The Coffee Cafe is still open to all every weekday morning.
UPWARD basketball is also still happening at the Tower Life Center.
Dear residents, friends, former residents, and history buffs:
Any of you out there that have had family ties in the Zanesville area will be interested to know that we are compiling a “sequel” to the 1976 Zanesville History Book.
Those of you who already have a history in the book will need to update that history for us so we can print it in the new one.
Those of you who didn’t get your families in the book will want to do that now.
Those of you who have moved in the last 50 years will also want to get your family down in history.
Our books are in libraries all over Indiana and the Lafayette Central third graders studied our book for several years in their history class.
I am sending this letter out to the schools in the area in hopes that history teachers will urge some of their students from the Zanesville area to write their histories and submit them.
There is a Zanesville History at the Ossian Library that you can check out if you want to use it for a guideline. In fact, there is one in most libraries.
I will try to put down sort of an outline for you:
Start with your grandfather and grandmother furthest back.
Go ahead with other generations telling some short stories of how they got to Indiana or eventually how you arrived in Indiana.
Tell of achievements, occupations, and any other interesting things that happened in your lifetime or the lifetime of your forefathers.
Hunt up at least one picture that you would like to see on the page with your family history; also bring along any others that we might be interested in.
We ask that you have your article in by December 2023. We would appreciate it if you get it in as soon as possible so we can be working on the book before that deadline. We will have the book ready for sale hopefully July 2024.
If you have a family history in another more recent book just add to it.
If you have any problem writing, please let me know and I will help you out.
Your article need not be typed but if you have a computer please do. If you hand write it be sure to print names.
I am looking forward to reading your new histories.
There is no charge to have your history in the book.
Contact Melba Edwards, Zanesville historian, 11118 So. Co. Line, Box 43, Zanesville, IN 46799, 1-260-638-4327.
The Zanesville Lions held a community meeting on Feb. 13. Everyone was invited but not many came yet. We did get lots of ideas for our “Sesquicentennial Celebration” to be held on Saturday, July 29, at the same time as our annual Lions Club Summer Fun Festival.
Those Lions members present were Steve Keesler, Charles and Melanie Martin, Robin Phillips, Herman and Ann Hans, Steve Whetstone, Melba Edwards, Tom and Cheryl Tracey, and Cheri Robbins Steed. Present representing the Zanesville Council were Barbara O’Connor and John Schuhmacher. Guest was Ilene Schuhmacher.
Melba presented a list of what happened at the 150-year celebration held for three days in 1998. Here were some suggestions: beard contest, karaoke contest, quilt show, pioneer camp, craft/flea market, style show, basketball/volleyball contest, talent contest, clogging, cake decorating, children’s games, memorabilia display, commemorative seal art contest, Little Miss/Mister contest.
We will need lots of volunteers. If you want to help with any of these let me know at 638-4327.
I will also take some suggestions. Already set are lots of activities we have every year for the Fun Festival. We will be having another meeting maybe in early April. I will keep you informed or you can go to the Lions Facebook page.
