Memorial Day and Remembrance
Memorial Day has come to be the unofficial start to summer. In Meigs County, bikers from all...
The Bridgeman Family: Part 2
In last week’s article the Bridgeman family was discussed along witha brief history of the tree planted by Emory Bridgeman before his...
Bridgeman Family: Part 1
One family with a long, rich history in Syracuse is the Bridgeman family. This article is the first...
Peter Niswonger: Indian fighter, hunter, squatter, brandy maker
Peter Niswonger: Indian fighter, hunter, squatter, brandy makerLast Friday, the Chester-Shade Historical Association...
Civil War skirmish held during Meigs Co. Bicentennial Celebration
A canon is fired during the skirmish in Pomeroy, Ohio. Photo by Madalyn Wood.Civil War skirmish held...
Abigail Graves: Meigs County’s G.I. Nightingale
Abigail Graves: Meigs County’s G.I. NightingaleIt’s said to be better to be thought a fool and...
Meigs County Bicentennial schedule set for the weekend
POMEROY, Ohio - Meigs County will be celebrating this coming weekend with a celebration that includes Civil...
Early salt mining history in the Ohio Valley
Early salt mining history in the Ohio Valley"In 1794, when salt was worth from...
Rio professor to host Community Book Club
Professor of History Dr. Sam Wilson is teaming up with Bossard Library in Gallipolis to begin a book club focusing on...
Buckeye Girls State delegates chosen
From left to right, JoAnne Newsome, Butch Blankenship, Hailey Blankenship, John Matson, Addalynne Matson, Lindsay Matson, Raeven Reede & Rhonda Rath...
Joshua Gardner and the Fugitive Slave Case that went to the...
Joshua Gardner and the Fugitive Slave Case that went to the Supreme CourtThe...
Meigs history groups host Ohio Local History Alliance Region 9 meeting
Meigs history groups host Ohio Local History Alliance Region 9 meetingMIDDLEPORT, Ohio -...
Remembering James McHenry Jones
James McHenry JonesFebruary is recognized as Black History Month. In the book about early...
Political climate of 1860
When running for the Illinois Senate against Steven Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous “A house divided...
