liquor merchant – Tuscarawas County Stories

“Mean and Pitiful”: This You Abraham Shane?

AI generated image depicting a Moravian Mission village in Ohio in the early 19th century, 2025. (Source: ChatGPT)

I stumbled upon an interesting reference — one that links a respected Tuscarawas County founder to a moment of sorrow, exploitation, and quiet unraveling at the Moravian mission at Goshen. I recently reread a book that I read while in college and studying the Pennsylvania / Virginia frontier (aka Ohio) and something jumped out atContinue reading ““Mean and Pitiful”: This You Abraham Shane?”

One House’s Story: The Schlup Family

The Samuel and Emma Schlup House on West High Street, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2019. (Source: google.com)

There is a house that now stands as the only remaining residential building on the north side of the 500 block of West High Street in New Philadelphia. Its story is tied to that of a successful New Philadelphia merchant who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A note about addresses: HouseContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Schlup Family”