Outreach Programs

Museum in a Box :: Speakers Bureau

Museum in a Box
The Museum In A Box Program features a convenient traveling box on wheels that may be borrowed by local schools, libraries and community groups. The boxes feature artifacts, documents and photographs with appropriate curriculum support based on Cleveland Policing History. Arrangements may be made to have a volunteer, dressed in a period uniform, accompany the museum in a box.

The 3 Museum In A Box Collections Are:

1. Policing 100 Years Ago: The Cleveland Police Dept. In the Progressive Era, 1890 to 1914.
2. Bootlegging, Detectives and Mobs: CPD during prohibition 1920 to 1933
3. Depression, the Torso Killer and Eliot Ness: CPD in the 30’s.

Speakers Bureau
As a public service, the CPHS Speakers Bureau volunteers, and staff are dedicated to use its collections and programs to educate the public and foster mutual understanding and respect between law enforcement and the public.

Presenters/topics include:

1. James Jessen Badal - Kingsbury Run Murders
2. Rebecca McFarland - Eliot Ness and Cleveland Crime in the 1930s
3. Thomas G. Matowitz - History of the Cleveland Police Department
4. Mark Wade Stone - Cleveland-based Cold Cases

For more information on how to request a speaker, you may directly email the individuals above or contact the museum.