From 1829 to 1842, the northern region of Olmsted Township was called Frostville, named for Elias C. Frost, who operated a post office in his farmhouse at what became the intersection of Kennedy Ridge and Columbia Roads in North Olmsted. Elias came to the Western Reserve in 1807, married Phoebe McIlrath of Waterbury, Connecticut in 1809, and served as clerk for the Olmsted Universalist Church, a township trustee, and a militia captain. Like other Universalists, the Frosts hated slavery, and their grandsons Francis, Charles, and William Frost fought for the Union in the Civil War, where Charles died. The North Olmsted Historical Society was founded in 1953, incorporated as a non-profit association in 1961, and opened Frostville Museum in the Prechtel House in 1962. In 1969, it became the Olmsted Historical Society, taking on preservation of the history of the entire original township. Frostville Museum grew from one house to a small village, and in August 2010 First Lady Michelle Obama designated the society as a Preserve America Steward. Frostville is an affiliate of the Cleveland Metroparks.