January 2025 archive

Jan 31

Skunks at Skeels Crossroads

It seems that southern Liberty Township had a pest problem some years back. And getting rid of the smelly little critters proved to be a problem for a couple men…

Jan 28

Tombstone Tuesday-Christ & Anna K. (Gehm) Linn

This is the tombstone of Christ and Anna K. (Gehm) Linn, located in row 7 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Jan 24

Willshire’s Mr. Renner & Mr. Knape

Jack Renner. The name sounded vaguely familiar to me, but it wasn’t until I looked up his photo in The Willow, Willshire School’s yearbook, that I remembered him…

Jan 17

Bruno and The Babe

Mercer County’s own Bruno Betzel was a baseball star in the 19-teens and 1920s. In fact, he spent his entire adult life in the baseball field. Bruno was born in Chattanooga, Ohio, on 6 December 1894…

Jan 14

Tombstone Tuesday-Jacob & Elizabeth (Ulrich) Weismann

This is the tombstone of Jacob and Elizabeth (Ulrich) Weismann, located in row 5 of St. Paul CC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…