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== History ==
The Western Reserve & Northern Ohio Historical Society formed in 1867, initially as a branch of the Cleveland Library Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Reserve Historical Society|url=http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=WRHS|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> Its first president was [[Charles Whittlesey (geologist)|Charles Whittlesey]], "a geologist and historian". "Originally, the society was located on the third floor of the Society for Savings Bank in downtown Cleveland."<ref name = "ohiohistory">{{Cite web
| title = Western Reserve & Northern Ohio Historical Society
| work = Ohio History Central