Being somewhat new to this business of writing a newspaper column, I may tend to focus too long on a single subject, or get sidetracked[Read More…]
History and Heritage
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
Back to Newell and potteries. As I previously stated the Homer Laughlin Pottery Company (which I may abbreviate here as “HLC”) started out in East[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
Related to the development of Newell as a pottery center, perhaps even absolutely required was the Newell Bridge. The toll bridge, which is still in[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
The John Newell who was born near Burgettstown in 1796 and who moved to Pughtown, and had children with Lydia Edie was a man of[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
If you read my column on even a semi-regular basis you know that frequently research for one column leads me to something different, yet related,[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
I started practicing law in Hancock County close to fifty years ago. Alright, forty-seven years ago in 1974, to be exact. Most of the time,[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
So why does anyone care that there are Monuments to a Confederate General on the Capitol Grounds in Charleston or in front of the Harrison[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
Last week I struggled a bit with my column, writing it, relating it to the present and just in general as to its meaning to[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
My children are grown. But I remember in 1999 travelling to and from a soccer tournament at Miami University of Ohio with my middle son,[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer
We are now almost three weeks into 2021. I, for one, am glad to put 2020 behind me. Personally, the year just passed, like all[Read More…]