Sometimes history research happens by accident. One day I noticed a framed document at the Wine Cellar Restaurant. I squinted at the yellowed paper. It was a liquor license dated 1793. Below is the wording: To Whom It May Concern Know Ye that Josiah Munro having obtained a recommendation ...

Thousands of veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic descended on Marietta in May of 1903 to reflect on their service and honor those who had died in the Civil War. Decades after the north and the south reunited, veterans of the conflict were still gathering from time to time to ...

What legacy do you want to leave for your children? As parents we do our best to teach our children what is right and what is wrong. Tell your child: You’re strong and you’re brave and you are so loved, more than you ever know you are worthy and you are one of a kind and I know, ...

Lynnda and I enjoyed a second honeymoon this week in Florida at Disney World. We had a special dinner and viewed the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the top of the Contemporary Resort Hotel. Time flies. It doesn’t seem like we have been married 50 years this month. I asked Lynnda if she expected ...

Regatta: a sporting event consisting of a series of boat or yacht races. These Harry Fischer photos are from the Mid-East Regatta in 1928-1929. The regatta was a big deal for the small town of Marietta. Over 100,000 people are said to have viewed the races which had power boat and rowing ...

When World War II ended 80 years ago, the nation, and the Mid-Ohio Valley, quickly began converting to the peacetime production of goods needed both domestically and in war-ravaged countries abroad. Old factories would be converted back to their pre-war uses, and new facilities would be ...