June 28th 2023: FreshWater
Freshwater Cleveland Spotlights 2023 Celebration of Preservation Awardees
June 19th 2023: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland Restoration Society, Association of African American Cultural Gardens add another stop on Cleveland Civil Rights Trail at 2023 Juneteenth Celebration
June 14th 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com reports: Cleveland Restoration Society and Association of African American Cultural Gardens partner to increase tally on Cleveland Civil Rights Trail at Juneteenth Festivities
June 5th 2023: News 5 Cleveland
Cleveland Restoration Society grant funding for Cory United Methodist Church receives coverage from, Cleveland news leader and ABC affiliate, News 5
May 3rd 2023: Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cleveland Restoration Society hold Civil Rights Trail Marker Unveiling Ceremony at Glenville High School, honoring Martin Luther King Jr’s “Rise Up Speech” to students in 1967.
April 30th 2023: Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 highlights Civil Rights Trail Marker Ceremony where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his 1967 “Rise Up Speech.”
April 29th 2023: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland 19 News’ Sia Nyorkor follows Cleveland Restoration Society and the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail at Glenville High School Ohio Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous 1967 “Rise Up” Speech encouraging voter registration.
April 28th 2023: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland provided advance coverage of the Ohio Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony and Program held at Glenville High School. The marker added to the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s visit on April 26th in 1967 and his call to young people to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
April 26th 2023: FreshWater
Fresh Water Cleveland tells why Glenville High School is deserving of a stop along on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and what to expect at the unveiling, including a replay of Dr. King’s 1967 speech urging youth to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
February 15th 2023: FreshWater
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted Cleveland Restoration Society’s Black History Month webinar featuring Professor Nishani Frazier, associate professor of history and American studies at the University of Kansas. Frazier spoke on the long arch of political activism among Black Clevelanders—from the time around the city’s founding to the modern civil rights era—and how its rich history is reflected in present day happenings, including Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
February 14th 2023: The Land Cleveland
This Land Cleveland article shines a light on the first known Civil Rights Trial project in the North with an emphasis on the people at the forefront of justice for African Americans in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.
February 3rd 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com reports on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and the shared passion among preservationists and local historians to recognize Cleveland’s role in the quest for justice.
February 1st 2023 : WKYC Studios
Dr. Aaron G. Fountain , Jr. speaks to Joe and Hollie from WKYC Studios about Black History Month, and the Cleveland Restoration Society’s work on the Civil Rights Trail in Cleveland.
January 17th 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com publishes news of major grant funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to address the physical structures and historical assets of Cory United Methodist Church and East Mount Zion Baptist Church.
October 25, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
Coverage of the third historical marker unveiling recognized the Ludlow Community Association (LCA).
September 13, 2022: FreshWater
Announcement of $50,000 grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) to support a planning study to create a brick-and-mortar fund for historic Black churches in Cleveland.
September 16, 2022: Cleveland.com
Highlighting our work to get Cory United Methodist Church, which has served the Glenville community for 100 years and has had its share of history making moments, on the National Register of Historic Places.
June 23, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
Coverage of Cleveland History Days that highlighted our event in partnership with Cory United Methodist Church.
TV20 recorded the Carl B. Stokes marker unveiling at Cleveland City Hall.
June 13, 2022: Cleveland Scene Magazine
Scene Magazine covered the Carl B. Stokes Civil Rights Trail marker unveiling ceremony.
June 8, 2022: Fox 8
Fox 8 showcased the Carl B. Stokes marker unveiling ceremony.
June 8, 2022: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland 19 News showcased the Carl B. Stokes historical marker that was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall.
June 8, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland recognized the Carl B. Stokes a historical marker on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail that was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall.
June 7, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland promoted the Carl B. Stoke marker unveiling ceremony.
May 24, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland featured the 75 Public Square Apartments, the winner of the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Celebration of Preservation award of excellence of distinguished restoration and rehabilitation.
May 7, 2022: The Medina Gazette
The Medina Gazette featured the McDowell-Phillips House, the winner of the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Celebration of Preservation award of excellence for leadership in preservation.
April 14, 2022: Chagrin Valley Today
The Blacksmith Shop on Bell Street has been nominated for a Cleveland Restoration Society award for outstanding historic preservation.
