Fort Loramie Historical Association

Turp & Eb

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Turp & Eb, by Albert Freytag. Stories of the childhood of Albert and his friend Turp Raterman. 140 pages, $16.00.

Hopewell School photo

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Our new future history book

2012-01-26T14:50:00.001-05:00

It would still be good to find someone who is interested in military history to update our list of local participants in the various wars. Or at least one of the wars.

Karen Anthony is still looking for photos of immigrant ancestors to this area. It would be nice to get information on the French immigrants in McLean & Cynthian Twps. since not much seems to have been done on that aspect of local history. 937-295-2353 or jkanthony@nktelco.net

Our agricultural background is usually ignored and we tend to forget that is why the town and the canal are here. Agriculture was the main industry here for most of our history. If you have a farm and would like its history told contact one of the officers or Karen Anthony or Tom Busse.

Contact information is below.

Information

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Our officers are:

President - Rosemary Brussell
Vice President - Alice Barhorst
Secretary - Sheila Quinlin
Treasurer - Dorothy Quinlin
Curator - Jim Rosengarten

Our address is:
Box 276, Ft. Loramie, OH, 45845

The museum phone number is 937-295-3855.
Leave a message.

Our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/fort.loramie.historical.association?sk=wall

Dues are $10

The museum is open in the summer, Sundays 1-4, June, July and August.

Book prices

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MEMORIAL RECORDS of SHELBY COUNTY, 1819-1975 .....$45.00, packing & shipping $5

MARRIAGE RECORDS of SHELBY COUNTY, 1819-1899,vol.1 or 2 ...$25.00, packing & shipping $3

SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY, 1987, hardcover ...............$25.00
softcover ......................$20.00, packing & shipping $4

HISTORY of FT. LORAMIE, 1950 .....$5.00,packing & shipping $1

ANNALS of ST. MICHAEL'S , Rev. Bigot ................................$15.00,
packing & shipping $4

WILDERNESS TRAIL COOKERY ....$5.00, packing & shipping $3

TURP & EB , by Albert Freytag .......$16.00

JULIE'S ROSE, by Dick Boerger, .............$15.00

SONG BOOK ...........$1.00

REPLICAS ................$15.00

2012-01-24T18:24:00.001-05:00

2011 was an eventful year. We had a furnace installed and the old dumb waiter was removed. The Quinlin bedroom was painted and the old drapes taken down. New display cases were brought in and set up. There will be new displays every year. The barn was cleaned and rearranged by Matt Carter and his scout buddies and his mother. Tom Busse did a lot of cleaning and painting.

The annual Christmas dinner was a success. We made more money than last year. More people attended. This is our only money maker and unless the county commissioners can give us money again we can always use donations. Also if you want to join the dues are $10. Call Sheila Quinlin 937-295-4019 or mail to our address at the top of this blog.

Tom Busse donated the leftover cider from the Christmas dinners to Auglaize Industries who enjoyed it very much.

Jim Rosengarten hosted 2 Cub Scout troops this month. There is a picture on the Facebook page.

We have a few more "Julie's Rose" books left. They are $15.

Tax levy

2012-01-18T18:01:00.002-05:00

The Fort Loramie Community Service Club had as its guest speaker, Rich Wallace of the Shelby County Historical Society. He spoke of the upcoming tax levy that the local museums will be placing on the ballot this fall. Jim Rosengarten of the Fort Loramie Historical Assn. also gave a few comments. All in attendance recognized the need to support the museum.

Website

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If you are interested in Russia sports check out the Fish Report.

http://fishreportonline.coffeecup.com/site/

Grisez School photo

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Grisez School

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Grisez School is located at the intersection of Brandewie and Loy Roads in section 15 of Cynthian Twp. It was built in 1888 by J.W. Bower. The 1875 map shows a previous school farther east on Loy Rd. in Section 23.

The school closed in 1936 and the students transferred to Ft. Loramie School. A reunion was held in 1988. The building is used for storage now and is kept in good condition.

D. Snow
Frank Loy
H.H. Short
Mr. Groff
Bernard Barhorst
Ann Sommers
Goldie Martin
Martha Remlinger
Ellen Nischwitz
Marie Freytag

Doy you have any information or old pictures or do you know any dates for the teachers?

One-room schools

2011-12-30T14:55:00.000-05:00

These schools in McLean Twp. and Cynthian Twp. became part of the Ft. Loramie School District except for Deiters and Dirksen that were merged into Minster District. Looking for information, pictures, names of teachers, etc. We can copy photos and return them. Or you can scan and email them to us yourself. Let me know what you have and we can tell you if we don't already have it.

Basinburg - Rt. 66 & Loy. Lindhaus Grove was behind it. Nobody seems to remember this school.

Deiters - East of Minster on Wilkins-Fortman & Schmitmeyer-Baker. Closed in 1928.

Dirksen - Dirksen Rd. just south of Auglaize Co. line.

Grisez - Brandewie & Loy Rd. Cynthian Twp. Closed 1936.

Hopewell - Cecil Rd. in Cynthian Twp. Closed in 1950.

St. Patrick

Sherman - Barhorst Rd. & Rt. 705. Closed in 1954.

Short - Galley Rd. Cynthian Twp. Closed in 1936.

Walkup - Rt. 705 & Brandewie. Closed in 1950.

Civil War casualties

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This is our list of people who died in the Civil War who were from McLean or Cynthian Twps. Many more were in the war and survived. Someone should update the list and the ones for WWI and II and other wars. It would be a good job for a Civil War or military buff.

John August
Samuel Austin
George Baker
Joseph Beckman
Samuel Chambers
James Clawson
Jacob Edwards
Thomas Edwards
Frank Kemper
Joseph Kistner
James N. Luckey
Charles McMullen
John B. Morehead
William Penrod
Henry Tholmier

From the newspaper

2011-12-29T16:52:00.000-05:00

Minster Post, 20 July 1906. "To buy or trade, a large cactus plant with 5 foot leaves. Enquire at Quinlin's drugstore, Loramie."

31 August 1906. " Druggist Quinlin has made a gift of the large cactus plant to Rev. Mueller. He will send the plant to Carthagena where it will be planted in the park there."

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!

Photo

2011-12-10T14:49:00.000-05:00

This is the Christmas Market in Lingen, Germany. Most towns have one. Lingen is in the state of Niedersachsen and the district of Emsland in the northwestern part of Germany. Families that came from there were Lammers (one of them), Gels and Gerling.

December photo

2011-12-05T20:46:00.000-05:00

December update

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The Christmas dinners at the museum were a success. There was one mishap when the big mirror in the millinery room fell over but it was before dinner and no one was there but Dorothy who was unhurt.

The museum will be open next Sunday afternoon for the Chamber of Commerce Christmas. We will have snacks and an electric train that is always a hit with the children. Come in and visit. The chamber will have Santa Claus and St. Michael's Hall will be open as well as many businesses.

There was an article in the Sidney Daily News concerning a tax levy the museums in Shelby County are asking to have put on the ballot in the spring. They got the amount wrong. We are only asking .25 mils not 1.25. The historical societies of Shelby County, Jackson Center, Botkins and Anna are also involved.

Dieters School - looking for information.

2011-11-21T12:43:00.004-05:00

Dieters School is at the corner of Wilkins-Fortman Rd. and Schmitmeyer-Baker Rd. in Section 30 of McLean Twp. It was built in 1890 and closed in 1928 when it was annexed into Minster School District. Because the school was located in Shelby County and Minster is in Auglaize County both counties had to agree. The action added 35 students and $400,000 to Minster's tax base. The building was sold for $387 to East Side Country Club and is now a house. If you know anything about the school, have any class photos or old photos of the building or know who any of the teachers were call 419-628-2481 or the email address at the top of this blog.

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Karen Anthony and Alice Barhorst could use a couple more volunteers to help upstairs during the dinners. Call Karen at 295-2353 or Alice at 295-3553.

The Christmas dinners are mostly sold out. There are about 10 more spaces. Call Dorothy Quinlin at 295-2659.

The front of the museum has been decorated beautifully by Larry Warren who updated the wreaths and the other outdoor decorations.

We have acquired several new members and monetary donations. Also Pam Carter has donated a sauerkraut crock and a poster showing how sauerkraut is made. She and her son Matt have done a lot of work cleaning up and organizing the barn.

Wesley Kiefer has made a model that represents the way Peter Loramie's trading post might have looked and would like to donate it to the museum.

The gas valve in the fireplace in the millinery room will have to be replaced. It is so hard to move that there is a possibility it won't close all the way causing obvious problems.

The Ft. Loramie Chamber will be holding their family Christmas Dec. 11th. The museum will be open.

There won't be a meeting in December.

New book

2011-11-06T19:55:00.001-05:00

"St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 175th Anniversary, and Maria Stein Ohio" by Paul Mizer. Book signing Nov. 13 at the Mercer County museum in Celina.

Support your local museums

2011-11-04T06:45:00.000-04:00

November 13th the Mercer County museum is hosting an Antique Postcard Exhibit and Local History Book Fair.

