Traveling Through Time With the Shelby County Historical Society

People

Learn about the men and women that lived in Shelby County, Ohio and had a significant impact on its development.  From the establishment of this community and the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s, to the politics and conflicts throughout the 1900s, discover the memorable people that made us what we are today.   Return to Archives Home Page

  • Alfred Artis:  Rumley Man Convicted of Killing, Only Person Publicly Executed Locally
  • India Boyer:  Shelby County Woman is First Female Architect in Ohio
  • Pearl Bretches:  Land Development Once Scene of Franklin Township Tragedy
  • John Carey:  Volunteers Restore Long Neglected Hardin-Area (Carey) Cemetery
  • Joshua Chamberlain:  Opposite Career Paths:   'Stonewall' Jackson and Joshua L. Chamberlain
  • Franz Eicher:  Pioneer Faced Long Road from Germany to Shelby County, Ohio
  • Sidney Helped Launch "Long Bob" Ewing's Career
  • Freirott:  Wooden Shoe:  A Brewing Tradition in Ohio's Dutch Country