Written by Genealogical Society volunteer, Beth Mitchell for the Wilmington News Journal. The article for this month was gleaned from The Wilmington Journal January 1886 to September 1886.  Please remember the words used are directly from the newspaper of the day and...

Published in the Wilmington News Journal on April 25, 2024 The Clinton County History Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Huber as the newest member of its team — serving as part-time archives assistant, according to a news release. With an...

This was written by Genealogical Society volunteer, Beth Mitchell for the Wilmington News Journal. On the road from New Antioch to Highland is a tract of land frequently called the “Indian Lot” or the “Downing Lot” to distinguish it from other tracts in the same...

Written by Genealogical Society volunteer, Beth Mitchell for the Wilmington News Journal  I found a small booklet in which was pasted several articles. This appears to have perhaps been published in the New Vienna paper. The first article is entitled The American...

Abraham Lincoln Shot! Witten by Genealogical Society volunteer, Beth Mitchell for the Wilmington News Journal - March 2024 This event occurred years after our country’s turmoil regarding slavery began. Late at night the telegraph wires, on April 15, 1865 hummed with...

Early Settlers This article was written by Genealogy Volunteer, Beth Mitchell The 1882 Clinton County History contains many mini-histories of early families. As we read about some of these families, we begin to understand the diversity of some of the early settlers...

Originally published in the Wilmington News Journal, online on September 25, 2023 WILMINGTON — On Saturday, history came to life at the historic Sugar Grove...

Originally published in the Wilmington News Journal on 8/22/23 WILMINGTON — The recent installation of a historic photo on Main Street has brought a fresh vibrancy to downtown Wilmington. The collaborative effort between the Clinton County History Center, property...

Written by Genealogy Library volunteer, Beth Mitchell. Information for this article appeared in the Wilmington News Journal on Wednesday, May 19, 1880. Each year a test was approved by the school board to be administered to potential teachers for the coming school...

Originally published in the Wilmington News Journal -- 6/14/2023 The Wilmington Public Library, in collaboration with the Clinton County History Center, has added access to more than 28,000 newspapers with the addition of Newspapers.com — a searchable archive of...