I guess I should have given the sub-title of the book. It is "A book of supplementary reading materials devoted to important historical personalities of a four-county area embracing Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Counties in Ohio and Mercer County Pennsylvania." It is an elementary text. One of the books mentions 3rd grade level, so the reading are pretty basic. Do our children even learn much local history nowadays? The chapters are: 1. The People of Our Community (tells of Christopher Heydrick, Mercer Co and discovering the mound builders) 2.James Jeffers and the Two Indians (Mercer Co) 3. Benjamin Stokely, The Man Who Could Do Almost Anthing (Mercer Co) 4. The Trader Who Married a Barefooted Girl (James Hillman-Mahoning, John Young also mentioned of Youngstown) 5. How Mrs. Fitch Helped When Our Community Was Young (Mrs. Cook Fitch-Canfield, also Elisha Whittlesey and wife) 6. How Isaac and Phineas Built a Little Mill (Mahoning-Isaac Powers, Phineas HIll-Mill Creek) 7. Perlee Brush and the Little Log School House (Youngstown-Robert Montgomery) 8. How Horses Raced on the River That Seldom Freezes (Mahoning iver)( George Tod, Judge Rayen, James Hillman, Calvin Pease, General Wadsworth, Mr. Mygatt, Mr. Clendenin, John Woodridge) 9. Samuel Parsons and The Spring that Gave Salty Water ( General Samuel Holdren Parsons, George McMahon) 10. Asael Adams, The Postman Who Carried the Bullets (Trumbull County) 11. Thomas Webb's Little Newspaper (Warren, Trumbull County) 12. The Eaton Brothers Who Built Little Iron Furnaces (Daniel & James Eaton, Struthers Ohio) 13. James Bennett's Little Oven that Baked Dishes Instead of Cookies (East Liverpool) 14. When Mrs. Tanner Went to the County Fair (Edmund & Huldah Tanner) 15. The Enemy General Who Was Captured in Our Own Backyard (Columbiana County-General John Morgan) 16. A Village that Gave a Girll Her Name and Her Freedom (Salem Ohio- Abby Kelly Foster & Abby Kelly Salem) 17. The Man Who Wrote Schoolbooks for Grandpa (William Holmes McGuffey) 18. The Man Who Liked to Watch the Stars (Doctor John Peate) 19. Our Community Gave Our Country a President (McKinley) As I said these are told in story form, not much genealogical dating, but if your family ties into one of these they are nice tales to include in a family book) And if you enjoy history as I do, they are interesting. Joanne