Moses Cleaveland is the topic of the summer's first porch talk

The Bay Village Historical Society will hold its first summer porch talk of 2019 on Sunday, June 9, 2 p.m. at the Osborn Learning Center.

Mary Louise Daley, history advocate, wife of the director of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, and administrator for Cleveland Councilman Michael Polensek, will talk about Moses Cleaveland. Founder of the city of Cleveland, Moses Cleaveland was a lawyer from Canterbury, Connecticut, a general under George Washington during the American Revolution and a surveyor for the Western Reserve Land Company.

Admission to the porch talk is free. Attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chair. Visit www.bayhistorical.com for details.