More foreign origins

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Schaefer - Neudorf, Baden
Schemmel - Telgte, Westfalen?
Scherberding - Oldenburg
Schilmiller - Oldenburg
Schilz - Luxemburg or Belgium
Schlarman - Hannover
Schlater - Hannover
Schlosser - Beimede, Meschede, Westfalen
Schmieder - Rust, Baden
Schmitmeyer - Hannover
Schmuecker - Beimede, Prussia
Schroeder - Aschen, Hannover
Schrolucke - Ladbergen, Westfalen
Schuler - (Anton & Wilhelm) Luxemburg
Schuler - Hohenzollern
Schuler - France
Schulze - (Heinrich) Hannover
Schulze - (Johan) Oldenburg
Schunk - Schmittweiler, Lauterecken, Rheinpfalz
Schurman - Westfalen
Schwarz - Baden
Seger - Dinklage, Oldenburg
Sextro - Dinklage, Oldenburg
Sherman - Prussia
Sherman
Short - Virginia
Siegel - Baden
Smackes - Hannover
Sommer - Hannover?
Stang - Remagen, Rhein-Pruessen
Stange - Prussia
Staley - North Carolina
Steineman - Holdorf, Oldenburg
Steinlage - Neuenkirchen bei Hülsen, Hannover
Sturwold - Lauing, Lönigen, Oldenburg
Surman - Oldenburg

Wagon photo

2011-10-28T14:13:00.000-04:00

Written on the side is: "Manufactured for Barney Krampe, Ft. Loramie, Ohio by the Birdsell Mfg. Company, South Bend Indiana". Supposedly only 3 exist. One is in the Ford Museum.

Facebook

2011-10-24T20:11:00.001-04:00

We now have a Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/fort.loramie.historical.association?sk=wall

2011-10-21T21:58:00.001-04:00

Reservations are filling up for the Christmas dinners. Several clever people have volunteered to decorate the museum this year. If you would like to help with the dinners contact Dorothy Quinlin. Even if you can only come in for an hour to help fold napkins or set tables or wash dishes it will be a big help.

The dinners are on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of December at the museum. This is the 38th year and our only money-making project. For reservations or information call Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659. If you attended last year you got a letter in the mail.

The third grade classes of Mrs. Wehrman, Mrs. Bolin and Mrs. Luebke visited the museum and were shown around by volunteers.

The historical association participated in German Heritage Days and many people came into our tent and looked at the old photos and artifacts. The school yearbooks were a big hit as usual. The drawing for 2 free dinners was won by Connie Wallenhorst of Middle Point OH. Dick Boerger's book, Julie's Rose, sold very well along with many of our other publications.

If you would like to become a member contact Sheila Quinlin at 937-295-4019 or mail to Box 276, Ft. Loramie OH, 45845. Dues are only $10 and if you join now your membership will be good through 2012. And, of course, donations are always appreciated.

Karen Anthony is looking for photos of the pioneers of the Ft. Loramie, Newport, St. Patrick's area. Contact her at 937-295-2353 or jkanthony@nktelco.net

Catherine Wolken is looking for pictures of the one-room schools and the classes. The schools were Basinburg, Deiters, Dirksen, Grisez, Hopewell, St. Patrick's, Sherman, Short, and Walkup. Contact catw43@gmail.com or 419-628-2481.

We need old photos, stories, diaries, etc. for the book we want to publish next year. We can scan and copy old photos and return them. Even if you don't know who the people in the photos are we can compare them with other pictures and possibly identify them.

Pictures from Christmas 2010

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September newsletter

2011-09-17T21:18:00.004-04:00

The museum was open this summer on Sundays from 1-4 and we had about 125 visitors.

It's time to think about the Williamsburg Christmas Dinners which will be held this year on December 1, 2, 3 and 4. For those who have never been here we decorate the whole building and servers in colonial costumes wait on you while a group sings Christmas music. For information or to make a reservation call Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659 or you can email her at dmq5gc@nktelco.net. Also call her if you would like to help at the dinners or with the decorating of the museum.

This is currently our only money-making effort so we need to make it a success. We will not be getting any money from the county commissioners for some time to come. With the economy the way it is they don't have the money either. You can become a member for only $10.00 a year and you can be as involved as you want to be or not at all. We also accept tax deductible donations.

Ft. Loramie German Heritage Days will be this coming weekend the 23rd and 24th in the center of town and as usual we will have a display in the tent. We will be giving away 2 free dinners again so come in and look at the pictures and sign up. You won't miss the football game because there is a big screen tv in the food tent and you can watch while you have your German food and beer. There is also music and a German band. Things really gear up in the evening so wear your dancing shoes. Dick Boerger's book, Julie's Rose, will be available in the historical tent.

An email will be going out to everyone with an email address soliciting donations and memberships. You might get it more than once if you are on more than one email list. The museum address is at the top of this blog.

The barn has been cleaned and the artifacts arranged. Pam Westerheide Carter has been doing a lot of work with signage. It should be ready for display next summer.

Wagon photo

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WWI ammunition wagon

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It's time to start thinking about the Williamsburg Christmas Dinners that will take place December 1,2,3,and4 this year. If you are interested in helping with the dinners or with the decorating get in touch with Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659 or dmq5gc@nktelco.net. Even if you can only be there one day to help put up greenery or fold napkins or help Tom with tables it would be a big help. This is our only money-making event and we aren't getting anything from the county commissioners so we need to make it a success. Dorothy already has over 100 reservations.

If anyone is interested in decorating a room for Christmas get in touch with one of the officers. You can do whatever you want as long as it's Christmassy and doesn't cost too much. You can use some of your own decorations or use some of our huge collection in the storeroom. It would be a nice project for a group. Beth Holthaus and Eileen Boeckman have done 2 rooms the last couple of years and we can't ask them to do more.

Matt Carter has been here a few days working on cleaning up the barn for an Eagle Scout project. Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Schmiesing , Allen Broering, Logan Gigandet, Nate Hausfeld, Riley Hausfeld, Jacob Schmiesing, Claire Schmiesing, Luke Gigandet, Collin Luthman, Alex Dickerson and Hayden Dickerson were some of his willing helpers. If I missed anyone I apologize. We are indebted to them. They raised a lot of dust and moved a lot of heavy wagons and things. The barn will once again be available for viewing displays.

Karen Anthony has volunteered to set up a Facebook page for us so those of you on Facebook might want to be on the lookout for it. We will let you know when it is available. An emailing will be going out to everyone we know who has email asking for members and donations.

The Ft. Loramie Garage Sales will be held Sept. 16 & 17. As usual it will be the same weekend as the Lake Loramie Fall Festival.

German Heritage Days will be Sept. 23 & 24. Once again we will have a tent and display objects and photos and our books will be for sale. Check out the town website for food and events. You won't miss the football game. There is always a big screen tv in the food tent. http://www.fortloramie.com/

Our officers are:

Rosemary Brussell - president - 937-295-2863
Alice Barhorst - vice president - 937-295-3553
Dorothy Quinlin - treasurer - 937-295-2659.
Sheila Quinlin - secretary - 937-295-4019
Jim Rosengarten - curator - 937-295-3998

Dick Boerger is donating to us 40 copies of his book, "Julie's Rose" and paying for the shipping. We will be selling them for $15 and they should be available for German Heritage Days.

More foreign origins OPQR

2011-08-04T22:45:00.001-04:00

Olberding, Steinfeld

Oldiges, Kastelberger, Hannover

Ording, Oldenburg

Ontrup, Walstegge, Koblenz, Westfalen

Osterholt, Holland

Otte, Herbergen, Hannover

Otting, Oldenburg?

Overbeck, Bavaria

Overman, Damme

Pauwell/Powell, Holland

Pelster, Oldenburg or Hannover

Pfefferle, Baden

Pieper, Mauris

Pille, Oldenburg

Pilliod, Bourogne, Haut-Rhin, France

Pleiman, Alfhausen, Hannover

Poeppelman, Damme, Oldenburg

Polschneider, Oldenburg

Pottkotter, Dulman, Westfalen

Prenger, Bunne, Dinklage, Oldenburg

Puthoff, Damme, Oldenburg

Quartman/Quatman, Langforden, Oldenburg

Quinlin, Ireland

Rahe, Schinkel, Osnabruck

Raterman, Alfhausen, Hannover

Reichert, Heidelberg, Baden

Rengers, Medeln, Prussia, Westfalen

Renneker, Neuenkirchen-Vorden, Oldenburg

Rethman, Oldenburg

Reuss, Bavaria

Rieger, Wurtemburg

Riethman, Coesfeld

Ritter, Lohlbach, Hessen

Rohler, Westfalen

Roman, Wurtemburg

Ronnebaum, Damme, Oldenburg

Rosengarten, Straelen, Rheinprovinz, Dusseldorf, Kreis Geldern

Rotert, Hannover

Rottinghaus, Oldenburg

Ruhe, Ostbevern, Westfalen

Rulmann, Westfalen

School bus photo

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July 2011 Newsletter

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There has been more discussion about a possible bulk mailing and some other ideas for generating donations were talked about as well as possibly setting up a Facebook page. All non-profit organizations are having funding issues right now and we need help so we don't lose the museum. This is a small town and the museum is important to us. Any help will be very much appreciated.

The Quinlin bedroom was painted by Alice Barhorst with some help from Catherine Wolken. The step in front of the Elm St. door was repaired by Don Gusching. Tom Busse is still touching things up.

Some new display cases have been brought in from the barn and cleaned up. Displays will be set up and changed from time to time and the Rosengartens donated new light bulbs for the cases in the military room since some were burned out. They also donated two OPEN flags to hang outside. Don Gusching brought a flag with the town crest.

The new air conditioner has been very much appreciated in this heat. For those of you who don't live here we have had several days of 95 to 100 degrees farenheit.

Matt Carter, a senior at the high school, is working toward Eagle Scout and has offered to clean out the barn with some of his fellow scouts from Troop 355.

Jay Fleckenstein and his son visited us from Cincinnati. He was one of the founders of the Historical Association and did a lot of work getting the museum ready to open back then.

It seems weird in the middle of July in the heat we've been having in this part of the world but we are starting to think about the Christmas dinners. At this point it's our only way of making money. If you would like information about the dinners call or email Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659, dmq5gc@nktelco.net. If you would like to volunteer to decorate a room call Dorothy. We can't spend much money for new decorations but we have a ton of them in the storeroom. Or you can lend your own. Within reason you can do what you want as long as it's Christmassy.

