HERITAGE HALL SHOP

HERITAGE HALL SHOP
The Heritage Hall gift shop offers publications focusing on Marion County history and Marion
and Ohio souvenirs.

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PUBLICATIONS:

Marion County 1976 Film
A DVD transcription of the Super8 film produced by the Marion County Historical Society in 1976. 56 minutes running time. $20.00 plus 5.00 shipping. CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON FOR A PREVIEW:

The Harding Affair
Love and Espionage During the Great War
by James David Robenalt. $27.00 plus tax and Shipping


First Lady Florence Harding
by Katherine Sibley $28.00 plus tax and Shipping


The Schools of Marion County, Ohio
A Mapping, Location Study and Tabulation, 1909 to 2004
The Marion County Historical Society has announced the publication of the book The Schools of Marion County, Ohio, A Mapping, Location Study and Tabulation--1909 to 2004-- by Willis C. Thomas.
   The title of the book softbound book of over 160 pages reveals the scope of the material that Thomas found during six years of research and mapping the schools in Marion County from the log cabin schools to the latest consolidations. Twenty maps of the 15 townships and Marion City show locations of the schools. It includes the timeline history of Marion City Schools that was compiled by Randy Winland.
   The book may be purchased for $30.00 at the Marion County Historical Society, 169 East Church Street; at the Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1713 Marion Mount Gilead Road, and at Hemmerly’s Flowers and Gifts, 615 East Center Street.
   Thomas is a Marion native, charter member and former trustee of the Marion County Historical Society. He is a graduate of Harding High School and attended Fenn College, Marion Technical College and Ohio State University. He is retired after a lifetime career with Floyd Browne Associations as a certified Senior Engineer Technician.


Images of America, Marion County by Stuart Koblentz and the Marion County Historical Society, Published 2007 by Arcadia Publishing, softbound, illustrated, 128 pp. This is a sequel to Stuart’s popular first book, Images of America, Marion, and does for Marion County what his first book did for the city. The pages are filled with pictures and text featuring all of Marion’s 15 townships   $19.99 + $4.00 shipping.

Images of America, Marion by Stuart Koblentz, Published 2004 by Arcadia Publishing, softbound, illustrated, 128 pp. This is Stuart’s first book, and is a unique look at Marion and its community. The pages are filled with pictures and text featuring the people, incidents and places that contributed to creating the Marion of yesteryear. $19.99 + $4.00 shipping. Ohio residents also add 6.5 % sales tax.

Angels at the Station by Scott D. Trostel, Published 2008, 262 pp., paper. the stunning stories of volunteer efforts on the homefront toward the WWII Troops in compassionate gestures of earnest goodwill, personal sacrifice and unconditional giving. The book features canteens at railroad stations in Marion, Bellefontaine, Crestline, Troy, Dennison and Lima Ohio as well as some in Indiana, South Dakota, Kansa, Nebraska and Iowa. $28.95 + $4.00 shipping. Ohio residents also add 6.5 % sales tax.

Seeing with their Hands, the story of Harry and Alice Bill by Terry Rowland. 53 pp., softbound. The life and times of Harry and Alice Bill a blind couple who were determined to be self sufficient and not only managed to raise a family but inspire a community. $10.00 + $4.00 shipping. Ohio residents also add 6.5 % sales tax.

There’s No School Like an Old School by Donna Lawrence, Reprint 2007. Softbound, 230 pp., illustrated, indexed, published by the Marion County Historical Society. Out of print for some time, this reprint is sure to be a favorite with educators and historians alike. Donna Lawrence, a public school teacher in Marion and Marion County for more than 25 years, has a deep love and respect for education. The introduction provides a background followed by history and location of the schools by township and in Marion.$30.00 + 4.00 shipping

Life and Loves of Catherine Holdridge Loudenslager, by Catherine Loudenslager. Published 2007, illustrated, 8 ½ x 11, 76 pp. While jotting down her thoughts about her life for her children over a period of years Catherine didn’t realize she was writing a book. But as she shared some of her writings they urged her to put them in a more permanent form. With the help of Trella Romine the book is not only interesting to her family but to anyone who grew up on a farm in Ohio in the 20^th Century. It also has genealogical charts of the Holdridge, Loudenslager, Johnson and Carey families. Privately printed and donated to MCHS, this book is a wonderful addition to any library.$20.00 + 4.00 shipping

Day Before Yesterday, A Collection of Marion, Ohio Vignettes by Trella H. Romine. 145 pp. $15.00 paper; $25.00 hardbound. Add $4.00 for shipping.

Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: NFL’s Most Colorful Franchise by Robert L. Whitman. 124 pp., paper. The story of Jim Thorpe’s sojourn in Marion County (1922-1923), where he organized, coached and played for the Oorang Indians, one of the teams in the fledgling National Football League. $15.00 + $4.00 shipping.

