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RECORD OF PREVIOUS UPDATES AND NOTICES
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September 11
INTERNET NOTICES
Now you can get to the home page by using either
the old and original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohnhs2
the new (after merging of ancestry.com and rootsweb.com)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohnhs2/
or the new shortcut
http://tinyurl.com/n4u2ry
or if you want it even shorter, try
tinyurl/n4u2ry
and we now have a twitter account ...
http://twitter.com/NorwoodHistory
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September 6
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September 1
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August 25
Added a listing for The F. W. Niebling Company to the Business Section.The unofficial meeting notes for August were added (July was added previously, but not mentioned in the updates) . Summer time and computer problems have slowed down the updating. |
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June 27
Added a page showing the 7 photos selected by Kroger to display at the entrance to their new Surrey Square store.
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Some thoughts about the recent historic changes to television.
With the recent elimination of analog TV signals in mind, a browsing of some old newspapers brought a fifty-nine year-old, 1950's television schedule to view. Notice in this local TV schedule for Thursday, August 10, 1950, that today's channels 5, 9 and 12 were 4, 7 and 11 back then. Also, look at the very limited time news was given! But, there were "major" changes even then. It was reported that the following Monday, WCPO-TV would have a hard "almost clock-around schedule" as, for example, The Blue Grass Ramblers would have an "eye-opener show" at 6:00 a.m. and another show at noon and Paul Dixon would add another hour to his already two-hour "disc show." WLW-T would change their schedule, too, when on August 19, they would start their broadcast day two hours earlier. What changes will there be to television 59 years from now— in 2068? If history is a guide, the changes will be hard to predict.
WCPO-T-Channel 7 WLW-T-Channel 4 WKRC-T-Channel 11
10:30-Bill Dawes (L) 11:00-Ernie Lee (L) 2:55-News
11:15-Fashions (L) 12:00-Fifty Club (L) 3:00-Homemakers Exch'e (L)
11:25-Bill Dawes (L) 1:00-Tele Kitchen (L) 3:30 Paul Hodges (L)
11:45-Merry-Go-Round (L) 2:00-UN Security Council 4:30-Circle II (L)
12:45-Man in the Street (L) 3:00-Rita Hackett (L) 5:15-Snarky Parker (C)
1:00-Penny's Kitchen (L) 3:45-Teen Canteen (L) 5:30-Lucky Puppy (C)
2:00-Meet the Ladies (L) 4:00-T-V Rangers (L) 5:45-Sports Shots (L)
3:00-Paul Dixon (L) 4:30-Howdy Doody (N) 6:00-Reely Fun (F)
5:00-Six-Gun Theatre (F) 5:00-Cactus Jim (N) 6:15-Photo Flashes (L)
5:55-News (L) 5:30-T-V Rangers (L) 6:30-Doug Edwards (C)
6:00-Captain Video (D) 6:00-Ransom Sherman (N) 6:45-Film Comedy
6:30-Long Ranger (A) 6:30-John Conte (N) 7:00-Show Goes On (C)
7:00-Stop the Music (A) 6:45-News Caravan (N) 8:00-Maxwell Presents (L)
8:00-Morey Amsterdam (D) 7:00-On the Line (L) 8:30-Glamor-Go-Round (C)
8:30-Para. Wrestling (D) 8:00-Jack Haley Show (N) 8:45-Stranger Than Fict'n (F)
9:30-Roller Derby (A) 9:00-Party Line (L) 9:00-'Behind Stone Walls' (F)
10:00-Wrestling (F) 9:30-Table for Two 10:00-'I Cover Waterfront' (F)
11:00-Al Lewis (L) 10:00-Broadway Op. House (N) 11:15-Events of Tomorrow (L)
12:15-News and Sports (L) 11:00-News 11:17-News (L)
12:25-Sign Off. 11:05-Sports Show (L) 11:20-Sign Off
11:10-Say It With Music (L)
11:45-Weather
Television code: (L) Live. (F) Film. (N) NBC. (D) Dumont. (A) ABC. (C) CBS.
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April 12 Update:
The April 11, 2009, meeting was attended by 12 members and 4 visitors. A large new vinyl banner created by G. Edmondson, to supplement our original banner, was presented at the meeting by Mr. & Mrs. Boehme. The members were very impressed and thankful for this useful and attractive donation.
