Erie County Community Foundation Supports the Edison Birthplace
The Erie County Community Foundation has been a loyal supporter of the Edison Birthplace with grant money. The Erie County Community Foundation has been a loyal supporter of the Edison Birthplace with grant money. We have been able to replace two furnaces and air conditioners, light-intensity filtering shades, roofing for the office, Taylor home and […]
Percy The Peacock
Percy became a resident of the neighborhood around the Edison Birthplace in October of 2017. Percy…..Peacock About Town! Percy became a resident of the neighborhood around the Edison Birthplace in October of 2017. He had been owned by two people a few miles away and escaped. He showed up at the Birthplace and would not […]
Mr. Edison Permanent Resident of Milan
New Thomas Edison statue to be dedicated in Milan Thomas Edison has come to stay in Milan, in the form of a handsome bronze statue, a close replica of the Edison statue now representing Ohio in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Fabricated by sculptor Alan Cottrill of Zanesville, Ohio, he added […]
Edison Birthplace Celebrates Japan’s Tanabata Festival
Of the international visitors who find their way to the house in Milan, Ohio, where Thomas Edison was born in 1847, the largest number arrive from Japan, where the inventor is revered. For over 7 years now, the Birthplace has been involved in the Tanabata Festival of Yawata City in Japan. The Festival is based […]
PPG Pittsburgh, PA & Huron, OH Revitalize Edison Birthplace
The Ohio birthplace of Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors throughout American history, has received a much-needed makeover—thanks to an effort orchestrated by PPG. PPG Pittsburgh, PA and Huron, Ohio were onsite with employee volunteers from it’s plant in Huron, OH and paint contractors from Textbook Painting in Avon Lake, OH to […]
Ohio Statue of Thomas Edison Finally Resides In Washington, DC
A decade-long effort to bring a new statue to the U.S. Capitol to represent Ohio ended Wednesday when lawmakers unveiled a statue of Thomas Edison at the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday. A bronze, larger-than-life statue of Thomas Edison now resides in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The 6 ft. 10 in. […]