Category Archives: Portage County

The importance of the Ariosto

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Knapp Notes

I have written about a vessel named the Ariosto before – you can click here to check out the post if you haven’t read it. It was common in days past for people from the same village or city to … Continue reading →

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Towner’s Woods, a burial mound and a Hopewell princess

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Knapp Notes

While surfing the net doing some genealogy research this morning, I ran across a Kent State University student’s thesis about the archaeological find in a Portage County Metropark. Chloe E. Bragg’s Towner Mound: Creating Content and Sparking Curiosity for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Local History, Portage County, Preservation, Towner Mound, Towner's Woods | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Moving a town landmark

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Knapp Notes

For those of you who remember when the old feed and grain store on Main Street was a train station, this little red building may stir a few memories… Built in 1881, it was most recently a feed and supply … Continue reading →

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Two heads of cabbage and why I write Knapp Notes

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Knapp Notes

I began writing Knapp Notes in 2010 with four goals: To teach myself WordPress. For those of you that don’t know, I am a writer by trade. And for writers, blogs are where we shine nowadays. To share my genealogy … Continue reading →

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The case of the missing tombstone: Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Knapp Notes

Thanks to a fellow genealogist, I learned more about the circumstances surrounding the “missing tombstone” today. The plaque is located at the base of a memorial dedicated to Portage County’s Civil War veterans – not on the altar in the … Continue reading →

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The case of the missing tombstone…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Knapp Notes

I have visited the cemetery at St. Joseph Catholic Church many times, but while perusing one of my favorite genealogy sites, Find a Grave, I noticed something new. A plaque located on the altar of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto … Continue reading →

Posted in Andes, Knapp, Local History, Ohio Churches, Paulus, Portage County, St. Joseph Randolph, Trares, Wise | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

John W. Palm (1881 – 1925): Part 2

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Knapp Notes

I know I started this series of posts about the men shown in an old photograph of the St. Joseph Band some time ago. Sorry I had to put it down for awhile. But the KNAPP family has been pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Kline/Cline/Klein, Knapp, Local History, Obituaries, Palm, Portage County, St. Joseph Band, St. Joseph Randolph, St. Peter of the Fields Rootstown | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Up, up and away – in Kent, Ohio

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Knapp Notes

I just had to share some photos I took with my cell phone last Saturday. Mark and I were in downtown Kent at the Kent Free Library when a balloon lifted off on the other side of the river. We … Continue reading →

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John Sebastian Trares: Photo from a St. Louis area cousin!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Knapp Notes

Thanks to the generosity of a St. Louis cousin, we now have a photograph of John Sebastian TRARES and his wife, Cordelia. That’s the best thing about the genealogy community – you meet wonderful people who are always willing to … Continue reading →

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How Powder Mill Road got its name

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Knapp Notes

I always haunt the local history section of both the Kent and Ravenna libraries, looking for new books about Portage County history. Since I am not a Portage County native, much of what I learn is new information – to … Continue reading →

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