Two "Fun" Things to do the Next Time You're in Cleveland

The Cleveland Police Museum:

"Various fascinating and often grisly artifacts from Cleveland's crime history. The star of the exhibits is the corner devoted to the infamous Torso Murders of the 1930s, generally thought to be the first recognized serial killings in the United States. Particularly scary-cool are the four painted and bewigged plaster casts of the faces of four unidentified Torso Murder Victims. These were shown in a little out-of-the-way booth at the 1937 Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, in the hopes that someone might recognize them. No one did. Now they're a little worse for the wear, but all the more creepy for it." (from RoadsideAmerica.com)

The Percy Skuy Collection on the History of Contraception, at CWRU's Dittrick Medical History Center.

"This unique collection includes a wide range of contraception items, prototypes, and manufacturing devices...The world's most comprehensive collection of historical contraceptive devices, numbering over 650 artifacts. The permanent exhibit will examine the interface between contraceptive development and innovations in science and technology, and explore the impact of changes in contraception upon daily life and public policy." (Dittrick Medical History Center Website)

You can also listen to a lecture online: Uncovering the Lost History of Contracpetives in America