Today, an old envelope with a Chattanooga, Ohio, postmark. This envelope is postmarked 22 January 1896 and is the earliest Chattanooga postmark that I have.
Category: Chattanooga
Nov 18
Advertising Chattanooga Businesses
Today, a blast from the past—some old advertising giveaways from Chattanooga, Ohio, businesses. I enjoy collecting these items and they sure bring back a lot of memories. Memories of some businesses that were once in Chatt—Fisher Hardware, Wendel Brothers Motor Sales, Heffner’s Grocery, and the Chatt Home Restaurant. A tear-off shopping list from Heffner’s Grocery: …
Dec 18
Christmas in Chattanooga, 1933
In 1933 Chattanooga, Ohio, was home to a number of businesses and many of them advertised and sent Christmas greetings in The Willshire Herald. There was nearly a full page of Chattanooga ads in the paper and below are some of them. Christmas Greetings from S.S. Egger, grocer, undertaker, and postmaster, whose business was south …
Aug 21
Fisher Hardware 10th Anniversary & Dedicatory Celebration, 1947
Who doesn’t remember one of Chatt’s larger businesses, Fisher Hardware and Implement Store. Bothers Luther and John Fisher owned and operated the hardware store which was also a John Deere sales and service center. The business was established April 1937 and in April 1947 the brothers hosted a 10-year celebration along with the dedication of …
May 15
Bollenbacher Grocery, Chattanooga, Ohio
Who doesn’t think of Bollenbacher Grocery when you think of Chatt as it was years ago? The little market, located in what was once The Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Chattanooga, is one of the things I remember most about Chatt during the time I was growing up. The brick building was the second …
Karen Miller Bennett, Certified Genealogist®, Retired 2024
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