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Following Our Heritage
How can you tell when something new has been posted to Our Heritage? The obvious answer is to point your web browser to http://www.ourheritage.info. However, you might get tired of checking just to…
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Mothers and fathers
‘Honour thy father and thy mother.’ That’s an admonition we should all take to heart, that it may be well with us and with those who have given us life in so many…
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Lorna Wolf’s memorial service
Aunt Lorna gave her family wings to live far and wide. I want to share her memorial service here with those who couldn’t come to Lorna’s memorial service on short notice. Thanks to…
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From the archives — Another Sheridan landmark falls
Here is another post from my old web site: From the archives—Another Sheridan landmark falls Wednesday, July 31, 2013 The former Methodist Episcopal church, remembered by many as the Masonic Temple and site…
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The Sheridan condensery finally falls
For many years residents of Sheridan could tell the time of day by listening to the whistle at the Carnation condensery at the south edge of town. If I remember correctly, the steam…
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Rest in peace, Lorna Wolf
My Aunt Lorna, Dad’s sister, passed on to her eternal life on Friday, March 18 at the age of 93 years and 6 months. She was an inspiration to her family and friends,…
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Glimpses of Rachel Dennis
Rachel Dennis was my my mother’s mother’s mother’s mother, my 2nd-great grandmother. She was born as Rachel Powell on 11 February 1854 in Mill Creek Township near West Unity, Williams County, Ohio. Williams…
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Red’s recollections
I’ve been asked for a copy of Uncle Waldo’s brief autobiography. You should be able to download it here: Waldo Fisher recounts his life.
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Thomas and Amanda Green, part 2
In part 1 of my review of Thomas and Amanda Green’s family we found five children living with them in 1870: Julia M Green, born about 1857 in Michigan George R Green, born…
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Thomas and Amanda Green, part 1
My previous post about native American ancestry featured a framed portrait of Amanda and Thomas Green. Amanda was one of the reputed carriers of native ancestry in our family. Thomas and Amanda were the…
