Welcome to the West Park Historical Society

Mail Correspondence Address:

P.O. Box 35454

Cleveland, Ohio 44135

Inquiries: WestParkHS@gmail.com

Below is news of our past and upcoming events.
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The 2026 West Park Historical Calendar is here!

Our first all color calendar! 

Just $15.00 ($13.00 for WPHS members) 

They are available at Puritas Nursery, Puritas Hardware, Gene’s Place, and K & K Portage Meat Market 

You may also order by emailing etstaley@sbcglobal.net 

Our calendar sale is one of our largest fundraisers. By purchasing a calendar, you further our mission of preserving West Park history

Our Annual Alger Cemetery Walk was another success!

West Park Historical Society Historian and Vice-President Ross Bassett tells interesting and informative stories of West Park notables. Here he is pictured with President Steve Lorenz and Steve’s wife, Cindy. Always a good crowd at the cemetery walks

Alger Cemetery Historic Walk was Well Attended, October 2024

Rocky River Reservation Historical Presentation, October 2024

Our Encore performance of “The Annexation of West Park to City of Cleveland in 1923” was a hit!

(Originally presented in November, 2022)

Historian Ross Bassett was joined by Josephine Curella Cardillo and Julieanne Appleson Phillips in taking our audience back to 1923

Julieanne as “Toots” Franz, a student at West Park High, Bill Phillips 1923 West Park resident, Josephine as Mama Zappone
Ross, a man of many West Park characters.

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If you missed an event, you can watch them here:

WPHS Henry Wright Presentation

WPHS Tyler Barn Presentation

The WPHS Board took a behind-the- scenes tour of the Variety theater.