Fellow researchers, Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and shopped at company stores with vouchers. There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others that I am not aware of. If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

I would love to attend the Amherst presentation on the quarries. I live in Florida, however, and cannot make it. My grandfather, John (Johann) Reinhardt, an immigrant from Germany lived in Amerst and worked in the quarry there. My father, Ernst Reinhardt, worked in the quarry there, also. He operated the train which brought the stone out. My mother and father were divorced and I lived with my mother in the east. I would visit Amherst in the summers and remember those yawning holes in the ground where the quarries were. I also remember swimming in one of them and how cold the water was. Thank you for bringing back memories. Barbara Shirley-Scott Florida I, too, would love to have any notes from the quarry meeting in Amherst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "NM Meyers" <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Ancestor a quarry worker? > Fellow researchers, > Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some > sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of > Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated > and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and > shopped at company stores with vouchers. > There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., > Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others > that I am not aware of. > If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear > about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your > calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at > the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. > BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > >