May 28, 2014 Volunteer Tom Haas, and I traveled to the Salem Historical Society in Columbiana County. We were invited to collaborate with their staff on museum practices including the software program we use to catalogue our donations. Salem is similar to Canton with many factories and much industry in the late 19th, and early 20th centuries. Salem Historical Society has three locations and also runs a trolley tour through their downtown.
Our destination was the Dale Shaffer Research Library built two years ago. The Library is a gift Mr. Shaffer willed to the society. Dale Shaffer is Salem’s revered historian much like E.T. Heald is for Stark County. The photo above includes Dale, and his typewriter with the last line he wrote.
The staff of Salem Historical Society is very friendly, and helpful. They greeted us warmly, and shared their mission, backgrounds, and common museum practices. They shared their website Salem Historical Society, and FaceBook which we enjoyed thoroughly.
On behalf of the entire staff of McKinley Presidential Library & Museum we thank you for your time, and collaboration! We invite you to come visit our facility and share even more ideas for our common good.
Mullins Manufacturing Co.
The Roman Goddess Diana & Tom 🙂
Salem Label
Canton, Ohio
David & Tom
Regarding the juxtaposition of Canton and Salem, I thank you. My maternal great-grandfather (Lewis Ritchey) worked at Mullin in Salem, where my mother was born in 1933. My father’s side came-up from Shreve for work in Canton, where my father, Jack Butler, was born in 1932, in the early 1900’s, working at Dueber-Hampden Watch Works and Timken, primarily. In one fell-swoop, you’ve covered my heritage. Thank you all very, very much.
Eric,
You are welcome! We have a volunteer that reminds us: “If you are meant to find it, it will come to you.”
We are very happy to help!
– Mark