July 2023 archive

Jul 11

Tombstone Tuesday-Harold P. & Leahline P. (Case) Schumm

This is the tombstone of Harold P. and Leahline P. (Case) Schumm, located in row 10 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio.

Jul 07

Two Liberty Township Bands, 1923-35

Today, photos of Mercer County’s Liberty Township Band (1923-26) and the Liberty League Orchestra (1935). And best of all, most of the musicians in these photos have been identified.

Jul 04

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate our nation’s birthday, when in 1776 the Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring that the thirteen colonies were no longer part of Great Britain…