History of Crawford County Available From LOC

Did you know that the Library of Congress has resources for Crawford County available online? One important resource is the History of Crawford County and Ohio. This resource can be downloaded to a PDF and read on any of your devices. This book was published in 1881 and includes family history information. This book is … Continue reading History of Crawford County Available From LOC

It Happened in Crawford County

by Contributor Mary Fox Barbara “Barb” Van Scoit daughter of William, a school bus driver many years at Colonel Crawford; and Betty Gerstenslager Brown, an RN during WWII, a night supervisor at Bucyrus Hospital. Barb’s sister, Susanna Robbins, is a retired RN. Barb started school at Whetstone and went to Colonel Crawford in 8th grade … Continue reading It Happened in Crawford County

Help a Genealogist — Need PARCHER Connection for DAR

Ohio Genealogist, Janet Bornhoeft, needs a documented connection for Simeon PARCHER in order to apply to DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). According to Janet's research, Simeon PARCHER was born 1788/9 in either Maine or Vermont. A birth certificate or church record of the birth has not been found. Daniel PARCHER (b. 1756, d. 1808) … Continue reading Help a Genealogist — Need PARCHER Connection for DAR

JOHONN GOTTLIEB BIBER – OBITUARY in Florence Siefert Scrapbook

This post was contributed to the Crawford County Chapter of OGS by Kristina Stearley as part of the Florence Siefert Scrapbook in 2010. The scrapbook is compiled from undated, unidentified newspaper clippings involving events in the lives of Crawford County citizens living in or having connections to New Washington, Tiro, Shelby, Sulphur Springs, Chatfield, Bucyrus, Ashland, Mansfield, … Continue reading JOHONN GOTTLIEB BIBER – OBITUARY in Florence Siefert Scrapbook

MRS. GOTTLIEB (HAERLI) BIBER – from Florence Siefert Scrapbook

This post was contributed to the Crawford County Chapter of OGS by Kristina Stearley as part of the Florence Siefert Scrapbook in 2010. The scrapbook is compiled from undated, unidentified newspaper clippings involving events in the lives of Crawford County citizens living in or having connections to New Washington, Tiro, Shelby, Sulphur Springs, Chatfield, Bucyrus, Ashland, Mansfield, … Continue reading MRS. GOTTLIEB (HAERLI) BIBER – from Florence Siefert Scrapbook