by Donna Ufferman / on 18 January, 2023
Skeezix’ First Coming Out, (To See Shadow), Scheduled
Article taken from the Union Register dated February 2, 1940 The drawing above is a cartoonist’s conception of Skeezix, Mr and Mrs Howard Masters’ pet groundhog. He will come out […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 18 January, 2023
Beryl Schrack, Medal Winner
Article taken from the Morrow County Sentinel dated February 24, 1993 Beryl Schrack was recently awarded with a medal for the service she gave to her country in wartime – […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 21 December, 2022
BIG BUSINESS
Every week, your volunteers discover new treasures. This week, we found the above oil painting in storage. it was painted by a local artist, Beryl Schrack, in 1967 and was […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 30 November, 2022
The Cardington Civil War Soldiers Monument Project
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 […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 30 November, 2022
New Addition to our Library
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 […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 23 November, 2022
Discovery of Bella (Isabelle) Foye’s Ledger
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 […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 23 November, 2022
Recent Re-Discoveries
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 […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 16 November, 2022
Albert King Shauck
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; […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 16 November, 2022
Buckeye Hats
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 […]
by Donna Ufferman / on 16 November, 2022
The Buckeye Hat Story
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 […]