The Town of Antioch It’s First Hundred Years 1837 – 1937 By: Roberta Selter Knirsch Published by the Trustees of the Antioch Township Library in observance of The Town Sesquicentennial 1987 Part Two. In February 1838, Thomas Warner returned, bringing with him his wife and at least seven of his ten children. They, too, moved…
The Town of Antioch It’s First Hundred Years 1837 – 1937 By: Roberta Selter Knirsch Published by the Trustees of the Antioch Township Library in observance of The Town Sesquicentennial 1987 Part One. The history of Antioch Township began on a December day in 1836. It was then that the Gage brothers, Darius and Thomas,…
Old school records indicate a frequent turnover in the staff, so the position evidently was perceived as temporary and often was awarded to whoever was available. Sometimes the teacher was as young or even younger than the students. Addie Rector Williams was only fourteen when she began teaching at Channel Lake School. She subsequently resumed…
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