PHOTO BY MARYANN KROMER Memorabilia from the Sherwood Anderson family occupies a gallery in the Clyde Historical Museum.

CLYDE — Gen. James McPherson and author Sherwood Anderson are probably the two most famous historical figures associated with Clyde. They and other notables have places of honor in the Clyde Historical Museum. The Clyde Heritage League opened the museum in 1987 at its present location, 124 W. Buckeye St., Clyde. Brenda Stultz became volunteer curator in 2007. The building itself is a piece of history. It was built in 1886 as the Grace Episcopal Church. The original light fixtures and stained glass memorial windows are still in place. The original crucifix also was returned to the museum. An addition was built onto the back of the church to house the Heritage League’s collection of vehicles and other large items, opening to the public in 1994. “We do have an organ here which has been restored. It did serve this church, but it’s not the original organ. The original organ belongs to a Clyde citizen,” Stultz said.