Do you know of anyone famous or at least interesting who came from this town or township? There must be someone. So far we only know about Agnes Mersman or Merzman who ran away and joined the circus and married Wild Bill Hickock. Her family lived briefly in the northern part of the township.

It would be a good idea to save this address in your favorites list in case you stop getting a notification. For various reasons sometimes addresses bounce back. I have had that happen with all Verizon addresses. If you know anyone who might like to get this newsletter get their address but never give anyone's email address out without the permission of the owner. My email address and the curator's are at the top of the blog.

We are still open Sundays from 1 to 4 and tours can be given at anytime.

Quilt

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Does anybody know anything about this quilt? Who made it? It has 42 squares and is 108x90 inches. It has pictures of about everything in town and outside of it. It's huge and we would like to display it but it's too big for most places which is probably why some organisation donated it to us.

Willman photo

2011-06-22T21:46:00.000-04:00

Inside Willman's Department Store.

June newsletter

2011-06-22T21:34:00.000-04:00

The museum is open every Sunday this summer from 1 to 4. If you would like something to do Sunday afternoons how about volunteering to sit. You don't have to know anything about the museum. It's just advisable to have at least 2 people there.

There is a display on the immigrant families from the German town of Dinklage in the music room. There is also a small display in the doll room. We would like to have more displays for next year. If you have a historical collection you would like to show off or if you would like to use some of our extensive collection get in touch with one of the officers. Some displays can be a collection of artifacts and others could be the result of research. We have several rooms and more display cases will be brought in from storage soon.

The new furnace and air conditioner is in and the carpentry is finished. The wall has been painted a color chosen by Dorothy Quinlin and Tom has painted the baseboards. Plans are being made to paint the Quinlin bedroom.

Some possible ways of reducing our electric consumption are being discussed. One possible culprit in the high usage of electricity is the walk-in cooler that we only use at Christmas time. If you have any expertise in the area of energy consumption get in touch with Jim Rosengarten.

I have put together a sort of book of genealogy aids for this area of Shelby, Auglaize and Mercer Counties. I admit it leans heavily on the German immigrants but there is much general information that would apply to any group. You can have it for the cost of copying and mailing if I have to send it to you. At this time there are about 20 pages but I expect it to grow.
We have acquired some new members lately. If you would like to join get in touch with Sheila Quinlin at 937-295-4019.

We would like to have more people to write things for the book we want to publish for the 175th anniversary of the town. If you run a business or an organization or if you have particular knowledge of something let us know. You don't have to be a good writer. We can fix it up but if you would prefer we won't change what you write. Some possible subjects are weather, schools, sporting events, high school sports in general, crimes, disasters, the interurban railway, history of your farm, the lake, the canal, Indian tribes, prohibition. Contact Jim Rosengarten with your ideas.

On a related subject, maybe someone would like to go over our Civil War vets list and update it. There were some people left off because either it wasn't known they existed or that they were from this township.

If you want information about the Christmas dinners in December call Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659 or email her at dmq5gc@nktelco.net.

The Indian statue

2011-06-12T21:00:00.001-04:00

The Village Beautiful Club or VBC was formed to clean up the banks of the canal and in 1914 they purchased the statue for $100 from the Julius Boesel estate in New Bremen and set it on the canal bank. By 1966 it had been so damaged by vandals and weather that the student council took an interest in it. The restoration was done by Esther Henke of Newport and the statue was set on a concrete pedestal on the school lawn. At the present time it stands in the high school.

From a 1966 newspaper article.

May Newsletter

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As usual the museum will be open Sundays from June 5th to the end of August at 1 - 4 pm. Come in and visit, do research or just gossip. We aren't all obsessed with history and genealogy. As was mentioned before if you bring in old photos we can scan and return them. We never turn down monetary donations.

Jean Rosengarten attended a meeting of the Miami-Erie Canal Corridor group (MECCA) where she heard a speech by Nancy Esmond of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

The new furnace and air conditioner has been installed and the finish work is being done. The step in front of the door on Elm St. will need repair. Winter was hard on much of our concrete. Don Gusching is handling that. The water heater will soon need to be replaced. An old building is in constant need of expensive maintenance.

The Quinlin bedroom will need painting.The current color is a very dark pink and is probably a color the Victorians would have liked but it's a dark room and a lighter color would be better. If you are a good painter and would like to volunteer to paint some baseboards in the museum contact Tom Busse. His knees won't allow him to get down on the floor. We could also use some volunteers to clean out the barn. It could be a good summer project for students, scouts, etc.

Does anyone know where Poeppelman School was? Could it be another name for one of the one-room schools? And does anyone know anything about Basinburg School? Grisez School District was in the northwest corner of Cynthian Twp. Does anybody know when it closed and where the students went?

Still looking for Dinklage immigrants. We have Bornhorst and Hilgefort but nothing for Barlage, Bramlage, Grieshop, Prenger, Seger, or Sextro.

An idea was proposed to send out a bulk mailing to the local public in hopes of getting more members and volunteers and soliciting funds.

The Lake Loramie Heritage Museum is open every Saturday from 1 to 4. The first special event will be a display of old boats, motors and fishing equipment on June 11th. The free pontoon boat tours will be held at Earl's Island July 9th. The museum is on Rt. 362 in the old lake office across from the swimming beach. For information call Ray Fiessinger at 937-295-3029.

Cookbook

2011-05-20T20:46:00.000-04:00

"Wilderness Trail Cookery"
147 pages of recipes from the Christmas dinners and more.
$5 plus $3 postage if we need to send it.

Bornhorst photo

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Joseph Bornhorst an immigrant from Dinklage.

Donate photos

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We are looking for old photos. If you have any you would like to donate you can bring them to the museum any Sunday in June from 1-4 and someone will be there to scan them and return them to you then. Or you can make other arrangements by contacting Jim Rosengarten or one of the email addresses at the top of the page.

Some examples of pictures would be: weddings, communion classes, school classes, sport teams, family groups, military groups, club groups, groups of workers, or pictures of immigrant ancestors.

New history book

2011-05-06T17:19:00.000-04:00

The Historical Association is writing a new history book to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the town. If you own a business or run a non-profit organization in Ft. Loramie or McLean Twp. perhaps you would like to write a brief history telling what you do, who started it, when and where, etc. For examples check out the sesquecentennial history book.

Also if you own a farm that has been in the same family for at least 100 years and would like to write a brief history telling who owned it down the years we might want to use that for the book. Or we may use it some other way. A picture of the farm would be good. Many people had arial photos made.

For information contact Jim Rosengarten at 937-295-3998.

If you like to write we could use somone to write a history of Lake Loramie or the canal or the interurban railway or if you have any other ideas contact Jim.

Brucken's photo

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Updates

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We would like to compile a list of farms in McLean Twp. that have been in the same family for at least 100 years. If you know of any let us know.

Still looking for information on the families that came from Dinklage, Germany. There is quite a lot on Bornhorsts, Hilgeforts and Segers. If you know anything about Barlage, Bramlage, Grieshop, Prenger, or Sextro email me at catw43@gmail.com or call 419-628-2481. Some of these families were in Auglaize or Mercer Counties. Families that could have been here from Dinklage are Middendorf, Nietfeld, Kalvelage, Nuxholl, Kenkel.

Also looking for information on the one-room schools in McLean Twp. Schools were Dieters, Dirksen, Sherman and Walkup. Schools outside of McLean whose pupils went to Ft. Loramie School after they closed are, Shorts, Hopewell and St. Patricks. Do you have any class pictures we can copy? Or was there ever a reunion?

The Lake Loramie Heritage Museum will be open every Saturday from 1-4 starting April 30. For information on events call Ray Fiessinger at 937-295-3029.

There will be a FREE German genealogy program at the Amos Memorial Library on May 21. No registration necessary. Call 937-492-8354. or check out the website at http://shelbyco.lib.oh.us/events.htm

Visit your local museums and while you're there remember to leave a donation even if it's only a dollar.

Stove photo

2011-04-20T20:35:00.001-04:00

Twins

2011-04-14T05:44:00.000-04:00

I ran across this in the "History of St. Patrick's Parish" Book. In 1937 there were 5 sets of twins in the school there out of about 70 students. Dorothy & Dolores Bensman, Alfrieda & Alfred Hoying, Rita & Ruth Luthman, Donald & Dorothy Wehrman, and Rose Mary & Rosalinda Westerheide.

April Newsletter

2011-04-07T14:23:00.000-04:00

The annual dinner for members was held April 3 in the museum. The speaker was James Anthony, Ft. Loramie resident and recent member of the adjunct faculty at Edison Community College. He talked about the 4 glacial advances of the last ice age that formed the topography of our area. He explained that the Anna earthquake fault was created 600 million years ago. He told of the New Madrid quake in the Missouri area 200 years ago that was so strong it made the church bells ring in Boston, Massachusetts. There was little damage from it because there were few structures and people. Mr. Anthony said there will be another large quake there eventually and he also expects a catastrophic volcanic eruption somewhere in the world in the near future. For the last 100 years we have been living in a relatively peaceful time geologically.

Curator, Jim Rosengarten gave a summary of our activities in the past year. In the summer there was a typewriter display, and a genealogy program with Rita Hoying. Channel 22 did a week on Ft. Loramie and the museum. We had visits by third graders and cub scouts. We participated in German Heritage Days. And, of course, the Christmas dinners were held in December and made memorable by Jim's bread boards that he made from boards from the old school. The roof was painted and much painting, cleaning and repairing was done by Tom Busse.

