MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Harry Clifford Sheefel was born April 18, 1897, in Convoy, Ohio, Harry was the son of Frederick Daniel Sheefel, born October 21, 1863, in Ohio, and Mary A. (Barger) Sheefel, born December 25, 1857, in Ohio. Frederick and Mary were married on July 7, 1891. By 1900, the family was living at…

NEVER GROW OLD

Penny for your Thoughts by: Nancy Whitaker Sometimes we run into something we read and it makes us feel better about what we all are dealing with or eventually will.  I always say, “My body feels old and crackly, but my mind feels like I am 21 again. I worry about things like falling in the…

I Love To Write

My greatest joy in life is to sit down for a half hour and write a story. It could be on any subject, God gifted me with a huge imagination. I know very little about grammar. Anything that I run across usually is interesting to me. I had a banana for breakfast. How do bananas…

Confession – The Words of My Mouth

Father, in the Name of Jesus, I thank you that I am a new creation in Christ Jesus, and because I am a new creature, I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.…

Museum plans quilt show, Spring Tea

A special community quilt show is planned for this spring at Paulding County History Museum. The quilt show will be open to the public on Tuesdays, April 8 and 15, and Saturday, April 12. Admission is free. An estimated 60 quilts, old and new, will be displayed throughout the museum. Several are part of the…

Defiance College Supports Defiance Area Foundation’s Inaugural Gala as Bronze Sponsor

The Defiance Area Foundation (DAF) is thrilled to announce that Defiance College has joined as a Bronze Sponsor for its Inaugural Gala, taking place on October 4, 2025. This generous support is made possible by Edd Buhl of Indianapolis, Indiana, a dedicated and long-serving member of the Defiance College Board of Trustees. The partnership between…