Mary House, age 76, of Wellston, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012 at the Jenkins Memorial Nursing Facility. She was born January 6, 1936 in Marion, Ohio to the late Francis and Margaret Angles Partlow. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Douglas and Kaye House of Wellston; son, Glenn House of Wellston; brothers, Donald… Read More »
Betty Louise (Foster) Lambert, age 82, of Summit Street, Jackson, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born November 22, 1929 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Cecil B. Foster and Rosa (Osborne) Foster. Betty was a loving wife, mother and homemaker and for several years… Read More »
Evelyn “Dot” Wetzel Huffman, age 88, of Wellston, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012, at her place of residence in Wellston, Ohio. She was born in Weeksburry, Kentucky on December 6, 1923, daughter of the late Frank and Lydia Jennings Wetzel. She married her husband, John Owen Huffman on Nov. 1, 1941. Evelyn was a… Read More »
One Jackson County creek has a new, old name. The Jackson County Commissioners, at the suggestion of Jackson Historical Society Trustee Michael Stroth, voted to re-designate a small creek around Jackson to its original name – Crookham’s Run. The creek headwaters are located on the former property of George Crookham, a salt boiler, teacher, and… Read More »
In the spirit of Veteran’s Day, come to the Lillian E. Jones Museum on Broadway Street in Jackson to experience military history through the lives of 235 veterans related to one Jackson County family. The remarkable two-volume set details the military service of the descendants of the eight children born to James and Lydia Poor… Read More »
American Battle Monuments Commission An essential military history source covering 214,000 Americans buried in 24 overseas military cemeteries or named in Tablets of the Missing, this site has broadened its “Greatest Generation” features. Now you can view a live camera feed from the American Cemetery in Normandy or connect with the unofficial Registry of Remembrances… Read More »
Researching your Irish roots? A new Irish online free resource is now available to aid in your research. Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in Ireland, has today formally launched The National Archives of Ireland’s new genealogy-specific website. The following collections are now freely available on the site: Census of Ireland, 1901 and 1911 Tithe… Read More »