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BIG BUSINESS

Donna Ufferman

Every week, your volunteers discover new treasures. This week, we found the above oil painting in storage. it was painted …

The Cardington Civil War Soldiers Monument Project

Donna Ufferman

Thanks to Patrick Drouhard, we now have a book which tells the entire story of the Cardington Civil War Soldiers …

New Addition to our Library

Donna Ufferman

The Family History for the Colver-Culver Family is now a part of our library family history collection. We thank Shirley …

Discovery of Bella (Isabelle) Foye’s Ledger

Donna Ufferman

Today, a ledger belonging to Bella Foye was found. It was donated to us 22 years ago by Sherrie B …

Recent Re-Discoveries

Donna Ufferman

In our never-ending quest to inventory every item in our library, we made the following discoveries today. The Indianapolis Star …

Albert King Shauck

Donna Ufferman

Following is a poem written by Mr Shauck. Having grown up around Steam Corners in the late 1850’s, he went …

Buckeye Hats

Donna Ufferman

Taken from The Buckeye Hat Story by Kenneth I Lea / Bicentennial Edition 1976 on file at the MCGS Library. …

The Buckeye Hat Story

Donna Ufferman

Myrtle Westbrook of Ashley, Ohio made this hat from buckeye shavings around 1890. it is 18 inches in diameter and …

Alum Creek Friends Meeting Sesquicentennial Observance – October 15, 1967

Donna Ufferman

The following article was found in the above notebook, available for your review at the Genealogy Library. INTERVIEW OF AN …

A Day in the Life of a Library Volunteer

Donna Ufferman

While updating our library holdings for our new Website, we discovered the following interesting article. Here is a brief portion …