August 2024

This Day in History

This Day in History is provided by the Marshall Public Library genealogy staff.1917 - The Columbia, floating opera boat, landed on the Miami wharf Saturday and sold tickets to folks who were eager to see the first play of the season.

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The Shepherd’s Heart

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the word “heritage” in these terms: “features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance.” While I do believe heritage can have a lot to do with a particular society, when I think of heritage, I probably think more about traditions than languages or buildings.

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