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The March 14, 2009, meeting was well attended. We had a visitor and a new member. The next meeting is April 11. A new banner, to supplement our original banner, may be presented at the meeting; plan to attend and show our appreciation to Mr. G. Edmondson for his donation.
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The February 14, 2009, meeting was well attended. Next meeting is March 14
The after-meeting speaker was Mayor Tom Williams, who spoke on the current conditions in Norwood. As was promised — the weather was pleasant for February, with the storms and winds from the past weeks a memory. Added Feb. 15: February 14 meeting notes and list of Society's directories. March 1: Table of Contents for 1976 book Norwood, Ohio—a bicentennial remembrance
February 12, 2009
Revised the list of "named" buildings:
Added Heinrich Kriege to the deaths-from-100-years-ago page at the request of a descendent.
February 6, 2009
The next meeting is on February 14, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at McCullough House in Lindner Park.
Mayor Williams has offered to be our speaker. Attend with a friend or neighbor and find out what is going on in Norwood these days. There will be no ice, snow, cold temperatures or power outages (we hope!).
January 13, 2009
Updated home page - added "quick links" to special pages Added January meeting notes to Society page
January 1, 2009
Don't forget ... the first meeting of the new year is Saturday, January 10, 2009, 2:00pm at McCullough House, Lindner Park. Plan to attend and discuss activities for 2009.
December 28, 2008
Next Meeting: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 2:00pm at McCullough House, Lindner Park.
The winners of the December 13, 2008, raffle:
A big thank you to all that made the Open House an enjoyable evening. The house was in great shape, the food and drinks were excellent and the music was top notch. E-mail from our readers re: COLLINS ICE CREAM COMPANY More information has been received about the Collins Ice Cream Company. K. Lehn, a great-grandaughter of Alva Bert Collins says that, according to family members, Mr. Collins was the owner and operator of the Collins Ice Cream Company in Norwood, Ohio. Previous to this, he owned the Collins Ice Cream Company (later renamed the Jamestown Ice Cream Company) in Jamestown, New York. She continued, "The Company was started by my great great grandfather in Huntington, Indiana around 1893 and branched out to Ft. Wayne, Chicago, Jamestown and finally Norwood." For other readers, the Society would appreciate any copies of advertisements or other items related to this business in Norwood. re: BOSWORTH RADIOS Thanks go to M. Parker from Portland, Oregon, for information on The Bosworth Electric Manufacturing Company, an apparently short-lived Norwood radio manufacturer. The catalog page, showing two models of Bosworth radios and a table to hold them, and the photos of Mr. Parker's own Model B-3 radio are very much appreciated. Copies of those documents have been placed in the Society's archives and the local Norwood branch library's Norwood historical archives. According to Mr. Parker and Norwood Directories from the 1920s, the company was located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and Main Avenue (Montgomery Road). For more information about old radios go to the Northwest Vintage Radio Society's web page.  re: SERGEANT ANTHONY OVERBERG Thanks to J. Gladish for the well-done research of the Anthony H. Overberg story. On July 8, 1942, Sergeant Overberg was killed during a robbery—the only Norwood policeman to die in the line of duty. re: ADDIE MEADER LLOYD Verification of a speculation on this site that John Uri Lloyd's first wife, Addie, was the sister of another Norwood resident, Henry C. Meader, was given to us by Mr. Meader's great-grandaughter, N. Kollin. Thanks! re: NORWOOD GERMAN CHURCH POSTCARD We have more input on the question of the location of the German church on the post card in our archives. L. Elliott thinks the building is currently the American Legion Post 123 building (formerly "Odd Fellows" hall) on the west side of Montgomery Road, north of Ross Avenue. ADDED:
November 13, 2008
NEXT MEETING - Saturday, December 13, 2008 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at McCullough Home in Lindner Park — December Holiday Open House with refreshments and the raffle of two die-cast model Norwood Police Cars. ADDED:
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October 30, 2008
Your VOTE is IMPORTANT!
Which do you prefer ... the original version or the new version of the Dudley Avenue page? Please send your ballot to
And for the real results of Norwood's 1st Election in 1888, click here! In a short time 2008 will be history, so go now to the [Anniversary Dates] page to see what was happening in Norwood 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 60, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 180, 200, 205, 215 and 220 years ago! Okay, that last one wasn't in Norwood, but at the time there were important events that influenced the future of the entire area, including future Norwood. ADDED:
October 14, 2008
Your input is requested: ): the original version of the Dudley Avenue page or a new version of the Dudley Avenue page.
