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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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The Ada Herald, Ada, Ohio, March 2, 1982

A cloth banner was found by The Ada Herald recently. A very well done painting is on each side of the banner, but the reason for either side being painted is unknown. Does anyone of our readers remember anything of the ONU Club, or what American Tin and Honest Dollars could stand for?

The Ada Herald, Ada, Ohio, March 10, 1982

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Ada's ZoRoLo baseball team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 12, 2018

From the 1920s to the 1940s the ZoRoLo company, located on East Buckeye Avenue, back of the Liberty bank in Ada, made a product to cure arthritis.

The first and second floors of the building were used for and office and as a place to hold vats in which the formula was mixed, placed in gallon containers, and shipped to places in the United States.

ZoRoLo sponsored a baseball team in a community league with Dola, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, and McGuffey. The games were played on West Buckeye in a vacant lot.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Liberty Township one-room schools
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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Liberty Township one-room schools

When the one room schools were built they were officially named District School No.1, No.2, and on through District School No.9. The schools were soon given names by the local school trustees, often given the surname of the person that donated the ground for the school. Some were named for the family that had the most pupils in the school.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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Early Days In Ada   The Ada Record 26 February 1902     By W.L. Reece

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55 school years ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 29, 2018

Members of the Ada school board in 1963 – Seated from left, Robert Lucas, Charles Hubbell, vice-president; Robert Chandler, president.

Standing from left, Richard Fulks, Dr. Robert Elliott, R.B. Cretors, clerk, Dr. E.R. Rodabaugh.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

A Former Citizen Writes Interestingly of the Old Days

The Ada Record, Ada, Ohio Nov. 21, 1900

      Brief mention was made last week of the Record having received a letter from Mrs. M. Tremain who was the first pupil present on the first day of school at the first schoolhouse in Ada. Another letter has been received from Mrs. Tremain which is very interesting indeed. It is as follows:

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