On Monday, February 16, the 26th president of the United States will visit Sonnenberg Village to speak to students from the Central

Christian School and home schooled children at the Sonnenberg Village Welcome Center. President Roosevelt will tell about his life, his family and his hopes and dreams for our country–stories full of adventure, laughter and inspiration. Joe Wiegand is the world’s premiere Theodore Roosevelt reprisor, delighting audiences in the White House and in all 50 states. He will speak at 9:00 a.m. and again at 2:00 p.m. We are reserving 50 tickets for our members at $10 each to raise funds for further electrical work in the Welcome Center. To purchase reserved tickets, send a check to the Kidron Community Historical Society, PO Box 234, Kidron, Ohio 44636, designating which lecture you wish to attend. Please send your reservation by February 2. After that date, any remaining tickets will be advertised and sold to the general public.

The Kidron Community Historical Society Newsletter

Volume 27 Winter 2015 Issue 1

Teddy Roosevelt Impersonator to Visit Sonnenberg Village

Five buildings have been moved to the Sonnenberg Village site. Besides those five, how many buildings can you think of that have been “on the move” in the Kidron area? Where were they originally located, and where were they moved to? Are they still there? Houses, businesses, churches, schools–anything goes.

To jump-start your thinking, try pondering the following questions:W1. hat is the most recent house that was moved, and where to?Who arranged to have their house moved after their death?2. What house was moved from behind a business, and where is it now?3. What building was moved over a hundred years ago, and how was it used?4. Who still lives in the house he/she grew up in, though it was moved?5. What house in the Sonnenberg valley was moved, but stayed in the valley?6. Where was the Grossenbacher house, and where did it get moved to?7. What building was cut in half in order for it to be moved to a new location?8. What old house has been taken down since it was moved?9. What house was moved from old Route 30 into town, and when?10. What building was 11. moved from in town to out on Route 250? How was it used?What two decades had the most moves?12.

Well, how did you do? If you could answer ten or more correctly, give yourself an A. Answer only half or fewer correctly, this program may be for you! In any case, come and join in the fun of reminiscing about some old buildings that have been on the move. The presentation will be of an audio-visual nature, with pictures of as many buildings as possible. Who knows, one of them may pertain to you or your family. There may even be a surprise or two! And you can help fill in the gaps of any buildings missed. Join us at the Sonnenberg Village Welcome Center for our annual meeting at 7:00 on Tuesday, February 24, to review the answers to these 12 questions and learn more about Kidron area buildings that have been on the move. It will be an evening of fun and even includes refreshments.

Photo Courtesy of MarkGlennStudio.

Annual Meeting February 24

Kidron Buildings On the Move

Do you know where this house was located, and where it was moved ? Who lived in the house, and what has since happened to it?

Glenford Gerber began volunteering at the Heritage Center in 2006, at the age of 80 and accumulated 106 hours before his health declined in 2011. Just weeks after his 88th birthday, Glenford passed away

on January 27, 2014. Glenford’s involvement with the Historical Society began long before he enthusiastically welcomed visitors at the Heritage Center. Glenford was a skilled woodworker who created many extraordinary bowls, vases and jewelry boxes from a diverse collection of wood. He donated a number of his pieces to the society to be sold at the annual auctions and from the Heritage Center Gift Shop. Glenford and his esteemed workmanship will be greatly missed.

New MembersJanet Barkas, Massillon OH

Gerber Feed Service, Dalton OHPhyllis Gerber, Apple Creek OH

Home Appliance Co. Inc., Massillon OHLes McBride, Massillon OHWes McBride, Wooster OH

Bill Paul, Charlotte NCKeith and Shirley Sommerfeld, Orrville OH

2014 at Sonnenberg Village

RememberingOur Volunteers

At the end of the year, it is appropriate to reflect on the blessings of the work which was accomplished in the village for the year with the generous financial support of our donors and the hard work of many volunteers.

