Many Shaker or Cleveland residents know the history and the story of The Village Garden Club and its impact on the Clark-Lee freeway fight but many, if not any, know the story of those after. Did the club vanish? Did they get what they wanted and quietly go back to their Gardens? Or did they remain a powerful presence in the Heights area ready to face any future threat to their dear Grove and homes. These questions and wonders are the purpose behind a 3 months dive into the lives of Village Garden Club members. Specifically, 10 women spanning over 57 Years of legacy, leadership, and landscaping. 

Although the VCG has their acclaimed cherry tree luncheon every spring,  the members are not just trees and tea parties, they are professors, doctors and immigrants with rich histories of family struggles and growth. As an example Helen Schreiber’s parents were forced labor during World War 2 in Germany and Lorna Mierke was just five years old when World War II started. Over the course of the summer members shared their experiences of historic speakers, international arrangement shows and rare midnight blooms. These amazing stories and more are shared in the recorded conversation with the aid of the Ohio Humanities Grant and Cleveland State University. All of the Shaker Historical Society’s staff is honored to be a part of the Village Garden Club's legacy because no matter how big or how small we are all part of Shakers voices.