MANSFIELD — The Richland Early American Center for History (REACH) is hosting a free event Saturday in South Park in honor of Johnny Appleseed’s 250th birthday. Festivities will include educational displays, historic demonstrations, live entertainment and vendors. It’s one of several events paying homage to the American horticulturist and folk hero in the coming weeks. […]
Jeff mandeville
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Bellville Cemetery Walk reimagines historical figures this weekend
BELLVILLE — A band of volunteers wandered through the Bellville Cemetery Thursday night, following a printed map towards the grave of Lorenzo D. Long. It was the dress rehearsal for this weekend’s Cemetery Walk. James Michalovich, a teacher and theater advisor at Clear Fork Middle School, perched on the edge of Long’s monument. He wore a straw […]