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Franklin County calendar (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Charity and Volunteer Bluegrass Aussie Fest. 11 a.m. Oct. 11. East Frankfort Park, Myrtle Ave. and East Frankfort Park Dr., Frankfort. Free. http://aussierescue.leepfrog.com. Contact apritch@adelphia.net. History Hands-on History Cart: Kentucky African-Americans in the Military. 2 p.m. Sundays in October. Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W. Broadway, ...
Galion couple joins publishing world to make difference (Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum)
GALION -- Missy Harris, a former history and genealogy curator at the Galion Public Library, co-owns the new independent book publishing company Harris Innovations.
Genealogy collection becomes legacy for Quincy woman (Quincy Herald-Whig)
The late Nancy Wright Scholz of Quincy was honored last weekend by having a museum wing named after her in Carlisle, Ky. Mrs. Scholz had made many trips to Carlisle over the years researching family histories, and became a recognized expert in family trees.
Presidential candidate Obama has Irish kin in southern Ohio (The Plain Dealer)
ELECTION 2008 John Kuntz/The Plain DealerRoger Kearney squats to place a flag at the cemetery where his and Sen. Barack Obama's ancestors are buried in Fayette County, Ohio. At right is the tombstone of Phebe Kearney, who was Obama's great-great-great-great-grandmother....
Muskogee author writes book on WPA (Muskogee Phoenix)
“Leaning on a Legacy: The WPA in Oklahoma,” a new book by Muskogee resident Marjorie Barton, tells the story of the Works Progress Administration’s many contributions to Oklahoma.
Local DAR hears about Continental Congress and Abraham Lincoln (Rushville Republican)
The Rushville Chapter DAR met Sept. 6 at Main Street Christian Church with 19 members and two guests present. Following the luncheon prepared and served by the officers, Regent Phyllis Fecher led the opening ritual.
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