The GEORGE IRA VAIL RESIDENCE, located at 2197 Harcourt Dr.
The GEORGE M. AND PAMELA S. HUMPHREY FUND was established in Cleveland in 1951 by Pamela Stark Humphrey and her husband GEO. M. HUMPHREY. The fund supports hospitals, secondary and HIGHER EDUCATION, and community funds, as well as cultural programs and health agencies.
The GEORGE R. KLEIN NEWS CO., a wholesale distributor of magazines, paperback books, and out-of-town newspapers, was founded on W. 3rd St. by Geo. R. Klein in 1927. A family-owned company to distribute newspapers and magazines, the business was guided by Geo. R., and his sons, G. Robt. and Wm. C., until 1978 when the presidency passed to his grandson, Geo. Klein, Jr.
The GEORGE S. DIVELY FOUNDATION was established in Cleveland in 1956 by business and civic leader GEORGE S. DIVELY, then president of HARRIS CORP. It has funded leadership development in business and HIGHER EDUCATION.
The GEORGE W. CODRINGTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION was founded in Cleveland in 1955 by Geo. W. Codrington. Annual grants support "public charitable or educational projects" in the Cuyahoga County area (no individuals), emphasizing HIGHER EDUCATION, health care, youth services, and culture.
The GEORGE WORTHINGTON CO., one of the nation's leading hardware wholesalers and industrial distributors, began in 1829 when 16-year-old GEORGE WORTHINGTON came to Cleveland from New York.
GEORGE, CLAYBORNE (26 Mar. 1888-24 Dec. 1970), councilman and Civil Service Commission member, was born in Surry, Va., to Bolling T. and Cornelia Brown George. He received his bachelor's degree from Howard in 1915 and graduated from that law school in 1917. George served in France as a 1st lieutenant in WORLD WAR I.
GEORGE, ZELMA WATSON (8 Dec. 1903-3 July 1994) became a symbol of African American achievement in several fields ranging from operatic diva to United Nations diplomat. A native of Hearn, Tex., she was the daughter of Samuel and Lena Thomas Watson. Moving with her family to Chicago, she earned a sociology degree from the Univ. of Chicago and studied voice at the American Conservatory of Music.
GEORGIANS. Georgians form a small yet prominent and historically significant part of Greater Cleveland’s larger community of immigrants from the former USSR.
GERBER, SAMUEL R., M.D. (22 Aug. 1898-16 May 1987) modernized the office of Cuyahoga County Coroner during his long tenure (1937-15 Dec. 1986, afterwards, coroner emeritus) and contributed to such celebrated cases as the TORSO MURDERS and the SHEPPARD MURDER CASE. He was honored as Mr.
GERFEN, ELIZABETH H. (1901-14 June 1984), nicknamed Tante Litz, chaired the foreign language department at LAUREL SCHOOL (1940s-71) and was known as "La Grande Dame de E. 115th Street" for her activism on behalf of UNIVERSITY CIRCLE residents.
GERMAN AMERICAN RESETTLEMENT SERVICES, INC. organized 29 Feb. 1952 as the Federated German American Relief for Expellees Organizing Committee but incorporated under the later name. It formed "to aid and assist needy displaced persons of German ethnic origin" whose lives were disrupted by political changes in postwar Europe. The group was organized and headed by Rev. John Foisel, its first president, Robert A.
The GERMAN CENTRAL FARM occupies more than 30 acres of land at 7863 York Rd. in PARMA. Used for meetings, picnics, and sports and cultural events, the site was established by the German Central Organization (GCO), which bought the farm in 1926 for $24,000 and created a soccer field, tennis courts, a rifle range, a swimming pool, a meeting hall, and other accommodations.
The GERMAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA, also known as the Germania, was an ensemble used for all musical purposes in the German community and the longest-lasting orchestra in early Cleveland. Appearing on the scene as early as 3 June 1854, the Germania probably absorbed the earlier ST. CECILIA SOCIETY orchestra soon after the Civil War.
GERMANIA was Cleveland's first German newspaper as well as the city's first printed foreign-language paper in any tongue. Although it was preceded by Maximilian Heinrich Allart's Monatliche Journal of July 1844, the earlier effort must be disqualified for its handwritten format. Founded by EDWARD HESSENMUELLER, Germania came off the press at 24 Water St.
GERMANIA HALL, located at 532 Erie (2416 E. 9th) St., was built by the Germania Turnverein in 1888 to house their gymnastic facilities and serve as a meeting place. Germania Turnverein was organized on 7 Sept. 1876 by east side residents who were former members of the Cleveland Turnverein. Their new $65,000 hall on Erie St.
