Local Legends: A mom with a mission
"Born on Oct. 31, 1914, Branch was the daughter of Primus Luther Emerson and Elizabeth (Pipes) Emerson."
Brad Spurlock
Local Legends: Much faithful work
"Iliff-Davis took up the cause of temperance, becoming a charter member of the local Daughters of Temperance when it was formed in 1844. She would also later be a member of the Temple of Honor and the Good Templars, other temperance organizations."
Local Legends: A mastery of masonry
"Burns was born to Richard and Delphina “Della” (Jones) Burns on Nov. 18, 1871 in Oxford."
Local Legends: We Will Be There
"Although historical segregation was mainly associated with the American South, it also existed in Ohio, and elsewhere in the North, for many years beginning with the passage of a state law in 1848."
Local Legends: Unreconstructed
"The irreverent, unrepentant, flirtatious and slightly dangerous pair were Virginia Bethel “Ginnie” Moon and Cynthia Charlotte “Lottie” Moon, both of whom are remembered as Confederate spies."
Local Legends: Old Stoddy
"Stoddard was born on Aug. 23, 1812 in Lisle, New York, the son of James Stoddard and Lucy (Steele) Stoddard. Little else is known of his early life."
Local Legends: From the Cradle
One of the most notable coaches from Miami University’s “Cradle of Coaches.”