March 12, 2022: The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the benefit of receivership for historic preservation.
March 4, 2022: The Land
The Land interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church.
February 25, 2022: Let’s Talk Cuyahoga Podcast
Guests Kathleen H. Crowther, President of Cleveland Restoration Society, and Dr. Donne Whyte, Lecturer at Cleveland State University, discuss the role Cuyahoga County played in the Civil Rights Movement and the work being done to preserve its significance for future generations.
February 15, 2022: Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 showcased the new Ohio historical marker outside the Cory, as it is now the first stop on Cleveland’s first African American Civil Rights Trail, a project of the Cleveland Restoration Society.
February 14, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland shared the news that the next three sites of the Cleveland Civil Rights trail were chosen and are the John G. Pegg House and Ludlow Community Association straddling Cleveland’s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood and Shaker Heights, Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church in Glenville, and Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Fairfax.
February 9, 2022: Fox 8
Fox 8 highlighted the restoration efforts of Cory United Methodist Church. The 2020 Conditions Assessment prepared by the CRS Sacred Landmarks Support Initiative guided the church in how to prioritize repairs.
February 5, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland share our announcement of the next three locations that will receive Ohio historical markers on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
January 31, 2022: Cleveland Magazine
Cleveland Magazine interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther on the fight to save Roundwood Manor.
December 26, 2021: Cleveland Jewish News
Spotlight on the Cory United Methodist Church installation of a brass marker on its front lawn at 1117 E. 105th St. in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood, designating it as a historic site on Cleveland’s African American Civil Rights Trail.
December 15, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland covered our 2021 Community Luncheon and the Cory United Methodist Church marker unveiling.
December 10, 2021: News 5 Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society and Ohio History Connection are marking the Cory United Methodist Church as the first official historical marker on Cleveland’s new civil rights trail.
October 12, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Cleveland Restoration Society receives funding for an African American Cultural Heritage Fellow.
July 29, 2021: WKYC
WKYC shared the news that the National Park Service allocated $500,000 to the stabilization of the exterior envelope of Cory United Methodist Church in Glenville, one of Cleveland’s oldest Black churches.
July 22, 2021: WKYC
Livestream of Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve’s Cleveland Birthday Celebration. CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther was honored with prestigious Clay Herrick Memorial Award at the event.
July 22, 2021: WKYC
July 22, 2021: Cleveland 19
Cleveland 19 covered the 225th birthday of Cleveland and Kathleen H. Crowther’s acceptance of the Clay Herrick Memorial Award.
July 16, 2021: Cleveland.com
Kathleen H. Crowther is interviewed about historic designation and tax credits in Ohio.
June 28, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Cleveland Restoration Society a grant to support architecturally significant houses and highlight the cultural heritage of Newton Avenue and its residents.
June 25, 2021: Crain’s Cleveland Business
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Cleveland Restoration Society a grant to support architecturally significant houses and highlight the cultural heritage of Newton Avenue and its residents.
May 29, 2021: Crain’s Cleveland Business
In response to the news of Park Synagogue hitting the market, Kathleen H. Crowther comments on the potential opportunity for adaptive use and its architectural significance.
May 19, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland provided a recap of our 2021 Celebration of Preservation awards.
May 5, 2021: Cleveland.com
Parma Heights re-enrolls in the Heritage Home Program.
February 27, 2021: Cleveland.com
Coverage of the announcement that Cory United Methodist would be the first Civil Rights Trail marker, its significant history, and future.
February 19, 2021: News 5 Cleveland
The first three stops that will be featured along the Civil Rights Trail are Cory United Methodist Church, Glenville High School, and the Hough Neighborhood.
October 13, 2020: Properties Magazine
Properties Magazine featured the 2020 Celebration of Preservation award winner’s projects.
September 24, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland article that mentions the Lee-Harvard neighborhood as the “Black Suburb in the City,” that connects the neighborhood to the CRS publication.
September 12, 2020: WKYC
Distinguished WKYC Cleveland journalist Leon Bibb interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the African-American Civil Rights Trail project underway.
August 5, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland asking for the public’s assistance in choosing African-American Civil Rights Trail historical markers.
