Roger Starnes

Who’s Playing Who? Talking Tombstones 2022

10/06/2022

To purchase pre-sale tickets please visit https://tombstones22.eventbrite.com before Friday, Oct. 7 at 4pm. Day-of-event tickets will be available on Saturday,…

Oakland Story: Part II

10/06/2022

Last month I began the story of the settlement of Oakland as told by Mr. John Harlan, who came from…

Local History is GROOVY! Hay Bale Competition Contest Entry

09/15/2022

LOCAL HISTORY IS GROOVY! The History Center has entered the 2022 Schappacher Farms community hay bale decorating contest! The organization…

The Oakland Settlement – Part One

09/01/2022

The information for this article was found in The Wilmington Journal published August 22, 1872. Because of the amount of…

Talking Tombstones is BACK! Second Annual Cemetery Walk – Oct. 8 2022

08/27/2022

People are dying to get in for our second annual cemetery walk, just ask your friends! Pre-sale tickets are on…

In Memory: Douglass McKay, 2022

08/17/2022

We are extremely sorry to learn of the loss of beloved former Southern State Community College history professor Doug Mckay…

Throwback Thursday Update: Bond, Not Bend

07/22/2022

Voted ’Typical Farm Family’ – Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Bend and children – voted “Typical Farm Family” August 24, 1948.…

What Local History Matters? Cheshier Family, “Double First Cousins” Of Eli Harvey

07/22/2022

Why local history matters — Have you ever wanted to meet the “double first-cousins” of Clinton County Quaker artist, Eli…

Moon works shine brightly here, across US

07/22/2022

Written by Neil Snarr, contributing columnist for the Wilmington News Journal. Published online July 13, 2022.  I’m often amazed at…

POLITICS AND GOSSIP FROM 1872

07/06/2022

This information is gleaned from the March issues of the 1872 Wilmington Journal and complied by Genealogy Library volunteer, Beth…

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