We had several donations this year including a helmet from the
championship baseball team, a photo of St. Patrick's Church from Ann Berning, a portable air conditioner from the Rosengartens, a seat from the old interurban railway, a computer monitor and printer-scanner from the Jim Brussells, a cast iron stove from the Ted Barhorsts, and a monetary donation for a new furnace.

The book committee met and a few things were decided. We want
updated information on Peter Loramie and the fort that was here. Jim Rosengarten has been doing considerable research on the subject. We would like the book to stand alone and not be a continuation of the Sesquecentennial book of 25 years ago but we will add things such as information on the one-room schools, since Dirksen was the only school in the last book.

As in other years the museum will be open Sundays from 1 to 4 pm
from June 5th until August 28th. Groups can make arrangements for
tours by calling Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659 or Jim Rosengarten
at 937-295-3998. Anyone desiring to do genealogy research or who
would like to get the email newsletter may call 419-628-2481 or email catw43@gmail.com. Donations are welcome as always since the county commissioners cannot give us any money again this year.

March newsletter

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The meeting was held in the museum in the country store March 17th. The new furnace was discussed and work will begin sometime in April. The plumbers have been busy restarting furnaces that were flooded out. The water has been turned back on in the building since the pipes will be unlikely to freeze again this year. The old dumb waiter will be removed soon.

The Christmas decorations have been taken down and stored away except for the dining room which we decided to leave as a display to promote the Christmas dinners.

Long time member Esther Borchers passed away on March 16th.

The Ft. Loramie girls basketball team went to the state championship and unfortunately didn't prevail but they should be very proud of what they accomplished this year. The Anna girls won their state championship.

The book committee met and tossed around some ideas. The book will contain updated information on Peter Loramie and his store and the fort. More has become available since the invention of the internet in the last 25 years. Also more will be included on the native American tribes in the area, the one-room schools and the canal and lake. There are also new businesses and organizations.

Dinklage people

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This is what I have found so far.

BARLAGE
Herman Heinrich Barlage came to this country when he was 28. He met his wife, Catherine Ording, in Dayton where he was working for a distillery. She was also from Oldenburg but I don't know if she was from Dinklage. He may have been an only child. I found his obituary but the print makes it hard to read besides being in German. They came to Ft. Loramie and had a farm in section 7 in McLean Twp. He died in 1914 at age 86. Their children were Catherine, Henry, Joseph and Mary. Joseph seems to have inherited the farm.

BORNHORST
The earliest I have is Joseph born in 1820 and immigrated in 1836. His wife was Catherine Brandewie. They had 9 or 10 children and had a farm in section 6, Jackson Twp, Auglaize Co. He died in 1900 at age 79. I have an obituary but it says little except what the area was lacking when he came here. He immigrated in 1836.

BRAMLAGE
I'm not sure about this family. There seem to have been several and I can't tell if they were related. I don't know if there was only one immigrant with children or if there were several brothers. John Bramlage owned the flour mill in Loramie. Henry Bramlage Sr. is mentioned in Annals of St. Michael's as one of the parish pioneers.

GRIESHOP
There are several Grieshops. There are 3 Henry Grieshops. One was born in 1833 and died in 1908 in Minster. He was married twice. Henry Grieshop Sr. was born in 1798 and died in 1889 at age 91 in Egypt. There were 2 Henrys born in 1805 and 1810 and lived in Chickasaw. More research is required.

PRENGER
Bernard Prenger was born in 1832 and came to the US at age 7 with his parents. His obituary mentions a stormy sea voyage. It looks like his parents died early leaving 3 children alone. At age 23 he married Agnes Albers. She was born in Ohio. They lived in Deiters school district. Bernard died in 1915. His parents were Herman Marcus Prenger and Katharina Middendorf. The immigrated in 1837.

SEGER
Clemens Seger was married to Elizabeth. They lived in section 4 in Dirksen school district and had 12 or 13 children. I think he was born in 1820 and may have had more than one wife and died in 1875.

SEXTRO
I believe the immigrant was Arnold born in 1820. In 1850 his wife was named Ann and in 1860 his wife was named Margaret. At least some of his children were named Henry, John, Mary and Catherine. Henry was born in 1834 in Oldenburg. His wife was Maria. He had children Herman, August and Mary. They lived in Deiters school district. They were neighbors of Prengers. In 1910 Herman and August were living together in Franklin Twp. I don't think either ever had children but August was married. There was a Joseph Sextro born in 1853 in Germany and whose wife was, yep, Mary born in 1867. They had 5 children.

If anyone wants to dispute or clear up any of this information PLEASE email me. I would also like to have photos of the early families. And let me know if you know of any other families from Dinklage.

More foreign origins, OPQR

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Olberding, Steinfeld
Oldiges, Kastelberger, Hannover
Ording, Oldenburg
Ontrup, Walstegge, Koblenz, Westfalen
Osterholt, Holland
Otte, Herbergen, Hannover
Otting, Oldenburg?
Overbeck, Bavaria
Overman, Damme
Pauwell/Powell, Holland
Pfefferle, Baden
Pieper, Mauris
Pille, Oldenburg
Pilliod, Bourogne, Haut-Rhin, France
Pleiman, Alfhausen, Hannover
Poeppelman, Damme, Oldenburg
Polschneider, Oldenburg
Pottkotter, Dulman, Westfalen
Prenger, Bunne, Dinklage, Oldenburg
Puthoff, Damme, Oldenburg
Quartman/Quatman, Langforden, Oldenburg
Quinlin, Ireland
Rahe, Schinkel, Osnabruck
Raistet, Baden
Raterman, Alfhausen, Hannover
Reichert, Heidelberg, Baden
Rengers, Medeln, Prussia, Westfalen
Renneker, Neuenkirchen-Vorden, Oldenburg
Rethman, Oldenburg
Reuss, Bavaria
Rieger, Wurtemburg
Riethman, Coesfeld
Ritter, Lohlbach, Hessen
Rohler, Westfalen
Roman, Wurtemburg
Ronnebaum, Damme, Oldenburg
Rosengarten, Straelen, Rheinprovinz, Dusseldorf, Kreis Geldern
Rotert, Hannover
Rottinghaus, Oldenburg
Ruhe, Ostbevern, Westfalen
Rulmann, Westfalen

February newsletter

2011-02-25T08:23:00.000-05:00

The February meeting was held in the museum on February 17th. There was some concern that there would be too much ice and snow piled up at the curb for some of us to get into the building but the village came and plowed it up. It's been a long and cold winter but the heating bill shows that our winterizing efforts were successful.

The new furnace for the music room is still in the planning stages and will be done in the spring by Tom & Jerry's. It was pointed out that there should be safety valves on the two gas furnaces so something will be done about that. We would also like to have the old dumb waiter removed.

There will be an article about us in the Progress supplement in the Sidney Daily News written by Jim Rosengarten.

Long-time member, Esther Borchers, has moved to Heritage Manor in Minster. If you would like to send her a card the address is 24 N. Hamilton, Minster OH 45865.

As the weather improves volunteers will be removing the Christmas decorations and generally getting things in order for opening this summer. Tom Busse has been cleaning and painting again this time in the walk-in cooler in the kitchen. The museum is lucky to have him and others who donate time and money. The county commissioners will be unable to give us any money again this year.

Summer hours will once again be Sundays from 1-4 from the beginning of June until the end of August. One can visit other times by calling Dorothy Quinlin 937-295-2659 or Karen Anthony 937-295-2353.

Tobias Roop

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Tobias Roop was a farmer in McLean Twp, born in Pennsylvania. He died in December of 1879 at age 65 and reportedly weighed 460 pounds. It took 200 feet of lumber to make his coffin and several hundred people visited the undertaker just to view the casket. He was buried in the Walkup or Roop cemetery at the intersection of 705 and Brandewie Rd.

More foreign origins

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Lachey/Lachet, Bordeaux, France
Lamm, Kappelrobeck, Baden
Lammers, (Ft. L) Bahwinkel amt Lingen, Hannover
Lammers, Ostbevern, Westphalen
Lange, Hannover
Laufersweiler, Derbach, Rhein-Pruessen
Lehmann, Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace
Lehmkuhl, Hannover ?
Lennartz, Hoch Neuenkirchen
Lenz, Prussia
Lem, Rhein-Pruessen
Liening, Oldenburg
Linder, Ottingen, Ober-Elsass
Luebke, Damme, Oldenburg
Lump, Baden
Macke, Dummerlohausen, Damme, Oldenburg
Maurer, Allersburg, Bavaria
Menke, Oldenburg
Menker, Westfalen
Menkhaus, Hannover
Mertz, Ellinangen, Wurtemburg
Meyer, Hohenzollern
Meyer, Hunteburg, Hannover
Meyer, Neuenkirchen-Vorden, Oldenburg
Middendorf, Walstedde, Westfalen
Moorman, Oldenburg
Muhlenkamp, Billerbeck, Westfalen
Mueller, Neudorf, Baden
Muller Rhein-Pruessen
Nieberding, Steinfeld, Oldenburg
Niederkorn, Luxemburg
Niekamp, Essen, Oldenburg
Niemeyer, Emsburen, Amt Lingen, Hanover
Notheis, Wurtemburg

January newsletter

2011-01-22T20:37:00.000-05:00

Due to the weather a meeting was not held this month.

We have received a donation to install a furnace with air
conditioner in the music room. It will be welcome in winter
or summer since the two heaters in there are ancient and
no longer function.

The furnace has been turned down and the water turned
off in the museum for the winter to save energy. The
museum will be open as usual in the summer on Sundays
from 1-4 and tours can be arranged for other times by
calling Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659 or Jim Rosengarten
at 937-295-3998 or any of the other officers.