August 5, 2020: Cleveland Scene Magazine
Scene Magazine asking for the public’s assistance in choosing African-American Civil Rights Trail historical markers through promoting CRS survey.
August 3, 2020: Ideastream
Ideastream interview with CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther highlighting the African-American Civil Rights Trail project in Northeast Ohio.
July 8, 2022: Lines from Loganberry
July 1, 2022: Lines from Loganberry
Loganberry’s Local Voices manager Miesha Headen interviews Dr. Todd Michney and Kathleen Crowther on the Cleveland Restoration Society’s book (authored by Michney and edited in part by Crowther), The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville & Lee Harvard.
July 8, 2020: AsiaTown
AsiaTown resident resource spotlighting the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heritage Home, African-American History, and Sacred Landmarks Assistance Programs.
July 2, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted the 2020 Celebration of Preservation ceremony and award winners.
February 2020: City of Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights Historic Preservation ENews showcasing the CRS upcoming community luncheon and nomination submission acceptance for the 2020 Celebration of Preservation.
February 7, 2020: WVIZ/PBS Applause
Recognizing the history of the Miles Heights Village, ideastream discusses the Cleveland Restoration Society’s book “The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard which highlights the village.
January 24, 2020: WKYC Channel 3 We The People
Noted Cleveland journalist Leon Bibb interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about our book The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard.
October 28, 2019: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland recognized the Cleveland Restoration Society’s plans to mark some of the most memorable moments and locations in Cleveland’s civil rights fight with a civil rights trail.
October 2, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland A Better Land Series
Part of News 5 Cleveland’s A Better Land series, the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Sacred Landmarks Committee was recognized for our work with Hitchcock Center for Women.
August 19, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland A Better Land Series
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heritage Home Program was spotlighted as making Cleveland a better place to live by helping keep old homes afloat.
July 22, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s work on the Luther Moses House garnered media attention.
May 16, 2019: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted the 2019 Celebration of Preservation ceremony and award winners
June 28th 2023: FreshWater
Freshwater Cleveland Spotlights 2023 Celebration of Preservation Awardees
June 19th 2023: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland Restoration Society, Association of African American Cultural Gardens add another stop on Cleveland Civil Rights Trail at 2023 Juneteenth Celebration
June 14th 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com reports: Cleveland Restoration Society and Association of African American Cultural Gardens partner to increase tally on Cleveland Civil Rights Trail at Juneteenth Festivities
June 5th 2023: News 5 Cleveland
Cleveland Restoration Society grant funding for Cory United Methodist Church receives coverage from, Cleveland news leader and ABC affiliate, News 5
May 3rd 2023: Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cleveland Restoration Society hold Civil Rights Trail Marker Unveiling Ceremony at Glenville High School, honoring Martin Luther King Jr’s “Rise Up Speech” to students in 1967.
April 30th 2023: Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 highlights Civil Rights Trail Marker Ceremony where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his 1967 “Rise Up Speech.”
April 29th 2023: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland 19 News’ Sia Nyorkor follows Cleveland Restoration Society and the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail at Glenville High School Ohio Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous 1967 “Rise Up” Speech encouraging voter registration.
April 28th 2023: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland provided advance coverage of the Ohio Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony and Program held at Glenville High School. The marker added to the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s visit on April 26th in 1967 and his call to young people to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
April 26th 2023: FreshWater
Fresh Water Cleveland tells why Glenville High School is deserving of a stop along on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and what to expect at the unveiling, including a replay of Dr. King’s 1967 speech urging youth to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
February 15th 2023: FreshWater
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted Cleveland Restoration Society’s Black History Month webinar featuring Professor Nishani Frazier, associate professor of history and American studies at the University of Kansas. Frazier spoke on the long arch of political activism among Black Clevelanders—from the time around the city’s founding to the modern civil rights era—and how its rich history is reflected in present day happenings, including Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
February 14th 2023: The Land Cleveland
This Land Cleveland article shines a light on the first known Civil Rights Trial project in the North with an emphasis on the people at the forefront of justice for African Americans in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.
February 3rd 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com reports on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and the shared passion among preservationists and local historians to recognize Cleveland’s role in the quest for justice.
