2025 archive

Mar 14

The Origins of Chattanooga, Ohio

Chattanooga, Ohio, aka Chatt, is an unincorporated village in the northwest corner of Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. It is the only village in Liberty Township and in adjacent Black Creek Township…

Mar 07

Learning About Names

Onomastics: the science of names; the study of origins and forms of proper names. Names are interesting, particularly when associated with genealogy and family history. Or if you simply wonder how, when, or where a name came from. If you also enjoy learning about names, here are three books you will find interesting and helpful…

Mar 04

Tombstone Tuesday-Theodore G. & Leona (Stetler) Schumm

This is the tombstone of Theodore G. and Leona (Stetler) Schumm, located in Section 3, row 13 of Willshire Cemetery, Willshire, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Feb 28

Photos of Grove School No.8, Black Creek Township

Grove School No. 8, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, was located in Section 33, on the south side of what is now State Route 707, just a little west of Wabash Road. The school was taken down years ago…

Feb 25

Tombstone Tuesday-Vacant Chair Gravestone Book

I recently read a new book about a unique tombstone style, the Vacant Chair gravestone…