The GERMANIA ORCHESTRA, composed entirely of German-American musicians, was active in Cleveland from the late 1860s into the 1880s. The orchestra was apparently established in 1868, perhaps absorbing new members from the ST.
GERMANS formed one of Cleveland's largest and most influential nationality groups in the 19th and 20th centuries. Although not as large as the German communities in some northern cities, the local community had an important influence on the city's economic, educational, and cultural life. Cleveland and other lake cities lagged a few years behind Cincinnati and St.
ELEANOR R. (ROSENFELD) GERSON (July 6, 1915-October 20, 2000) was a dedicated Cleveland educator and philanthropist. She was born in New York City to Edward Lazarus Rosenfeld and Bertha Rosenfeld and moved to Cleveland when she was ten years old. After graduation from Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Gerson attended Smith College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1937.
GERSTENBERGER, HENRY JOHN (9 Jan. 1881-24 June 1954), a pediatrician who helped establish Babies & Childrens Hospital and develop SMA (Synthetic Milk Adapted), an artificial milk formula, was born in Cleveland to John H. and Clara E. Schake Gerstenberger. He received his M.D. from Western Reserve University Medical School in 1903.
The GESTHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH (FINNISH) was the oldest of the Finnish churches located on the west side. The church, affiliated with the Suomi Synod of Calumet, MI, was begun in 1903 as the Finnish Natl. Evangelical Lutheran Church. It held services in the Old Stone Church until it rented space on Central Ave. In 1914, the church rented (and later bought, in 1924) a building at 1433 W.
GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH was founded in 1900 as a Baptist mission for AFRICAN AMERICANS at East 25th and Pittsburgh Avenue. In 1919, under the leadership of Rev. Washington M.
GETZ, HESTER ADELIA (23 March 1869-4 June 1948), who began her lifelong work as a florist as a child, opened a shop on EUCLID AVENUE and Huntington Street with Anna Westman (d. ca. 1911) about 1902. She continued to run Westman & Getz, Florists, until retiring in 1941. Getz was born in Columbus, OH, the youngest of the 4 children of Israel S.
GIDDINGS, HELEN MARSHALL (16 May 1870-5 July 1950), osteopathic surgeon, served as president (1934-36) and later chair of the finance and budget committee of the Osteopathic Women's National Association. She was born in Green Springs, OH, to Frederick S. and Mary Elizabeth Marshall Giddings.
GIDDINGS, JOSHUA REED (6 Oct. 1795-27 May 1864) represented Cleveland for about half of his 20-year tenure as one of the most renowned antislavery leaders in the U.S. Congress. Born in Tioga Point (later Athens), Pa., he was moved in infancy by his parents, Joshua and Elizabeth Pease Giddings, to Canandaigua, N.Y.
GIDDINGS, MARY (d. 9 Oct. 1940) was an osteopathic physician, a charter member of the WOMEN'S CITY CLUB, and the sister of osteopath HELEN MARSHALL GIDDINGS.
The GILBERT W. AND LOUISE IRELAND HUMPHREY FOUNDATION (formerly the Louise Foundation) was incorporated in 1951 by Gilbert W. Humphrey and Louise Ireland Humphrey. The foundation supports preselected educational institutions (no individuals), MUSIC and other cultural programs, community funds, hospitals, nursing programs and social agencies, primarily in Ohio. New appeals are not encouraged.
GILCHRIST, MARIE EMILIE (4 Jan. 1893-9 Nov. 1989) was a local poet whose poems appeared in numerous periodicals including The Nation, The Saturday Review of Literature, The New Yorker, The Forum, and The Book of Rhymers' Club. Gilchrist was also a researcher for several years and, later, editor for Reader's Digest.
GILDENMEISTER, RICHARD LEE (10 July 1932 – 17 Dec 2020) was born in Bellevue, Ohio, to parents Frances and Corrine Gildenmeister. As a master bookseller, Gildenmeister worked to promote the works of local and national authors throughout northeast Ohio by fostering a strong connection between authors and their readers.
GILL, JOHN & SONS CO. See JOHN GILL & SONS CO.
GILLESPIE, CHESTER K. (4 Apr. 1897-22 Mar. 1985), lawyer and Republican politician known as "Mr. Civil Rights," and part of Cleveland's black community agitating for immediate integration, was born in Home City, Ohio, to Warren and Lulu Trail Gillespie. The family moved to Cleveland about 1909. After attending Ohio State University, Gillespie earned a law degree from Baldwin-Wallace College Law School in 1920.
GILMOUR ACADEMY, located at SOM Ctr. and Cedar roads in GATES MILLS, was founded in 1946 by the Brothers of the Holy Cross. The inspiration for its founding came from Bp. EDWARD HOBAN, who had been educated by the brothers. Within a few months, the brothers had purchased the estate, and Br. Theophane was appointed headmaster.
