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Family history of the Spörl and Hertel's from Oberehrenbach and Weingarts, Bavaria. This is the story of Johann Georg Spörl and Elisabetha Hertel and their immigration to Perrysburg, Ohio in 1861. It also follows Elisabetha's brothers George and John Hertel who settled in Fremont Center, Illinois.

ST Elmo Yesterday and Today "The Story of a Community" tells how Col. A.M. Johnson founded the town of ST Elmo, Tennessee. The book is a way to honor our founder and other pioneers and includes many photos from yesterday and today.

This story is based on the experiences of Rafael Rivera Gaytan, who grew up in northern Mexico during the Great Depression. The stories in this book begin as experiences of a five year-old boy and continues until he is 17 years of age, spanning a time period from 1930 to 1942. The Rivera Gaytan family originally moved to Nuevo Laredo from Parras de la Fuente to the lure of agricultural jobs in the United States. However, the Great Depression and the drought that led to the "Dust Bowl" destroyed the hopes of a better life for the family. Lack of jobs on either side of the border forced them to move to Monterrey from Nuevo Laredo where they began a new life. It was also the beginning ...

Curtis Abbott, an educated young man from East Bethel, Vermont signed up early in the Civil War to be a sharpshooter. He witnessed and lived through some of the most important battles of the Civil War. In hundreds of letters sent home to Vermont from 1861 to 1865, Abbott details camp life, battles, and marches through the Mid- Atlantic towns where he was stationed. This cache of letters is made even more powerful through Curtis Abbott's additional writings. Later in life, he documented the history of his company (Company H). He corresponded with other veterans from his regiment, completing a comprehensive history from the soldier's point of view. After the War, he settled near Boston, s ...

The Eighteenth Engineers tells the story of the incredible work performed by the men of the 18th Engineers Regiment in WW1. They were among the first 75,000 A. E. F. troops to arrive in France in late August of 1917. There they built massive docks large enough to berth 10 transport ships end to end. Then they constructed huge warehouses to receive and store tons of cargo. Finally, they designed and built a complex, multi-functional railroad track system, along with unique cargo handling equipment allowing them the ability to unload men and cargo quickly and efficiently from the ships hold. The 18th Engineers built this massive base depot in record time under difficult conditio ...

"Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." When asked about Paul Revere, this is probably about all the average person could tell you. Elbridge Goss says as much in some of the last words of this book, "But he deserves better than this. His career symbolizes much more than this ride to Lexington, with his 'cry of alarm,' which went 'to every village and farm;' for, besides the various trades in which he exhibited such deft handiwork, he was an important character in many ways." Goss's book (actually a 2-volume set, which has been combined for this book offering), with the gracious help of the Revere family and the people of Boston, seeks to flesh ...

Stories of the Pioneers that settled Matthewsville, Arizona.

Cecil E. "Ike" Bell is a WWII veteran who was the lone survivor when his plane was shot down over German occupied France. His story of escape, survival and reunion will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Agnes Thompson Clawson was my paternal grandmother. She saved the postcards in this collection, and my brother Arthur Clawson scanned and archived them. He also arranged them chronologically in digital documents and transcribed the handwritten messages on each card. The postcards have interest to the Clawson and Thompson families, but they may be of interest to individuals interested in them as expressions of the dominant American culture of that era.

This book contains the biographies and stories of Wabash College members of the Class of 1970. We shared formative years together and met in September 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our graduation in 1970. Dedicated to Dean Norman Moore. Ron