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Unique Covered Bridge in Delaware County
This article describes the construction method used by Berkshire resident Everett Sherman, builder of the Chambers Road bridge in Porter Township.
Flashback: A Story of Two Families
This book recounts the history of the Carleton S. Burrer and Dorothy Dillenbeck Burrer families as told to Polly Whitney Brehm Horn by Dillie Burrer, widow of Carleton Burrer. The book includes genealogical and biographical information for members…
Roberta Hopkins' Diary 1927
1927 journal of Roberta Hopkins, owner of the Hopkins House, a boarding house located on the Town Square in Sunbury, Ohio. Mrs. Hopkins wrote her 1927 entries in a blank daily journal published by the Bishop Insurance Agency of Centerburg, Ohio. Her…
The Origin of the Name Sunbury
This book presents Carleton and Dorothy Burrer's research findings of how the town of Sunbury in Berkshire Township, Ohio, received its name. The Burrer's trips to England and people encountered during their travels are described. Some information on…
The Sunbury and Galena Communities and how they were in 1938 when Sunbury Lions Club Originated
Carleton Burrer's history of the origin of the Sunbury Lion's Club and a description of what the communities of Galena and Sunbury were like at the time of the club's establishment in 1938. Mr. Burrer describes each of the businesses located on the…
I-DENTITY
This book is the history of the Longshore Family, prepared by Maxine Longshore in 1976.
Early Delaware County Sunbury and Community
Carleton Burrer's brief history of early Delaware County and Sunbury was written upon the 175th anniversay of the establishment of Delaware County. The growth and development of the Village of Sunbury, and the evolution of the Burrer's flour mill and…
Major-General William Stark Rosecrans. Hero Of Iuka, Corinth and Stone River, and Father of the Army of the Cumberland
This book is a memorial to General William Stark Rosecrans (1819-1898). General Rosecrans was born in Kingston Township, Delaware County, OH. The biography includes information about Rosecrans' military career, the Battle of Chickamauga, and personal…
Roberta Hopkins' Journal 1941-1943
This is Roberta Hopkins' journal covering her daily activities from 1941-1943.
Life on the Ohio Frontier: A Collection of Letters from Mary Lott to Deacon John Phillips 1826-1846
The Foreward and Introduction to Life on the Ohio Frontier: A Collection of Letters from Mary Lott to Deacon John Phillips 1826-1846, as well as the first letter included in the book, dated October 8, 1826, are presented here. These pages provide a…