Civil War Era A Summer Sunday in 1864: Isaac Sannan’s News from the Farm M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “my corn is good it is over my head as I plow some is silking” Come on in and sit a spell, neighbors. I’ve found something truly special tucked away in our archives—a handwritten letter from July 1864, written by a man named Isaac Sannan in Gallia County, Ohio. Holding… Continue Reading
Civil War Era A Letter Through the Snow: Cousin Flanagan’s 1864 Dispatch M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I hope how soon this wicked war will end so what few people the are living could get home” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve got something truly special to share with you today. It is a letter written way back on a snowy April morning in 1864 by… Continue Reading
History A Century-Old Standoff: When Lawyers Needed a Little Earnest Money M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “If you people want that case tried again, you will have to put up $200.00 to pay Atty’s fees, i.e. $100.00 to Dillon & Nuckolls, and same amount to our firm.” Now, pull up a chair and let me show you something I found tucked away. It’s a single sheet… Continue Reading
History A Heartfelt Note from the Days of Yore M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 30, 2026 “Many thanks for your prompt attention.” Welcome in, friends. I’ve got something special to show you today—a little slice of life from December of 1900. It’s a single sheet of paper from the law offices of St. Clair, Walker & Summerfield over in Fayetteville. It has that beautiful, warm yellow… Continue Reading
History A Friendly Note from the Courthouse, 1896 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I enclose you spa’s, in your case vs Geo Bowers.” Pull up a chair and let me share a real treasure with you. This here is a letter from August 27, 1896, and it is like a little time capsule you can hold in your hand. It is written on… Continue Reading
History A Little Mistake and a Lot of Heart: A 1895 Sheriff’s Note M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 12, 2026 “The Clerk will put it back on the books for 1895 & then you can pay for both years – There will be no cost or interest on it” Step back in time with me for a moment to a quiet morning in June of 1895. I was just looking… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Note from 1895: When Taxes Told a Story M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 7, 2026 “Last year you Paid your Personal Tax and 4.18 on the Fayetteville Dist land and I carried it over for you.” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special tucked away in the archives today. It’s a simple slip of lined paper from June 19th, 1895, but it… Continue Reading
History A Little Note from the Sheriff’s Desk: A Glimpse into 1891 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 21, 2026 “My demands are such that it is a matter of necessity not a matter of choice.” Come on in and sit a spell, neighbors. I’ve got something special to show you today—a little scrap of paper that’s traveled over a hundred and thirty years just to tell us a story…. Continue Reading