January 17th 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com publishes news of a grant to address the physical structures and historical assets of Cory United Methodist Church and East Mount Zion Baptist Church from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. assets.orkor
October 25, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
Coverage of the third historical marker unveiling recognized the Ludlow Community Association (LCA).
September 13, 2022: FreshWater
Announcement of $50,000 grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) to support a planning study to create a brick-and-mortar fund for historic Black churches in Cleveland.
September 16, 2022: Cleveland.com
Highlighting our work to get Cory United Methodist Church, which has served the Glenville community for 100 years and has had its share of history making moments, on the National Register of Historic Places.
June 23, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
Coverage of Cleveland History Days that highlighted our event in partnership with Cory United Methodist Church.
TV20 recorded the Carl B. Stokes marker unveiling at Cleveland City Hall.
June 13, 2022: Cleveland Scene Magazine
Scene Magazine covered the Carl B. Stokes Civil Rights Trail marker unveiling ceremony.
June 8, 2022: Fox 8
Fox 8 showcased the Carl B. Stokes marker unveiling ceremony.
June 8, 2022: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland 19 News showcased the Carl B. Stokes historical marker that was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall.
June 8, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland recognized the Carl B. Stokes a historical marker on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail that was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall.
June 7, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland promoted the Carl B. Stoke marker unveiling ceremony.
May 24, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland featured the 75 Public Square Apartments, the winner of the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Celebration of Preservation award of excellence of distinguished restoration and rehabilitation.
May 7, 2022: The Medina Gazette
The Medina Gazette featured the McDowell-Phillips House, the winner of the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Celebration of Preservation award of excellence for leadership in preservation.
April 14, 2022: Chagrin Valley Today
The Blacksmith Shop on Bell Street has been nominated for a Cleveland Restoration Society award for outstanding historic preservation.
March 12, 2022: The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the benefit of receivership for historic preservation.
March 4, 2022: The Land
The Land interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church.
February 25, 2022: Let’s Talk Cuyahoga Podcast
Guests Kathleen H. Crowther, President of Cleveland Restoration Society, and Dr. Donne Whyte, Lecturer at Cleveland State University, discuss the role Cuyahoga County played in the Civil Rights Movement and the work being done to preserve its significance for future generations.
February 15, 2022: Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 showcased the new Ohio historical marker outside the Cory, as it is now the first stop on Cleveland’s first African American Civil Rights Trail, a project of the Cleveland Restoration Society.
February 14, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland shared the news that the next three sites of the Cleveland Civil Rights trail were chosen and are the John G. Pegg House and Ludlow Community Association straddling Cleveland’s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood and Shaker Heights, Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church in Glenville, and Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Fairfax.
February 9, 2022: Fox 8
Fox 8 highlighted the restoration efforts of Cory United Methodist Church. The 2020 Conditions Assessment prepared by the CRS Sacred Landmarks Support Initiative guided the church in how to prioritize repairs.
February 5, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland share our announcement of the next three locations that will receive Ohio historical markers on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
January 31, 2022: Cleveland Magazine
Cleveland Magazine interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther on the fight to save Roundwood Manor.
December 26, 2021: Cleveland Jewish News
Spotlight on the Cory United Methodist Church installation of a brass marker on its front lawn at 1117 E. 105th St. in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood, designating it as a historic site on Cleveland’s African American Civil Rights Trail.
December 15, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland covered our 2021 Community Luncheon and the Cory United Methodist Church marker unveiling.
December 10, 2021: News 5 Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society and Ohio History Connection are marking the Cory United Methodist Church as the first official historical marker on Cleveland’s new civil rights trail.
October 12, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Cleveland Restoration Society receives funding for an African American Cultural Heritage Fellow.
July 29, 2021: WKYC
WKYC shared the news that the National Park Service allocated $500,000 to the stabilization of the exterior envelope of Cory United Methodist Church in Glenville, one of Cleveland’s oldest Black churches.
July 22, 2021: WKYC
Livestream of Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve’s Cleveland Birthday Celebration. CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther was honored with prestigious Clay Herrick Memorial Award at the event.
July 22, 2021: WKYC
July 22, 2021: Cleveland 19
Cleveland 19 covered the 225th birthday of Cleveland and Kathleen H. Crowther’s acceptance of the Clay Herrick Memorial Award.