GILMOUR, RICHARD (24 Sept. 1824-13 Apr. 1891), second bishop of Cleveland, was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, to John and Marian Gilmour. His family emigrated to Nova Scotia, then to Pennsylvania, when he was a child. Gilmour, of Scotch-Presbyterian background, decided in 1842 to convert to Catholicism and study for the priesthood, completing his studies at Mt. St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.
The GILPIN PLAYERS, named after Charles Sidney Gilpin, was a theater troupe that performed at the KARAMU HOUSE, located in the lower Woodland and later
GINN, FRANK HADLEY (25 Feb. 1868-6 Feb. 1938), corporation lawyer and patron of music and art, was born in Fremont, Ohio to Francis Marion and Millicent Ophelia Pope Ginn. He earned his Ph.B. from Kenyon College (1890). Coming to Cleveland in 1890, Ginn studied law and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1892.
GIRDLER, TOM MERCER (19 May 1877 - 4 Feb. 1965), steel industrialist and labor and New Deal critic, was born in Silver Creek Twp., Clark County, Ind., to Lewis and Elizabeth Mercer Girdler. graduating from Lehigh University (1901) in mechanical engineering.
The GIRL SCOUTS, organized in Cleveland in 1914, was founded nationally by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, and modeled after Robert Baden-Powell's British Boy Scouts (see BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA). The program attempted "to help girls realize the ideals of womanhood," teaching useful skills, encouraging civic responsibility, and instilling upstanding values.
GITLIN, DAVID (14 July 1924-20 Mar. 1994) was a doctor and social activist known for his advocacy work on environmental issues.
GITTELSON, BENJAMIN (1853-1 Jan. 1932), rabbi and scholar, was born in Lithuania, son of Judah Leib Gittelson. He was descended from a long line of rabbis, but fatherless and impoverished, he wandered from town to town for charitable donations enabling him to receive a traditional yeshiva education. He became rabbi of Avanta in 1878, leaving in 1883 to become rabbi of Trashkun.
GLASBENA MATICA is one of America's most highly regarded Slovenian choruses, having presented operas and classical works at the SLOVENIAN NATL. HOME on St. Clair Ave. It originated in 1930 as Samostojna (Independent) Zarja, an offshoot of the ZARJA SINGING SOCIETY.
GLASS, MYRON E. (1 Aug. 1900-16 Dec. 1987) businessman and leader in the Jewish community, was born in Manchester, England, the son of Nathan and Etta Mendelsohn Glass who came to Cleveland in 1906. He attended public schools and CLEVELAND MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL. In 1927 Glass incorporated the Texas Distributing Co. with capital of $50,000.
GLASSER, OTTO (2 Sept. 1895-11 Dec. 1964), pioneer in radiology, radium therapy, and nuclear medicine, was born in Saarbrucken, Germany to Alexander and Lina Gentsch Glasser. He received his Ph.D in physics from the University of Frieberg (Germany) in 1919. In 1922 Glasser married Emmy von Eherenberg and emigrated to the U.S., serving at Howard Kelly Hospital, Baltimore (1922- 23); the Dept.
GLEASON'S MUSICAL BAR, 5219 Woodland Ave., was Cleveland's first ROCK `N' ROLL nightspot. The owner, William "Jap" Gleason, began presenting live rhythm & blues MUSIC, which was then called "race music," in his restaurant in the late 1940s.
GLEASON, WILLIAM J. (2 June 1846-20 Jan. 1905), volunteer CIVIL WAR soldier and first president of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument Commission, was born in County Clare, Ireland. His parents, Patrick and Margaret Gleason, moved to Vermont when he was 6 months old, and shortly thereafter to Cleveland.
GLEN OAK SCHOOL was founded in 1969 as an all-girls' school by the Religious of the Sacred Heart (Madams of the Sacred Heart). It was the order's first school in the Cleveland area, where they had been encouraged to establish one by a number of area women who had been educated by the Madams.
GLENBEIGH HEALTH SOURCES, formerly Glenbeigh Hospital of Cleveland, which opened in November 1982, was one of the largest providers of chemical-dependency treatment for adolescents, adults, and their families in Cleveland. It was the first specialty hospital of its kind in Northeastern Ohio.
The GLENN L. MARTIN CO. was an outstanding producer of airplanes as well as one of the earliest important suppliers of U.S. Army and Navy aircraft. The company was founded by Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955), a pioneer airplane manufacturer who began his career in California in 1908-09. Martin was brought to Cleveland in 1918-19 by 10 prominent local investors, and with him came other talented individuals.
GLENNAN, THOMAS K. (8 Sept. 1905-11 Apr. 1995) was a leading figure in the national scientific community as well as president of Case Institute of Technology (see CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY).