Cincinnati, OH ~ World War I Honor Roll for Memorial Day 2013

I usually fill this space with stories about my New England and Maritime Canada ancestors. And, last summer, I wrote about the World War I monument in Bridgton, Maine, which lists my grandfather, Howard Seavey.

That story, and quite a few others, are part of an ongoing series started by Heather Wilkinson Rojo of Nutfield Genealogy, where genealogy bloggers are transcribing the names on Honor Roll monuments and plaques around the country, listing them in blog posts, thereby making the names searchable by various search engines on the web. This will enable genealogists and family historians to find their ancestors and build their family trees.

Since I work in Cincinnati, Ohio, I've decided to share the names on a World War I Honor Roll plaque located in the lobby of the federal courthouse, which used to house the United States Post Office. This post will be included on Heather's blog, under the tab Honor Roll Project.

This plaque is located on the right-hand wall just inside the east door of the

 Potter Stewart United States Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio.

WORLD WAR HONOR ROLL

1917     1918

George M. Ake

John L. Anthony, Jr.

Alfred G. Bach

Edward P. Bradstreet

Paul F. Bauer

Herbert G. Brunner

Raymond T. Bryson

Julius Block

Bernard Bryan

Edward L. Ball

Carl A. Barnhardt

Albert W. Beckman

Fred H. Busch

Wm. L. Dougherty

Edward Esterkamp

Edward E. Evans

Spencer G. Essell

Bernard H. Ebker

Thomas Flanagan

Ben A. Fangman

John J. Glenn

George H. Gravius

B.H. Goertemoeller

Herbert P. Herier

John G. Halpin

Jos. F. Hellmann, Jr.

Robert E. Hoffman

John E. Hendrixson

Jacob L. Haft

Percy H. Hawkins

Jos. J. Heltman

Hannibal Hull

Stanley J. Hill

Ernest G. Ingram

Daniel J. Joy

Mervon Jackson

Marion B. Kohlhepp

Fred H. Kipf

Wm. L. Kottmyer

Erwin J. Knecht

Cornelius J. Keating, Jr.

John T. Knoll

Harry W. Knight, Jr.

Alex. C. Piket, Jr.

Wm. G. Keck

Edwin H. Kinney

George F. Lindeman

Fred Linciman

Earl W. Lichtendahl

Wm. J. Morrissey

Joesph Moeller

Walter H. Moebus

Edward E. Mutschler

George J. North

Joseph A. O'Neil

Clarence G. Ruoff

Samuel F. Ridings

John Rath

Fred G. Rost

Charles Riesenberger

John F. Reinke

Edgar J. Roof

Emmett A. Stephenson

Joseph A. Sattler

Joseph A. See

Louis C. E. Schnelle

Wm. E. Sheppard

Edward F. Springmeier

Edwin W. Schneider

Harry W. Schweninger

Carlisle H. Snell

Edward Schulz

Rudolph G. Schmidt

Clifford C. Scheidt

H.L. Shoemaker

Edwin L. Turner

David F. Tippenhauer

Frank H. Trickler, Jr.

Emeran B. Tillan

James P. Timon

Frederick J. Vosseler

Fred J. Vance

Edwin W. Wright

Amos J. Woeber

Charles R. Welti

Geo. Weidmann, Jr.

Albert H. Westerkamp

Clarence W. Wagner

IN A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE THEY HAVE WON IMMORTAL GLORY AND HAVE NOBLY SERVED THEIR NATION IN SERVING MANKIND  1918

Woodrow Wilson 1917

ERECTED A.D. 1919 BY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CINCINNATI POST OFFICE

E.C. Shaw & Co. Cinti.,O.

An Interesting Footnote

A triumphal arch was constructed for the returning soldiers at the end of World War I. It was set up on the south side of 5th Street, across from the Post Office, now the courthouse, where this plaque hangs. In the photo below, the soldiers, marching east, are passing under the arch inscribed "Honor For Duty Nobly Done."

-- Photo copyright Don Prout of Cincinnativiews.net and used with permission

Sunday's Obituary - An Eastern Star Memory Service

Stella Rowena Hamilton (1899-1966) was my great great aunt. She lived many years in the States, working at the Eastern Star Home in Orange, Massachusetts, near her brother Arch and his wife Margie, and at Smith College's Infirmary.

After she returned to Nova Scotia, following retirement, she lived with her brother Albert "Bert".  The two siblings were the last of the Hamilton family to occupy the the "old home place." in Burnside, Upper Stewiacke. Great Uncle Bert lived there until his death in 1975.

