Local History

Each year, on the second or third Saturday of December, thousands of volunteers gather at local and national cemeteries to...

By Colleen Nelson "Jolly old Saint Nicolas lean your ear this way…..” Sooner or later, as the holy days approach,...

By Colleen Nelson When I call the Red Star Inn to talk to Miljo “Serb” Krewasky and get the recorded...

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Old family photos are perhaps among the most important and interesting relics an historian...

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Times were tough, it wasn’t like today when our problems are more a matter...

By Colleen Nelson If you’re driving on State Rt 21 W, heading for Graysville, it’s hard to miss Harveys-Aleppo Grange,...

By Colleen Nelson This photograph, saved from the September 15, 1995 edition of the Observer Reporter shows longtime Aleppo Grange...

By Matthew Cumberledge Flint Ridge, Ohio produces some of the most recognizable and beautiful flint in the country. Known for...

By Colleen Nelson I’m certainly not the first person to love Aleppo, either as a township or a laidback country...

By Colleen Nelson When my good friend Pete Zapadka and I pulled off the road beside Windy Gap Church last...