
Instructions: You will be responsible for researching part of "The Story of Lakewood." For most of the following areas, you must research how your assigned area has changed since the beginning of Lakewood until the present day. Your goal is to show the gradual development of your area. You need to include as many supporting details as possible.
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City
of Lakewood. Official city site. Find information on government and services,
including the state
of the city and statistics.
Lakewood
Public Library's City page. Includes:
A brief history of the City
Facticity -
facts and figures, e.g., population.
How an Ordinance Become
a Law
City-Data.com
detailed profile
Lakewood
History Files - A collection of articles about the people and places of
old Lakewood.

Lakewood Lore Online - reprints
of articles by local historian Dan Chabek that appeared in the Lakewood
Sun Post. There are articles on pioneer times, on notable residents from
early days to the present time, streets, buildings, businesses and institutions.
Scan the Table of Contents for articles that may have information on your
area of research. You can also check the Proper
Name Index for specific people and places.
Local
History Project - Grant School Discovery Class research & videos on
the Templar Automobile and Birdtown.

Yesterday's Lakewood: Images
of Lakewood, Ohio. Photographs of Lakewood, from Cleveland State University.
The
Lakewood Public Schools: A Compilation of Histories. Selections from various
historical documents, originally compiled in print form in 1984.
News organizations: Lakewood
Buzz, Lakewood Observer.
Economic development advocates:
Lakewood Alive.
Businesses: GoBuyLakewood; Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.

A history of the Lakewood Public
Library building and new
construction.
The Lakewood
Historical Society. Includes information on the Oldest Stone House and
the Nicholson House. Also includes Artifacts:
articles on Lakewood history from the Society newsletter.
Some background information on
Lakewood churches and denominations
in Lakewood.
Lakewood
ProFiles. Information on some "luminary" residents.
Local
History Resources. Other sources at the Main Lakewood Public Library.
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