1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (232+ words) By Betty F. Crum and Pat Young Waw-wil-a-way Chapter Daughters" of the American Revolution, 250 Project William Morris was born Aug. 51744, Worcester County, Maryland. He is thought to be the son of Thomas and Comfort Morris. He took the oath of allegiance…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (117+ words) By Betty F. Crum and Pat Young Waw-wil-a-way Chapter Daughters" of the American Revolution, 250 Project and Southern Ohio Genealogy Society John Beard lived in Westmoreland County, Pa. during the Revolutionary War." He enlisted in 1781 at Westmoreland. He was a private with…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (334+ words) Charles White applied for his pension on Oct. 28, 1833 at the age of 70 in Highland County. At that time, he stated that he was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on Sept. 5, 1763 (tombstone inscription states 1761)." Revolutionary War Soldiers Series: Remembering Charles White…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (632+ words) The English poet and author Chaucer wrote in the 1300s that, "Time and tide wait for no man." Wilmington College sophomore Henry Hildebrandt and other members of the new student organization, WC History Council, are discovering that time has been relentless…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) CHILLICOTHE " The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) dedicated a new historical marker at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area which honors the role Camp Sherman had in training Army soldiers ahead of World War l. Camp Sherman, which was located near Chillicothe,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (253+ words) By Waw-wil-a-way DAR Chapter and Southern Ohio Genealogical Society John George Gall, Jr. , was born June 22, 1764, according to records found in the Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County, Pa. " He was the son of John George Gall and…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (707+ words) NOTE: This is Part 4 of a series leading up to the Highland County Historical Society inducting five more members into its Hall of Fame on Aug. 17. This week, we profile the late Virginia Bell. By Steve Roush HCP columnist Ladies…...