2022 archive

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tombstone Tuesday-Hands

Hands are depicted in many ways on tombstones.

Schumm Sawmill/USS Constitution Connection

As 2022 winds down to its final weeks, Willshire’s Bicentennial year does the same. The village was founded and platted in 1822 by Captain James Riley and the village and residents of the area have been celebrating its 200th birthday all year.

Tombstone Tuesday-Rudolf B & Lula A (Scare) Allmandinger

This is the tombstone of Rudolf B. and Lula A. (Scare) Allmandinger, located in row 4 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

ALLMANDINGER
Rudolf B.
1903-1993
Lula A.
1905-1999

Today Is Veterans Day

Be sure to thank a veteran today, on this Veterans Day 2022. This federal holiday is observed to honor, thank, and remember our United States veterans.