Membership & Donations
Last year more than 5,500 fourth graders throughout Akron and surrounding communities participated in educational programs provided by the Summit County Historical Society.
Through your support, we are able to offer hands-on local history programs to our school children such as the impact of the ice age on Northeast Ohio landscape, Indian communities in this region, and the development of the Ohio and Erie Canal. In the 2006-2007 academic year 72 elementary schools – public, parochial, private, and charter – were touched by the educational programs of the Summit County Historical Society.
Founded in 1924, the mission of the Summit County Historical Society, a 501(c)3 corporation, is to preserve and interpret the history of Summit County and Akron, and to educate regional communities about the people and events that have shaped our rich history.
In addition to owning and managing the Simon Perkins Stone Mansion, the home of Akron’s founding family; the John Brown House, home of the internationally recognized abolitionist; and the Old Stone School in downtown Akron, the Summit County Historical Society protects our local history by preserving thousands of artifacts, books, photographs, and documents. We also create and produce interactive programs for adults, helping to bring history alive again.
SCHS is vibrant and growing, but attracting new members is critical to our future. Please consider strengthening your commitment to our community by becoming a member of SCHS.
Membership entitles you to free admission to our flagship properties, Perkins Stone Mansion and John Brown House. Other benefits of membership include subscription to our quarterly newsletter and advance notice of events such as the Annual Rubber City Road Rally and Tales of Christmas Past.
You can become a part of the growing group of people who support Summit County history by completing the membership form and returning it with your contribution. We look forward to welcoming you as a new member. Thank you!
Sincerely yours,
Lynn R. Metzger, President
Board of Directors