Category Archives: Lake View School

Lake View School, Collinwood Ohio, Part 4: A Village in Mourning

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Tim Coleman

The Investigation Begins The very afternoon of the fire, investigations began. Fire Marshal Brockman interviewed the burned and bandaged Fritz Hirter on the grounds of the school. Fritz lost his eight-year-old Ida, and ten-year-old Walter, and had witnessed his thirteen-year-old … Continue reading →

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Lake View School, Collinwood Ohio, Part 3: A Village on Fire

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Tim Coleman

Author’s Note: The events we will be discussing occurred one-hundred-fifteen years ago. Many of the details have been lost to history. All attempts at accuracy have been made however, official records are often incomplete and media reports of the day … Continue reading →

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Lake View School, Collinwood Ohio, Part 2: School on Fire

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Tim Coleman

Author’s Note: The events we will be discussing occurred one-hundred-fifteen years ago. Many of the details have been lost to history. All attempts at accuracy have been made however, official records are often incomplete and media reports of the day … Continue reading →

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Lake View School, Collinwood Ohio, Part 1: Growing Village

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Tim Coleman

Author’s Note: The events we will be discussing occurred one-hundred-fifteen years ago. Many of the details have been lost to history. All attempts at accuracy have been made however, official records are often incomplete and media reports of the day … Continue reading →

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