A Virtual Tour of Shadrach Chaffin Cemetery

Shadrach Chaffin Cemetery, also known as Chaffin Cemetery #2, in Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio, offers a serene glimpse into the area’s history. As a part of the Wayne National Forest, this cemetery carries the legacy of Shadrach Chaffin, whose family land once encompassed the site. Established in 1871, the Continue Reading

A Virtual Tour of Mount Zion Cemetery

Mount Zion Cemetery in Porter Township, Scioto County, Ohio, also known historically as Batterson Cemetery or Old German Cemetery, offers a unique glimpse into the area’s rich history. The cemetery, marked by a blend of marble and granite tombstones, dates back to the early 1900s, with some even earlier. This Continue Reading

Rightmire Child Burned to Death

“Mr FD Rightmire, baggage man at the N&W railroad, received word today that his nephew, Elwood Rightmire, the seven year-old son of Mr WA Rightmire, of Huntington, was burned to death Monday night. The child was playing with the fire in the grate when his clothing ignited, and before anything Continue Reading

Howard Wilson Conley

Several years ago I began collecting old local portraits that were being sold by a local antique store, Ghost in the Attic. Often there would be collections that had been separated from old scrapbook; some photos with names and some without. Fortunately, the above photo of an eight month old Continue Reading

1st Lieutenant Robert C Lemley

While on a recent walking tour of the Old Wheelersburg Cemetery with the Local History Department of the Portsmouth Public Library I came upon the stone of 1st Lieutenant Robert C. Lemley. Aside from the simple grave marker unadorned with the trappings typical seen with the headstones of service members there was the last Continue Reading