Jun 11
The first religious society in Blackcreek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, was a Methodist Episcopal class at the Duckcreek school house. The class was formed by Rev. Joshua Smith in about 1856 and among its first members were A.M. Counterman & wife, Alonzo Cross & wife, George Clark & wife, and William Harper & wife.
Jun 08
During this time between our two patriotic holidays, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, I will feature military tombstone inscriptions on Tombstone Tuesday.
Jun 04
I showed some examples of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) insignia inscribed on local tombstones. The GAR, founded in 1866, was an organization comprised of Union Civil War Veterans. Below is an undated photo of the members of Neptune’s Drury Post GAR, No. 372.
Jun 01
This patriotic tombstone inscription is the symbol of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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