Remembering names from the past

Remembering names from the past

Many of you tell me you like to read names from the past. This week I will share some names published in the January 1963 edition of the school paper ...

January 18th, 2023 |  


Just 200 years ago

Just 200 years ago

I have had inquiries since the Focus page was published describing the program when the addition to the Nichols Street School was dedicated.“Whe...

January 11th, 2023 |  


Previous newsworthy topics highlighted

Previous newsworthy topics highlighted

This week I am looking back at some newsworthy topics in past January’s, as printed in the Morrow County Independent.January 1943: Saturday clas...

January 4th, 2023 |  



It’s 70 years old

It’s 70 years old

I’ve been scanning Cardington School Searchlight newspapers from the past and was surprised to learn the addition to the Nichols Street School w...

December 28th, 2022 |  


A memory of my mother at Christmas

A memory of my mother at Christmas

Christmas is a time when so many memories can be brought forth. I have a tendency each Christmas to go back as far as when I was a little girl growing...

December 21st, 2022 |  


A glance at past December’s

A glance at past December’s

I appreciate your comments about this weekly column. I receive many favorable comments on names from different events. So, this week I’m concent...

December 14th, 2022 |  


Some Cardington School memories

Some Cardington School memories

A newspaper account from May 1947 describes a new school song introduced at the closing assembly of Cardington High School.This song, both words and m...

December 7th, 2022 |  


A historian to remember

A historian to remember

I love to talk to historians. I admire their search for history because I want to know more about my home county and home town. This week I want to re...

November 23rd, 2022 |  


Alice Van Sickle writes about Riverside Dairy

Alice Van Sickle writes about Riverside Dairy

Most readers are familiar with the Riverside Dairy but probably not so familiar with Alice Van Sickle. Alice was a popular and well known writer for t...

November 16th, 2022 |  


Extinguishing a fire in Cardington in the 1940s

Extinguishing a fire in Cardington in the 1940s

Although the village of Cardington was founded because of its access to water, reading news stories through the years so often they had trouble access...

November 2nd, 2022 |