This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Ridge Tool Company.  Every workman knows the Ridgid brand for its quality and strength.  Here is the story of a small tool […]

The World War I monument that stands in front of the Old Town Hall has a history of 8,000 to 10,000 years!  It was erected as a reminder of the […]

All throughout the year of 2022 members of the First Congregational Church have been celebrating the rich history of their church’s heritage and congregation.  The North Ridgeville Historical Society would […]

This article, written by Doris Terrell Mills, is the final chapter of a three part series published in the Chronicle Telegram newspaper in celebration of our city’s 150th anniversary.  Citizens […]

This article, written by Doris Terrell Mills, is part 2 of a three part series published in the Chronicle Telegram newspaper in celebration of our city’s 150th anniversary.  It offers […]

In 1960 the Chronicle Telegram ran a series of articles in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of North Ridgeville.  We recently ran across these articles and would […]

One of the obscure things that can be learned from the Census data has to do with road names.  According to the Washington Post the most popular road name in […]

The following account took place two hundred and ten years ago here in North Ridgeville.  The story of this experience was written down by Wyllis Terrell, Jr. (1809-1882) who wrote […]

Local businessman, Tom Worcester, has provided this fascinating look into the past for our readers.   The beginning of Worcester’s started with The Hatchery.   Our Grandfather, John A. Worcester, the […]

A North Ridgeville man, born in 1827, was a topic of conversation at the Ohio General Assembly a few months ago, and the story of this man also includes…..a fish.  […]

Many of our veterans have experienced  daily life in other countries, and the stories they share help bring to light the fact that we are truly living in the greatest […]

Father Joseph Martin Trapp was the resident pastor of the St. Peters Catholic Church in North Ridgeville from June of 1906 until November 1920. He was born on November 10, […]

This brick building was built in 1882-1883 on Center Ridge in North Ridgeville.  It was designed by Elah Terrell, who was the grandson of some of North Ridgeville’s original pioneers.  […]

The year was 1924 and students in North Ridgeville were about to experience a big change in their education- a big NEW school was being opened to serve all students […]

The year was 1814 and our country was in dire trouble.  Two years earlier Britain attempted to restrict U.S. trade, started forcing U.S. seamen to serve on British ships, and […]

Although North Ridgeville was founded after the Revolutionary War took place, there were several veterans of that war that lived here in the following years.  The following is a list […]

“Two Die in Ridgeville Home Fire”  was the headline in the Chronicle Telegram that evening.  The year was 1955 and this would become one of the worst tragedies in North […]

The first settlers named their settlement Rootstown in honor of Ephraim Root, the gentleman that they purchased the land from.  The township organized the first Monday in April 1813 at […]

The Museum at the Old Town Hall is home to many items from North Ridgeville’s past, but none with a story as detailed as the Gilder Anvil.  It is about […]

Shawville History The Railroad from Cleveland to Toledo was completed in 1853. The railroad station in North Ridgeville was built about 1868 at the Center Road crossing (Rt 83) on […]

Our founding fathers left their homes in Waterbury Connecticut and headed west to find new opportunities in the Western Reserve of Ohio.  Fifteen men left their families behind and hiked 600+ miles to what was to become North Ridgeville- a trip that would take them a month.