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Eleven Years a Thief: The Goshen Robbery Plot

AI generated image depicting the attempted robbery of the Myers family in 1869, 2025. (Source: ChatGPT)

A cunning thief plotted a midnight robbery, but shared his plans with the wrong man and paid the price. John F. Myers (1799-1875) and his wife Elizabeth (1800-1872) were Moravians who migrated from Pennsylvania to Tuscarawas County in the first half of the 19th century. The family settled in southern Goshen Township and northern WarwickContinue reading “Eleven Years a Thief: The Goshen Robbery Plot”

Gunfire and Nitroglycerin: The Shanesville Bank Robbery

AI generated image depicting the Shanesville bank robbers outside the bank in December 1900, 2025. (Source: Google ImageFX)

Gunfire shattered the quiet of Shanesville in 1900, when burglars blew open the town bank and terrorized villagers. In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 13, 1900, the village of Shanesville was thrown into chaos when burglars attacked the private bank owned by John Doerschuk (1841-1916). Around 2 o’clock in the morning, neighbors wereContinue reading “Gunfire and Nitroglycerin: The Shanesville Bank Robbery”