by Shelby Boatman | Oct 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Judge Charles Kirk was a Judge for the Clinton Co. Common Pleas Court for 10 years and Mrs. Dorothy Kirk was a local philanthropist and world travler Molly Boatman staring as Dorothy Kirk Jonathan Mckay staring as Judge Charles Kirk Mrs. Verna Mae “Beany” Crawford...
by Shelby Boatman | Oct 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last month I began the story of the settlement of Oakland as told by Mr. John Harlan, who came from North Carolina. Today we read the remainder of Mr. Harlan’s story. The original story was in The Wilmington Journal published August 22, 1872: The settlers from New...
by Shelby Boatman | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
LOCAL HISTORY IS GROOVY! The History Center has entered the 2022 Schappacher Farms community hay bale decorating contest! The organization with the most popular hay bale will win $200. Voting for our “Love History Van” begins on Saturday, September 17 and must be done...
by Shelby Boatman | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The information for this article was found in The Wilmington Journal published August 22, 1872. Because of the amount of information in this article it will be published in two parts. The information was told by John Harlan, an aged pioneer of the Oakland settlement....
by Shelby Boatman | Aug 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
People are dying to get in for our second annual cemetery walk, just ask your friends! Pre-sale tickets are on sale September 2nd and will be available until October 1st. We will offer tickets for sale at our Corn Festival booth, September 9-11, as well!...
by Shelby Boatman | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are extremely sorry to learn of the loss of beloved former Southern State Community College history professor Doug Mckay this week. The family has selected the History Center as the recipient of memorial contributions and we greatly thank them for entrusting us to...
