Women's Relief Corps
Madison, Ohio
References

Articles and Sources - In Timeline Order

Regarding the buildings operations of Madison Seminary, Madison Home, Opportunity Village, and later owners.

“Madison Seminary. ...closing ceremonies of the winter term of the Madison Academy.” Painesville Telegraph 12 Mar 1851 pg 3 col. 1.

Madison State Home; The Painesville Telegraph, 8 Dec 1904 p 4.

“Scenes and Citizens, Families and Lake Lore Give It Historical Color.” Cleveland Plain Dealer Pictorial Magazine, 22 July 1951.

Untitled “Recent mail to Grace Goulder...” Cleveland Plain Dealer, 21 Jan 1962.

“Madison Home Officially Closes June 30.” Madison Press, 1 June 1962.

“Home in Madison Is Now ‘Halfway House.’” Painesville Telegraph, 7 Nov 1964.

“Widows and nurses get new home.” Lake County’s 125^th. Anniversary 1840-1965 Souvenir Album, From Morley Library box file.

Marino, Jim. “Former retirement home is now opportunity village.” Press,. undated clipping, late 1960s. In clipping file Madison Public Library.

Freeman, Russ (artist). “Lake County Landmarks...No. 92 Madison Seminary” Unknown date, artist signed 8/65. Probably Painesville Telegraph. From Lake County Historical Society vertical file.

McNamara, Walter. “Opportunity for the Troubled and the Helpless, Madison Opportunity Village Where the troubled learn by helping the sick. Painesville Telegraph, 9 Sept 1967.

“Old Madison Home eyed by commission.” The Telegraph, 14 May 1975 p 9.

“County Ponders Fate of Opportunity Village.” Madison Press. 28 Aug 1975.

“State building eyesore, county may purchase it.” Madison Press, 9 Sept 1976.

“County considers buying Madison 15-acre complex.” Painesville Telegraph, 2 Nov 1976.

“Purchase agreement study under way.” Madison Press. 27 July 1978.

National Register of Historic Places Nomination File for Lake Madison Seminary and Home, OH includes the following sources:

Williams Brothers, History of Geauga and Lake Counties (Philadelphia, 1978), p 235.
Atlases of Lake and Geauga Counties (Philadelphia, 1874; and Cleveland, 1898)
Madison Seminary Catalog (1874-1875).
Lake County History. (Painesville, 1976), p. 144.
Here is Lake County. (Cleveland, 1964), p 52.

“Madison recycling old buildings to answer needs go of government, plans township center purchase.” The Sunday Paper (News-Herald), 23 Apr 1979 p A4.

“The East Annex of Madison Township Center...East Branch of Lake Co. Mental Health Center.” Unknown date, after 1965. Lake County Historical Society vertical file.

Adams, Bruce, “Trustees, county commissioners agree to Madison center purchase.” Painesville Telegraph?, 31 Mar 1981 p 3.

Farkas, Karen. “1847's legacy, 134-year-old building remains a hub of life in Madison Twp.” The Plain Dealer, 5 Apr 1981.

Strozniak, Peter. “Lake OKs building repurchase.” News-Herald, 31 Aug 1988 p 4.

Harwood, Jeffrey J.. “Platz proposal needs study.” The News-Herald, 6 Oct. 1988 p 6.

Kuehner, John C. “Madison Twp. Center eyed as housing for foster children.” The News-Herald, 7 Jan 1989 p A12.

Kaminski, Bonnie. “Madison Twp. hall has religion in its past.” The News-Herald, 9 Jan 1990 p1, 4.

Bair, Suzanne. “Lake County seeks buyer for historic building.” Star-Beacon, 18 Jan 1993 p D1.

“Home To Widows...and a Union Spy?” Lake County-Then and Now, Lake Co. Historical Society Calendar, 1995.

Wheeler, Tracy. “Madison Twp. building holds haunting tales.” News-Herald, 30 Oct 1995 p 3.

Wheeler, Tracy. “County ponders building.” News-Herald, 30 Oct 1995 p 3.

Lawless, James. “Spirited bidding? For sale in Madison Twp.: buildings, 3 acres, 1 ghost.” Plain Dealer, Lake Co. edition, 26 Nov 1997 p 3B.

Lawless, James. “Spirited bids? For sale: Madison Twp. complex with 2 buildings, 3 acres, 1 ghost.” Plain Dealer, 26 Nov 1997 pp 1, 4B.

Lawless, James. “Lake officials decide to sell property.” Plain Dealer, 22 May 1998.