Threads through time: A discovery of old letters links families, preserves county history
Lynne Rosamond carefully unfolds a letter from another century. The handwriting is small and close, the paper fragile with age. Not unexpected in correspondence penned 170 years ago. It is one of several letters from the mid-1800s discovered in family memorabilia at Franklin Square, the circa 1835 home of Lilla Pratt Rosamond until her passing in 2009.
Buying a piece of history: Market for antebellum homes changing in Columbus
There are dozens of homes for sale in Columbus, but three historic homes on the market on the city’s north side, all within a few blocks of each other, have become a source of curiosity.