Contact Us

  • Summit County Historical Society
  • 550 Copley Road
  • Akron, Ohio 44320
  • Phone: 330.535.1120
  • Fax: 330.535.0250

SCHS offices are located behind the Perkins Stone Mansion at the corners of South Portage Path and Copley Roads in Akron . Office hours are Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Guided tours of the Perkins Stone Mansion are presented on an appointment basis. Groups may call the office to schedule tour days and times (no Monday tours).

Tour costs: $6.00 Adults, $4.00 Seniors and Children 6 and under free.  Free for SCHS members. School and group tours available at discounted prices.

Full time staff:

Leianne Neff Heppner, Executive Director
leianne@summithistory.org
Sandra M. Pecimon, Business Manager
sandy@summithistory.org
Alison First, Education Coordinator
alison@summithistory.org
Charlotte Gintert, Records Manager
charlotte@summithistory.org

Part time staff:

Mary Conley, Administrative Assistant
mary@summithistory.org
Melinda Sedelmeyer, Volunteer Coordinator
melinda@summithistory.org

Summit County Historical Society Board Of Directors:

Officers

        Rich Comstock - President
        Michael P. Serge - Vice President
        Jeffery Walters - Treasurer
        Renee Pipitone - Secretary
        Lynn Metzger, Ph.D. - Immediate Past President

Directors

        Joseph Abraham
        Chip Billow
        John H. Dalton
        Gilbert F. Dannemiller
        Derborah Franz
        Frank J. LaRose, Jr.
        David C. Minc, Esq.
        Jon Poda
        Michael Sweeney
        Ronald B. Tynan, Sr.
        Gale Urda
        David Waddell
        Cheryl Warren
        Thomas M. Welsh
        Tonya Wright

Directors Emeritus

        Margaret Alexander
        Madeline Bozzelli
        Ruth Wright Clinefelter
        Don Fair
        Jack Gieck
        Kathryn Hunter
        George Knepper
        David A. Lieberth, Esq.
        John V. Miller
        Lucinda Weiss, Esq.


Map to SCHS

Click on the map below to find the Summit County Historical Society on Google Maps.

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