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- The
Shelby Museum Of History
- 23
East Main St., Shelby, Ohio 44875
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- The Shelby Museum
of History was organized by a group of women who were members
- of "The Questers'
Inc.", an organization dedicated to preserving the past..
The Museum
- was
incorporated on March 16, 1976, as a non - profit organization.
The dedication was
- on
June 11, 1976.
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- The
dedication served as a tribute to the memory of Raymond Wilkinson,
a well-known
- historian
and former Shelby Mayor, who often expressed the wish that Shelby
have a museum.
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- At
the time of his death, a fund was created by a group of citizens
to start the museum
- and
the city agreed to provide space. His heirs donated his Shelby
photographs, paper
- and
memorabilia collection that pertained to this project and these
dedicated Gamble's
- Mill
Quester members saw the museum come to life.
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- The museum started
in one room provided by the city of Shelby in the current city
- building at 23 West
Main Street. The museum immediately outgrew that space and
- in 1979 moved to
the Sutter-Roush room at 23 East Main Street, which is also owned
- by the city of Shelby.
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- Shelby
Museum, Shelby, Ohio (Photo 6/2004)
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- The Shelby Museum
of History, Inc. is governed by a Board of Directors. The
- original members
were: Leonard Waines, Kort Broomhall, Kathryn Douglas,
- Ronald and Janet
Scheid, Zorada Bussom, and Corene Humphrey.
- Volunteers serve
as museum caretakers.
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- Shelby
Museum, Shelby, Ohio (Photo 6/2004)
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- The museum houses
a collection of artifacts and memorabilia from businesses and
- the people of Shelby,
Ohio. Across the street from the museum, in Central Park, is
a
- log cabin discovered
under the siding on a house being razed at 16 Walnut Street.
The
- cabin was moved and
restored in time for Shelby's Sesquicentennial celebration in
1984.
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- Shelby
Museum, Shelby, Ohio (Photo 7/2000)
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- Shelby Log Cabin, Shelby, Ohio
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- Shelby
Museum, Shelby, Ohio (Photo 7/2000)
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- Life in Early Shelby (Log Cabin Interior) - as
re-enacted for the Shelby Bicycle Days Festivities.
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- Admission to the
museum is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. The
- museum is open 2
- 5 P.M. on Sundays from May through October,
- except Mother's and
Father's Days. It is also open by appointment.
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- Samples
from the Museum
- Featured
Items:
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- Shelby
Museum, Shelby, Ohio
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- The
Shelby Electric Company and their light bulbs
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- J.
C. Fish and A. A. Chaillet and The Shelby Electric Company.
- New information
recently discovered !
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- Chaillet Bulb
Found !
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- 110
year old Shelby Bulb recently discovered in the Adolphe Chaillet
home!
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- Join the Livermore, California Celebration of
their
- 110 year old Shelby Electric Company Light Bulb!
- http://www.centennialbulb.org/
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- A Rare
Part of Shelby History:
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- Did you know that between the
years 1918 and 1922, farm tractors and
- trucks were assembled in Shelby?
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- There is only one remaining operational
Shelby Tractor in the world!
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- Shelby Area Historical
Beauty
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- Shelby
Area Coverlets and the Weavers who created them
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- Recorders of Shelby
Pictorial History
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- Early Shelby Photographers and their Photographs
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- Shelby Authors
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- Shelby Gum Company
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- Copies of the Shelby Sesquicentennial book are
currently available.
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- Check out Sally's
post cards !
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- Our Visitors
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- If you have questions,
please contact :
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- The Shelby
Museum of History
- 23 East
Main St.
- Shelby,
Ohio 44875
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- You may also also
email your questions -
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- Other Shelby Historical
Sites:
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- Shelby Ohio Area History and Genealogy
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- Shelby Genealogical Society
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- Morton One Room School Historical Society
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- Copyright
© 1999 - 2025 - The Shelby Musuem Of History, Inc.