School Outreach Programs (river Through Time And Towpath To The Past) | Summit County Historical Society Of Akron, Ohio

Offers school outreach programs with hands-on activities and storytelling providing insight to Ohio history. A River Through Time program provides information on how the landscape of Ohio developed from the ice-age and various cultures of the Paleo Indians, Mound Builders, and Woodland Indians. Towpath to the Past program offers information, photos, artifacts and a working model of a canal lock to highlight the creation of the Ohio and Erie Canal and its impact on the social and economic growth of the City of Akron, the County of Summit, and the State of Ohio.

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211 Summit

Physical Address

550 Copley Road, Akron, OH 44320

Hours

Must be scheduled in advance.

Fax

(330) 535-0250

Application process

Call or email the office for more information or to request a presentation by a representative from the Summit County Historical Society.

Fee

Call for current rates.

Eligibility

Designed for 4th grade classrooms. Serves Summit County and neighboring communities in local surrounding counties.

Languages

None.

Service area

Summit County, Ohio

Agency info

Summit County Historical Society Of Akron, Ohio

Collects, preserves, and displays items of a historical nature and promotes interest and disseminates information about the history of Summit County, Ohio and the stories of the lives of its residents. Note: Part of the Youth Success Summit (formerly OSTN).