Sometimes things, once noticed, or facts, once learned, stick with us, forever. There were quite a few commas in that sentence, and I am not sure that they are in the correct places. Is the following revision better? Sometimes, things once noticed, or, facts once…
So, who was Edwin McMasters Stanton, born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on December 19, 1814? Well we could say that he was the only person born around these parts who was maybe the Country’s most eminent trial attorney, who also served as the U.S. Attorney…
Ohio is frequently referred to as the “Mother of Presidents.” As a state they claim eight. These would be Ulysses S. Grant of Point Pleasant, Rutherford B. Hayes of Delaware, James Abram Garfield of Orange Township now Moreland Hills, Benjamin Harrison of North Bend, William…
I really enjoyed writing last week’s column about Guilford Lake and the Sandy and Beaver Canal. While I may have made the Canal seem unsuccessful that was not my intent. In fact the states of Ohio and New York have a rich history of canal…
Tamara and I tend to go out to lunch or dinner a fair amount. Occasionally we will try a new place. That happened last Saturday evening. We decided to journey out to the Lisbon area to try Mark’s Landing at Guilford Lake. I am not…
When I started to write about Fort McIntosh last week, it really was just about how to spend a pleasant hour on the banks of the Ohio River in a very pretty town while learning something from reading all of the signage. It is an…
Just a week ago I led off my column with a remark that I was tired of writing about America’s War of Independence with Great Britain. Easy for me to say. I did get swept up in some history programming about it, but in general…
About three weeks ago I mentioned that I spent the Independence Day Holiday watching several inspiring offerings on television. One of those happened to be the movie “Gettysburg.” I have watched the movie at least six or seven times in my life. As well I…
I am getting a little tired of playing who was who in the Revolutionary War, and what was named after them. If you have been reading this you probably are tired of it too. On the other hand there is, or was, a Thaddeus Kosciuszko…