July 16, 2021: Cleveland.com
Kathleen H. Crowther is interviewed about historic designation and tax credits in Ohio.
June 28, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Cleveland Restoration Society a grant to support architecturally significant houses and highlight the cultural heritage of Newton Avenue and its residents.
June 25, 2021: Crain’s Cleveland Business
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Cleveland Restoration Society a grant to support architecturally significant houses and highlight the cultural heritage of Newton Avenue and its residents.
May 29, 2021: Crain’s Cleveland Business
In response to the news of Park Synagogue hitting the market, Kathleen H. Crowther comments on the potential opportunity for adaptive use and its architectural significance.
May 19, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland provided a recap of our 2021 Celebration of Preservation awards.
May 5, 2021: Cleveland.com
Parma Heights re-enrolls in the Heritage Home Program.
February 27, 2021: Cleveland.com
Coverage of the announcement that Cory United Methodist would be the first Civil Rights Trail marker, its significant history, and future.
February 19, 2021: News 5 Cleveland
The first three stops that will be featured along the Civil Rights Trail are Cory United Methodist Church, Glenville High School, and the Hough Neighborhood.
October 13, 2020: Properties Magazine
Properties Magazine featured the 2020 Celebration of Preservation award winner’s projects.
September 24, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland article that mentions the Lee-Harvard neighborhood as the “Black Suburb in the City,” that connects the neighborhood to the CRS publication.
September 12, 2020: WKYC
Distinguished WKYC Cleveland journalist Leon Bibb interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the African-American Civil Rights Trail project underway.
August 5, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland asking for the public’s assistance in choosing African-American Civil Rights Trail historical markers.
August 5, 2020: Cleveland Scene Magazine
Scene Magazine asking for the public’s assistance in choosing African-American Civil Rights Trail historical markers through promoting CRS survey.
August 3, 2020: Ideastream
Ideastream interview with CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther highlighting the African-American Civil Rights Trail project in Northeast Ohio.
July 8, 2022: Lines from Loganberry
July 1, 2022: Lines from Loganberry
Loganberry’s Local Voices manager Miesha Headen interviews Dr. Todd Michney and Kathleen Crowther on the Cleveland Restoration Society’s book (authored by Michney and edited in part by Crowther), The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville & Lee Harvard.
July 8, 2020: AsiaTown
AsiaTown resident resource spotlighting the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heritage Home, African-American History, and Sacred Landmarks Assistance Programs.
July 2, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted the 2020 Celebration of Preservation ceremony and award winners.
February 2020: City of Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights Historic Preservation ENews showcasing the CRS upcoming community luncheon and nomination submission acceptance for the 2020 Celebration of Preservation.
February 7, 2020: WVIZ/PBS Applause
Recognizing the history of the Miles Heights Village, ideastream discusses the Cleveland Restoration Society’s book “The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard which highlights the village.
January 24, 2020: WKYC Channel 3 We The People
Noted Cleveland journalist Leon Bibb interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about our book The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard.
October 28, 2019: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland recognized the Cleveland Restoration Society’s plans to mark some of the most memorable moments and locations in Cleveland’s civil rights fight with a civil rights trail.
October 2, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland A Better Land Series
Part of News 5 Cleveland’s A Better Land series, the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Sacred Landmarks Committee was recognized for our work with Hitchcock Center for Women.
August 19, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland A Better Land Series
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heritage Home Program was spotlighted as making Cleveland a better place to live by helping keep old homes afloat.
July 22, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s work on the Luther Moses House garnered media attention.
May 16, 2019: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted the 2019 Celebration of Preservation ceremony and award winners
June 28th 2023: FreshWater
Freshwater Cleveland Spotlights 2023 Celebration of Preservation Awardees
June 19th 2023: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland Restoration Society, Association of African American Cultural Gardens add another stop on Cleveland Civil Rights Trail During at 2023 Juneteenth Celebration
June 14th 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com’s article highlights the African American Cultural Gardens and the unveiling of the Gardens as a Civil Rights Marker on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail on Juneteenth 2023.
