May 30

Memorial Day 2023

Yesterday, in honor and remembrance of Memorial Day, we visited a couple local cemeteries. It is humbling to see the flags placed near each of the graves of those who served in our armed forces and the graves of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

All gave some. Some gave all.  

We visited Willshire Cemetery first.

American flag flying at Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

The shadow of the American flag near this monument.

Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

Willshire Cemetery, Memorial Day 2023

We visited Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Schumm next.

Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Memorial Day 2023

Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Memorial Day 2023

Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Memorial Day 2023

Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Memorial Day 2023

Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Memorial Day 2023

At Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, my parents’ tombstone:

Zion Lutheran, Chattanooga, Ohio, Memorial Day 2023

Freedom is not free.

Let us never forget the sacrifices made by these men and women.

Karen

Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.

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