2023 archive

Dec 12

Tombstone Tuesday-Frederick & Catharine (Koch) Kable

This is the tombstone of Frederick and Catharine (Koch) Kable, located in row 12 of Kessler, aka Liberty Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Dec 08

J Jacob Loehr Theological Book, 1865

Last week I featured a picture postcard sent by Nellie Loehr in 1911, postmarked Rockford, Ohio. Nellie and her husband, Rev. Lincoln Luther Loehr, had just arrived in Chattanooga, Ohio. Rev. Loehr was the new pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Chatt.

Dec 05

Tombstone Tuesday-Christian & Henriette (Kable) Merkle

This is the tombstone of Christian and Henriette (Kable) Merkle, located in row 18 of Evangelical Protestant Cemetery, Convoy, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Dec 01

1911 Postcard with Chattanooga Connection

This is an interesting picture postcard, postmarked Rockford, 7 June 1911. The photo on the front is a common picture that I have seen before, labeled St. Mary’s River, Willshire, O.

Nov 28

Tombstone Tuesday-Wreaths across America

You have probably seen a photo like this, Arlington National Cemetery during the Christmas season, when beautiful wreaths with red velvet bows are placed at veterans’ tombstones. It is a beautiful and touching scene.