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Ohio’s Civil War ‘Squirrel Hunters’
Madison resident and MHS member Wayne Reed recently loaned us some unique, amazing pieces of his great-great grandfather’s history.
March 13, 2025
Madison resident and MHS member Wayne Reed recently loaned us some unique, amazing pieces of his great-great grandfather’s history.
MHS recently had the honor to meet with Captain Margaret Spath (USNR, Retired), to talk about her service in the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
The Presidential Election of 1884 was a hotly contested one, and the citizens of Madison were very engaged in the outcome of it.
Read about the history of St. Anne’s Church and how they’re celebrating their 120th Anniversary!
Mother Earth News started in 1970 in Madison Ohio. Read about how John and Jane Shuttleworth started their magazine from their kitchen table!
Milt (Milburn James) ‘Pinky’ Shoffner was a Major League baseball pitcher who lived for a time in Madison Ohio, where he is buried in Madison Memorial Cemetery.
Rosa Miller Avery Rosa Mary Miller was an American abolitionist, suffragist, writer, and political reformer, who was born in Madison Ohio on May 21, 1830.
The following is Berdena M. Sweet’s unedited story, as typed by Edna Marie Kemp of the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888.
The United States was a hotbed of social reform movements in the nineteenth century. Abolition,
women’s suffrage, child labor, temperance, and prison reform were just a few.
The home, at 100-102 West Main, has seen a lot over the last 196 years. The builder Elisha Wood was born in Massachusetts in 1796, the oldest of seven children.
We need your help! Madison Historical Society’s goal is to preserve the area’s history and to share this history with coming generations.
On a trip to Capitol Reef National Park in Utah, one of the features I photographed was a formation called ‘Eph Hanks Tower.’ The tower was an outcrop of red and rose-colored sandstone that rose to a height of 6,500 feet above sea level
Speaker Series events are jointly sponsored by Madison Historical Society and Friends of Madison Public Library.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
Madison Historical Society Executive Board & Advisors
Cheryl Swackhamer – President
Dianne Cross – Vice President
Donald Bartlett – Secretary
Michael Gehring – Treasurer / Business Manager
Marjorie Shook – Office Manager / Membership Chair
Sherry Carsey – Curator
John Vohlidka – Newsletter Editor
Trevor Behm – Advisor
Richard Collins Jr. – Advisor
Ned Foley – Advisor
David Van Dusen – Advisor
Shane Oravetz – Advisor
Carrie Svigel – Advisor
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Volunteers created the Madison Historical Society in 1978, and have been essential to the success of our organization! We are always looking for people to help with a variety of activities that keep the society running smoothly. Why not share your enthusiasm, creativity, and talent with us?
