Thursday July 28th 1977
Mother, Mary, Rocky and I drove to Paulding County taking the Lima, Melrose, Charloe route that Grandpa and Grandma Sheneman took in 1874 to the farm Grandpa bought in 1872. No path through woods, no wolves, no school in Blue Creek Township where he taught! Found deed in courthouse & many entries of purchases and sales by Emanuel Mechling- Grandpa’s Uncle. Grandpa sold the land 40 acres for $1,200 in 1879 to Theresa Fischer (is that where we got Aunt Theresa’s name?) Flat country- all drained- no more Black Swamp. Stopped at Ada to visit Gaile and Faye Zimmerman. Full of old pictures and family stories. They say I look like my grandmother Sarah Baker Hemmerly.