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 Like a horse and carriage genealogy and history go hand in hand. Although the purpose of this web site is primarily to promote study and research in genealogy, we felt that just knowing names and dates is not sufficient. We would like it padded with knowledge of the lives our ancestors lived and the events that were taking place in the world around them. We feel that coming to the understanding of the circumstances that our ancestors experienced living their everyday lives is important in appreciating the contributions and influences that they have had on our own lives.  To this end this portion of our web site will be dedicated to publishing accounts of historical events that will help in this understanding.

Township Histories:  Excerpted from Hardesty's History of Gallia County published in 1882.

Morgan's Raiders

Tea for Morgan's Raiders

Gallipolis Businesses in 1876

Reese Golden Wedding Anniversary

Civil War Soldier's Letter

The Andersonville Experience of a Civil War Soldier

Five Generations of Wrights

News Items from Old Newspapers
             News Items from the Athens Messenger, 1876 & 1888
             News Items from the Athens Messenger, 1870's & 1880's
             News Items 1900 to 1920
             News Items 1921-1967
             News Items from Various Newspapers 1841-1899

Family Recollections of Mrs. Judge Downing Baugh

High School Exam 1909

Gallia County Ghost Story

History of Gallia County Courthouses

The 1849 Cholera Epidemic

The Kanawha Trace

Jenkin's Raid

Oscar Odd McIntyre Writes About His Hometown
            "That Was Happy New Year"
            "That Glee-or-ious Fourth"
            "My First Vacation"
            "Folks Back Home"

Biography of Margaret (Wiseman) McDaniel

Vice President Dick Cheney's Gallia County Connections

Old Neighborhood News Columns from Gallia County Newspapers

George Washington Slept Here

Gallia County and the Spanish-American War

Early History of the Ohio River Valley

Raccoon Creek

News and history articles can be accepted for posting in this History section. Click on the following link to see the guidelines for what can be accepted for publication.
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