There was a Crawfis Institute in Berne Township, Fairfield County, near Sugar Grove. The following information is quoted from Charles R. Goslin's Crossroads and Fence Corners: Historical Lore of Fairfield County, Volume I, page 112: "A story of the Berne Township schools would not be complete without mention of Crawfis Institute, named in honor of John Crawfis, who was born in Berne Township and moved to Putnam County in 1834. In his will, John Crawfis stated that at the death of his wife (he had no children) his large land holdings in Putnam County were to be sold and the money divided to provide for normal schools in Berne Township of Fairfield County and in Putnam County. In 1889 land was purchased in Section 16 from Caleb and Elizabeth Pearce, and Crawfis was erected in that year. To honor Crawfis, the door of this school was faced to the east, toward the site of his birth. During 1889 and 1890 the building housed the township high school. In 1891 and after, it became Crawfis Institute, a school of higher learning, to comply with the provisions of the will. It became an important school, with dormitories for the students; and the Hocking Valley Railroad provided for a station stop where students could board or leave the passenger trains." Patsy Kishler pkishler@greenapple.com Fairfield County, OH Webpage: www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/ Fairfield County, OH GenWeb page: www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/que.html Fairfield County, OH mail list: OHFAIRFI-L-request@rootsweb.com (send a message with no subject and only the word subscribe in the body) ---------- > From: Carol A. Steele <steele@lrbcg.com> > To: OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Crawfis Institute > Date: Friday, December 12, 1997 8:56 PM > > Can anyone give me some background info on the CRAWFIS INSTITUTE? > My grandmother, Margaret Alice KUHN STEELE, attended school there, but I > have never seen any reference to it anywhere in my years of researching. > Thanks > Carol A. Steele > Steele@lrgcg.com > Sandusky, Erie Co., OH >