Did You Know???

Did You Know???

Written by Genealogical Society volunteer Beth Mitchell for the Wilmington News Journal.  In the Clinton Republican published April 19, 1861 I found an unusual Sabina ordinance. Is it still on the books? Be it ordained by the Council of the Incorporated Village of...
A “Glorious” Parade

A “Glorious” Parade

Written by Beth Mitchell, Genealogical Society research volunteer, for the Wilmington News Journal in July 2025. The article published in the Wilmington News Journal July 9, 1879 gave an hourly account of the celebration of July 4, 1879. It was cited as a “glorious...
It Happened In Clinton County

It Happened In Clinton County

Have you ever heard of the Wilmington and Todd’s Fork Rail Road? Neither had I until I found a short notice in the Clinton Republican dated April 5, 1850. The state legislature had approved a rail line “to run from Wilmington to such point on the Scioto River as the...