MILDRED ELIZABETH LAIRD MADDOCK

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 awths

This blog is dedicated to Mildred Laird Maddock, grandmother of Janet Brown Rhoades. This is Janet’s story written about her grandmother, Mildred, who died during the flu in 1918. Her beautiful sheet music and memorabilia was to be on display upstairs at the Arcanum Public Library during the month of May by the Arcanum Preservation […]

Out of the Trenches

November 13, 2019January 22, 2020 awths

“Out of the Trenches” and “Letters from the Trenches” are books based on the WWI Diary/Letters of Daniel R. Warvel, Purple Heart Recipient – Born in Beamsville, Ohio 2-29-1892 transcribed by his granddaughter, Lana Lease-Johnston, Noblesville Indiana. Lana remembers her mother’s most prized possession was a little brown pocket diary. The front cover had broken […]

Cemetery Preservation

October 30, 2019January 22, 2020 awths

If these stones could talk: Written for cemetery tax levy and preservation of cemeteries.In our family there’s a standing joke about poor old Peter Fourman. I was looking for his stone last year at Ithaca Cemetery and had my granddaughter with me. Well we couldn’t find him. Jade was so concerned about the stone and […]

Arcanum Preservation Society Monthly Meeting

October 26, 2019October 29, 2019 awths

The Arcanum Preservation Society will be hosting their monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7 PM – 9 PM at the Old Arcanum City Hall Building. All are welcome .

Christmas Bazaar

October 15, 2019March 20, 2020 awths

Our yearly Christmas Bazaar with one of a kind treasures. Decorations, gifts, goodies and wardrobe items for one stop local shopping for a good cause. To help support our local historical society. Please share and bring a friend. Note: Bazaar open Friday evening, November 29 and Saturday morning November 30.PLEASE NOTE: Event is for AWTHS […]

City Hall Pictures

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 awths

We are trying to locate inside photos of the city bldg. and info for time period from 1889 to 1940-50’s.If you have photos, please post or message us. Or if you would like to help research and track some down please let us know. This also includes old newspaper articles.We know graduations were held in […]

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