Tag: History

Throughout his studies of history and politics, Windham junior Nathan Mosier has always gone the extra mile. Mosier’s passion for the subject has earned him a spot in the American Legion Buckeye Boys State program, an eight-day hands-on educational program in the way democratic forms of government operate, being...

Freedom Twp. - Freedom Township Historical Society is busy preparing for a September 12th program on Freedom’s 8 one-room school houses. We are searching for any pictures of the schools, students or teachers, the kid hack drivers or any other information you’d love to share with us. Nothing is...

Shalersville - Speaker Dan Back, a nationally known expert on river history, steamboats & canals will be speaking on Thursday, August 11 at 7 pm at the Shalersville Town Hall. Back developed the “Life on the Ohio” River History Museum in Vevay, Indiana and appeared in the Public Television...

Garrettsville - New members were welcomed at the September meeting of the Garrettsville Cemetery Association as more ideas and plans were discussed concerning the Old Baptist Cemetery. Volunteers have cleaned the shrubbery and bushes in front of the Old Baptist Cemetery on Maple Avenue and the walkway and steps leading...

Mark your calendars now for the exciting events scheduled for spring at Shalersville Historical Society.  Thursday April 7  will be movie night at our regular monthly meeting;  we will be showing the DVD  -  SOJER BOYS  which details the lives of four Portage County men during the Civil War. ...

Mantua - “There is much community energy.  We have a need for a community center like this, to let people know what is available, and a connection to it.  Here is a place, a location where people can come in, find support for families, drug problems, a place for...