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When did the Wades move to Cleveland?

I know the answer now: 1856. But today I want to talk about how important it has been for me to triangulate sources, to check and…

Jul 21, 2021

When did the Wades move to Cleveland?

Jul 21, 2021

Holly Witchey

In August 1894, J.H.

Wade was a young man in the 1890s. He and his wife, his mother and his mother-in-law traveled the world, enthusiastically collecting. The…

Mar 11, 2021

In August 1894, J.H.

Mar 11, 2021

Holly Witchey

In search of Lord Chancellors and Burses

I am currently on an extended trip to the UK and Italy following the travel journals of Jeptha H. Wade I (1889), Randall Wade (1870–71)…

May 8, 2019

In search of Lord Chancellors and Burses

May 8, 2019

Holly Witchey

Open Access CMA: Welcome to Wade’s World

I’ve spent years attempting to communicate the volume and grandeur of Jeptha “Homer”Wade II’s gifts to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Topics…

Feb 9, 2019

Open Access CMA: Welcome to Wade’s World

Feb 9, 2019

Holly Witchey

Without a doubt writing this book about the Wade family in Cleveland has led me down some…

I’d run across Sandra’s Scipio History blog (http://scipiocenterny.blogspot.com/) just a week earlier, which included mentions of a James…

Jun 22, 2018

Without a doubt writing this book about the Wade family in Cleveland has led me down some…

Jun 22, 2018

Holly Witchey

Mr. Wade Buys (and then builds) His Dream House in Cleveland 1856–1866

In this excerpt from a letter to his fiancee, 21-year old Randall Wade (1835–1876) writes updating her on the search for a home. Randall’s…

Mar 8, 2018

Mr. Wade Buys (and then builds) His Dream House in Cleveland 1856–1866

Mar 8, 2018

Holly Witchey

Finding the right fit: how to pick a school in the 1850s

Probably in or around 1852 the Jeptha Homer Wade (1811–1890) and his family settled in Columbus. His son Randall (1835–1876) , 17, entered…

Feb 22, 2018

Finding the right fit: how to pick a school in the 1850s

Feb 22, 2018

Holly Witchey

Grandma Garretson: Ellen Howe Abbot Garretson (1836–1922)

Been thinking about Ellen Howe Abbott Garretson recently. She is mostly remembered today — when she is remembered at all — as the mother of…

Jan 23, 2018

Grandma Garretson: Ellen Howe Abbot Garretson (1836–1922)

Jan 23, 2018

Holly Witchey

In religious matters my aim has been to do right….

In religious matters my aim has been to do right, and to learn the truth, and as far as possible reach correct conclusions, and act…

Jan 3, 2018

In religious matters my aim has been to do right….

Jan 3, 2018

Holly Witchey

Thanksgiving at Boarding School 1872/73

Boarding school on the Hudson River in November, especially during the holidays, must have been cold and a little lonely at times, even if…

Nov 16, 2017

Thanksgiving at Boarding School 1872/73

Nov 16, 2017

Holly Witchey

Holly Witchey

Holly Witchey Ph.D, is an art historian and museum professional and educator. She is Executive Director of Cleveland Philanthropy.

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