• Pat Willaman
    Nov 30 2025

    Kevin and Doug are joined today by Pat Willaman to discuss his ancestor, Leonard Willaman, and the significant impact he had on our community's founding!

    "A Place in Time" is a presentation of the North Canton Heritage Society. The views, opinions, and comments made by the host, co-host, or guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the North Canton Heritage Society.

    The North Canton Heritage Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, funded through memberships and the generosity of donations from businesses and the community. Our mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing our history and heritage.

    If you would like to be a member, please visit our website, our social media sites, or stop by Tuesday and Thursday, 10-2.

    Show More Show Less
    39 mins
  • "help me discover it"
    Oct 30 2025

    An out of this world Halloween episode where Kevin and his daughter Natalie read and react to some UFO sightings in North Canton!

    Which one is the weirdest?

    Which one was a drone?

    And did one North Cantonian just confirm the existence of Doctor Who?

    Look to the skies as you listen with your ears! Happy Halloween!

    Reports sourced from The National UFO Reporting Center

    "A Place in Time" is a presentation of the North Canton Heritage Society. The views, opinions, and comments made by the host, co-host, or guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the North Canton Heritage Society.

    The North Canton Heritage Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, funded through memberships and the generosity of donations from businesses and the community. Our mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing our history and heritage.

    If you would like to be a member, please visit our website, our social media sites, or stop by Tuesday and Thursday, 10-2.

    Show More Show Less
    40 mins
  • History Beneath Our Feet
    May 29 2025

    Guest host Doug Wechter and local resident and metal detecting aficionado Scott Brown sit down to discuss Scott's North Canton findings! Watch out, because there might be some history right below your feet!

    "A Place in Time" is a presentation of the North Canton Heritage Society. The views, opinions, and comments made by the host, co-host, or guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the North Canton Heritage Society.

    The North Canton Heritage Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, funded through memberships and the generosity of donations from businesses and the community. Our mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing our history and heritage.

    If you would like to be a member, please visit our website, our social media sites, or stop by Tuesday and Thursday, 10-2.

    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • 2024 News Time Capsule
    Feb 25 2025

    Join us for our first "time capsule" episode, as we round-up the major North Canton news events of 2024!

    Sources

    "A Place in Time" is a presentation of the North Canton Heritage Society. The views, opinions, and comments made by the host, co-host, or guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the North Canton Heritage Society.

    The North Canton Heritage Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, funded through memberships and the generosity of donations from businesses and the community. Our mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing our history and heritage.

    If you would like to be a member, please visit our website, our social media sites, or stop by Tuesday and Thursday, 10-2.

    Show More Show Less
    18 mins
  • A Heritage Christmas
    Dec 16 2024

    LIVE SHOW! Tom Sosnowski is here to teach us the origins of the modern American Christmas!

    ----------

    "A Place in Time" is a presentation of the North Canton Heritage Society. The views, opinions, and comments made by the host, co-host, or guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the North Canton Heritage Society.

    The North Canton Heritage Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, funded through memberships and the generosity of donations from businesses and the community. Our mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing our history and heritage.

    If you would like to be a member, please visit our website, our social media sites, or stop by Tuesday and Thursday, 10-2.

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • The Autumn Harvest
    Nov 26 2024

    A cornucopia of an episode as we explore the autumn harvest! We sample some Townsends content, enjoy a Doug Wechter appetizer, indulge in an autumn harvest lesson from Tom Sosnowski, and for dessert, a column from Ben Long in 1934. Walk it all off with an autumn soundscape!

    Townsends on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/@townsends

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU6V0Vx4W54

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLbfpGYf89Y

    "A Place in Time" is a presentation of the North Canton Heritage Society. The views, opinions, and comments made by the host, co-host, or guest are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the North Canton Heritage Society.

    The North Canton Heritage Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, funded through memberships and the generosity of donations from businesses and the community. Our mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing our history and heritage.

    If you would like to be a member, please visit our website, our social media sites, or stop by Tuesday and Thursday, 10-2.

    Show More Show Less
    45 mins
  • Days of Halloween Past
    Oct 31 2024

    In this Halloween-inspired episode, Kevin is once more joined by his wife Tricia for a trip down memory lane. We do this by going and reading articles about previous Halloween themed events in North Canton's history. Join us, won't you?

    The articles in question:

    https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/54791/rec/4

    https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/13950/rec/15

    https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/6230/rec/14

    https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/3164/rec/6

    https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/2226/rec/5

    https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/20416/rec/3

    Music provided by The Vivisectors: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Vivisectors/ and HolicinaCC0: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0

    Show More Show Less
    22 mins
  • Ohio and the Friend of the Needy Pioneer
    Sep 24 2024

    A quick one but a good one!

    First off, a correction to the first episode of our "History of North Canton" mini-series. It's a doozy. We also go over some fun Ohio facts!

    Then, we re-tune our focus on Christian Balmer, and just why he is nick-named "Friend of the Needy Pioneer."

    Show More Show Less
    14 mins