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In Cold Blood on Fair Avenue: The Murder of Mabel Barnes

AI generated image based on prompt from the story of the 1947 murder of Mable Barnes.

A life ended in a shocking act of violence when Mabel Seymour Barnes was murdered by her estranged husband, setting the stage for a case that questions justice and accountability. Mabel Seymour Barnes (1911–1947) was born in Ross County, Ohio, to Hiram Seymour (1875-1917) and Sarah Rinehart Seymour (1886-1928). Her father passed away when sheContinue reading “In Cold Blood on Fair Avenue: The Murder of Mabel Barnes”

One House’s Story: The Stocksdale Family

The Stocksdale Family house on Beaver Dam Avenue in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2019. (Source: google.com)

Never let the size of a house fool you into believing there is no history to be found. The home of Elisha and Sarah Stocksdale is the perfect example of just such a house. William Stocksdale (1819-1894), a cooper by trade, and his wife Margaret (1831-1915) moved to Dover, Ohio in the 1850s. They startedContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Stocksdale Family”

Summer of 1842: The Circus Comes to Tuscarawas County

Image that appeared in the advertisement for the June, Titus & Angevine Circus that appeared in the June 1842 issue of New Philadelphia, Ohio's newspaper. (Source: newspaperarchive.com)

Tuscarawas County was visited by one of America’s first traveling circuses, bringing with it exotic animals, daring performances, and a touch of big-city spectacle. The residents of Tuscarawas County, numbering around 26,000 in 1842, were treated that summer to a visit by one of America’s first travelling circuses. The advertisement for the circus, including aContinue reading “Summer of 1842: The Circus Comes to Tuscarawas County”

One House’s Story: Gustavus A. and Elizabeth Senhauser

The Gustav and Elizabeth Senhauser Hose located on the corner of North Broadway and North Street in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2023. (Source: google.com)

Swiss immigrant Gustavus Senhauser began his American journey as a lighthouse tender in New Jersey, but would build a thriving family business in Ohio, that left a lasting architectural legacy in New Philadelphia. There is a house that sits prominently on North Broadway in New Philadelphia, Ohio that would, at first glance, give one theContinue reading “One House’s Story: Gustavus A. and Elizabeth Senhauser”