In 1990, the Bay Village Schools' second grade social studies curriculum was re-written by Normandy teacher, Arlene Karnatz.  For the first time, it included the history of Dover Township and the village of Bay from its settling in 1810 to modern times.

As a wrap-up to the unit, all the second graders take a bus tour past homes of early settlers such as Saddler, Wischmeyer, Osborn and Cahoon, etc. They also visit Lakeside Cemetery where so many are buried. 

Miss Karnatz and her fine volunteer guides for the past twenty years then take the students through the replica Cahoon cabin in the valley, all three floors of the antique treasures in the 1818 Rose Hill Museum and, in the past few years, the 1814 Reuben Osborn house which was moved to the historic Cahoon Park site in 1995. This year is especially important as we celebrate the 200 year anniversary of Bay Village, 1810-2010.

Carole Roske is President of the Bay Village Historical Society.