I would like to do a display this year on the German town
of Dinklage. Many of our local ancestors came from there
including Barlage, Bramlage, Bornhorst, Hilgefort, Grieshop,
Prenger, Seger and Sextro. If you know of any others let me
know. If you know of anyone doing research on these
families, If you are a descendant or have any photos of the
immigrant ancestors please contact me at 419-628-2481 or
catw43@gmail.com. I can copy photos and return them.
I have pictures of the Hilgefort ancestors but photos of the
others would be nice.

Minster Historical will be doing a display on the Civil War
this year and is looking for related artifacts. If you have
anything you would like to loan temporarily you can call
Mary Oldiges at 419-628-4600 or moldiges@hotmail.com.

Hilgefort

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Henry Hilgefort and his brother Clemens came to this country from Dinklage with their parents and sister, Elizabeth and brother Joseph in 1847.

Deeds

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These are the owners of the museum building back to 1841.

Deeds, inlot 12, Ft. Loramie

G.H. Weichman to Mathias Kapfer, lot 12
vol. L, p. 248, 1 Oct, 1841

Mathias Kapfer to H.H. Dressman, lot 12
vol. L, p.252, 9 Dec. 1843

H.H. Dressman heirs to H.J. Dressman, lot 12
vol. 49, p. 41, 1 April 1879

Henry Dressman to Gerhart Kleinhenz, lot 12
vol. 50, p. 589, 6 August 1881

Gerhart Kleinhenz to G.B. Gerling, lot 12
vol. 73, p. 537, 20 Sept. 1897

G. Barney Gerling to Mathias Brucken, inlot 12
vol. 85, p. 146, 28 April 1906

Mathias Brucken et ux, to Clara Pauwell, inlot 12
vol. 89, p. 129, 18 August 1908

Ben Pauwell et al to Alfred Gehring, inlot 12
vol. 121, p. 176, 1141, option, 13 Sept. 1933

Clara Pauwell et vir to Genevieve Gehring, inlot 12
vol. 121, p. 370, 2104, 7 August 1934

Genevieve Gehring et vir to Elmer Reser et al, inlot 12
vol. 142, p. 254, 26022, 11 July 1952

Elmer Reser to Margaret Wright, inlot 12
vol. 147, p.4, 36247, 18 Feb. 1957

Margaret Wright to Violet Danzig, part of lot 12
vol. 169, p. 614, 59200, 19 Oct. 1965

FKA Margaret Wright, Margaret Albers to Ft. Loramie Historical, lot 12, vol. 204, p.490, 84824, 23 May 1973

Violet Danzig to Ronald Woehrmyer, part of lot 12
vol. 218, p. 214, 96891, 19 April 1976

Ronald Woehrmyer to Ft, Loramie Historical, part of lot 12
vol. 219, p.291, 97849, 28 June 1976

Merry Christmas

2010-12-18T20:53:00.002-05:00

I was unable to assemble a list of all of the many people who helped to make the Christmas dinners a success this year but their assistance is much appreciated as always.

Photo

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November Newsletter

2010-11-22T19:23:00.004-05:00

The preparations for the Christmas dinners are mostly complete except
for the food that has to be prepared just before. The building has been
decorated inside and out and looks very festive. Tom Busse has been
setting up the tables and chairs. Reservations are still available for
singles or groups. Call Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659.

Jim and Rosemary Brussell donated an HP copier-printer-fax to the
museum. It will be a great help to us.

The Cub Scouts toured the museum recently and Alice and Catherine
spoke to the Active Older Adults group at the scout house in Minster
this month.

Don Gusching fixed the sidewalk on the north side of the building where
the concrete had broken up. The roof on the barn next to the alley has
been damaged probably by a large truck moving between there and
Bruckens.

Jim and Jean Rosengarten braved the basement and crawl space and did some rewiring on the west side of the building so a heater can be plugged
in there. In the process they found a large gap behind the baseboard
where cold air has been coming in. Jim sprayed several cans of
expandable foam in there and it should be much warmer in the barroom
this winter.

Jim has made a limited number of small bread/cheese boards out of
floorboards from the old elementary school. We will be selling them for
$12.50 each. They're about 6X12. You can get them at the museum during
the dinners or call Jim at 295-3998.

The Ft. Loramie Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding their
Hometown Family Christmas Sun. December 12. The museum along with
local businesses will be open that day. The miniature train will be set up in
the music room as usual and refreshments will be served. Catherine
Wolken will display her paintings.

Visitors

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The third graders from Ft. Loramie Elementary toured the museum in September.

October Newsletter

2010-10-22T13:33:00.003-04:00

German Heritage Days was a success. Friday was a bit windy and the
tent nearly blew over but the weather improved and we had a lot of
visitors. A free raffle was held and Barb Bollheimer was the winner of
two free Christmas Dinners at the museum.

The cast iron stove has been moved upstairs to the dining room where
it fits perfectly.

A new member attended the meeting on Thursday. His name is Larry
Warren who is retired from the military and is working at Wright-Patterson
in Dayton. He thinks Ft. Loramie will be a nice change from D.C where
he has been living.

Amy Ahrns donated an old bible.

The Minster Historical Society has published a cookbook that is more
than just food. There is also history and old photos of school classes
and sports teams. Wagner's IGA has them and you can stop at the desk
and look.

Preparations for the Christmas dinners are ongoing. The museum is
being decorated and there are still some reservations open. This is
the 37th anniversary of the Colonial Williamsburg Dinners.
The menu this year consists of vegetable cheese chowder, Kings Arm
Tavern roast turkey with giblet gravy, colonial cornbread and chestnut
stuffing, sausage and corn stuffed ohions, broccoli with pecans, holiday
sweet potato bake, cranberry-orange-lemon relish and corn relish.
The usual beverages of hot mulled cider, eggnog, banana crush and
wine will be served.

For information about the dinners or if you would like to help call
Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659.
　
　
　

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Rennaisance SIngers last year.

Photo

2010-09-19T06:54:00.002-04:00

September newsletter

2010-09-19T06:34:00.001-04:00

The Historical Association will be participating in German Heritage
Days which will take place Friday evening Sept. 24th and all day
Saturday the 25th. We will have a tent so come in while you are
enjoying the German music and food and see our display and chat
with us. You can also sign up for a free raffle for 2 free dinners for the
Williamsburg Christmas dinners. The drawing will be at 8 pm on Sat.
the 25th. You must be 18 to enter and you don't have to be here to win.

We have 155 reservations for the dinners so if you haven't made one
yet don't wait too long. If you attended before, you have received a
letter. Or call 937-295-2659 for information or if you would like to help
at the dinners or with decorating the museum.

The concrete over the drain running out to the sidewalk on Elm St. has
been deteriorating and will be repaired.

The Hawker family has removed several pieces of furniture that they
had in the museum on loan which leaves us room to make some
changes The pot bellied stove that was donated by Ted and Anita
Barhorst will go into a corner of the dining room. A door will have to
be removed but it is one that is never closed anyway and can be
reused elsewhere.

Anyone who has artifacts in the museum on loan please get in touch with
us. We would like anything that is on loan to be either changed to a
permanent donation or removed.

Jim and Jean Rosengarten took a trip to the Fair at New Boston
which is held by the George Rogers Clark Heritage Association near
Springfield and saw among other things two actors who were doing
recreations of George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone. This could be
something we could do for the 175th anniversary in 2012 and possibly
involve the Chamber of Commerce and the school.

Jim has also contacted various repositories of historical documents
around the country for the purpose of finding further information
about Peter Loramie, Ft. Loramie's namesake. He and Jean are
planning a trip to Cape Girardeaux, Missouri, the town that Loramie
moved to after he left here.

The Wall of Fame ceremony will be held at the high school gymnasium
at 2 pm, Sunday, Sept. 26. Four will be inducted to join the four from
last year.

Visitor

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Kathy Gehring Stickel and her husband visited us on Sept. 4, 2010.
She is the granddaughter of Al Gehring who owned the museum at
one time. She lives in Cincinnati.

Besides owning a restaurant he was an antique dealer. The painting in the dining room upstairs was done by John Clark Gehring, Al Gehring's son and Kathy's father who was a commercial artist. Kathy told us many interesting things about the building and sent us this email after she returned home:

"I came away from Ft. Loramie on Saturday with so much more
than I ever expected, thanks to the kind people I met there. The
two of you especially, (Karen and Catherine) gave me so much time and information.
It is volunteers like you, informed and involved, that make things
work in this world. I was very lucky to have you available and
willing to drop everything just so I could revisit memories. I will be
forever grateful.

As I told you, we went on our little day-trip without expectation
of finding much left from the 1940's. To see the town still so
picturesque, and that the old 'Gehring Tavern' building is on the
corner and well-tended was great. I was further thrilled to find
that it has become the Ft. Loramie Historical Museum. I know
my grandfather would be pleased and proud. I didn't have a
hope of getting inside, but fortune smiled when Maryann, at
the Lake, started making phone calls to find someone who could
do that.

We were amazed at the artifacts your group has collected, the time
and hours spent in the necessary care and fund raising, and the
interest and enthusiasm you both have for the history of the area. Seeing the inside
of the museum/tavern has sent me down memory lane and thoughts
of many good weekends spent in your town and at the lake in my
childhood. Thank you so much for making it all possible."

Kathy

Updates

2010-09-08T17:05:00.003-04:00

The library will be holding a book sale on Sept. 17 & 18 from 9 am to 4 pm at
the youth building at Youth Park in Ft. Loramie. For more information
contact the library at 937-295-3155.

