Historic Discovery Trunks | Summit County Historical Society Of Akron, Ohio

Historic Discovery Trunks are self-contained footlockers filled with artifacts, photos, memorabilia, and classroom activities. Themes include: - #1 Akron Over There: Akron's "B" Battery Fights in WWII. - #2 The Victorian Women: The "Ideal" American Woman at the Turn of the Century. - #3 Send No Money: The Creation of the American Consumer. - #4 Lighter Than Air: Akron's Airship Industry. - #5 A Visit to the Mansion: A Preview of the Perkins Stone Mansion. - #6 In Search of A Dream: African-American Migration to Akron from 1910-1930. - #7 The Age of Aquarius: Life in the Tumultuous 1960's. - #8 Special Canal Trunk. - #9 John Brown, Slavery, Abolition and the Underground Railroad. - #10 Heart and Brain Health commemorating Akron General's 100th anniversary

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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 to borrow a trunk. Learn more about the trunks by visiting the education section of the agency website at www.SummitHistory.org.

Fee

No fee.

Eligibility

Serves Summit County. Available for use within the school and library systems, universities, churches, and civic clubs.

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).