The Kirtlandia Society

The Kirtlandia Society was organized in 1976 to support the research and educational goals of the Museum. The group was named in honor of doctor and naturalist Jared Potter Kirtland (1793-1877), who founded the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences, a predecessor of the Museum.

Kirtlandia Society Members

Members meet monthly and enjoy programs on topics of current interest in natural history given by Museum curators and local experts.

Meetings

The Kirtlandia Society meets on the second Saturday of most months. (The June meeting is on the third Saturday. There is no meeting in July.) Coffee and conversation start at 9:30 am. Programs begin at 10 am. To see the current schedule of speakers, see the online museum calendar or visit www.kirtlandiasociety.org

Kirtlandia Society members also support these programs: 
    • Internships offered by the Donald S. Dean Adopt-A-Student Program
    • A teacher intern for the Science Resource Center
    • A student intern in the Wildlife Resource Center
    • The Museum’s scientific journal Kirtlandia 
    • The Smead Discovery Center

For More Information

Visit www.kirtlandiasociety.org or contact Ann DuFresne at (216) 231-4600, ext. 3243, or adufresn@cmnh.org. To support the Donald S. Dean Adopt-A-Student program, donate now. Please select "Kirtlandia Adopt-A-Student" from the drop-down list.