If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
– Rudyard Kipling
I am sharing a few early maps of Ohio and a little history about the formation of Ohio’s Counties. A few years after the “Northwest Territory was established, counties such
I found another unusual hunting story among the reminiscences of Joseph Coe. Coe and his family were early settlers in northwest Ohio. The story was published 1837 & 1868 in
Oh those patriotic women…. Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension. She was born in what is now Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1751. In 1756,
A common concern many people have had for centuries is being buried alive. One method of ensuring someone had died before burial is waiting until the body started decaying. Washington
When historians, (you, me, re-enactors, academics, etc) attempt to better understand the past, one of the materials that is used is surviving documentation. Having said that, I am sharing a
The “Great Wagon Road” was an improved trail through the Great Appalachian Valley from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, and from there to Georgia. The heavily traveled Great Wagon Road was
One of the first Indian attacks on the Virginia colonists occurred in 1609. The results were gruesome. Many of you that are familiar with Virginia history recall that the “Starving
Speaking of Frontiersmen… Andrew Lewis (October 9, 1720 – September 26, 1781) was an pioneer, surveyor, and soldier of Colonial Virginia. He rose to the rank of colonel of militia
‘Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.’
– Benjamin Franklin