The Lehman House is almost ready for rental• Landscaping is finished throughout the village• A road was constructed to the Lehman House• The Welcome Center (main level) is finished • and being rented regularlyThe $200,000 state grant is complete and closed • outA shed for equipment was restored and village • equipment is housed properly and securely

The acquisition/donation of a Ventrac was • finalized

Ada AmstutzJudy Amstutz

Ken and Vonnie AmstutzWilma Eash

Nancy GanyardAmos and Erma Geiser

Roger GeiserRon and LaVera GeiserDave and Leora Gerber

Judy GindlesbergerClint Hofstetter

Eldon KingNancy King

Heritage Center VolunteersEldon KornhausEileen LehmanGilda LehmanJohn LehmanNorma Mast

Bill and Kay MedfordGlenn Miller

Bill MoserClarence and Esther

NeuenschwanderBessie NussbaumCurt and Gloria

Nussbaum

Heinz and Rosa PeterWill Schloneger

Vernon and Carolyn Shoup

Fritz SprungerMahlon and Jean Steffen

Bud and Jean SteinerRachel SteinerClayton SteinerCindy Strubbe

Meg WilkinsCarol Yoder

Buckeye ExcavatingCentury Link

Coblentz Brothers, Inc.General Rent-All

Gerber Lumber & HardwareGerber Wood

Glass SpecialtiesHowmar Carpet

Sonnenberg Village Business SupportersKidron Electric

L.E. Sommer, Kidron Inc.Storck Film DesignTignor’s HardwareVenture Products

Weaver Commercial Contractors Inc Woodland Mulch

Wooster Glass

Central Christian School students: Abram Fuller, Jarrod Lepley, Gabriel Raber, Corbin Schrock,

