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  • A look at Union County athletic conferences

    A look at Union County athletic conferences

    The Whitewater Valley was once home to several high school basketball “super conferences.”
  • Springfield – the town

    Springfield – the town

    Throughout Franklin County’s history, there were numerous little towns –some flourished and some just didn’t get off the ground and slowly vanished over time.
  • Birchill

    Birchill

    Birchill, one of Franklin County’s showplaces and one of the most beautifully landscaped little gems in the town of Brookville. But that was more than half a century ago. 
  • “No Finer Home on Wheels”

    “No Finer Home on Wheels”

    “No Finer Home on Wheels” was just one of the advertising slogans for the luxury trailer coaches made right here in Brookville.
  • Beers the Cartographer

    Beers the Cartographer

    In the past, I have referred to our “standard” county reference books, which simply means they are the go-to books for the earliest and most concise history of our county.
  • Magic is in the Air…John Calvert

    Magic is in the Air…John Calvert

    In honor of what would have been entertainer-extraordinaire John Calvert’s 109th birthday, this week’s article is dedicated to him.
  • “My Affair with a Dead Man”

    “My Affair with a Dead Man”

    That was the working title suggested by my significant other for the book I was compiling.
  • A Fish Hatchery and a Party Grove

    A Fish Hatchery and a Party Grove

    The beautiful countryside of our county is dotted with remnants of hundreds of once exciting, interesting and unique places.
  • Fairgrounds of years past

    Fairgrounds of years past

    In the Forgotten Franklin County column of last year at this time, we mentioned briefly the site of the current fairground and a little of its history. 
  • A story of forgotten sacrifices, Fairfield Part 3

    A story of forgotten sacrifices, Fairfield Part 3

    Life in the village of Fairfield remained much the same for well over one hundred years, and its peak population was estimated to have been about 350 individuals.
  • A Story of Forgotten Sacrifices, Fairfield Part 2

    A Story of Forgotten Sacrifices, Fairfield Part 2

    The town of Fairfield was located in Section 21 of Fairfield Township in Franklin County, about nine miles north of the county seat of Brookville. 
  • A Story of Forgotten Sacrifices, Fairfield Part 1

    A Story of Forgotten Sacrifices, Fairfield Part 1

    The Brookville Reservoir was impounded in 1974 and was officially dedicated in July 1975.
  • Forgotten Franklin County - Mixerville

    Forgotten Franklin County - Mixerville

    I bet that many of you who travel to Oxford, on Oxford Pike, pass by a grouping of houses that you don't even know comprise a town. Mixerville. 
Friday, June 2, 2023

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