Lake Loramie Harvest festival is Sept. 17, 18, and 19. On the 18th at 2 pm
Bob Huecker will hold a seminar on digital photography at the Lake
Loramie Heritage Museum on SR 362 at the old lake office across from
the swimming beach. It will be free and you do not have to sign up ahead
of time. This will be the last open day for the museum.

The Auglaize County Historical Society is hosting Breweries of the M&E
Canal Thu. Sept 23 at 7 pm in the Lockkeepers House in NB. Jim Kent
will do a powerpoint presentation. It's free and open to the public.

Photo

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August newsletter

2010-08-23T19:14:00.002-04:00

The monthly meeting of the Ft. Loramie Historical Association was held in
the Wilderness Trail Museum August 19th. A committee was formed to
create a new history book to commemorate the 175th anniversary of
Ft. Loramie. The Christmas dinners were discussed and Dorothy Quinlin
reported that we already have 97 reservations for the event. Jean
Rosengarten brought in 2 possible desserts for us to sample. For
information or to make a reservation or if you would like to help call
Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659.

A meeting of the executive board was held recently and Don Gusching and
Tom Busse were voted in as new board members and Catherine Wolken
as reporter.

Ted and Anita Barhorst donated a beautiful pot bellied stove that they
rescued and restored. It has been painted and rechromed. Their names
will be put on it and it will probably go in the dining room upstairs.

The Ft. Loramie Redskins 2010 Division IV state champion baseball team
has donated to the museum a baseball helmet signed by the players and
coaches. It will be prominantly displayed along with other sports
memorabilia.

Poeppelman Painters finished painting the roof. Tom Busse, Catherine
Wolken and Alice Barhorst have been working in the country store
cleaning, painting and rearranging. Jean Rosengarten has done an
excellent job on the landscaping this summer.

Kathy Schaefer, librarian at the Ft. Loramie branch library, would like to add
to the library's collection of high school yearbooks. If you have one you
want to donate call the library at 937-295-3155 or just bring it in.

Naomi Russell visited us on Sunday the 15th and treated us to an organ concert. She comes to the museum from her home in Piqua once a year to play the instrument that she donated.

German Heritage Days preparation is in full swing. This year it will be
Friday and Saturday the 24th and 25th of September. The historical
association always has a tent so come in and visit.

On September 26 the Wall of Fame ceremony will be held in the high school
school. Miss Marie Quinlin, former first grade teacher, will be inducted by
her niece, Sheila Quinlin, along with Frank Turner, Paul Amann, and
Sister Connie Zimmerman.

Our last open Sunday will be August 29 from 1 - 4. Come and see the
displays or just hang out. Groups can tour the museum at other times by
calling Dorothy Quinlin or Jim Rosengarten.

Ohio resources

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Resources in Ohio for genealogy research.

Rutherford B. Hayes Obituary Index of Ohio deaths
http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/

Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913 to 1944
http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/

Family Search (the Mormon Church's new database)
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#
(They have Ohio deaths from 1908-1953, births from 1821 - 1962
and marriages from 1800 - 1958)

Ft. Loramie Branch Library
937-295-3155
(Good collection of books and family histories)

New Bremen Public Library
419-629-2158

Minster Historical Society has an extensive funeral card & obituary file.

St. Augustine's Cemetery, Minster OH
http://www.saintaugustinecemetery.com/index.html
(a book is in the library in Minster)

Shelby County Ohio GenWeb
http://ohshelby.ancestralsites.com/

Mercer County Chapter Ohio Genealogy Society
http://www.calweb.com/~wally/mercer/

Ohio Pioneer Migration Routes
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggieoh/highway.html

Ohio GenWeb
http://www.ohgenweb.org/

Ohio Genealogy Society
http://www.ogs.org/

Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
(Heritage Quest is available through your public library.
It has census records)

Books
County histories. These were put together in the late 19th and early
20th century. Most have biographies.

Town histories. These are usually done to commemorate a special
event such as a bicentennial.

Shelby County
Probate has birth & death from 1867 - 1908
Marriage records from 1825 to now.
937-498-7263

Auglaize County
State Health Dept. has birth & death since 1908
Probate has birth & death from 1848 - 1908

Mercer County
State Health Dept. has birth & death since 1908
Probate has birth & death for Mercer County but not for Auglaize
before 1848. (Some old records are in the basement)

Mercer County Library - 419-586-4442

Mercer County Historical Society - 419-586-3423

The Ft. Loramie Historical Association has many books and histories
in the museum. For information call - 419-628-2481

German resources

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Resources for German genealogy.

Emigrants from the former Amt Damme, Oldenburg
http://www.honkomp.de/damme-auswanderung/chapte12.htm
(the former Duchy of Oldenburg)

History of the emigrants from the former Amt Damme
http://www.honkomp.de/damme-auswanderung/chapter0.htm

Emslanders to the American Midwest
http://www.emslanders.com/index.html
(Kreis Emsland is next door to the Netherlands.
Main towns are Meppen & Lingen)

The German Genealogy Network
http://www.genealogienetz.de-genealogy.html
(A whole lot of this is in German but it's a large database of people
who left different parts of Germany)

Auswanderer aus Vechta (emigrants from KreisVechta, Niedersachsen)
http://www.familie-bloemer.de/gene/Heimatb0841.html

Germany in the 1871 Borders
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ger1871.htm#lippe
(the way Germany looked when most of our ancestors left)

Family History Group, (town of Dinklage)
http://www.heimatverein-dinklage.de/fhg.htm

World Roots (list of German occupations)
http://worldroots.com/brigitte/occupat.htm

Codes for umlauts and other diacritical marks on keyboard
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/vowels.html

German church records. The Mormon Church has some of the Catholic
records in towns in Oldenburg. You may have to order the microfilms.
The Dayton chapter has the actual films on hand.

States of Germany. (modern German states)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany

Wright State University
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collections/genealogy/namelist.html#R
(among other things they have naturalization records. You have to go there to see them)

Google any town in Germany. They all have websites

General resources

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Resources useful for researching a family tree.

Genforum
http://genforum.genealogy.com/
(individual surname, state and country message boards)

Rootsweb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
(message boards, etc.)

ISTG (Immigrant Ship Transcriber's Guild)
http://www.immigrantships.net/index2.html
(passenger lists)

Castle Garden (New York port used before Ellis Island)
http://www.castlegarden.org/

Family Search (the Mormon Church's new database)
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#

Migrations.org
http://www.migrations.org/index.html
(surnames by state and county)

Ellis Island
http://www.ellisisland.org/
(New York port immigrants came into from 1892-1924)

SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Genealogy Trails
http://genealogytrails.com/

Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/
(I've never found anything useful on it but some people swear by it)

Ancestry.com
Has sources you can't get elsewhere but you have to pay for it.
The Sidney library has it for free on one of their computers.

County courthouses, local libraries and churches.

State vital records. Every state has a website where you can find out
how to access records.

Minster Post, July 1931

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The name Ft. Loramie" will be painted on the roof of St. Michael's Church in response to a request from state authorities who are looking after the conveniences of air travelers. (I can't imagine anybody going along with this)

More foreign origins

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Imholt - Hannover
Inderrieden - Oldenburg
Jacob - Reichmannshaufen, Bavaria
Jardot - France
Kaiser - Herzbruck
Katterheinrich - Ladbergen, Westfalen
Kellermeyer - Minden, Prussia
Kemper - Alfhausen, Hannover
Kessler - Unter-Elsass
Kettler - Hannover
Kirsch - Kurhessen
Kloeker - Oldenburg
Knob - Hessen
Knuefner - Hannover
Kohler - Wurtemburg
Kohlhorst - Holzhausen, Hannover
Korte - Neuenkirchen-Vorden, Oldenburg
Koverman - Osnabruck, Hannover
Krug - Baiern (Bavaria)
Kruse - Elsass
Kuhlman - Ankum, Hannover

Photo

2010-07-20T16:48:00.002-04:00

July Newsletter

2010-07-19T19:32:00.003-04:00

The July meeting was held in the barroom since that is where the new
air conditioner donated by Jim and Jean Rosengarten is set up. It is
portable so it can be put in any room with a normal double hung window.
The ancient heater-air conditioners in the music room no longer work.

Esther Borchers graced us with her presence this month and it's always
nice to see her.

We have two new board members and a meeting of the board will be held
in August. The board consists of the officers and 4 others. Officers are:
Rosemary Brussell - president, Alice Barhorst - vice-president, Sheila
Quinlin - secretary, Dorothy Quinlin - treasurer. Board members are Laura
Paulus, Karen Anthony, Tom Busse, and Don Gusching.

The painting of the roof was discussed and after some searching Jim
Rosengarten has acquired a bid for the job. Painting roofs seems to be a
dying art.

2012 will be Ft. Loramie's 175th anniversary and we discussed the
possibility of either writing a new history book for the occasion or adding
to the very successful Sesquecentennial book of 25 years ago.

We are looking forward to Rita Hoying's genealogy workshop on August 8
at 2 pm. If you want to know how to start your family tree or would like
information about your ancestors please come. It's FREE.

The menu for the Christmas dinners was agreed to. I know it's the dead
of summer but we need to start thinking about these things. If you have
never attended the dinner before you should consider coming this year.
You can make a reservation or get information by calling Dorothy Quinlin
at 937-295-2659. We will need volunteers for decorating the museum and
helping with the dinners.
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

Free Genealogy Workshop

2010-07-09T15:01:00.002-04:00

The Ft. Loramie Historical Association has invited noted historian, Rita Hoying to host a free workshop on German genealogy at the museum August 8, at 2 pm. Rita has been doing research all her life and knows more than anyone about the origins of local families. She will give a talk on why our ancestors left Germany and how they got here.
There will be charts, forms and lists of resources available. Come and find out how to trace your ancestors.
The museum is on the corner of Main and Elm Streets in Ft. Loramie.

