Blue Bag Media
UC Wall of History a reality

UNION CITY, OH – “We want the citizens’ participation… we want to preserve our history for present and future generations.” Betty Grimes showed some of the memorabilia in a display case at the Union City Administration Building. She also showed off two leather bound books. One contained newspaper articles, old letters and more…

“I only wanted a few of those things because making copies is expensive,” she said. “Minuteman Press (Greenville) copied the whole set and donated it to us.” She created the book. She did the same with the second book, full of plats, ordinances and other old legal papers.

“We’re doing obituaries… as far back as anyone who has family living on Union City, Ohio.” She talked about Lambert-Union Automobile. It was the first gas powered automobile in the country. She pointed to the village’s Wall of History. It included a Paul Ackley mural depicting the Union Automobile Co, established in 1891 by John W. Lambert, as well as other things specific to the community. A little further down the wall were photos of past Union City, Ohio mayors. The history is a long one as Union City was established in 1849.

“Space is a problem,” she said. “I’ve got this much and more at home.” What she wanted more than anything else, though, was community input… memories, events, local items of interest. One example would be Weiner’s Sorghum Mill. The boiler used to make the sorghum is no longer being used, but it’s still there...

Read the rest of the article at Blue Bag Media