Jon Woodrich; Leader Bob Troyer

Jon FielitzErnie Geiser

Glenn GerberHarley Gerber

Will Gerber

Sonnenberg Village VolunteersBrian Hofstetter

Jim & Belinda HoltzaepfelEthan Lehman

Ray & Allyson LeisyCliff LehmanJay Lehman

Mike LehmanWayne Liechty

Curt & Gloria NussbaumDan Miller

Rich Nussbaum

Vic SchantzOra Shetler

John SprungerJim StephensonClarence Steiner

Dallas SteinerSteve Steiner

Cindy StrubbeJoe Wolf

2015-2016 Heritage Center Exhibit

Jericho2014 Kidron Community Historical Society Donors

Enos & Judy Amstutz, OrrvilleEvelyn Amstutz, OrrvilleGlenn & Mary Amstutz,

Silverthorne COOrden Amstutz, OrrvilleRuth Amstutz, Dalton

Sherman & Lavonne Amstutz, Dalton

J. Augspurger, KidronJanet Barkas, Massillon

Craig Baumgartner, Versailles MO

Bud & Cathy Berger, Lebanon

Valeda Bezanson, Ft Myers FLDave & Penny Bixler,

LakewoodJohn Bixler, Iowa City IA

Bruce & Jill D. Breckbill, KidronDavid Broehl, Wooster

Tom & Rita Burke, Fishers INDan & Amy Burger, Vista CARay & Cindy Davies, Apple

CreekBill & Ruth Detweiler, KidronEastwood Manufacturing,

OrrvilleEverence, Kidron

First National Bank, KidronG & G Farms, Kidron

James & Connie Gage, Liberty Twp

Nancy Ganyard, Canal FultonAnna Gehman, Apple Creek

Gladys Geiser, DaltonRoger Geiser, Kidron

Gerber Feed Service, DaltonGerber Lumber & Hardware,

KidronGerber Wood Products, Kidron

Cletus & Lee Gerber, DaltonDave & Leora Gerber, Dalton

Dorothy Gerber, DaltonGerald & Sue Gerber, Apple

CreekGlenn Gerber, Apple Creek

Joanne Gerber, DaltonLillian Gerber, Kidron

Mike & Donna Gerber, Wooster

Ralph Gerber, BlufftonWallace Gerber, DaltonGerber’s Poultry, Kidron

Glenn & Ann Groh, DoverLanny Hann, Dalton

Himes, Slater & Hershberger, Kidron

David M. Hershberger, Moore SC

Vern & Shirley Hochstetler, Kidron

Clinton & Helen Hofstetter, Apple Creek

James W Hofstetter, Omaha NE

Rich & Mary Hofstetter, OrrvilleLois Holdsclaw, Purcell OK

Home Appliance Co., Massillon

Home Builders Assoc, Wayne, Wooster

Charles & Wanda Hostetler, Smithville

Hummel Group Inc, OrrvilleJoyce Huston, Kent WA

Carl & Anne Jantzen, Seven Mile

April 28

Members BanquetThe nineteenth annual members banquet and auction will be held on Tuesday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kidron Mennonite Church Fellowship Building. Invitations will be mailed in early April to all KCHS Lifetime and Heritage Club members and annual members who have paid their dues for 2015. Check your mailing label for your membership status. Annual members, if any date other than 2015 appears on your label, you are not a current member. If no date appears on your label, you are either a Lifetime or Heritage Club member. If there are two slashes (//), please consider becoming a new member. Any questions, feel free to call the center.

Upcoming EventsFebruary 24, 2015 | 7:00

Annual Meeting – Sonnenberg Village Welcome Center––––––––––––––––––––––

April 28, 2015 | 6:30Members Banquet – KMC Fellowship Hall

for members whose dues are current

A view of Jerico [sic] by photographer N.S.

Leading up to Kidron’s 200th Anniversary Celebration in 2019, the Heritage Center’s main exhibit will run on a two-year schedule so that more people are able to visit the displays and we can move toward Kidron’s 200th anniversary. The recent Sonnenberg Exhibit has ended and we are setting up the next exhibit celebrating the history of Jericho which will open on April 2. If you have photographs of Jericho or items related to that area just east of Kidron that you would be willing to lend to the Heritage Center for this two-year display, please call the center and leave a message, including how you may be contacted. Following is the schedule leading up to Kidron’s 200th Anniversary Celebration:

2013 and 2014 Sonnenberg2015 and 2016 Jericho2017 and 2018 Kidron2019 200th Anniversary Celebration

Gail Johnson, NavarreK & M Builders, Kidron

Glenn & Gloria Kaufmann, Orrville

Kevin & Sarah Kehrberg, Swannanoa NC

Kidron Auction, KidronKidron Community Council,

KidronKidron Electric Inc, Kidron

Kidron Supply-Water Treatment, Apple Creek

Kidron Town & Country, KidronKidron Vinyl, Kidron

Walter & Karen Kime, AshlandJames & Damaris Kirchhofer,

Honolulu HIEldon & Wava Kornhaus,

KidronLaVon & Janice Kratzer,

DaltonRosemary Kratzer, Dalton

Veryl & Miriam Kratzer, DaltonWayne Kratzer, Kidron

L.E. Sommer Kidron Inc, KidronGilda Lehman, Dalton

Lloyd & Esther Lehman, DaltonLouis Lehman, Albany ORM. David & Lois Lehman,

KidronRalph & Joanne Lehman,

Apple CreekLehman’s, Kidron

Ray & Allyson Leisy, WoosterCraig & Mary Liechty, Chagrin

FallsWayne & Joanna Liechty,

Kidron, Logee, Hostetler, Stutzman &

Lehman, WoosterJoe & Ana Mancini, Niagara

Falls ONMast Brothers Construction,

Apple CreekLois McAllister, Ft Myers FL

Julie Mennes, WoosterDan & Ruth Miller, Dalton

Glenn & Diane Miller, Apple Creek

Les & Barb Miller, DaltonLes & Trish Miller, MillersburgBill & Karen Mishler, DaltonMark & Marilyn Moffett, N

