February 12 General Meeting – Joan Mays Maher Speaker

On Thursday, February 12, local resident Joan May Maher will speak about her mother, Dorothy May, and her work to restore a barn located at 32 Baldwin Street, which served as a female seminary in the 1840s. When Dorothy May purchased the barn in 1955, the property was in disrepair. Joan May Maher will share details of the restoration, and also historical information about the seminary.

All of the Hudson Heritage meetings are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings take place at Barlow Community Center and begin at 7:30 p.m.

Founded in 1962, Hudson Heritage Association works to protect historic buildings, the village streetscape, and the city’s Western Reserve architectural aesthetic. It encourages the preservation of historic buildings by providing research, resources and education to homeowners who wish to maintain their historic homes and co-sponsors the city’s work with the Cleveland Restoration Society. HHA also works with building owners to help them meet historic marker requirements and identifies those buildings with the HHA historic marker. The association shares and celebrates the history of Northeastern Ohio by publishing books and newsletters, conducting workshops and field trips, and hosting monthly meetings that feature local preservationists, historians and craftsmen. For more information, visit hudsonheritage.org