Sister and brother are buried together in Pembroke Cemetery

 in Upper Stewiacke.

Elm Chapter No. 48 Order of the Eastern Star is still very active. An "honour night" was recently held at the end of April, according to the Truro Daily News.*

*This obituary undoubtedly is from the Truro Daily News, and came from my great grandmother's scrapbook of newspaper clippings which I am fortunate to have inherited.

Nana's Bible from Scotland ~ Treasure Chest Thursday

I will always be grateful to my great grandmother, Melvina Jane Hamilton Bustin (1886-1974) for her notations on so many photographs that have come into my possession over the years.

So you can imagine how thrilled I am to have discovered her personal New Testament.

It measures roughly 4 by 2 1/2 inches and is leather-bound.

The front cover is embossed with a seal of the National Bible Society of Scotland. My great grandmother was born and raised in Nova Scotia, and her mother was born a Mackay, so this makes perfect sense.,

The frontispiece is the most treasured page, since it is inscribed:

Melvina J. Hamilton

Burnside

This is not my grandmother's handwriting, which I have become quite familiar with, so this makes me think that this miniature volume was a gift.

[The pencil notation of "October 1901" under "Burnside" appears to have been added later by her(?)]

Burnside is her birthplace, a small farming village, part of Upper Stewiacke, in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

The title page states that the New Testament was printed to be read in churches, and was published by authority of His Majesty in Glasgow in 1891.

It contains all the books of the New Testament,
 as well as the Psalms of David,
"In metre:
According to
THE VERSION
approved by
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND"

On the last fragile pages are "Translations and Paraphrases, in Verse, and the lyrics of three hymns.

13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories ~ A Review

Have you ever been within earshot of an elder member of your family who is regaling days gone by, or wistfully reminiscing about "the good 'ole days?" Were you one of those kids, like me, who liked to "draw the old folks out," perhaps testing their memories, and smiling as they enjoyed sharing their tales with you?

Perhaps you are the glad recipient of a precious family heirloom or two, or, like me, find yourselves digging through boxes of loose pictures and scrapbooks, knowing there is a story behind each one.

If you have enjoyed reading about my family history here, and have said to yourself, "Someday, I really need to find the time to ask Mom or Dad about our family," then I have the perfect resource for you!

After four years, Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith has updated his original how-to book, 13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories, and has released the second edition.

Do you have family history and ancestor stories collected and researched? Do you want to share them and tell your stories, but don't know how or what venue to use? This book has your answer.

Preservation and interpretation of your ancestor stories will occur most effectively if you use multiple approaches to telling your ancestor stories to your family and interested others. Showing you how to do this is the purpose of this book.

The content of you telling of ancestor stories includes your life as well as the lives of your two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, sixteen great-great grandparents, etc., and their siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins. Ancestor stories include the social context in which these folks lived, their clothes, their farms or ranches, their religion (or not), their occupations, their loves and antagonisms, their education (or not), their friends and neighbors, and the mundane details of their daily lives.

13 sections suggest a variety of ways to tell your ancestor stories; each section has a Planning Worksheet to assist you in doing it most effectively.

Dr. Bill describes in clear language the 13 most effective tools for telling your stories, some of which you may have some familiarity with, like a blog, website, or wiki, as well as others which may be new to you, like podcasts, videos, and oral performance.

While the currency of his tools is unquestionable, it is only matched by his imaginative suggestions on how to utilize these tools to the best advantage. In addition, he promotes "mixing it up", varying your presentation style/tool, as a way of aiming for different audiences.  At the same, he doesn't tell you how to accomplish your goal of preserving and interpreting your stories; he simply points you in a wide variety of directions, prompts you to think about each approach's strengths and weaknesses, and gives you plenty of space to clear the cobwebs, and create your own product.

13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories is available at both Amazon and Lulu.

13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories. By Dr. Bill (William L. Smith). Published by Lulu, 2013. ISBN 978-1-300-79789-0.  77 pp.  Appendix, worksheets. Paperback.

About Dr. Bill: Dr. Bill enjoys telling and sharing ancestor stories and related family history social context. He has published four family histories to date, with more in progress. For the latest on Dr. Bill, his writings and stories, see his blog
Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories.

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Disclaimer: I was provided a complimentary PDF version of this book as part of my participation in his Book Blog Tour.