Lakeside Heritage Society

06/18/2026

Join representatives from four local history museums to learn about their mission and offerings. Make plans to learn about local history during America 250.

06/17/2026

Have a interest in photography? Stop by and visit with Archivist, Melissa Ladd as she shares late 19th and early 20th century photography equipment from the Lakeside Heritage Society Collection

06/11/2026

Our Vintage Lakeside Sale has become a popular July 4th week fundraiser for us! Lakesiders and Lakeside fans--Would you kindly check your stock of gently worn Lakeside children and adult t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats, etc? If you have some to donate, please visit the Heritage Archives between 10-2, Mondays thru Fridays.

We appreciate your kindness in supporting our nonprofit mission to preserve, promote, and advance and be a public resource for the history of Lakeside, its impact on the Marblehead Peninsula, and the Chautauqua Movement in America.

06/08/2026

Collections begin for our August Recycle Sale THIS Thursday! If you haven't heard, we have a NEW way for you to share your treasures with us. EVERY THURSDAY and SATURDAY, you can drop off items at South Auditorium.

If you prefer a pick up, please call AVA RABOLD to arrange: (513) 313-0760

We truly appreciate all of your donations. Our recycle sales are an extremely important fundraiser. As a nonprofit, we rely on them to help us fulfill our mission to preserve, promote, and advance and be a public resource for the history of Lakeside, its impact on the Marblehead Peninsula, and the Chautauqua Movement in America.

06/03/2026

Join us in supporting the America 250 activities planned for Ottawa County. More details can be found on the Ottawa County Historical Society website.

06/01/2026

If you have children or grandchildren (or, other fun kids!) visiting on Friday, June 26th, this will be a fun event. Be sure to register in the Heritage Archives soon as attendance is limited.

A NEW LHS event for ages 4-8! Register your child for a fun one hour party full of vintage games, a craft, and refreshments. While playing, they will experience a bit of how children used to experience summer in a Lakeside park!

Cost: $5 per child (an adult must attend with the child.) Limit: 15 children

Please visit the Heritage Archives to register.

06/01/2026

A NEW LHS event for ages 4-8! Register your child for a fun one hour party full of vintage games, a craft, and refreshments. While playing, they will experience a bit of how children used to experience summer in a Lakeside park!

Cost: $5 per child (an adult must attend with the child.) Limit: 15 children

Please visit the Heritage Archives to register.

05/30/2026

Our Heritage Archives Window Sale is now open for the summer! Right now, we are featuring puzzles, puzzles, puzzles!

Buy puzzles and DONATE puzzles to support our nonprofit mission to to preserve, promote, and advance and be a public resource for the history of Lakeside, its impact on the Marblehead Peninsula, and the Chautauqua Movement in America.

05/26/2026

We are collecting goodies for our Labor Day Recycle Sale, but have a NEW PROCEDURE. So many of you prefer to drop off items, so we have set up times for that--Thursdays and Saturdays from 10-11 am, South Auditorium. If you'd rather have items picked up, please call AVA RABOLD at (513) 313-0760