Feaselburg Cemetery

If you came to this posting thanks to my Desktop Genealogist Post “My Seneca County Ohio Roots,” then you know the story of how Feaselburg Cemetery came by its name. 
 
Two brothers, George and Henry Feasel took out land patents in Liberty Township of Seneca County, Ohio in the latter part of 1831.  George was [...]

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Cemeteries of Seneca County, Ohio

The last area of Ohio to be settled was that of the Great Black Swamp. The Greenville Treaty of 1795 had guaranteed this land to be used exclusively for the  Indians. Like so many guarantees made to Native Americans, the promise of this land would not last.  Successive treaties chipped away at the area, so that by [...]

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Survey of Washington Chapel Cemetery

Early in November, before the weather became too cold for a hot house flower like yours truly to venture outside, my husband and I did some cemetery survey work.  The enclosed side show is that of Washington Chapel Cemetery in Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.

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A Poem: James Russell Lowell’s “The First Snowfall”

Yesterday, we had the first snowfall of the season.  The warmer ground did not play willing host and the snow did not stick.  This morning I see small gentle flakes again trying to cover the ground. 
 
In honor of this first snowfall and because its timing coincides with my own personal reflections, I thought it [...]

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Welcome to The Great Black Swamp Graveyard Rabbit!

Okay, the first time somebody sent me a graveyard pic (from Nebraska, no less) I was all like EEEW! It creeped me out, I must confess.  That didn’t last very long, as I realized that if I wanted to obtain names and dates, tombstones often offered the best route for doing this.  Eeew, indeed!
 
Now [...]

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