Karen Bennett

Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.

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Stringtown School, 1921

Thanks to Denny for sending this 1921 photo of the students of Stringtown School. Stringtown School No.8 was located in Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio, a couple miles south of Rockford…

Veterans Day

Be sure to thank a veteran today, on Veterans Day.

Historic County Boundary Maps

If you enjoy seeing how county boundaries changed over the years, you will want to take a look at The Newberry Library’s online Atlas of Historical County Boundaries…

Happy Halloween!

All Hallows’ Eve. Monster Night. Fright Night. Witching Hour. All Saints Eve. Trick or Treat Night. Ghost Night. Just a few other names for today, Halloween…

Tombstone Tuesday-Philip W. & Caroline (Koch) Kable

This is the tombstone of Philip W. and Caroline (Koch) Kable, located in row 2 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio…