What's New!

May 18, 2010: Check "Upcoming Reunions" for information on the 2010 Hays Reunion.

May 16, 2010: We are excited to announce the addition of two new pages to our web site:

"Upcoming Reunions" will provide information on family reunions for those with ties to Newport. Our first posting is for the descendants of John Wesley Bayless (1845-1919). Click on the link to the left.

"Ask Your Questions" provides a page on which we can post questions and answers from our visitors. We hope these two sites will allow our visitors to expand knowledge of family history as well as the history of Newport.

April 27, 2010: We've added the genealogy for Noah Reynolds. Many thanks to Eileen Thomas and Susy Wetz for researching and preparing the genealogy. Check under "Genealogy" and click on the entry for "Noah Reynolds."
March 7, 2010: C. Garrison has provided us with a photo of V. B. Slater, pastor of the Beech Grove United Methodist Church in 1910. Click on the link for "Newport Churches" and then the link for the "Beech Grove United Methodist Church." This photo belonged to Oma (Schultheis)
Bogard.
February 21, 2010: We are pleased to provide sports photos from Newport High School dating to 1921-1922, courtesy of C. Garrison of Belpre, Ohio. Click on the link for "School Photos" and then the link for "Sports Teams."
February 16, 2010: We have added selected writings of William V. Torner II, the grandson of William and Jennie Torner. We have also added more about the Adkins family on the same page. Click on "Family Stories" and then go to the link for the Torner family as well as the link for the Adkins family. Torner photos are found on the "Family Photo Album" page. Bill's writings offer a view of life in Newport through one family's history and experiences.
February 1, 2010: Read about life on the frontier. Click on "Circuit Riders on the Frontier "on the "Church" page.
January 17, 2010: "Post Cards Page 3", a post card believed to have been sent in 1908 by Sarah Greene
December 11, 2009: Check out "Post Cards Page 2" for cards sent to us by Sherry Hendricks Sholl. Enjoy yet another walk down Newport Memory Lane. Perhaps someone can supply the names to the players on the Newport basketball team.

November 10, 2009: We have added correspondence from Trevor Cree of Sussex, England, regarding the Cree family genealogy. The letter is printed on the Cree family page found under "Genealogy."

October 11, 2009: Obituary for Bonnie J. Abicht

October 2, 2009: Obituary for Mrs. Larrey (Millicent) Gale

August 18, 2009: Photos from 2009 of the Newport Cemetery, courtesy of Eileen Thomas and Teresea McGregor. Check "Photos from 2009" on the "Newport Cemetery" page.

August 3, 2009: Togin Cassell has provided a note and genealogy for the descendants of Arthur Lawton. Check for "Lawton" on the "Genealogy" page.

June 26, 2009:
William V. Torner, the grandson of William V. and Jennie Greene Torner,
has recorded his memoir of WWII which can be found under "Military Service." William's working years were spent on inland waterways, and his experience was invaluable to the Navy Seabees.

June 16, 2009: We are pleased to add post cards sent to us by Terri Ricks. Check under the new heading of "Post Cards." We consider these to be very rare. Also, today we introduce the DVD prepared by Susy Wetz. Check out the new listing of "DVD." Additions were added on July 2, 2009.

May 6, 2009: The reading of the New Section of the Newport Cemetery has been posted. Many thanks to Eileen Thomas and Susy Wetz for their many hours of work. Scroll to "Newport Cemetery" and click on "New Section." Also, Mary Burbach has sent us photos of Captains Gordon and Mary Becker Greene. Scroll to "River History" and click on "Capt. Mary Greene."

April 10, 2009: Imagine
our excitement to learn that the skiff used by William V. Torner to
transport mail in the 1930s is in the care of the Morgan County
Historical Society. We are grateful to R. Quincy Robe, Trustee, and to
William for the amazing saga of the sixteen footer. You will find this
on the "Memories" page.

October 28, 2008: Information on the Newport Church of Christ was added to the "Churches" page.

September 17, 2008: Ellen Battelle Dietrick was the daughter of Gordon Battelle, who was the son of Ebenezer and Mary Greene Battelle and the grandson of pioneers John and Mary Greene. She was a respected and articulate voice for women's suffrage. We have posted several obituaries that were a fine tribute to her many accomplishments. Scroll down the the "Battelle Monument" and click on Ellen Battelle Dietrick.

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Susy Wetz has provided us with photos of small cemeteries that are now in the Wayne National Forest. She has also supplied names and dates from the markers. This is a valuable resource for anyone searching for ancestors' grave sites. Scroll down to "Cemeteries." We continue to update this page, and much of the information has been sent to us by Eileen Thomas.

We
have added a new page named "Official Records." The first entry is the
will of Mary Greene, widow of John Greene. Please take a few minutes
to visit this page.

We've added a new page, "EarlyMarietta." The first submission is a delightful article about early Front Street and its residents and was sent to us be Frank Hall.

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