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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Making Things
Some people are good at making things; some aren’t. I definitely fall into the latter category. Whether it’s making something new or repairing something that’s broken, I find working with my hands somewhat challenging. If you add tools–especially power tools–I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Fetzer family, Wayne County Indiana
Tagged Cincinnati, drill press, Great Depression, job, lathe, making things, Pinewood Derby, repairing, Robert Balser Fetzer, shutter, toolmaking
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Pawn Stars
My wife and I love to watch the TV show Pawn Stars. Oddly enough, it’s on the History Channel. I’m not sure what we like most–the sarcasm, the cussing (tastefully bleeped most of the time) or the familial interactions between … Continue reading
The Family Historian
Not every family has a historian, but mine has had many. As I’m sure you know by now, I enjoy doing family history and have been doing it for some time–two and a half decades. I started when my grandfather … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Harris family, Shaw family, Wayne County Indiana
Tagged archivist, Dorothy Harris, Edward H. Harris Jr., Edward Shaw, family historian, family history, genealogy, grandfather, Lewis K. Harris, librarian, liniment, Mary Elizabeth Shaw, pioneers, Quaker, Roswell Harris, Swarthmore College, Tecumseh, Underground Railroad, William Henry Harrison
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Grounded
Everywhere I’ve lived has had a connection with my family’s past. Growing up in Richmond, Indiana, I knew my family had a history there. My grandfather and great-grandfather were publishers of the local newspaper. My great-great grandfather recruited and led … Continue reading
Posted in Harris family, Mills, Wayne County Indiana, Wright family
Tagged Civil War, Columbus Ohio, Five Medals, Indiana, Joel Wright, Jonas Harris, Little Turtle, Miami, milk sickness, mills, Nancy Lincoln, Native Americans, nineteenth century, Ohio State University, Ohio Statehouse, pioneers, Potowatomi, Quaker, Richmond Indiana, South Bend Indiana, surveyor, University of Notre Dame
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Black Holes
Genealogy is full of black holes. I have several in my family tree so far, and they drive me crazy. They are the people I can’t figure out. Someone who doesn’t leave a paper trail. A dead end. Twenty-some years … Continue reading
Fighting for Freedom
Fighting for freedom can take many forms. My great uncle, Elmore Cottongim, fought the Germans in Sicily, then Italy, then France and Germany. He was in an anti-tank company in the 3rd Infantry Division, from 1943 to 1945. I can … Continue reading
Posted in Harris family, Newspaper history, Wars, Wayne County Indiana
Tagged 3rd Infantry Division, American Revolution, battles, Civil War, Edward H. Harris, Edward H. Harris Sr., Elmore Cottongim, FDR, France, freedom, freedom of the press, Germans, Germany, grandfather, Hitler, Italy, Jacob Troup, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Lewis K. Harris, Mobile, New Deal, newspapers, Palladium-Item, propaganda, publishing, radio, Rich Mountain, Sicily, twentieth century, WWII
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My Grandfather, Genealogy and Me
I started doing family history when I was 12 years old. My grandfather had just retired after 40 years of working in a factory and one of his retirement hobbies was genealogy. I always loved history–and I loved my grandfather–so … Continue reading
Posted in Cemeteries, Experiences, Sharing
Tagged Alzheimer's, cemeteries, Cincinnati, courthouses, details, genealogy, German traits, grandfather, hobby, libraries, Model A Ford
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