Sara’s next book will have a publication date! Murder in Victorian Dayton, the Tragic Story of Bessie Little will be available March 4, 2025. You can order directly from Sara’s Website, Amazon, or buy on March 29 2025 at the Paranormal Gathering at The Windamere in Middletown. Sara will be selling her books and speaking at the event.
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Natalie was born in Dayton on July 28, 1932, to personnel administrator Ralph Moore and former artist Genevieve Converse Moore. Natalie grew up with what she referred to as an “Ohio life view”, which she described as “the feeling that certain things are right, and that’s that.”
Since childhood, Natalie wanted to be an illustrator. She studied at Laurel School in Cleveland and Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Later, she married Samuel Babbitt, and together they had three children, born between 1956 and 1960.
Together, the couple created The Forty-ninth Magician, written by Samuel and illustrated by Natalie. Eventually Samuel became too busy to continue with books and Natalie was encouraged to continue producing children’s books. She started with short books, then continued on to children’s novels.
Children’s novels was where Natalie succeeded. For her books, she won the following awards:
Natalie’s writing career spanned four decades and produced 20 books she wrote and 10 she illustrated. She also illustrated five volumes in the Small Poems Series by Valerie Worth. She was a frequent contributor to The Times Book Review, continuing to write into her 70s.
Natalie died on October 31, 2016 at her home in Hamden Connecticut. She had lung cancer. She was survived by her husband Samuel, and her three children, Dr Christopher Converse Babbitt, Thomas Collier Babbitt, and Lucy Cullyford Babbitt.
Regarding the subject of immortality from Tuck Everlasting, Natalie echoed Angus Tuck. “I think that living forever would be a terrible thing,” she once said. “ It would be boring, sad and lonely.”
He was a 12-year member of the hostage negotiation team and the vice president of the Dayton Fraternal Order of Police. Grismer is a 1984 graduate of the University of Dayton with a degree concentration in journalism and a minor in criminal justice. In 2008 he helped produce the successful police exhibit at Carillon Historical Park, “Patrolling the Streets of Dayton.”
When the exhibit closed at Carillon, many people wished to keep the history of the Dayton Police Department alive. As one of the original architects of this Dayton Police History Exhibit, Stephen formed a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Dayton police history. Dayton Police History Foundation, Inc. was chartered by the State of Ohio on January 1, 2010.
In addition to all of his service and contributions to the community, Stephen has written the following books:
Along with authors Judith Monseur and Dennis Murphy, Stephen Grismer also wrote:
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Comparing the ages of local schools is a difficult task because the creation of early schools was an informal and often undocumented process. Schools were often one-room buildings established by ministers on church grounds.
The first school in the West Carrollton area was established in 1802 in Alexandersville, which is roughly where Woody’s Market on Dixie Drive stood. Dayton had a school district established by 1831. Miami Township is likely next given its proximity to the Great Miami River and the fact that settlements normally began near bodies of water. Area settlements began at Riverside and moved inland. The oldest settlements would have had the earliest schools. Van Buren Township School District was established June 24, 1841, when the township separated from Dayton.
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Local Academic Librarian Andrew Walsh became especially interested in information literacy instruction, emerging technologies, and open education resources. His writing focuses on topics such as architecture, urban renewal, and historic preservation. Andrew aims to connect the past to current redevelopment efforts.
Andrew’s interest in Dayton History began when he moved to Dayton and became curious about the area surrounding his apartment in the Dayton Towers, where he lived at the time. During his research, he was fascinated by the major powerhouse the city once was. Andrew now lives in the Oregon District with his wife and two children and he writes the blog Dayton Vistas.
Some of Andrew’s work includes:
Removing Barriers: Textbook Affordability and OER at Sinclair Community College. Reference Services Review. 48:3, July 2020. Peer-reviewed.
Lost Dayton, Ohio. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2018.
Beyond ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’: Google As a Crucial Component of Information Literacy in The Complete Guide to Using Google in Libraries. Rowman & Littlefield, March 2015.
“Using Website Analytics Tools in the Development of a Humanities Library Web Portal.” In Web Analytic Strategies for Information Professionals: a LITA Guide. Neal Schuman, 2013. Andrew Walsh, Harriett Green and Jordan Ruud.
Enjoying Life: A Conversation with John Pfitsch. The Grinnell Magazine. Spring 2010 (Vol. 42 Number 3) (Cover Story)
As soon as they spotted the patrolman, the men fled up a side street and attempted to get a truck driver to help them flee. The truck driver stalled his engine and that gave Patrolman Dempsey time to open fire on the two men. A 21-year-old man named James Royal of St. Louis MO was wounded and his companion was killed. The companion was unidentified and estimated to be about 35 years old. A stray bullet struck a ten-year-old girl, Eleanor Fetz, who had the luck of walking in front of the bank at the time of the robbery.
Taken by surprise, the men inside did not get away with any money. One man was injured by Patrolman Dempsey’s bullets, but both men were able to flee.
The police security had been put in place a month prior in response to another robbery at the location. Five bandits armed with machine guns had robbed the bank of $33,000.
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