October 12, 2008
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October 8, 2008
ADDITIONS ...
October 3, 2008
Q: Do you have information on the Collins Ice Cream Company in Norwood, ca. 1920? It may have been sold to the French Bauer Company. A: After a search of the Norwood directories from 1915-23, no listing for a company of that name was found. The only listings for ice cream manufacturers were the Norwood Ice Cream Co. and the apparently short-lived Ohio Ice Cream Co.—it was listed only in the 1919-20 directory, although it may have moved from Norwood. The French Bauer Company was in Cincinnati at this time period. If any reader has knowledge of the Collins Ice Cream Company, please e-mail us at .
September 28, 2008
Technical work on the web site: Pages are being validated to ensure that they meet the W3 standards — HTML 4.01 for the web pages and CSS Level 2.1 for cascading style sheets. When you see the images  and  at the bottom of a page, you can be sure that it meets those standards. At this time, the main cascading style sheet and the section for the 1894 book Norwood, Her Homes and Her People have been validated.
September 17, 2008
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September 11, 2008
A [Trivia Q & A] page has been added to the [ODDS & ENDS] Section. Try it.The record of previous updates and other notifications from this page has been moved to [List of previous updates] page . Current updates and notices will remain on this home page for approximately one month, then they will be moved to the updates page.
September 9, 2008
August 28, 2008
August 25, 2008
August 19, 2008
The Society's President and Secretary presented information about Norwood's history and the Society's current activities, e.g. the model Norwood Police Cars raffle, at the August 19th meeting of the Norwood Business & Professional Women's Club. We wish to thank the Club for the invitation and also for its civic efforts in the Norwood community.
August 13, 2008
More entries of Norwood businesses and other organizations from the 1890s to the present have been added, bringing the total to 2,087 names in the [COMPANIES] section. Also, some minor corrections have been made to the site — mainly typos, the link to [Famous People of Norwood] was fixed and additional information about Dudley Avenue has been added.
August 9, 2008
A [Famous People of Norwood] page has been added. For a list of more Norwood citizens in history go to the [PEOPLE] section.
August 5, 2008
There are now over 200 names on the death listing page for people who died more than one-hundred years ago.
August 4, 2008
Don't forget the Society meeting this Saturday, August 9 at 2:00 p.m. ! A new page has been added to the [PEOPLE] Section. It is a listing of the deaths of people with Norwood connections. The list contains names, birth and death dates, the type of the Norwood relationship and the burial location, if known, for people who died more than one-hundred years ago.
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JULY 26, 2008
Thanks to B. H. for the reminder of the United States Playing Card Company's history page on its web site. The company has had a long run (107 years) in Norwood. For news stories about its pending move to Northern Kentucky click the following:
JULY 22, 2008
The Norwood Chamber of Commerce's 116th Norwood Day Parade was a great success again. We congratulate the Chamber on a well-organized and enjoyable celebration of Norwood's organizations and people. The weather was agreeable, especially considering the harsh storm we had last night — tree limbs were down everywhere, and power was off for Montgomery Road and even City Hall. Fortunately, everything was okay on the Pike for the parade. The Society's entry was number 45. The driver, who also supplied the vehicle, is our own Treasurer. Riding inside was his mother (a long-time Norwood resident) and a past President. On the outside was one of the Curators and the current President. The traditional Norwood Historical Society banner was displayed on the front of the vehicle, special made signs were on both sides and, on the reviewing stand side, was an enlarged photo of a die-cast Norwood Police Car with raffle information on a separate poster.
If you missed the parade, check it out on the Norwood Cable Public Access channel. Mention was made of the Society's 30th Anniversary, the monthly meetings at Linder Park and the raffle for the die-cast cars to be given away at the December Open House.
JULY 12, 2008
It was reported at the July meeting that the raffle of the die-cast scale models of Norwood Police Cars was successfully initiated. Contact a member for more information. The Society will participate in the Norwood Chamber of Commerce's 116th Norwood Day Parade on July 22. We will be unit number 45. Come on out and line Montgomery Road from Ashland to Maple — the historic parade starts at 7:00 p.m.  This evening, the beautiful and, of course, historic Zion United Church of Christ held the first concert of the newly formed Norwood Community Chorus. Those who could sing like angels were in the choir, and those of us who can't even hum a tune, just enjoyed the wonderful talents of the choir and soloists. Actually, there were some pretty good voices in the audience, too, as the director requested everyone to join in during parts of the last two songs.Don't forget — the next scheduled meeting is Saturday, August 9, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., in the McCullough Homestead at Lindner Park.