Cleveland.com Reports: Cleveland Restoration Society and Association of African American Cultural Gardens partner t marker to increase tallie on Cleveland Civil Rights Trail
June 5th 2023: News 5 Cleveland
Article on grant award to Cleveland Restoration Society for the exterior restoration of Cory United Methodist Church.
May 3rd 2023: Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Coverage of the unveiling of Glenville High School as a Cleveland Civil Rights Trail marker where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “Rise Up” speech in 1967.
April 30th 2023: Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 highlighted the unveiling of a Historical Marker at Glenville High School where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “Rise Up” speech in 1967.
April 29th 2023: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland 19 News covered the celebration of the unveiling of Glenville High School as a Historical Marker on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He shared his famous “Rise Up” Speech talking to the students in April 26th 1967 urging them to encourage their parents to vote.
April 28th 2023: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland 1 preceded the Historical Marker unveiling event of Glenville High School highlighting preservation and what it means to the society. The marker added to the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s visit on April 26th 1967 and his call to young people to be involved in Civil Rights.
April 26th 2023: FreshWater
Fresh Water’s article showcased why Glenville High School was chosen as a location on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and what to expect at the unveiling including a a replay of Dr. King’s 1967 speech urging young people to get involved in the Civil Rights movement.
February 15th 2023:FreshWater
Fresh Water highlighted Cleveland Restoration Society’s webinar where Prof. Nishani Frazier, associate professor of history and American studies at the University of Kansas, spoke on the long arch of political activism among Black Clevelanders—from the time around the city’s founding to the modern civil rights era—and document how this rich history relates to the present day and the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
February 14th 2023: The Land Cleveland
The article focuses on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail project, which is the North’s first civil rights trail, that is publicizing the places and people that were at the forefront of fighting for justice for African Americans in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
February 3rd 2023: Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com shared an article highlighting the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail and the shared passion for recognition of Cleveland’s civil rights history among preservationists and local historians.
January 17th 2023: Cleveland.com
Article covering the grant to Cory United Methodist Church and East Mount Zion Baptist Church from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to help address the needs of their physical structures, as well as to preserve their historical assets.
October 25, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
Coverage of the third historical marker unveiling recognized the Ludlow Community Association (LCA).
September 13, 2022: FreshWater
Announcement of $50,000 grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) to support a planning study to create a brick-and-mortar fund for historic Black churches in Cleveland.
September 16, 2022: Cleveland.com
Highlighting our work to get Cory United Methodist Church, which has served the Glenville community for 100 years and has had its share of history making moments, on the National Register of Historic Places.
June 23, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
Coverage of Cleveland History Days that highlighted our event in partnership with Cory United Methodist Church.
TV20 recorded the Carl B. Stokes marker unveiling at Cleveland City Hall.
June 13, 2022: Cleveland Scene Magazine
Scene Magazine covered the Carl B. Stokes Civil Rights Trail marker unveiling ceremony.
June 8, 2022: Fox 8
Fox 8 showcased the Carl B. Stokes marker unveiling ceremony.
June 8, 2022: Cleveland 19 News
Cleveland 19 News showcased the Carl B. Stokes historical marker that was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall.
June 8, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland recognized the Carl B. Stokes a historical marker on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail that was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall.
June 7, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland promoted the Carl B. Stoke marker unveiling ceremony.
May 24, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland featured the 75 Public Square Apartments, the winner of the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Celebration of Preservation award of excellence of distinguished restoration and rehabilitation.
May 7, 2022: The Medina Gazette
The Medina Gazette featured the McDowell-Phillips House, the winner of the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Celebration of Preservation award of excellence for leadership in preservation.
April 14, 2022: Chagrin Valley Today
The Blacksmith Shop on Bell Street has been nominated for a Cleveland Restoration Society award for outstanding historic preservation.
March 12, 2022: The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the benefit of receivership for historic preservation.
March 4, 2022: The Land
The Land interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church.
February 25, 2022: Let’s Talk Cuyahoga Podcast
Guests Kathleen H. Crowther, President of Cleveland Restoration Society, and Dr. Donne Whyte, Lecturer at Cleveland State University, discuss the role Cuyahoga County played in the Civil Rights Movement and the work being done to preserve its significance for future generations.
