Sun Feb 12 2012
Name: Gwendolyn Mayer (Gwen)
Age: 44
Occupation: Archivist
How long have you lived or worked in Hudson? I've worked at Hudson Library & Historical Society for 13 years.
What is your favorite thing to do in Hudson? To hang out in the archives of the Hudson Library & Historical Society -- really.
How would you describe Hudson to someone who has never been here?
Township 4, Range 11--a. That's because when we were platted in the Western Reserve days --when President Thomas Jefferson decided to use the Western Reserve system and map it in square blocks -- Hudson's designation was Township 4, Range 11. Each township had a number and a range. It's a mapping system developed by Jefferson in 1803. Hudson is also a special place, steeped in history and a community with character.
What would you do if you were city manager for a day? To host a special day and invite Western Reserve area business owners to Hudson in order to showcase and promote our great community attributes including the resources of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Research at the Hudson Library
What do you like to do in your free time? I like to read, travel and research Hudson history
Are you a member of any clubs or organizations? Yes. Several -- mostly professional organizations. For fun I currently serve on the board of Ohio Genealogical Society, Hudson Genealogical Study Group, serve as historian for Northeast Ohio Maple Producers Association, historian for James A. Garfield Historical Society and REO Club of America.
What is your favorite movie or television show? "House M.D."
What is the last book you read? I am currently reading "American Prometeus-the triumph & tragedy of J. Robert Openheimer" by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, "A Voyage Long & Strange-Rediscovering the New World" by Tony Horwitz and "Remarkable Creatures" by Tracy Chevalier.
What is your favorite vacation spot? Northwest Pennsylvania.
Whom do you admire most, excluding relatives? Gustave Henry Grimm, William Howard Brett and Sylvester D. Hollenbeck, all of whom have a connection to Hudson, Ohio, history. Come to the archives to learn more.
-- Compiled by Tim Troglen
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