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First Hand Account of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in Clinton County: Geauga County Maple Leaf Article

While our county and community struggles with the impacts of COVID-19 and Coronavirus in...

Throwback Thursday: Lees Creek Grocery/IOOF Follow Up

In last week's Throwback Thursday feature for the Wilmington News Journal, this 1987 photo of...

Preserving Your History At Home

Do you have valuable photos, letters, or clothing from ancestors that you want to preserve...

Clinton County Historical Marker Tour

Friends and family, while the History Center's physical doors are closed during this COVID-19 pandemic...

Throwback Thursday: The Big Onion Updates

Wilmington News Journal Editor’s Note: Thank you very much to readers Melinda Danenbergs and Bob Gates...
Moore Home 1938

Throwback Thursday: History of the Moore House

We love seeing the community research our Throwback Thursday photos that are published each week....
James H. McManus Ice Cream Truck

Throwback Thursday Archives

Below is a compilation of Throwback Thursday articles and photos that are posted weekly with...
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History at Home: Clinton County’s Historical Markers

Join Shelby on the trail of historical markers throughout Clinton County (OH). Did you...
2020 Suffragette

History at Home: Suffrage and Influential Clinton County Women

Join Suffragette Shelby as we venture back in time to see how the Nineteenth...
1918 Nurse Shelby

History at Home: 1918 Flu Pandemic in Clinton County

Join Nurse Shelby as we venture back in time to see how the 1918...