Peter Hitchcock gave the address, and Professor B.F. Pratt of Cleveland held the chorus of 75 voices. Gradually, due to the inability of members to attend more than one meeting a year, the meetings of the Historical Society merged with the pioneer picnic at Punderson Lake. No further knowledge of this group was recorded until 1898, the centennial year of the county. Interest was renewed, but only briefly. Though an extensive amount of relics were gathered from each township, there was no place in which to store them. They were left in the town hall and consequently many were lost.” “It has been said that tradition is the most powerful influence, and that pride in tradition holds groups and people together. Proof of this sentiment was seen February 20, 1938, fifty years later, when B.J. Shanower called a 12 www.AmishCountryside.com meeting for the purpose of reorganizing that early historical society. Hoping to find many of those lost heirlooms and make possible a place to restore them, the committee secured rooms in the old school building in Burton. Mrs Ina Taylor was engaged as custodian.” “On July 4, 1938, 65 years after the family reunion on the old Ford farm, the present Geauga County Historical and Memorial Society was organized. B.J. Shanower was president, Paul Denton was vice president, David Henderson was secretary and C.S. Goodell was treasurer. Articles of a constitution were drawn up much the same as those in 1873, but added was
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