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The Swank Quilt

February 3, 2021March 5, 2021 Annette Stewart

By Karen Ernst Some of you may have heard of the Miami Valley Album Quilts which were made late 1800’s-early 1900’s and primarily were quilters in the SE section of Darke County around Monroe Township, and in Miami County around Laura and Potsdam and also Phillipsburg in Montgomery County . Quilts were known for certain

The Swank Family

January 20, 2021March 5, 2021 Annette Stewart

Story from Karen Ernst In working on the Baker Family Project, our group was introduced to Karen Ernst who is a descendant of the Henry Baker Sr. and Elizabeth Poe family. In corresponding we find the family line of Karen’s back to the Baker family. This blog is dedicated to her stories about the Swank

Buzzards Glory

January 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Annette Stewart

What a name! You’re probably wondering “what is that or where is that”? Well for those unfamiliar Buzzards Glory is the name of a little one room brick school house at the corner of Grubbs-Rex Road and Red River West Grove intersection in Monroe Township in Darke County, Ohio. The little building has seen better

Brownies…Memories of Arcanum

September 16, 2020September 23, 2020 Annette Stewart

Our crew did some short video clips around Arcanum this summer to capture some childhood and memories of earlier times in Arcanum. Our guests were Cary Wogoman and Mike Fout. David Baker did the videoing and Annette Stewart was along from AWTHS to interview and coordinate the event. Many thanks to the team of Cary,

Marj Heyduck and the Arcanum Library

July 28, 2020August 15, 2020 Annette Stewart

Marj Heyduck Involvement with Arcanum Library Taken from the Arcanum Chronicles Vol. 2 by William Gunder as well as various notes in the AWTHS library files including interviews and articles by Marj and the “Third And Main” articles. Dayton Journal Herald columnist, Marj Heyduck, wrote extensively in her daily “Third And Main” column about the

Arcanum Library Locations

July 22, 2020August 14, 2020 Annette Stewart

Locations of Arcanum’s Public Libraries-how many do you remember? Info from the Arcanum Chronicles Vol. 2 for sale for $18, Arcanum Public Library and Historic Ivester House by William Gunder. The first Library location was in a room over Smith’s Store rented for $4 per month. The Arcanum Public Library opened on January 25, 1911

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