Updates

2010-07-09T14:52:00.002-04:00

Channel 22/45 did a very nice report on Ft. Loramie this week. They interviewed Jim Rosengarten in the museum and mentioned the championship baseball team and the new restaurant. Several residents were invited to go in front of the camera and tell why they like Ft. Loramie.

Jim and Jean Rosengarten donated a portable air conditioner to the museum. It will be much appreciated in the hot days of summer.

Updates

2010-07-01T19:24:00.002-04:00

Channel 22/45 in Dayton are showcasing Ft. Loramie during the week of July 5. Jim Rosengarten was interviewed at the museum and apparently they interviewed some businesses in town. Jim's interview is supposed to be shown on their news programs Monday, July 5th but they will probably run it other days too.

The Waynesfield Lions Club found some seats from the old interurban railway that used to run through Ft. Loramie and donated them to the Auglaize Historical Society who donated one of them to us.

Old photo

2010-06-23T12:45:00.002-04:00

Newsletter, June 2010

2010-06-23T12:28:00.002-04:00

The June meeting of the Ft. Loramie Historical Association was held on
the 17th in the Wilderness Trail Museum.

Laura Paulus suggested that we appoint a couple of new board members
since one has had to drop out and another has passed away. It was also
suggested that a board meeting be held since it has been some time since
there was one.

Rita Hoying, well-known local historian, will be holding a genealogy
program at the museum on a Sunday afternoon in early August. A notice
will go to the blog and the newspapers when the date is narrowed down.
Rita knows more about the origins of the settlers in the area than anybody
and her programs are always well attended.

The late Bob Boerger collected arrowheads from the family farm, some of
which go back 10,000 years. His family has decided to donate his collection
to the school and Frank Boerger, Ken Sowards, Jack Hoying, Dave Warvel,
and Tom Barhorst. are putting together a permanent display that will be
installed in the high school.

Tom Busse has been doing some patching on the doors and windows.
and Jean Rosengarten's landscaping is looking good. Someone noticed
that racoons have been hanging out in the garden but someone else thinks
that a cat and her kittens have been nesting under the deck.
We figured out how the file cabinets became accidentally locked and a key
has been found that opens them.

Mildred Frilling visited the museum recently to do research on the Clemens
Hilgefort family.

Jim and Rosemary Brussell donated a flat screen monitor and Jim hooked
up the computer in the country store so now we can print out documents
and store information and pictures. We could use a scanner-printer or a
photo-copier. If you are upgrading and are planning to donate such things
think of us. Donations are tax deductible.

There were eleven visitors to the museum on Sunday the 13th. We are open
during the summer on Sundays from 1 - 4 pm. Come in and look around or
just visit and gossip and talk history or genealogy.
New members are always welcome and ideas for fund raising, events and
displays.

More foreign origins

2010-06-18T15:00:00.002-04:00

Hagedorn - Neuenkirchen bei Hülsen, Hannover (or bei Bramsche?)
Halsema - Gronigen, Netherlands
Hartings - Beert Kreis Geldern
Hegeman - Ascheburg, Westfalen
Heilers - Prussia
Heine - Rhein-Pruessen
Heitbrink - Voltlage, Hannover
Heitkamp - Osnabruck?
Heitman - Hannover
Helmsing - Hannover
Hemmelgarn - Neuenkirchen bei Hülsen, Hannover
Henke Lippe-Detmold
Henschen - Ladbergen, Westfalen
Hueker - Wessum, Ahaus, Westfalen
Hilgefort - Dinklage, Oldenburg
Hinders - Neuenkirchen, Hannover
Hinker - Westfalen
Hoelscher - Westfalen
Hogenkamp - Holland
Holthaus - Ostbevern
Holtvogt - Oldenburg
Homan - Herbern, Westfalen
Horstman - Twistringen, Hannover
Horstman - Oldenburg
Hoying - Lohne, Oldenburg
Huelskamp - Kloppenberg, Oldenburg
Humer/Hummer - Esh Zur Hurt, Belgium
Hut - Rhein-Pruessen

Congratulations

2010-06-06T17:05:00.000-04:00

to the Ft.Loramie baseball state champions.

Photo

2010-05-24T21:38:00.003-04:00

Looking south on Main St.

May Newsletter

2010-05-22T21:24:00.005-04:00

Newsletter May 2010

The meeting was held May 20 at the museum and the possible painting
of the metal roof was discussed and ways to decorate the ouside of the
country store for Christmas. Since the new siding was put on there is
no way to attach wreaths. Hanging icycles from the gutter was suggested.

The Ft. Loramie sign has been installed north of town next to the Fleckenstein farm. It was originally on the town line but this is a good place for it.

The file cabinets we got from the old school sale have become accidentally
locked. If there is a key it's probably inside. We need someone who knows
how to pick locks.

Each state is supposed to have 2 statues in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol.
Ohio is due another one and the National Aviation Heritage Area is pulling
for the Wright Bros. There are other candidates and you can vote for your
preference on the Ohio Historical Society website.

Jean Rosengarten is doing a good job with the landscaping and Tom
Busse has been busy painting, repairing, waxing floors, and oiling
woodwork. He reported that his sister, Ann, who has been living with her
son, Josh, in Cleveland, suffered a health problem recently but she is
recovering nicely.

The typewriter display will be ready for the summer and there will be other
changes. You will see some new things and more are planned. Rosie,
the manniquin in the dress shop, will be getting a new dress and wig.

If anybody has any ideas for displays for the future please don't be shy
about sharing them. It doesn't have to be elaborate and there can be
more than one at a time. It's a big building with lots of rooms.

Photographs can be donated and copied and the originals returned to the
owner.

It isn't too early to think about the Christmas dinners. If you are interested
in attending or helping out this year call Dorothy Quinlin at 937-295-2659. If you have been before you will get a letter later in the year.

More foreign origins

2010-05-17T21:08:00.003-04:00

Fischer, Dreherwald, kr Tecklenburg
Fleck, Merrheim, Meisenheim, Hesse-Bamberg
Fleckenstein, Bavaria
Fortman, Lohne, Oldenburg
Freking, Oldenburg
Frey, Damme, Oldenburg
Freytag, Eisenach
Friemering, Oldenburg
Frilling, Oythe
Gaerke, Hannover
Gagel, Nusloch
Gaier/Geier, Neudorf, Baden (Rita)
Gariety/Carity, France
Garmann, Halverda
Gast, Ober-Elsass
Gausepohl, Damme, Oldenburg
Gerling, Lingen, Hannover
Gels, Broegbern amt Lingen, Hannover
Giere, Holdorf, Damme, Oldenburg
Grieshop, Dinklage?, Oldenburg
Grothaus, Bromsheide, Hannover
Gudenkauf, Vechta, Oldenburg
Gudorf, Prussia

Reinstalled sign

2010-05-07T08:08:00.001-04:00

April 2010 newsletter

2010-04-23T14:46:00.002-04:00

The annual dinner was held April 18th. The speaker was Lynn Smith who
told us something about the history of bicycles and showed a video of
people riding various kinds of antique bikes. He brought along his own
antique high wheel bicycle. Lynn is also involved with the Bicycle Museum
on the corner of 66 and 274 in New Bremen.

Charlotte Smith filled us in on events planned at the Lake Loramie Heritage
Museum this summer. A program on gardening will be held on May 1 by
members of the Shelby County Master Gardeners. June 12 will be a
program on boats, motors and fishing lures. On July 17 members will be
giving pontoon rides around the lake. On Sept. 18 a program on digital
photography by photographer Bob Huecker of Minster will coincide with the
Fall Festival. The museum, in the old lake office across from the swimming
beach, will be open every Sat. from 1- 4 beginning May 1. For information
call 419-628-2024. Admission and events are free.

A highway sign was found in the town's buildings and refurbished by Don
Gusching and will be reinstalled at the north end of town.

We had thought we were out of Sesquecentennial books but a box of hard-
cover copies was found buried in the storeroom and they will be going on
sale in the museum

Tom Busse did an excellent job of painting the dress shop. The plaster had
been peeling off the walls in some places and we are hoping the new paint
job will stop that from happening in the future. Alice Barhorst and Catherine
Wolken will be redecorating

A display will be set up containing the antique typewriters that belong to the
museum and also any other office-related items that can be found. If you
have anything you would like to donate either temporarily or permanently
call 419-628-2481. I am still looking for a manual typewriter that you don't
care about for the kids to try out when they come in. Anything office-related
will be welcome - books, photos, dictating machines, staplers, pens, stories,
anything related to shorthand. Even a very early computer would be good.

The Wilderness Trail Museum will be open every Sunday from 1-4 from the
first Sunday in June to the last Sunday in August. We will be putting out
some new things and hope to have more events and displays in the future
but we need new members with new ideas or just people who want to help.
Money-making ideas would be welcome in particular. You do not need to
live in Ft. Loramie to be a member. Dues are $10.00 a year.

Board members are Rosemary Brussell 937-295-2863, Dorothy Quinlin
937-295-2659, Sheila Quinlin, Alice Barhorst 937-295-3553,
Jim Rosengarten 937-295-3998.

