Beyond the Storefronts

• Main Street Medina, Matt Wiederhold, Executive Director

• Medina County District Library, Franklin Sylvester Room Resources,

• Medina County Gazette Newspaper Micro Film, 1854-2019

• Medina Sentinel Newspaper Micro Film, 1880-1962

• Medina County Historical Society, Tom Hilberg and Joann King

• Medina County Recorder’s Office

• Michael Wilder, P and W Title Examination Services LLC

• Medina County Tax Map Office, Janet Piombo, Technician

• Medina County Engineers Office, Wes Kent, GISP

• Medina County Auditor’s Office,

• Medina County Clerk of Courts Office, Cynthia Danielson, Archives Division

• City of Medina Mayor’s Office, Dennis Hanwell, Mayor

• City of Medina Clerk of Council, Kathy Patton

• City of Medina Parks Department, Jansen Wehrley, Director and Donna Knack

• City of Medina Civil Service Secretary, Laureen A. Wilson

• City of Medina Fire Department, Asst. Fire Chief, Mark Crumley

• City of Medina Building Department, Tami Morris

• History of Medina County, Ohio, Baskin and Battey, 1881

• Historical Highlights of Medina, Medina HS Class 1966, 1966

• Historical Highlights of Medina, 1966

• Images of Medina, Gloria Brown, 2007

• Gloria Brown Internet Blog.

• Medina County, Coming of Age, 1810-1900, Joann G. King

• Medina Community Band History, (1859-2009) David Van Doren

• Robinson Medina City Directories, 1948-1988

• Dickman Medina City Directories, 1999-2019

• Medina County District Library Genealogical Blog. Kathy Petras

• “You’re from Medina if”, Facebook

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Roadside History of Medina, Ohio Facebook Comments on “Beyond the Storefronts”

This information post and previous photo of my great, great grandfather's shoe store was posted on my father Robert Hyde Beyond the Storefronts page a website he has dedicated his research for the Medina Bicentennial.

Since my father was plagiarized I had a right to defend the original posting of not the posting made by ___________.This photo was not taken off the internet and cleaned up as you can clearly see it is the same photo that my father had on Beyond the Storefronts a public website for all Medina people and anyone to join to learn the history of Medina.

Beyond the Storefronts (www.medinasquare.org) is an absolutely invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of Medina’s uptown business district and its environs? Lisa’s dad, Robert Hyde, set a most ambitious goal when he conceived this project and he has achieved an unbelievable success in researching, cataloging and illustrating the Medina memories of her residents, their parents, and even their town’s earliest local settlers. Historians will owe him their eternal thanks for his current achievements and accomplishments, yet he continues to improve and refine the site regularly. This is more than a project for Medina’s bicentennial. It’s a landmark historic reference for all time that will hopefully continue to expand into the Tercentennial and beyond!

Thanks to your dad’s hard work and research he has provided everyone with the history of Medina. Very interesting!!

I am a new storefront business in the square and I loved reading the history behind the building that we occupy, 28 Public Square. Thanks to your dad’s hard work, he made it easy and interesting. I've also referred many people to his web site so they can learn more about our awesome town and fascinating history.

I would love to have a "coffee table" book of your Dad's photos of the history of Medina. Is there anything like that available? Your Dad has done some awesome work on these pictures & the research of our town's history!!

We opened the donut shop, Circles On The Square at the end of September. I wanted to do some research on the building for lots of reasons and came across the web site. We were in business about a week, when your dad had come in; he had already updated the web site to include our new picture and information. I loved his enthusiasm. I also love sharing what I learned from your dad’s hard work.

I want to thank-you for the joy you brought me today.  I have been researching my Schmittel family genealogy in Medina.  John Valentine was a barber around 1909-1915.  I had always hoped to find a photo of his store in downtown Medina.  I came across your Medina square website and was very happy.  There was nothing of him, but his son John Jr. who married Queenie Hillsdale was there.  After they married I could not find her.  I thought perhaps she died in childbirth.  You mentioned she was a member of a show.  Perhaps they traveled and she left him, as they are not living together in the 1910 census.  Later you mention that they were boot-leggers.  I wondered why they moved to Wooster.  He was probably kicked out of town.  They had a grandmother, Gertrude Bohley.  She is buried in the town cemetery.  I can find nothing about her.  Her husband fought in the civil war.  His name was Jacob.  I hope if you come across further info of this group you will think of me.  Thanks again for your kindness in submitting this information.  Keep up the Great Work.

We're continuing our Preservation Month celebration by celebrating Public Square. Created in 1817, when Medina became the County Seat, the Square, or Uptown Park, has been anchored by wooden platforms, multiple water fountains, and finally by the Gazebo, built in 1975. Public Square is preservation of place, as the heart of our community. You can read a full history of Public Square, and of all the buildings in the Historic District and South Town, at www.medinasquare.org, an incredible resource created by local historian, Robert Hyde.