By Thomas Palmer On today’s Galion History Corner we have a short…
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Galion History Corner: Weekend Roundup And Quiz Answers
It Happened In Galion: A First Lady Pens A Newspaper Column
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the of the country’s 32nd President, was known for much more than being the spouse of America’s wartime Commander in Chief.
Galion History Corner: It’s Quiz Time!
By Thomas Palmer Many, many years ago a group of Galionites got…
Galion History Corner: Streets And Alleys: Part One
By Thomas Palmer Today, we’re beginning a multi-post series that will run…
Galion History Corner: The Mastodon Is Coming!
By Thomas Palmer Newspapers in Galion in late June of 1879 carried…
Galion History Corner: Log Cabins
By Thomas Palmer On several occasions over the last 30 years I…
A Presidential Tour Of Galion
Happy Presidents Day! To celebrate, we’re happy today on 1831Galion to bring…
Galion History Corner: Abraham Lincoln Was In Galion!
Did you know that President Abraham Lincoln was in Galion during his…
Galion History Corner: The Galion Resolutes
By Thomas Palmer In the late 1860s, baseball, then usually referred to…
It Happened In Galion: Local Militia Attacked Circus Employees With Bayonets
For our first outing, we travel back to 1914 when a local circus set up to perform in Gill’s Woods, today known as Heise Park. Here is the play-by-play of what took place according to the Shelby Daily Globe.