Kingstown RIEvelyn Moser, Dalton

Michael & Barbara Moser, Dalton

Virginia Moser, OrrvilleShirley Nettnin, Champaign IL

Clarence & Esther Neuenschwander, Apple

CreekHarlan & Mary

Neuenschwander, DaltonHarry & Viola

Neuenschwander, SalemKen & Connie

Neuenschwander, KidronMahlon & Sharon

Neuenschwander, Manheim PA

Ray & Mary Norr, KidronDale & Arlene Nussbaum,

DaltonDavid & Eldina Nussbaum,

OrrvilleJim & Dee Nussbaum, Kidron

Lyle Nussbaum, Apple CreekRichard & Judie Nussbaum,

DaltonP Graham Dunn, DaltonSteven & Colleen Parker,

CantonKip & Carolyn Patterson,

ColumbusHeinz & Rosa Peter, KidronPhyllis Pilcher, Jefferson ORRoger Pinkley, Glendale AZ

John & Barbara Ptuyac, Huntsville AL

R C Farm, KidronRaber Dental, Kidron

Raber Eye Care, KidronTheda Rayl, Clinton

Sandra Reinhard, Stevensville MD

Kent & Rita Richard, Talmage PA

James & Anna Jean Rios, Brookfield IL

Dave & Velda Rohrer, OrrvilleRobert & Joanne Romey,

DaltonVictor Schantz, Orrville

Schloneger’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream, Kidron

Ralph & Lila Smucker, Smithville

Randall & Ann Snyder, Columbus

John E Sommer, KidronFritz & Ellen Sprunger, OrrvilleJedd & Nanette Sprunger,

DaltonJohn & Janet Sprunger, Kidron

Tim & Sheila Sprunger, Northbridge MAMildred Stauffer, Fredericktown

Esther Steffen, DaltonChester Steiner, Kidron

Clayton & Ruth Steiner, OrrvilleDean & Prudy Steiner, Dalton

Lamont & Jen Steiner, Goshen IN

Raymond & Lucile Steiner, Dalton

Pearl Taylor, KidronShirley Thomas, Cedar Mt NC

Milt & Ann Troyer, KidronVT Hackney - Kidron Division,

KidronVillage Printing, Kidron

Wayne Co. Community Foundation, Wooster

Ada Mae Weaver, DaltonWeaver Commercial Contractor, Wooster

Weaver Custom Homes Inc, Wooster

Wenger Excavating Inc, Dalton

Darrell & Hannah Wenger, Harrisonburg VA

Wayne & Mary Wengerd, Dalton

Richard & Wilma Werstler, N Canton

John & Mollie Wetherill, Norwalk

Weyrauch’s Pharmacy, KidronHarry & Meg Wilkins, Dalton

Al Withrich, DaltonWoodland Mulch, OrrvilleDoris Zuercher, Orlando FL

Board President ................................................ Wayne LiechtyBoard Vice President ..........................................Glenn GerberBoard Treasurer.......................................... Richard NussbaumBoard Secretary ............................................Gloria KaufmannBoard Membership Chairperson .........................Leora GerberBoard Members ........................... Fritz Sprunger, J. Augspurger

Individual Annual Member ............................... $15Husband and Wife Annual Member ................ $25Organization Annual Member .......................... $35Individual Life Member .................................... $250Heritage Club Member ...................$1000 or more

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Kidron-Sonnenberg Heritage Center13153 Emerson Road ● Kidron, Ohio

OPEN APRIL through NOVEMBER ● THURSDAy and SATURDAy ● 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.CLOSED DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY and MARCH

The Heritage Center is closed December through March but welcomes appointments for tours and to visit the museum or Sonnenberg Village. Call and leave a message at 330-857-9111 for information or to schedule an appointment.

The Kidron Community Historical Society of Kidron, Ohio, founded in 1977, operates under the nonprofit charter granted by the State of Ohio. Your tax deductible gifts will help secure the future of the Historical Society and give you a part in preserving the heritage of this unique community.

AdministrationHeritage Center Director ......................................Prudy SteinerSonnenberg Village Project Director ..........................Ray LeisyBit o’ Vit Editor ...................................................Judie Nussbaum

Kidron Community Historical Society MembershipAnnual memberships are due in January. Membership expiration information is on your mailing label.