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.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
November Newsletter
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday, October 22, 2010
October Newsletter
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.
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.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
September newsletter
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.
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.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Visitor
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
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
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Updates
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.
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.
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