2022 archive

Jul 08

1951 Bible School, Zion Lutheran, Chatt

Here is a photo I ran across the other day, a 1951 Bible School photo from Zion Lutheran Church in Chatt.

Jul 05

Tombstone Tuesday-Emma German [?]

This tombstone is located in row 2 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker’s inscription can no longer be read. What do you do when a tombstone is so weathered that its inscription is no longer legible?

Jul 01

Happy July 4th, 2022!

July 4th weekend, 2022. This coming Monday we celebrate America’s Independence Day. It is a day to remember the principles of freedom and liberty upon which our country was founded and the many sacrifices that were made to ensure those freedoms.

Jun 28

Tombstone Tuesday-I H S Symbol

You have probably seen the letters I H S in a church, usually seen on the altar, church windows, vestments, and even on tombstones. These three letters are called a Christogram,

Jun 24

Chatt News, 1917 (part 3)

Continuing with more news from Chatt in the early months of 1917, as reported in The Celina Democrat.