JULY 4, 2008
 For those not afraid of a "little" rain, the 5th Annual Norwood Hometown Fireworks at Shea Stadium was worth it. Although the program had to be shortened, the Rossi fireworks were brilliant and loud. Thanks to the Fireworks Committee and volunteers for the show and allowing us to participate. Also, thank you to everyone who stopped by the Norwood Historical Society table to discuss Norwood History and support the Society.
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Two e-mail questions:
Q: Where can I get information about the structures on the Lindner Park/McCullough Nature Preserve trails? A: The park caretaker has copies of the old pamphlet which has a map and descriptions of the trails. A copy may be placed on this site later. Some of the structures are: Q: Do you have information about Dudley Street or Avenue in Norwood? A: Dudley Avenue page has been added to the [STREETS] section with some data. Currently, it appears to be the entrance to Lower and Middle Millcrest Parks. If anyone has more information about this street, please let us know.
At the June meeting the Society decided to participate in the Norwood Parade, and enthusiastically support a fund raising idea (details to be given later). Click here for the next scheduled meeting, Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., in the McCullough Homestead at Lindner Park.
Three more web sites with Norwood history have been added to the LINKS page. One is Cincinnati Views, an extensive old postcard and photo site with many Norwood images. One page in particular is interesting — Norwood and Cincinnati schools. The second site is Norwood, Ohio, on Wikipedia. It contains much historical and current information about Norwood. The third site is Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center - formerly St. Mary's Seminary in Norwood.
Thanks to Lee G. for e-mailing information about the Hires Root Beer bottle. He said he remembered taking a tour of the plant when he was a student at Sharpsburg in the late 40's. He said the plant was on Duck Creek near Hudson Avenue.
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Officers were elected at the Norwood Historical Society's May 10 meeting at the McCullough House. The Open House included refreshments — punch, cookies, cucumber sandwiches and a 30th anniversary cake — thanks to Susan — and enjoyed by the members in attendance and several park visitors! Also, the park looks great — thanks Nancy!
MAY 7, 2008
Some changes and additions — 1901 drawings of buildings and photographs of company officers for The Boss Washing Machine Company, Bullock Company and Globe-Wernicke Company. Also, added to the [Business/Organization] section were Fraternal Organizations and Labor Unions. A photograph of R. P. Bellsmith has been added to his [BIO] page. Some interesting company and people connections have been added as comments to the Norwood Pressed Brick page of the book, Norwood, Her Homes and Her People.
This year is not only a special anniversary for the Norwood Historical Society. There are other historical anniversaries this year. Want to know what happened in Norwood 5 years ago, 50 years ago, 100 years ago, or even 200 years ago? Go to the Anniversary Dates Page!
The Cincinnati Enquirer's Shannon Russell wrote an article (Saturday, May 3, 2008) about Raymond Davis, an 86-year-old Norwood graduate, and his research for a biography of his second-cousin, Arthur Pickens. Pickens was born in Norwood in 1888 and became a jockey. One-hundred years ago, he won the Kentucky Derby, at the age of 19. Click here to read the story.
Thanks to Teri R. for e-mailing information about the Norwood Refrigeration company. Over 1,950 entries for Norwood businesses and other organizations from the 1890s to the present are now in the [COMPANIES] section. Many of these businesses were operated or owned by Norwood residents.
A question has been posted concerning researching the history of a house in West Norwood. This is a common question asked by many Norwood residents. Send in your suggestions for reseaching Norwood houses, especially methods that have worked for you. They will be listed in the House History page.
Another interesting question about a Norwood home has been sent in. When the old High School (now Middle School) was built on Sherman Avenue (ca. 1912-14), were any houses moved from the site to other locations — e.g., Maple Avenue? We haven't been able to find anything conclusive ... does anyone have information about this?
Norwood Historical Puzzles — Can you solve the mystery of these artifacts in the Society's collection? Go to Curators' Corner.
If you have any corrections or additions to anything on this site, your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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