Rachel Bontrager was almost 18 and considered by many the prettiest girl in Lagrange County. She enjoyed being Amish and was engaged to a handsome Amish boy Amos Hostetler. Her only problem was that they were not allowed to read novels, so she had to hide her Gene Stratton Porter books. On the evening of…
I Played ln The Band I Sowed A Seed I played in the band, I sang in the choir I wrote a few songs that gave a few people hope Every once in awhile I started a fire. I know -0 about music. I’m just an ordinary man and I don’t particularly excel in anything.…
Come for a couple hours or a day. Plan to have lunch at the Country Store or a snack at the coffee shop. An old town with some very unique stores that has had many improvements in the last few years. I grew up on a farm 2 miles south of Grabill and remember the…
I have always wanted to know more about the Civil War. It was such an important part of our history, and it always seemed there should have been a way to solve or differences without a civil war. Visiting my brother-in-law near Hagerstown, Maryland one day he said, “Let’s visit the Antietam Battlefield today.” I…
Willie and Orvie were brothers, as close as any brothers could be. But they did have one stigma, they were high school dropouts. Orvie quit just days before graduation. He just got tired of school and walked out. Willie was an exceptional student, enrolled to go to college in Yale Divinity School but he had…
What causes wars? I have often wanted to make a list of all the wars that have taken place, but it probably would be impossible. It might even be an infinite list because there would be no end. Looking at history there are several wars that lasted hundreds of years, and there were some that…
By: James Neuhouser “Come All you rounders if you wannna hear; The story about a brave engineer: Casey Jones was the roller’s name: On a 6-8-wheeler he rode to fame” Casey was an imposing man, 6 ft.4 and built like a linebacker. He couldn’t remember when he wasn’t famous and this would carry out…
By: James Neuhouser Christmas has come and gone, as well as our annual gingerbread men sale. We gathered our ingredients together, found the recipe, and began baking. The recipe is a secret known only to a few older women. It originally came over from the old country. The kiosk was placed on a street corner…
