Author Archives: Tom Boltz
Pioneer Days: A First-person Account by Mary Howard Coleman
Mary Howard recalls her family’s move to the area in 1830. They lived among wolves, bears, and cougars and saw the first schools and roads in the area.
Pioneer Days: A First-person Account by Henry C. D’Rodes
Henry C. D’Rodes describes the difficulties of the early settlers he personally knew in transforming Henry Township from Black Swamp wilderness into a settled community.
Pioneer Days: A First-person Account by John Schatzel
A recollection of Schatzel’s arrival in North Baltimore in 1874–two years before the town’s incorporation and the beginning of an era of economic growth.
Pioneer Days: A First-person Account by Samuel Slaughterbeck, Part 2
Part 2 of Samuel Slaughterbeck’s account, including stories of lost cattle, bear hunting, and the danger of being lost in the woods.
