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Unearth how 19th-century Clevelanders embraced Spiritualism.
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In the mid to late 19th century, Spiritualism – a religious movement centered on communication with the dead – swept into Northeast Ohio.
This program will address how Clevelanders embraced Spiritualism and how they reacted as some Spiritualists, both locally and nationally, tried to use “new” technologies like photography to capture scientific evidence of life after death. Some made earnest attempts, while others mounted carefully conceived efforts to double-cross believers.
Presented by the Western Reserve Historical Society.
For 15 years until 1955, the Olmsted Falls Branch was located in Town Hall and shared a room with the Village Council in the Police Department. After later operating out of a 3,100-square-foot frame cottage donated by the Olmsted Community Church, the library moved to a site provided by the city and designed specifically for library use. Today, the branch offers a full-service drive-up window, community meeting space and cozy reading areas.