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Death at the Packing Plant: The 1941 Killing of Ferdinand Sandry

Ai generated image depicting the interior of the HG Clark Meat Packing Plant in Dennison, Ohio, 2026. (Source: Flow)

Workplace ‘kidding’ at a Dennison meat packing plant in the spring of 1941 sparked a fatal explosion of violence. Frank McGuire (1895-1955), born in Tuscarawas County, was a long-time resident of the Dennison area with a diverse work history. He married Emma Robinson (1898-1970) in 1914 and supported his family through various roles including clayContinue reading “Death at the Packing Plant: The 1941 Killing of Ferdinand Sandry”

A Killing in Dennison: The Story of Minnie Adkins

AI generated image depicting the confrontation between Jacob Broschardt and Minnie Adkins in 1908. (Source: Microsoft Designer)

Minnie Adkins—a young Black mother and domestic worker—sparked a rare wave of public sympathy after she shot and killed a white man who threatened her. Minnie Williamson (1884-aft. 1950) was born in 1884 in North Carolina to Bedford Williamson and Della Willis. One of nine siblings, Minnie came of age in the post-Reconstruction South asContinue reading “A Killing in Dennison: The Story of Minnie Adkins”