February 15, 2022: Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 showcased the new Ohio historical marker outside the Cory, as it is now the first stop on Cleveland’s first African American Civil Rights Trail, a project of the Cleveland Restoration Society.
February 14, 2022: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland shared the news that the next three sites of the Cleveland Civil Rights trail were chosen and are the John G. Pegg House and Ludlow Community Association straddling Cleveland’s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood and Shaker Heights, Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church in Glenville, and Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Fairfax.
February 9, 2022: Fox 8
Fox 8 highlighted the restoration efforts of Cory United Methodist Church. The 2020 Conditions Assessment prepared by the CRS Sacred Landmarks Support Initiative guided the church in how to prioritize repairs.
February 5, 2022: News 5 Cleveland
News 5 Cleveland share our announcement of the next three locations that will receive Ohio historical markers on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
January 31, 2022: Cleveland Magazine
Cleveland Magazine interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther on the fight to save Roundwood Manor.
December 26, 2021: Cleveland Jewish News
Spotlight on the Cory United Methodist Church installation of a brass marker on its front lawn at 1117 E. 105th St. in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood, designating it as a historic site on Cleveland’s African American Civil Rights Trail.
December 15, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland covered our 2021 Community Luncheon and the Cory United Methodist Church marker unveiling.
December 10, 2021: News 5 Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society and Ohio History Connection are marking the Cory United Methodist Church as the first official historical marker on Cleveland’s new civil rights trail.
October 12, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Cleveland Restoration Society receives funding for an African American Cultural Heritage Fellow.
July 29, 2021: WKYC
WKYC shared the news that the National Park Service allocated $500,000 to the stabilization of the exterior envelope of Cory United Methodist Church in Glenville, one of Cleveland’s oldest Black churches.
July 22, 2021: WKYC
Livestream of Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve’s Cleveland Birthday Celebration. CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther was honored with prestigious Clay Herrick Memorial Award at the event.
July 22, 2021: WKYC
July 22, 2021: Cleveland 19
Cleveland 19 covered the 225th birthday of Cleveland and Kathleen H. Crowther’s acceptance of the Clay Herrick Memorial Award.
July 16, 2021: Cleveland.com
Kathleen H. Crowther is interviewed about historic designation and tax credits in Ohio.
June 28, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Cleveland Restoration Society a grant to support architecturally significant houses and highlight the cultural heritage of Newton Avenue and its residents.
June 25, 2021: Crain’s Cleveland Business
The Cleveland Foundation awarded Cleveland Restoration Society a grant to support architecturally significant houses and highlight the cultural heritage of Newton Avenue and its residents.
May 29, 2021: Crain’s Cleveland Business
In response to the news of Park Synagogue hitting the market, Kathleen H. Crowther comments on the potential opportunity for adaptive use and its architectural significance.
May 19, 2021: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland provided a recap of our 2021 Celebration of Preservation awards.
May 5, 2021: Cleveland.com
Parma Heights re-enrolls in the Heritage Home Program.
February 27, 2021: Cleveland.com
Coverage of the announcement that Cory United Methodist would be the first Civil Rights Trail marker, its significant history, and future.
February 19, 2021: News 5 Cleveland
The first three stops that will be featured along the Civil Rights Trail are Cory United Methodist Church, Glenville High School, and the Hough Neighborhood.
October 13, 2020: Properties Magazine
Properties Magazine featured the 2020 Celebration of Preservation award winner’s projects.
September 24, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland article that mentions the Lee-Harvard neighborhood as the “Black Suburb in the City,” that connects the neighborhood to the CRS publication.
September 12, 2020: WKYC
Distinguished WKYC Cleveland journalist Leon Bibb interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about the African-American Civil Rights Trail project underway.
August 5, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland asking for the public’s assistance in choosing African-American Civil Rights Trail historical markers.
August 5, 2020: Cleveland Scene Magazine
Scene Magazine asking for the public’s assistance in choosing African-American Civil Rights Trail historical markers through promoting CRS survey.
August 3, 2020: Ideastream
Ideastream interview with CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther highlighting the African-American Civil Rights Trail project in Northeast Ohio.