Jim Thorpe, Athlete of the Century: A Pictorial Biography by Robert L. Whitman. 197 pp., paper. Lavishly illustrated biography of Jim Thorpe, who was named Greatest Athlete of the [20th] Century by ABC television's Wide World of Sports. Signed by the author. $19.95 + $4.00 shipping. Click here to read an excerpt from this book.

The Owl Creek Indian Trail, Wyandot to Mt. Vernon, Ohio by Kensel Clutter, 2007. Softbound, 77 pages, 8 ½\x 11, indexed with maps. This book is the result of eight years of research, nearly a thousand miles of driving and walking as Kensel uncovered the clues of the path of the Owl Creek Indian Trail. Beginning with the 1819 original land surveys by the US government, using clues in county histories and interviewing descendants of those who lived along the trail he created maps showing the probable route of the trail. For those wishing to follow the trail by auto there are explicit instructions included. $12.00+ $4.00 shipping

A History of Marion Power Shovel’s First 100 Years by Keith Haddock. 113 pp., paper. Founded in 1884 as the Marion Steam Shovel Company, “the Shovel” manufactured steam shovels used to dig the Panama Canal and NASA’s space crawler. $20.00 + $4.00 shipping.

The Marion Steam Shovel Company Family by George W. King. Published 1915, reprinted 1990. 104 pp., illustrated, indexed. Early history of The Marion Steam Shovel Company. Includes histories of the families of George King and Henry Barnhart, two of the company’s founders. $12.50 paper; $20.00 hardbound. Add $4.00 for shipping.

History of Marion County, Ohio and Representative Citizens ed. J. Wilbur Jacoby, 1907. Reprint edition published 1999. 953 pp. plus index, hardbound. $60.00 + $5.00 shipping.

Tales from the Sage of Salt Rock by Charlton Myers. 340 pp., hardbound. Stories from Marion County’s history related with a touch of humor. $25.00 + $4.00 shipping.

1878 Atlas of Marion County, Ohio, 1994 reprint edition. 150 pp., hardbound. Landowner maps of the 15 Marion County townships, plus Marion and village maps. Civil War Roll of Honor and personal reminiscences of early settlers. Indexed, illustrated. $25.00 + $4.00 shipping.

Soldiers of Marion County, Ohio 1776—1900 by David Hartline. 250 pp. Published originally in 1972, the Marion County Historical Society is again making available this landmark compilation of the military records of the soldiers of Marion County, Ohio from the Revolutionary War through the Spanish American War. It also has an index of soldiers buried in Marion County It includes a new introduction by the author. $30.00+$5.00 shipping.

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The Marion County Courthouse, 1884-1984 by Trella Romine. 60 pp., softbound. A history of Marion County's government building. Special attention is given to the unique architectural details of the structure. $5.00 + $4.00 shipping.

After Forty Years: The Scioto Ordnance Plant and the Marion Engineer Depot of Marion, Ohio by Charles D. Mosher and Delpha Ruth Mosher. 186 pp., softbound. The story of three U. S. government installations constructed in Marion County during World War II: Scioto Ordnance Plant, Marion Engineer Depot, and Camp Marion, which housed German prisoners-of-war. $30.00 + $4.00 shipping.

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I Am What I Am.....And Here's Why! by Cleo Ludwig, 216 pp., hardbound. The autobiography of Cleo Ludwig, founder of the L&K Restaurant chain. 15.00 + $4.00 shipping

EXCLUSIVE EDITION 75th Anniversary Cachet Commemorating the First Day of Issue of the Harding Memorial stamp $2.50 + $1.50 shipping

Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, died August 3, 1923. On September 1, 1923, the United States Postal Service issued a two-cent Harding Memorial stamp. The First Day of Issue ceremony took place on the front portico of the U. S. Post Office in Marion, Ohio, Harding’s hometown. Dr. George T. Harding, the late President’s father, purchased the first stamps.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the First Day of Issue of the Harding Memorial Stamp, The Marion County Historical Society is pleased to offer for sale a commemorative cachet. The artwork on the business-size envelope depicts Dr. George Harding purchasing the first stamp at Marion’s “Old Post Office” and an image of Warren G. Harding. Affixed to the cachet is the well-known 32-cent stamp featuring a U. S. flag flying over a residential front porch. The stamp is a reminder of Warren Harding’s successful “Front Porch Campaign” for the Presidency in 1920. A specially-designed cancellation with images of the Harding Memorial and a U. S. flag bears the following legend: “75th Anniversary/Harding Stamp Issue/Heritage Hall Station/Marion, Ohio 43302/September 1, 1998.”

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DON'T SEE ANYTHING YOU WANT BUT STILL WANT TO SUPPORT THE MARION COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?

TO ORDER:
Send request with payment to:
Marion County Historical Society
169 East Church Street
Marion, OH 43302
Ohio residents add 6.5 % sales tax.