclusion that the complexity of urban history dictated that the book be constructed as an encyclopedia ut...
Seven years later, in the fall of 1987 Case Western Reserve University, working through Indiana University Press, published the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. The 1128-page single-volume work, containing more than 3,000 articles, was the first modern study of an American city published in encyclopedic format. As such, it received very positive ...
Van Tassel did not conceive of the Encyclopedia as a static entity, but as a database that could be corrected, expanded, and periodically reissued. Following the publication of the first edition a series of small grants permitted the project to continue and to focus on the publication of a series of four illustrated histories relating to various as...
The project was expensive and complex. Between 1980 and 1996 senior editor David Van Tassel spearheaded an effort that raised $1.2 million needed to pay writers, staff, and help subvent publications costs. Hundreds of writers contributed to the project. Faculty from the Department of History routinely served on an editorial oversight board while co...
During the preparation of the second edition a new, powerful, information technology, the World Wide Web, came into common use. That technology, which fostered the transmission of information over the internet and, more importantly, allowed text, photographs, and other information bearing media to be electronically hyperlinked, seemed ideal to the ...
John J. Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Associate Professor of Applied History currently serves as editor of the on-line version of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History/Dictionary of Cleveland Biography. The Krieger Mueller chair (a joint position with the Western Reserve Historical Society) was created, in part, to provide a position to oversee th...
30 de jun. de 2019 · But as Cleveland’s historic cemetery celebrates its 150th anniversary with a year of celebrations and events, President and CEO Katharine Goss is out to spread the word that Lake View welcomes ...
Stephen Vincent Moore, actor, born 11 December 1937, died 4 October 2019. More about Stephen Moore Douglas Adams Harry Enfield Judi Dench The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
12 de out. de 2019 · Stephen Moore, best known as the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android in 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' has died. He was 81-years-old.
4 de out. de 2019 · Known For. The Boat That Rocked. Clockwise. A Bridge Too Far. The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Under Suspicion. Brassed Off. A Christmas Carol. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Acting. Stephen Moore was a talented British actor known for his contributions to various forms of entertainment.
A British actor who portrayed two of television’s most memorable fathers, Moore starred in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (1985) and as Kevin the Teenager’s dad in Harry Enfield and Chums (1997-1998). He also memorably voiced Marvin the paranoid android in the original radio series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1978-1980) and its television adaptation (1981). Read Stephen ...
