Local sites of interest

Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation
Cleveland Metropolitan School District: CMSD Alumni
James Ford Rhodes HS Alumni Association
Memphis Elementary School - Cleveland, Ohio
"brooklyn 101: unlocking the mysteries of the cleveland brooklyns," by Erin O'Brien, Fresh Water (December 08, 2011).
Ben Franklin Community Garden
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Zoo History
Big Creek Connects: Big Creek Chronicles
Brooklyn Centre Wiki

Sources for more information on Old Brooklyn & area

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Brooklyn (Old Brooklyn) - South Brooklyn
Wikipedia: Old Brooklyn
Cleveland Memory - Cleveland State University Libraries
Cleveland Public Library:
- Digital Gallery - includes a selection of Rhodes HS yearbooks
- Cleveland News Index and Necrology File
- Plain Dealer Historical (1845-1991) (requires library card)
Digital Case, CWRU Kelvin Smith Library
Cleveland Area History - Christopher Busta-Peck
Cleveland History Blog - Bill Barrow
Cleveland Historical - mobile app - YouTube channel - Facebook
Preservation Sans Politics
Federation of German-American Societies
Cleveland Public Library - Property Research Guide for Cleveland & Cuyahoga County
The Ohio Memory Project
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (requires library card)
Cuyahoga County Archives
Cleveland 101
ClevelandPeople.com

More local memories

Euclid Beach Park
The now defunct Crime Library retold the stories of famous criminals and crime fighters. Of interest in Northeast Ohio (archived):
- Sam Sheppard by Fred McGunagle, well-known in area media
- Eliot Ness: The Man Behind The Myth by Marilyn Bardsley
- The Kingsbury Run Murders by Marilyn Bardsley
The Cool History of Cleveland
Cleveland Skyscrapers
Ohio Auditor Student Center: Along the Ohio Trail: A Short History of Ohio Lands [pdf] - Ohio Lands Book [pdf]
Ohio's Transit History
"Jazzed in Cleveland" Series by Joe Mosbrook
Teaching Cleveland Digital
The Ghoulardi Fan Home Page
History of the West Park Neighborhood
Cleveland Air Races

Sources for Preservation & Restoration

National Park Service Preservation Briefs - guidance on preserving, rehabilitating, and restoring historic buildings
About.com Home Styles Guide
Cleveland Restoration Society - Heritage Home Program Preservation Toolbox
Old House Web
Ohio History Connection
ICA-Art Conservation
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute - Taking Care
OSU Extension Fact Sheet: Storing Wedding Gowns and Heirloom Textiles

Genealogy

Cuyahoga County Public Library: Genealogy Collection - Online Resources
Cleveland Public Library: Genealogy Resources | Guide to Genealogy Resources & Records at Cleveland Public Library (CPL) and in Cuyahoga County
Ohio Genealogical Society: Chapters

Museums and Organizations for History & Historic sites

"Speaking of Old Brooklyn ..."

Oral history project and resulting book (2011), presenting the oral histories
of 40 people of Old Brooklyn—seniors in their late seventies and older and
current or former business owners.
... Learn more.
Brooklyn Union Burial Ground

Located on Broadview Road near Spring Road. The Historical Society maintains this historic burying ground.
... Learn more.