Sunday, January 22, 2017
Something old but new to the museum for the New Year!
These shoes were made and worn by Christian Wagler who owned and operated Waglers Brickyard where Wagners and Fort Loramie Trading Post are now located. It's interesting to see what the previous owner wore but am personally glad one of the current owners wears and sells cowboy boots. #canyousaysplinters!!!
Monday, September 19, 2016
Monday, September 5, 2016
Going, going.......
..............GONE
A long time Fort Loramie landmark is now gone. Seger Hotel that has been here since the start of the canal was torn down this week.
Not quite all though.....
The museum was able to add one of the steps to the north side of the building.
..............GONE
A long time Fort Loramie landmark is now gone. Seger Hotel that has been here since the start of the canal was torn down this week.
Not quite all though.....
The museum was able to add one of the steps to the north side of the building.
Come check it out and stay tuned for what else might be able to be displayed.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
****New off the Presses****
April’s monthly meeting will be the Fort Loramie Historical Association, Inc. will be the:
ANNUAL MEETING
Please join us on April 21, 2016 at 7:30pm for the Annual Meeting and enjoy snacks during fellowship with your fellow Historical Society members.
Anyone new or old friends are welcome and please feel free to bring along friends!
Monday, January 4, 2016
This year the 42nd Annual Christmas Dinners were graced by Santa Letters from some of the Fort Loramie Elementary 3rd graders. As we celebrated and remembered the past we were pleased to include a part of Fort Loramie's future history and thank them for their participation and the festivity they added to the event.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Posted During the Annual Christmas Dinners 2015
In
Memory of:
Catherine
Wolken
1/17/43-11/18/14
This
first blog written since Catherine's death is dedicated in memory of
her and the time and love she put into this blog for the Fort Loramie
Historical Association and to Fort Loramie itself. A retired school
teacher who loved painting, her cats and genealogy projects (a
history blogger too, go figure, huh?) has been sorely missed by many
members of the Fort Loramie Historical Society since her passing.
Her previous posts are still available and more info on her obituary
can be found at:
George
Sowards
1921-11/7/15
A
donation in honor of George Sowards was given recently to the Fort
Loramie Historical Association. His family chose to remember him in
his obituary as a veteran, hunter, Christian and loving grandfather.
The Fort Loramie Historical Association is honored to receive this
donation made in his name and more info on George can be found in his
obituary at:
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Painting
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Updates
Reservations are almost filled for the Christmas dinners. A few spaces remain for Sunday.
We have been calling our turkey "Williamsburg Tavern" for 40 years but someone noticed and we've been told we can't call it that because there already is a business with that name.
The sidewalk along Elm has been fixed and leveled.
Jim Rosengarten cleaned and framed 2 bridge signs that have been hanging in the barn for ever. They will be on display somewhere soon. There are pictures on our Facebook page.
We have been calling our turkey "Williamsburg Tavern" for 40 years but someone noticed and we've been told we can't call it that because there already is a business with that name.
The sidewalk along Elm has been fixed and leveled.
Jim Rosengarten cleaned and framed 2 bridge signs that have been hanging in the barn for ever. They will be on display somewhere soon. There are pictures on our Facebook page.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Fort Loramie facts
* In the early 1900's there was a Dr. Pepper in Fort Loramie.
* The first person in Fort Loramie to graduate from high school was Helen Walkup, the daughter of Dr. Walkup. The second was Marie Quinlin.
* Dances, plays and basketball games were held on the second floor of Brucken's.
* One of the largest bur oak trees used to stand on the Prenger farm on Schmitmeyer-Baker Road. When it was cut down because of disease the rings were counted and it was estimated to be between 350 and 375 years old. It was 95 feet tall.
* Low German or Plattdeutsch, is the language English evolved from.
* Fort Loramie was called Berlin by the early German settlers although the post office was still known as Loramie's. In 1911 the name of the town was changed to Fort Loramie.
* Lake Loramie was called the Loramie Reservoir and was built to supply water to the canal.
* There are no natural lakes in Ohio except Lake Erie. All are man-made.
* There were once 124 one-room schools in Shelby County.
* Agnes Messman whose family lived in northern McLean Township joined the circus and had 3 husbands. The second one was Wild Bill Hickock.
* The children who went to St. Patrick's School were given St. Patrick's Day off every year.
* Fort Loramie is the highest point between Cincinnati and Toledo. It was known as the Loramie Summit and was a portage between the St. Marys River and Loramie Creek.
* On August 16, 1889 an ordinance passed by the town council made it illegal to play baseball inside the town limits.
* French trader, Peter Loramie, built his store here in 1769 and it was burned down by Gen. George Rogers Clark in 1783.
* In June of 1912 the town council in a special meeting passed an ordinance under which cars and motorcycles could not be driven more than 8 miles an hour inside the town limits.
* Romie Sporting Goods has been in the same family for over 100 years and began by repairing horse harness equipment.
* Starting in the summer of 1938 the merchants provided free talking picture shows on the west bank of the canal every Friday at 8:30 pm.
* Militant prohibitionist, Carrie Nation's first husband Dr. Charles Gloyd lived in Newport.
* The first person in Fort Loramie to graduate from high school was Helen Walkup, the daughter of Dr. Walkup. The second was Marie Quinlin.
* Dances, plays and basketball games were held on the second floor of Brucken's.
* One of the largest bur oak trees used to stand on the Prenger farm on Schmitmeyer-Baker Road. When it was cut down because of disease the rings were counted and it was estimated to be between 350 and 375 years old. It was 95 feet tall.
* Low German or Plattdeutsch, is the language English evolved from.
* Fort Loramie was called Berlin by the early German settlers although the post office was still known as Loramie's. In 1911 the name of the town was changed to Fort Loramie.
* Lake Loramie was called the Loramie Reservoir and was built to supply water to the canal.
* There are no natural lakes in Ohio except Lake Erie. All are man-made.
* There were once 124 one-room schools in Shelby County.
* Agnes Messman whose family lived in northern McLean Township joined the circus and had 3 husbands. The second one was Wild Bill Hickock.
* The children who went to St. Patrick's School were given St. Patrick's Day off every year.
* Fort Loramie is the highest point between Cincinnati and Toledo. It was known as the Loramie Summit and was a portage between the St. Marys River and Loramie Creek.
* On August 16, 1889 an ordinance passed by the town council made it illegal to play baseball inside the town limits.
* French trader, Peter Loramie, built his store here in 1769 and it was burned down by Gen. George Rogers Clark in 1783.
* In June of 1912 the town council in a special meeting passed an ordinance under which cars and motorcycles could not be driven more than 8 miles an hour inside the town limits.
* Romie Sporting Goods has been in the same family for over 100 years and began by repairing horse harness equipment.
* Starting in the summer of 1938 the merchants provided free talking picture shows on the west bank of the canal every Friday at 8:30 pm.
* Militant prohibitionist, Carrie Nation's first husband Dr. Charles Gloyd lived in Newport.
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