July 8, 2022: Lines from Loganberry
July 1, 2022: Lines from Loganberry
Loganberry’s Local Voices manager Miesha Headen interviews Dr. Todd Michney and Kathleen Crowther on the Cleveland Restoration Society’s book (authored by Michney and edited in part by Crowther), The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville & Lee Harvard.
July 8, 2020: AsiaTown
AsiaTown resident resource spotlighting the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heritage Home, African-American History, and Sacred Landmarks Assistance Programs.
July 2, 2020: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted the 2020 Celebration of Preservation ceremony and award winners.
February 2020: City of Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights Historic Preservation ENews showcasing the CRS upcoming community luncheon and nomination submission acceptance for the 2020 Celebration of Preservation.
February 7, 2020: WVIZ/PBS Applause
Recognizing the history of the Miles Heights Village, ideastream discusses the Cleveland Restoration Society’s book “The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard which highlights the village.
January 24, 2020: WKYC Channel 3 We The People
Noted Cleveland journalist Leon Bibb interviewed CRS President Kathleen H. Crowther about our book The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard.
October 28, 2019: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland recognized the Cleveland Restoration Society’s plans to mark some of the most memorable moments and locations in Cleveland’s civil rights fight with a civil rights trail.
October 2, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland A Better Land Series
Part of News 5 Cleveland’s A Better Land series, the Cleveland Restoration Society’s Sacred Landmarks Committee was recognized for our work with Hitchcock Center for Women.
August 19, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland A Better Land Series
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s Heritage Home Program was spotlighted as making Cleveland a better place to live by helping keep old homes afloat.
July 22, 2019: News Channel 5 Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s work on the Luther Moses House garnered media attention.
May 16, 2019: Fresh Water Cleveland
Fresh Water Cleveland highlighted the 2019 Celebration of Preservation ceremony and award winners
For more information, contact Stephanie Phelps, Media Relations & Community Partnerships Specialist , (216) 426-3106.
Our Events
Public Events
Community Luncheon
The Community Luncheon has been a tradition since CRS’s beginnings. This luncheon brings together downtown businesses leaders, community members, preservation experts and long-time CRS supporters for an afternoon of networking. Keynote addresses feature national leaders and current topics in historic preservation.
Click here to view photos of the 2022 Community Luncheon.
Celebration of Preservation
CRS and AIA Cleveland recognize outstanding historic preservation projects from the region during our annual Celebration of Preservation Awards Program. Projects are nominated by the community and reviewed by a jury of historic preservation experts and certified architects.
Click here to view the Desktop 2023 virtual Celebration of Preservation Awards Program.
Click here to view the Mobile 2023 virtual Celebration of Preservation Awards Program.
Click here to view the video for the 2023 Celebration of Preservation Awards.
Click here to view photos of Celebration of Preservation.
Benefit
Annual benefit parties feature exciting preservation projects or highlight Cleveland’s unique cultural heritage. Recent locations have included The Longfellow, Harcourt Manor and Gardens, Roundwood Manor, Trinity Cathedral, and the Slovenian National Home.
View photos of the 2023 Benefit.
Cleveland Civil Rights Trail Marker Unveiling Ceremonies
The Cleveland Civil Rights Trail valorizes the people and places in Cleveland that fought for legislative and social progress.
Click here for a list of upcoming events.
Click here for photos of the most recent marker unveiling ceremony at Glenville High School.
Member Only Events
SNOOPS!
Intimate members-only tours of local development projects feature both under-construction and newly completed buildings. Recent SNOOPS! have included Rebuilders Xchange & Halper Lighting Solutions, The Elliott, and Liberty Hill Baptist Church.
Click here to view photos from our Wickliffe City Hall SNOOP!.
Click here to view photos from our SNOOP! at Franklin-West Clinton Historic District.
Annual Member Meeting
Once a year, members are invited to gather at the Sarah Benedict House to vote in new Board Members and catch up with one another. If weather permits, this summer event is hosted in the Volunteer Garden.
Register here for the next Annual meeting.
Sarah Benedict Circle Dinner
The Sarah Benedict Circle Dinner recognizes the generosity of CRS’s donors and takes the opportunity to thank them for their support. It usually features an exclusive tour of a unique location followed by an intimate meal shared with board members and staff leadership.