PUBLICATIONS:
| Images
of America, Marion County by Stuart Koblentz and the
Marion County Historical Society, Published 2007 by
Arcadia Publishing, softbound, illustrated, 128 pp. This
is a sequel to Stuart’s popular first book, Images
of America,
Marion, and does for Marion County what his first book did
for the city. The pages are filled with pictures and text
featuring all of Marion’s 15 townships
$19.99 + $4.00 shipping. |
| There’s No School Like and Old School by Donna Lawrence,
Reprint 2007. Softbound, 230 pp., illustrated, indexed,
published by the Marion County Historical Society. Out
of print for some time, this reprint is sure to be a favorite
with educators and historians alike.
Donna Lawrence, a public school teacher in Marion and
Marion County for more than 25 years, has a deep love and
respect for education. The introduction provides a background
followed by history and location of the schools by township and
in Marion.$30.00 + 4.00 shipping |
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Life and Loves of Catherine Holdridge Loudenslager, by Catherine
Loudenslager. Published 2007, illustrated, 8 ˝ x 11, 76 pp. While
jotting down her thoughts about her life for her children over a
period of years Catherine didn’t realize she was writing a
book. But as she shared some of her writings they urged her to
put them in a more permanent form. With the help of Trella
Romine the book is not only interesting to her family but to
anyone who grew up on a farm in Ohio in the 20th
Century. It also has genealogical charts of the Holdridge,
Loudenslager, Johnson and Carey families. Privately printed and
donated to MCHS, this book is a wonderful addition to any
library.$20.00 + 4.00 shipping |
| Day Before
Yesterday, A Collection of Marion, Ohio Vignettes by Trella H.
Romine. 145 pp. $15.00 paper; $25.00 hardbound. Add
$4.00 for shipping. |
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Jim Thorpe
and the Oorang Indians: NFL’s Most Colorful Franchise by
Robert L. Whitman. 124 pp., paper. The story of Jim
Thorpe’s sojourn in Marion County (1922-1923), where he organized,
coached and played for the Oorang Indians, one of the teams in the
fledgling National Football League. $15.00 + $4.00 shipping. |
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Jim
Thorpe, Athlete of the Century: A Pictorial Biography by
Robert L. Whitman. 197 pp., paper. Lavishly illustrated biography
of Jim Thorpe, who was named Greatest Athlete of the [20th]
Century by ABC television's Wide World of Sports. Signed by the
author. $19.95 + $4.00 shipping.
Click here to read an
excerpt from this book. |
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The Owl Creek Indian Trail, Wyandot to Mt. Vernon, Ohio
by Kensel Clutter, 2007. Softbound, 77 pages, 8 ˝\x 11,
indexed with maps. This
book is the result of eight years of research, nearly a thousand
miles of driving and walking as Kensel uncovered the clues of
the path of the Owl Creek Indian Trail.
Beginning with the 1819 original land surveys by the US
government, using clues in county histories and interviewing
descendants of those who lived along the trail he created maps
showing the probable route of the trail. For those wishing to
follow the trail by auto there are explicit instructions
included. $12.00+ $4.00 shipping |
| A History of
Marion Power Shovel’s First 100 Years by Keith Haddock.
113 pp., paper. Founded in 1884 as the Marion Steam Shovel
Company, “the Shovel” manufactured steam shovels used to dig the
Panama Canal and NASA’s space crawler. $20.00 + $4.00 shipping. |
| The Marion
Steam Shovel Company Family by George W. King. Published
1915, reprinted 1990. 104 pp., illustrated, indexed. Early
history of The Marion Steam Shovel Company. Includes histories of
the families of George King and Henry Barnhart, two of the
company’s founders. $12.50 paper; $20.00 hardbound. Add
$4.00
for shipping. |
| History of
Marion County, Ohio and Representative Citizens ed. J.
