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Thanks to Patrick Drouhard, we now have a book which tells the entire story of the Cardington Civil War Soldiers Monument Project. Did you know—the monument was first erected at…

The Family History for the Colver-Culver Family is now a part of our library family history collection. We thank Shirley Pargeon Addison for her research and her thoughtfulness in sharing…

Today, a ledger belonging to Bella Foye was found. It was donated to us 22 years ago by Sherrie B Neff and she enclosed the following note: Please find enclosed…

In our never-ending quest to inventory every item in our library, we made the following discoveries today. The Indianapolis Star Newspaper dated Tuesday, December 9, 1941. Headline reads: Roosevelt, Statesmen…

Following is a poem written by Mr Shauck. Having grown up around Steam Corners in the late 1850’s, he went on to be a teacher in Lexington and Blooming Grove;…

Taken from The Buckeye Hat Story by Kenneth I Lea / Bicentennial Edition 1976 on file at the MCGS Library. Refer to a prior blog, Buckeye Hat Story, for additional…

Myrtle Westbrook of Ashley, Ohio made this hat from buckeye shavings around 1890. it is 18 inches in diameter and 4 inches tall. The buckeye tree, Aesculus glabra, is the…

The following article was found in the above notebook, available for your review at the Genealogy Library. INTERVIEW OF AN OLD-TIME PIONEER-by Laurence Westbrook Interview with Aaron BenedictQuestion: What is…

While updating our library holdings for our new Website, we discovered the following interesting article. Here is a brief portion of that article. If you are interested in reviewing it…

In a prior blog, we provided a poem written by Adam F Bechtel when he was a teacher at Jugs Corners School. He taught 3 semesters at Jugs Corners and…

The following poem was written by Adam Bechtel, a teacher at Jugs Corners School in 1868. This was Mr Bechtel’s first teaching assignment. The poem was written August 8, 1936…

The following Family Histories have been added to our collection: Descendants of John and David Ferguson, Armack County, Ireland Descendants of George King Descendants of Henry Ludwig Shauck Seif Family…

As of June 29, 2022 the Family Histories Section of our library has been updated, cataloged and published under Library Holdings. Please check it out. Just one more source to…

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Due to the pandemic, we were unable to host our First Families of Morrow County induction ceremony in 2020. But, at this time, we want to recognize the three 2020…

Morrow County was one of the last counties to be created in the state. The architectural and construction work for the courthouse was awarded in April, 1852, on the best…

Is something missing from the Glendale-Union Cemetery in Cardington? Oh yes, definitely! The Cardington Township Civil War Soldiers’ Monument is being restored. The Glendale-Union Cemetery Board along with a community…

Although MCGS was unable to hold their Mayflower Meeting to honor the 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrims arrival to America, attached is a copy of the Mayflower Compact, the first…

This beautiful framed Marriage Certificate along with countless family history records was donated to us by MCGS member Carol Shafto. Check out the artwork and photos of the bride and…

Housecleaning and reorganizing are ongoing projects at MCGS during January 2021. Janet Rhodebeck is moving books to our new bookcases that were donated to us by the Morrow County History…