Below are resource guides to selected notable individuals, places, events and collections that have helped to shape and define Hudson. Hudson Library & Historical Society owns many of the papers and records on these various topics (linked in each resource guide where applicable). For additional information on our collections, see the manuscript collection page or contact us.
Places
Collections
Historical Events
The Anti-Slavery Movement & the Underground Railroad in Hudson
Hudson, once called the “citadel of abolitionism,” was an active stop on the Underground Railroad and was the childhood home of abolitionist John Brown.
Historical Events
The Bank Failure of 1904
Embezzlement scandal forces the Produce Exchange Bank of Cleveland to close
Historical Events
Places
Western Reserve College
One of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the region, once called “The Yale of the West.”