Wilbur Jacoby, 1907. Reprint edition published 1999. 953 pp.
plus index, hardbound. $60.00 + $5.00 shipping. |
| Tales from
the Sage of Salt Rock by Charlton Myers. 340 pp.,
hardbound. Stories from Marion County’s history related with a
touch of humor. $25.00 + $4.00 shipping. |
1878
Atlas of Marion County, Ohio, 1994
reprint edition. 150 pp., hardbound. Landowner maps of the 15
Marion County townships, plus Marion and village maps. Civil War
Roll of Honor and personal reminiscences of early settlers.
Indexed, illustrated. $25.00 + $4.00 shipping.
AWARD
WINNER Map of the Sandusky Plains
by Kensel Clutter. A colorful and comprehensive vegetative map
of the 1819 prairie area in Marion, Crawford, and Wyandot
Counties in Ohio, based on the author's personal observations,
1819 U. S. Government Congressional Survey, 1846 tax
assessment maps for Salt Rock, Big Island, and Grand Townships
in Marion County, 1939 U. S. Government aerial photographic maps
of Marion County, 1961 U. S. Geological Survey Maps, and
1980-1985 Marion, Crawford, and Wyandot County soil maps. Each
map comes with a booklet describing Clutter's research and the
mapmaking process.
60" x 60" map (in two sections) -
$60.00 + $6.00 shipping
30" x 30" map - $25.00 + $4.00
shipping
15" x 15" map - $10.00 +
$3.00
shipping
15" x 15" map, laminated - $12.00
+ $3.00 shipping
Soldiers
of Marion County, Ohio
1776—1900
by
David Hartline. 250 pp. Published originally in
1972, the Marion County Historical Society is again making
available this landmark compilation of the military records of the
soldiers of Marion County, Ohio from the Revolutionary War through
the Spanish American War. It also has an index of soldiers
buried in Marion County
It includes a new introduction by the author.
$30.00+$5.00 shipping.
The
Marion County Courthouse, 1884-1984 by
Trella Romine. 60 pp., softbound. A history of Marion County's
government building. Special attention is given to the unique
architectural details of the structure. $5.00 + $4.00 shipping.
After Forty Years: The
Scioto Ordnance Plant and the Marion Engineer Depot of Marion,
Ohio by Charles D. Mosher and Delpha Ruth Mosher.
186 pp., softbound. The story of three U. S. government
installations constructed in Marion County during World War II:
Scioto Ordnance Plant, Marion Engineer Depot, and Camp Marion,
which housed German prisoners-of-war. $25.00 + $4.00
shipping.
I Am What I Am.....And
Here's Why! by Cleo Ludwig, 216 pp., hardbound.
The autobiography of Cleo Ludwig, founder of the L&K
Restaurant chain. 15.00 + $4.00 shipping
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EXCLUSIVE
EDITION
75th
Anniversary Cachet Commemorating the First Day of Issue of the
Harding Memorial stamp $2.50 + $1.50 shipping
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Warren G. Harding, 29th
President of the United States, died August 3, 1923.
On September 1, 1923, the United States Postal Service
issued a two-cent Harding Memorial stamp. The
First Day of Issue ceremony took place on the front
portico of the U. S. Post Office in Marion, Ohio,
Harding’s hometown. Dr. George T. Harding, the
late President’s father, purchased the first stamps.
In
honor of the 75th anniversary of the First Day of Issue
of the Harding Memorial Stamp, The Marion County
Historical Society is pleased to offer for sale a
commemorative cachet. The artwork on the business-size
envelope depicts Dr. George Harding purchasing the first
stamp at Marion’s “Old Post Office” and an image of
Warren G. Harding. Affixed to the cachet is the
well-known 32-cent stamp featuring a U. S. flag flying
over a residential front porch. The stamp is a reminder
of Warren Harding’s successful “Front Porch Campaign”
for the Presidency in 1920. A specially-designed
cancellation with images of the Harding Memorial and a
U. S. flag bears the following legend: “75th
Anniversary/Harding Stamp Issue/Heritage Hall
Station/Marion, Ohio 43302/September 1, 1998.” |
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TO ORDER:
Send request with payment to:
Marion County Historical Society
169 East Church Street
Marion, OH 43302
Ohio residents add 6.5 % sales tax.
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