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Elizabeth Aultman Harter’s Lasting Legacy…Part One

13 Monday Dec 2021

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As part of my internship at the Ramsayer Research Library here at the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, I was tasked with creating an exhibit for the display case in the library. The assignment was, “Share a story that needs to be told.” At first, researching possible ideas was overwhelming because there were simply too many stories to tell. After much thought and consideration about what kind of story should be told, the topic presented itself. The women who shaped Canton, Ohio have been largely forgotten in history and their stories need to be shared. Library volunteer Judy Cloud Pocock gave some guidance for this project. She suggested that Elizabeth Aultman Harter be included in the display case exhibit. Once Elizabeth’s life story started to be uncovered, it was clear that she was the woman who the exhibit should focus on.

Elizabeth Aultman Harter was an incredibly accomplished woman— and not just in her time. Her legacy still impresses to this day. Daughter of Canton, Ohio’s first millionaire entrepreneur Cornelius Aultman, Elizabeth left a lasting mark on Stark County. She and her stepmother Katherine Barron Reybold Aultman founded Aultman Hospital here in Canton, Ohio. Elizabeth served on the board of directors at the Aultman Taylor Company in Mansfield, Ohio. She also presided as one of the first presidents of Canton’s YWCA. Another thing that made Mrs. Harter so outstanding is that she, like her father Cornelius Aultman, was one of Canton’s greatest ‘silent’ benefactors, putting many young men through college who otherwise would not have had the opportunity. While she exceled in her professional career, she was also a strong woman in her personal life. When she was just eighteen, Elizabeth lost her birth mother Eliza Wise Aultman after a long-term illness. In her adult life, Mrs. Harter lost her first daughter Eliza when she was just six months old. Later, Elizabeth lost her only son Cornelius A. Harter when he was four. The passing of her husband George DeWalt Harter made Elizabeth a widow and single mother to four daughters by the age of forty-three. However, despite her successes and the hardships she overcame, her memory has faded from history. To bring her back to life, Ramsayer Research Library intern Alyia Marasco has uncovered her legacy to share her story. “Elizabeth Harter’s Lasting Legacy” will be displayed in the Ramsayer Research Library display case. The Library is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm for anyone who would like to view this new exhibit.

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Mercy Hospital Story Part II 1911 Building through the Market Avenue Wing…

12 Sunday Apr 2020

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Mark Holland, Archivist of the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, helps to express as a museum our support to the people in the medical world who are fighting CoVid 19, and treating the patients as well as the disease. Today we present to you Part II in a series on Mercy Hospital. We want to show you the origins of our local medical institutions and personnel.

Then & Now Canton Daily News…

08 Wednesday Apr 2020

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A little Then & Now on this Wednesday evening! Then The Canton Daily News.  Now Repository Newspaper located on the Southeast corner of South Market Avenue and 5th Street.

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Mercy Hospital Part I McKinley House through the 1911 Building…

06 Monday Apr 2020

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Mark Holland, Archivist at the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, helps to express as a museum our support to the people in the medical world who are fighting CoVid 19, and treating the patients as well as the disease. Today we present to you Part I in a series on Mercy Hospital. We want to show you the origins of our local medical institutions and personnel.

Mckinley Homestead…

13 Thursday Feb 2020

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Then & Now in Canton, Ohio on a snowing morning. Then West Tuscarawas Street and Shorb Avenue (Present Day Fulton Road) Where William McKinley Sr. and Nancy Allison McKinley and many others in the family lived. Now McKinley Downtown Campus.

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The McKinley National Memorial…

03 Monday Feb 2020

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Then & Now in Canton, Ohio. Then The McKinley National Memorial weeks before it is dedicated. Now The McKinley National Memorial maintained for 113 years.

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The McKinley Block…

01 Saturday Feb 2020

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Then & Now time in Canton, Ohio. The McKinley Block stood on the south east corner of South Market Avenue and 7th Street. Now Huntington Plaza sits at present day South Market and 2nd Street.

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