Happy Birthday Lorain – Events

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Opening Event

History of Lorain, Guest Speakers, Cake cutting, and Entertainment

Entertainers—Black River Boys-
Lorain Golden Crescent Choirs- Silverwood

All entertainers will be performing music of our past for our enjoyment
We will serve cup cakes in- lieu of cake to the audience

There will be a vendors available for those who wish to purchase food

Palma Stipe of Little Lighthouse Learning Center will provide activities for the little one’s

Bring your chair and enjoy the evening.

Veteran’s Memorial Park Corner of Washington and West Erie

6:00 PM – 9:00PM

Friday July 17, 2009

Free Trolley Tours 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Board at Black River Landings Train Station

Museum of Lorain Heritage and People 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Black River Landings Train Station

Saturday July 18, 2009

Free Trolley Tours 1:00 PM – 5-00 PM Board at Black River Landings Train Station

Museum of Lorain Heritage and People 12: PM – 7-00 PM at Black River Landings Train Station

Tickets can be picked up in advance for the trolley for either date at the Black River Historical Society at 309 w. 5th st Lorain or by calling 245-2563

The trolley only holds 25 per trip so please book the time you wish tour, so you do not miss out

Sunday July 19, 2009

Hymn Singing

Veteran’s Memorial Park Corner of Washington and West Erie

11:00 AM – 12-00 Noon

Museum of Lorain Heritage and People 12:00 PM – 5-00 PM at black River Landings Train Station

Everything at the Black River Train station will be in conjunction with the Port Fest so you will be able to enjoy the Festival, Museum, and the Trolley Tour all for free

The Gilmore’s past and present

Lorain was recorded with the county on July 16, 1834, we were originally a ship building community, the Gilmore family was the most influential family to settle here. We were first Black River then Charleston village and since there was already a Charleston in Ohio we then filed as Lorain, a French Name. Lorain later became a rail mill which was founded by Mr Johnson ( Johnson rail yards) this site later became National Tube and than US Steel. Lorain was rich with industrial facilities due to the fresh water supply and strong work ethics of our people, our first mayor was Mayor Reid

Photos Rich Robbin from the 200 Black River Bicentennial

“To the Editor” – Lorain- a Greeting

ED Note: This morning, the Morning Journal has a letter “To the Editor” from Charleston Village’s Portside Chairperson and member of Lorain’s 175th Committee. Renee, is one of the people who have lived here all her life, holds Lorain in her heart always and works tirelessly to sustain her

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/07/14/opinion/mj1329449.txt

To the Editor: Lorain is about to have a birthday. Its 175th Anniversary will be on Thursday. It was on that date in 1834 a map of the first surveyed plat of land was submitted to the county recorder’s office. This map included the boundaries, established streets and numbered lots for the soon-to-be-incorporated town. The area was surveyed from a stone in the northwest corner of what is now Veterans Park at West Erie and Washington avenues.

The name chosen for the town was Charleston. That was the beginning of many years of growth and changes that eventually led to the city we live in today, Lorain.

It’s customary to present a greeting for an anniversary or birthday. I wondered who this greeting would be sent to for an occasion like this. Then I realized the list would be rather long.

The greeting would have to be offered to those who endured many hardships and struggles to transform this area from a primitive woodlands into a port village in the early 1800s. The greeting would continue on to those who helped make that village grow into one of the most industrious cities on the Great Lakes at the turn of the last century.

The greeting would be for those who revived this area after a devastating tornado in 1924 and remodeled it from what was left from the rubble. It would be for those who lived through the Great Depression and those who fought in many horrific wars.

Today, the greeting would be for the educators, those serving in the armed forces, laborers, homemakers, religious leaders, medical teams, dentists, lawyers, postal workers, construction workers, electricians, engineers, carpenters, government workers, civic leaders, business people, policemen, firefighters, paramedics, merchants, bankers, realtors, pharmacists, librarians, restaurant workers, social workers, workers for the aged, students, day care workers, utilities workers, mechanics, sanitation workers, nautical workers, musicians, journalists, writers, artists, grassroots volunteers, service club members and all other members of the present community. The greeting list includes all of those who help sustain this city.

An anniversary greeting also sends best wishes for the future and hope for a good tomorrow. Many of the resources that helped the pioneers create this city are still here — its location and its harbor. But the greatest resource is the community of people.

Renee Dore, Lorain