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Sharon K. Grossman

American History Examiner

Sharon K. Grossman is a history hobbyist who is fascinated with the historical events and little known facts that made America what it is today. Send Sharon an email.

The blacksmith is still in demand

The blacksmith has traditionally been one of the most sought after artisans in all of history and was instrumental in the development of America. Many of the items necessary for everyday life in Colonial America were either totally manufactured by...

Black History lies hidden beneath rolling hills of Ohio college town

Of the 1,932 patients buried in cemeteries of the Athens State Hospital situated near Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, 110 confirmed African Americans are known to lie beneath gravestones identified only by a number. Family members are being sought...

White pastor works to achieve Dr. King’s vision of the beloved community

Decades after the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott, which launched the modern Civil Rights Movement into the forefront of the US political scene, Pastor Robert Graetz, 83, and his wife Jeannie, 82, continue their quest for civil rights. The pair are...

Anonymous veterans to be honored by name and rank for the first time

Forty-three veterans will be honored for the first time in over 100 years by name and rank in this year’s annual Veterans Day ceremony organized by the Friends of Athens Asylum Cemeteries at The Ridges Cemetery #1...

Numbered graves in institution's cemeteries to receive identities

Anonymous graves of patients who died at The Ridges in Athens, Ohio, when it was operated as a psychiatric hospital, will soon have additional new gravestones marking their names, birth dates, and dates of death. These graves hold the bodies...

Historic Jordan Springs decks its halls with spectacular Christmas decorations

When it comes to Christmas, the people at Historic Jordan Springs near Winchester, Virginia, certainly know how to decorate in style. Reds, greens, silver and gold delight the eye at every turn and one room even includes a life-sized...

The song that always changes our focus

Songs lift our spirits, inspire us, and often take us places in our thoughts where we cannot get to otherwise, but one song that always changes our focus is Taps. This haunting, military melody immediately speaks to us of the...

The tavern was an essential element in the Revolutionary War

These days when one thinks of a tavern, a picture comes to mind of a bar providing food, drink, pool tables, a live band, or Karaoke.But in Colonial days, the tavern was an essential element of society and during...

The men Betsy Ross loved

Elizabeth Griscom, also known as Betsy Ross, is credited with making the first U.S. flag in 1776 during the American Revolution.Whether or not Betsy actually did make the first flag is debatable, but her name has been irrevocably...

Father's Day brings out the washboards in Logan Ohio

Friday and Saturday of Father’s Day weekend each year, the city of Logan, Ohio, closes its Main St. and hosts a musical celebration there in honor of the washboard.In 1868, the washboard was dubbed by the ...

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