Some other area museums

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Minster Historical Society
112 W. 4th St.
P.O. Box 51
Minster OH 45865
419-628-4600
mhs1832@verizon.net
Tue 10-2, Sun 1-3, groups by appointment
A tribute to the 1950's and the Korean War Era

New Bremen Historic Association
120 N. Main
New Bremen
2-4, Sun. June, July, August
Lockkeeper's house open 10am June 19th

The Bicycle Museum of America
7 W. Monroe St.
New Bremen OH 45869
419-629-9249
Mon-Fri 11-7, Sat 11-2
bicyclemuseum.com

Ft. Recovery State Museum
i Fortsite St.
Ft. Recovery OH 45846
419-375-4649
fortrecoverymuseum.com
12-5 daily June, July, August.
Weekends the rest of the year

Maria Stein Heritage Museum
2291 St. John's Rd.
Maria Stein OH 45860
419-925-4532
12-430 Tue-Sun
Donation $2

Shelby County Historical Society
Ross Historical Center
201 N. Main St.
P.O. Box 376
Sidney OH 45365
937-498-1653
Next event is a tour of Graceland Cemetery on June 18.

March 2010 Newsletter

2010-03-21T09:06:00.003-04:00

We received donations of 2 photos from Bernard Sanders. One is of St. Michael's First Communion Class of 1925 with names on the back. The other is of Short School in Cynthian Twp. in 1923 also with names.

We also received items from William Frilling pertaining to Edwin Frilling who was in WWII and was killed in a car accident in 1953. There is a Bluejackets' Navy Manual, 1944 with photos of Mr. Frilling, a memorial book from Heinl Funeral Home and a 48 star flag from the funeral.

The church people found a wooden box and donated it to us. It has white and black marbles in it and was used in the old days to decide who was allowed to join an organization. If you got a black marble you were rejected. That's where the term, "blackballing" came from.

Tom Busse is still painting in the museum and has chosen a nice pink paint for the dress shop. Alice Barhorst has promised to help him with the decorating.

Jim Rosengarten says the roofs might need some work. There has been talk of dismantling the old dumb waiter in the interest of more floor space. Although it may have seemed like a good idea at the time it has never really worked.

A historical sign has been found that was once out on the road but it is different from the more recent one that is missing. It is shaped like the state of Ohio. Does anyone remember where it was? We don't think it was in front of the Fleckenstein farm.

We would like to build a base for the bell with the bricks from the old school. We would also like to have a plaque made for the stone block that looks like a tombstone.

A suggestion has been made that we participate in the village garage sales in the fall. Members or anyone would donate items to sell.

A display of old typewriters will be set up for the summer season. If anyone has anything to loan temporarily I would appreciate it. The ones we have are from the 19 teens and it would be nice to have some from other decades. If you have an old manual you don't care about and would like to loan I would like to set one up for the kids to try. Most of them have never seen a typewriter. We don't want to type on the antique ones. A toy typewriter or other old office machines would be nice too.

New members are always welcome. Dues are $10.00 a year.

Rosemary Brussell, president, 937-295-2863
Alice Barhorst, vice president, 937-295-3553
Sheila Quinlin, secretary
Dorothy Quinlin, treasurer, 937-295-2659
Jim Rosengarten, curator, 937-295-3998

Photo

2010-03-21T08:00:00.002-04:00

This is a Royal typewriter No.10, 1914. Apparently a later version of that model because it has only one window on the side. The earliest ones had 2.

Typewriting trivia

2010-03-20T20:44:00.003-04:00

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" is the longest with the right.

The sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

"Typewriter" is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable".

From nimblefingers.com

More foreign origins

2010-03-11T18:59:00.002-05:00

Carity/Carite/Gariety - France
Clune - Ankum, Hanover
Cordonnier - Grandfontaine, Alsace-Lorraine, France
Cortaide - Weissenburg, Alsace-Lorraine, France
Cromnai - Rhein-Pruessen
Dabbelt - Westfalen
Dahlinghaus - Damme, Oldenburg, (Nuttelin?)
Daniel - Bavaria
Danzig - Hannover
Deiters - Hannover?
Depweg - Astrup?,Hannover
Dickman - Bakum, Oldenburg
Dirksen - Octrup, Westfalen
Dirksen - (probably another family)
Dorsten - Lutten, Vechta, Oldenburg
Doseck - Switzerland
Drees - Garrel, Oldenburg
Dreses - Westfalen
Dressman - Alfhausen, Hannover
Dues - Altstatten, Ahausen, Westfalen
Duwel - Damme, Oldenburg
Eilerman - Ostbevern, Westfalen
Elsass - Elsass-Lothringen
Enneking - Oldorf, Damme, Oldenburg
Ernst - Hannover
Everman - Oldenburg
Eyink - Coesfeld, Westfalen

Ken Sowards

2010-02-13T11:26:00.002-05:00

Ken Sowards will be giving a talk on the old fort on Sunday, Feb. 21st in the Ft. Loramie Rescue Squad building. He usually brings lots of artifacts and if you haven't seen his presentation you should.

January newsletter

2010-01-26T18:28:00.002-05:00

The January meeting was held on Jan. 21. Dorothy Quinlin reported
that we made a profit on the Christmas dinners. Members who would
like particulars can contact Dorothy.

Members have been busy removing the Christmas decorations at
the museum. A big wind blew down some of the wreaths on the front
of the country store and something else will have to be done next year.
The wreaths were hung with suction cups that couldn't withstand the
high wind. Anyone interested in helping with next years dinners can
contact one of the board members. You don't have to be a member to
help out.

Congratulations to member Don Gusching who was elected to the
village council.

Tom Busse has been doing a lot of painting in the museum and it is
looking very nice.

Speaking of members, dues are $10. The annual dinner is scheduled
for April 18th. A letter will go out to members later on.

Many of you might remember the historical sign on 66 north of town
beside the Fleckenstein farm. It was knocked over and before anything
could be done about it it disappeared. If anyone knows what became
of it please let someone from the Historical Association know.

Rosemary Brussel - president - 937-295-2863
Alice Barhorst - vice president - 937-295-3553
Sheila Quinlin - secretary
Dorothy Quinlin - treasurer - 937-295-2659
Jim Rosengarten - curator - 937-295-3998

Missing highway sign

2010-01-26T17:02:00.003-05:00

Meeting announcement

2010-01-14T13:59:00.002-05:00

The January meeting of the Historical Association will be held Thursday, January 21 at 7:30 at the Wilderness Trail Museum in Ft. Loramie on the corner of Main and Elm. We usually meet in the music room or back in the country store. It will be mainly a business meeting but everyone is welcome to attend.

Happy New Year

2009-12-31T05:56:00.002-05:00

Foreign origins

2009-12-31T05:50:00.001-05:00

Foreign origins of some local families.

Ahrns, Damme, Oldenburg
Albers, Neuenkirchen bei Hülsen, Hannover
Anthony, Hessen Darmstadt
Arkenburg, Oldenburg
Arling, Oldenburg
Artkamp, Prussia
Aselage, Oldenburg
Athmer, Ankum, Hanover
August, Baden
Bachman, Badheim
Baltes, Aix-Sur-Croix, Belgium
Barhorst, Steinfeld, Oldenburg
Barlage, Dinklage, Oldenburg
Bauer, Bavaria
Bauman, Baden
Beckman, Oldenburg
Behrns, Hannover
Benanzer, Hohenzollern
Bender, Prussia
Bensman, Westphalen
Bergman, Kloppenburg, or Steinfeld, Oldenburg
Berning, Prussia
Bertke, Ankum, Hanover
Bocklage, Meschendorf, Oldenburg
Bodenmüller, Baden
Boecker, Prussia?
Boeke, Neuenkirchen-Vorden, Oldenburg
Boerger, Neuenkirchen-Vorden, Oldenburg
Bohrmann, Oldenburg
Bollheimer, Neudorf, Baden (Rita)
Borchers, Freistein or Twistringen, Hannover
Borgerding, Steinfeld, Oldenburg
Bornhorst, Dinklage, Oldenburg
Bramlage, Dinklage, Oldenburg
Brandewie, Neuenkirchen, Oldenburg
Brodbeck, Baden
Broering, Oldenburg
Broerman, (Ft. L) Damme, Oldenburg
Broerman, Hannover?Hamburg?
Brokamp, Hannover
Brucken, Rhein-Pruessen
Bruggeman, Wessum, Westfalen, (Heek?)
Brunegraff, Osnabruck
Bruns, Damme, Oldenburg
Buddendick, Ostbevern, Westfalen
Buening, Wullen, Ahaus, Münster, Westfalen
Busse, Bilbeck, Vechta, Oldenburg
Bussing, Oldenburg

Photo

2009-12-21T13:34:00.002-05:00

Waiting to see Santa during the Chamber of Commerce Christmas.

Christmas dinners

2009-12-15T14:08:00.009-05:00

388 diners enjoyed the Christmas dinners over 4 days this year.

Historical Association Timeline

2009-12-14T19:28:00.003-05:00

The Ft. Loramie Historical Association was formed in January of 1971. The first fund-raiser was a Palm Sunday roast beef and Turkey dinner. By May of that year there was $400.28 in the treasury.

In May of 1971 Edmund Quinlin discovered the canal marker and moving it to the park was the first historical effort.

In 1972 the log cabin was brought from the Rottinghaus farm and donated by Karl and Frances Rethman. It was dedicated in August of 1972.

Margaret's Inn was purchased in 1973 and the museum opened September 1 and was named Wilderness Trail in 1974.

In 1975 an awning was removed from the front of the building and the Christmas dinners began.

Also in 1975 the "Annals of St. Michael's" book that had been translated by Pauline Seger was published.

In the fall of 1976 the small building to the south was purchased and rented to the village for a library.

In 1985 Harry Boerger restored the Ft. Loramie Indian and it was painted by Ft. Loramie Cast Stone.

In 1987 the barn was enlarged and the 2 story addition was added to the museum. The sesquecentennial book was published.

In 1989 and 90 the new library building was built.

I gathered this information from various newspaper articles and newsletters. If anyone has an update or disagreement email me at catw43@gmail.com.