Thanksgiving Snow Stories
Several stories from the Thanksgiving Weekend Snow of 1950 were shared by readers of Barnesville Area News.
History
Thanksgiving Storm Recorded in Barnesville Photographs
Karl F. Eichhorn, Jr., a 1943 BHS grad, WWII veteran, and lifelong professional photographer, was in town and recorded the 1950 Thanksgiving Snowstorm.
Thanksgiving Snow of 1950 Recounted
The Thanksgiving Snowstorm in 1950 ground transportation and the local economy to a halt for several weeks.
Tacoma Post Office Unit, Sign Donated to Watt Center
The Tacoma Post Office unit and sign were recently donated to the Watt Center for History and the Arts.
Enterprise Album
Area history is revealed weekly through the Enterprise Album, a feature that ran in the former Barnesville Enterprise from 1948 until its end in 2021.
Twice-Told Tales Redux
Travel back in time through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.
Underground Railroad Museum Presents Thunder & Song
The Underground Railroad Museum is preparing to welcome Civil War author and historian Daniel Dorsch during the Thanksgiving weekend.
Enterprise Album
During the early years of the pumpkin festival, parish members of the Church of the Assumption sold horseradish during the four-day September street fair. According to AI instructions: “to harvest and prepare horseradish, dig up the root in the fall after a frost or in early spring, then wash, peel, and chop it. For preparation, […]
Twice-Told Tales Redux
Travel back in time each week through the pages of the former Barnesville Enterprise and former Barnesville Whetstone newspapers.
World War II Veteran Guy Atkinson: Read and Remember His Story
Guy Junior Atkinson was born on March 16, 1923, in Barnesville, Ohio, to Guy and Sarah Atkinson. His father was a blacksmith. Guy was one of seven sons and one daughter. Atkinson was drafted into the U.S. Army on January 16, 1943, and served in World War II as an infantry rifleman. After training in […]