With the Crooked River Contrasts exhibit as a backdrop, Paul Nelson, historian of the Western Reserve Fire Museum, will give a lecture discussing the history of 15 major fires along the Cuyahoga River and the battles to extinguish them.
Nelson’s lecture, titled “River Fire & Fire Boats: A Look at the Significant Fires on the Cuyahoga,” will be held Tuesday, April 23, at 2 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library’s first-floor art gallery. The event will highlight the opening of the Crooked River Contrasts exhibit in the Kelvin Smith Library art gallery.
Attendees also will learn about the .
A reception will follow the presentation.
Kelvin Smith Library, the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, XTINGUISH, West Creek Conservancy and Ohio Humanities will sponsor the event.
