by Shelby Boatman | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Shelby Boatman | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Shelby Boatman | Jun 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Shelby Boatman | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
This story was written by Genealogical Society volunteer, Beth Mitchell in May 2023. How did you feel when you opened your Wilmington News Journal June 29, 1978? Count the years! Forty- five years ago the article proclaimed Jack McCall leaving the Melvin service...
by Shelby Boatman | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
The following speech was given by Executive Director, Shelby Boatman during the 2023 City of Wilmington Memorial Day Service at Sugar Grove Cemetery in honor of the ultimate sacrifice given by CPL JW Denver Williams Jr. The historic information provided was sourced...
