In 1820, Ruel Roebuck (1778-1841) brought his family from Fayette County, Ohio to the unbridled land of Mercer County, Ohio, settling near what is now known as Rockford. A Virginian…
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SHANES CROSSING HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING MINUTES 3/18/2024 Norm opened the meeting with the ‘bell ringing’. — And started the meeting with the Shanes Crossing History Society History. The Society started…
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SALUTE TO NORM VANTILBURG 3/18/2024 FOR 25 YEARS THE PRESIDENT WAS HE, OF ROCKFORD’S SHANES CROSSING HISTORICAL SOCIETY. HIS COMMITMENT TO HISTORY WAS HIS MAIN QUEST, BUT HIS…
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WHEREAS, we are here today to express special recognition to Norm VanTilburg and to honor him for his 25 years of distinguished service as President of the Shanes Crossing Historical…
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NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT Once again this has been a busy year for the museum as we had six meetings that were well attended. We are always receiving donations as…
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You are invited to be a special part of our 200th birthday celebration of our Rockford Community. Rockford, originally founded as Shanesville in 1820, is the oldest village in Mercer…
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BICENTENNIAL PLANNING MEETING VILLAGE OF ROCKFORD January 19, 2015 Present was Norm VanTilburg, Dee VanTilburg, Roy Thompson, Mona Thompson, Twyla Hayes, Marie Miller, Mike Schumm, Barb Pedroza, Greg Pontsler,…
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NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT As most of you know, our town will be celebrating their bicentennial in just five years. Our society has had a couple of meetings of community…
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BICENTENNIAL PLANNING MEETING VILLAGE OF ROCKFORD OCTOBER 20, 2014 Present was Norm VanTilburg, Dee VanTilburg, Mike Riley, Janet Riley, Roy Thompson, Mona Thompson, Twyla Hayes, Marie Miller, Mike Schumm,…
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ROCKFORD 2020 BICENTENNIAL PLANNING MEETING AUGUST 18, 2014 Those present: Norm VanTillburg, Dee Vantillburg, Martha Lentz, Nancy Leighner, Twyla Hayes, Marie Miller, Dan Henkle, Mike Schumm, Jeff Long, and…
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