2025 archive

Apr 04

Squad Leader Killed, 16 January 1945

I have been working to create two pages here on Karen’s Chatt for my dad’s WWII letters. While working on this project, I noticed a specific incident my dad noted in one of his books. A hand-written note he made on a photo…

Apr 01

Tombstone Tuesday-April Fools’ Day

In older cemeteries you may notice empty spaces, where a tombstone once was or was supposed to have been placed. What a disappointment that is, almost like a bad April Fools’ joke…

Mar 28

The Dark Side of Chattanooga, Ohio

Even though Chattanooga, Ohio, is a little village, it has a dark side, with a few tragedies and misfortunes over the years. Some were accidents, others more nefarious…

Mar 21

The Origins of Chattanooga, Ohio, part 2

Last week I wrote about the origins of Chattanooga, Ohio, aka Chatt to the locals.
Some of the landowners’ names on the early plat maps in that area are familiar names to us today, while others are not.

Mar 18

Tombstone Tuesday-My Irish Roots

Yesterday I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. A little. Although I am about 75% German, I believe I have a few Irish ancestors…