Links to other Norwood, Ohio, history sources
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the accuracy of that content or whether the sites are active. The links have
been provided because
they contain historical information related to Norwood, Ohio.
These may not be direct links to specific history pages on these
sites,
since they have been known to change. Check the web sites' index for history.
- Norwood Police Department History
- Norwood Fire Department History - replaced the volunteer fire brigades of the Norwoods.
- Norwood Health Department - how to get Vital Records for those who were born or died within the city limits since 1908.
- Norwood Recreation Department History - a joint effort of the City of Norwood and the Norwood Board of Education to provide recreational activities for the citizens of Norwood.
- Norwood Public School History - originally the Sharpsburg School District, this organization is older than Norwood itself.
- Norwood Branch of The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County - a good source for Norwood History with an interesting history of its own.
- City of Norwood - official City of Norwood website
- Norwood Business & Professional Women's Club - a Norwood service organization founded in 1934.
- Duck Creek Road - text and pictures of this old, now-broken, path along the eastern and southern edges of Norwood.
- Sears Archives - official site for Sears Homes. Site says that Sears sold mail-order homes from 1908-1940 through their Modern Homes program.
- Villa Park Historical Society Museum - information about Sears Homes. The site states that "All Sears building kits came from a Norwood, Ohio lumber yard. They were delivered by B&O R.R. to Chicago and either Chicago Great Western or Illinois Central R.R. to Villa Park."
- Greater Cincinnati Handball Association - photos and story of a demolished "handball court" at the former St. Mary's Seminary in Norwood.
- Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center - formerly St. Mary's Seminary in Norwood.
- Norwood English Lutheran Church - includes a history of the church, which was organized in June, 1909.
- New Haven Missionary Baptist Church - history of this church, which was first started on Washington Avenue, Norwood, in January, 1954. Over the years it has been located on Worth Avenue, back to Washington Avenue, Hopkins and Carter Avenue, Reading Road, and, since 1974, Indian Mound Avenue.
- Norwood Presbyterian Church - history of this church, which was first organized at the old Norwood Town Hall in May, 1887. By 1891, the congregation moved to their own building at the corner of Smith Road and Floral Avenue. Since 1924, the church has been located at the corner of Washington and Floral Avenues.
- Hamilton County Probate Court - besides information on records in the Probate Court, a useful guide for genealogy research is on the site. This includes details about other sources of records, including the Norwood Health Department's birth and death records for $7.00 per record.
- Cincinnati Views - an extensive old postcard and photo site with many Norwood images. One page in particular is interesting — Norwood and Cincinnati schools.
- Norwood, Ohio, on Wikipedia - contains much historical and current information about Norwood.
- Did you know that Norwood had reports of UFO's in its past? A May 8, 2004, Cincinnati Enquirer story tells about one man's efforts in researching the reported UFO's over Norwood from August 1949 to March 1950. More details about the 1949 incident can be found at "The Norwood Searchlight Incident" or by GOOGLEing "NORWOOD UFO."
- U. S. Playing Card Company was a long-time Norwood business. Read about the company's history —including its 100+ years in Norwood, until its recent move to northern Kentucky— on its website.
- Greater Cincinnati Memory Project. Search for "Norwood Ohio" and you will see 50 Norwood related postcards.
- Lane Library's Cincinnati Regional Transportation. Timelines for Greater Cincinnati Transportation, including Norwood related railroads.
- Mt. Healthy Historical Society. Another local historical society
- Norwood Highlanders Base Ball Team and Norwood Highlanders Facebook Page. Plays old-fashioned baseball based on 1869 rules.
- Cincinnati-Transit photos and descriptions of Greater Cincinnati highways, bridges, tunnels, etc., including some in Norwood
- Railroads of Cincinnati with some mention of Norwood
- Interview with Robert Lindner, Sr. — WWII memories on cetconnect.org
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