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  • Audio Tour – Historical Landmarks
  • Audio Tour – Historical Residences
  • Columns by Regina Villiers
    • Kids await joys of summer
    • Keiko gets to come back – this time for college
    • Quilts to warm hearts of homeless
    • Era’s end, new library bring a twinge or two
    • These little lambs had a lot of help
    • School’s fresh, but faraway, memory
    • History buff a ‘Joy’ to have
    • Annual Quilting Bee for the Homeless
    • By all reports, Sellman program a success
    • Madeira Historical Society gets home with lots of history
    • Naming the best letters of the year
    • Medical pioneer had Madeira roots
    • Caring can change a life
    • Best tree decorations are made with touch of love
    • Madeira Library offers fun and literacy
    • Madeira vet remembers cold of Europe during World War II
    • Woman makes quilts old-fashioned way…by hand
    • Meeting keeps these ladies in stitches
    • Madeira teacher takes part in exchange program
    • Former student makes teacher proud
    • Writing class members pursue their dreams
    • Madeira sister pay tribute to Clooneys
    • Good people abound in Madeira, everywhere
    • Tarheels’ talents take them to tourney
    • Madeira resident receives major historical award
    • Sellman’s junior journalists make profession proud
    • Time is right for honoring men and women of World War II
    • It’s just the way a neighborhood should be
    • Letters tell about life, death
    • Hello, my name is Regina, and I am a quilt-a-holic
    • Getting to the ‘point’ in Madeira’s history
    • Villiers announces the MILER award winners for 1999
    • Thank you for your dedication to preserving the history of Madeira
    • Am I smarter than a fifth-grader? Now I know
    • Madeira writer has editor in her own back yard
    • Not even 90 years could slow Ethel Boyd down
    • Party celebrates Madeira bookstore anniversary
    • Keep sending letters
    • Everything but the kitchen sink
    • Beauty and expression found at Cincinnati ‘Big Pig Gig’
    • Excellence in schools began with Zachary DeMar
    • Madeira head librarian retires after 23 years of service
    • Faux flowers better than real thing
    • Madeira’s namesake never visited the city
    • Librarian found happiness in her own neighborhood
    • Time to record family history is now
    • Researching post office learns to be a difficult task
    • Class sends kids down in the dirt
    • Madeira’s doll maker has live-in chef
    • Young golfer displays drive for excellence
    • Civil War general passed through Madeira area
    • Vet’s war experience appears in book
    • Wilson’s legacy lives on through tournament, scholarship
    • Remembering a simple life in the old days
    • Remembering the simple pleasures of childhood
    • Give yourself a St. Patrick’s Day gift
    • Madeira’s musical traditions reaching next generation
    • Students offer heart-felt advice about friendship
    • Fourth graders give expert advice to new students
    • Madeira’s taxidermist made it as bird man in Florida
    • Mickie Hummel: A lesson in living
    • Computers may make life easier, but not the library
    • Musical writer wins $100 bond for self, computers for school
    • Veterans merit continued thanks
    • Old picnic grounds now but a memo
    • Chief records department history
    • 26-year-old tornado still fresh in Madeira
    • Relief fund kept community spirit strong in 30s
    • Bill Hoffeld one the “good guys”     
    • Archaeology hobby spans decades
    • To make history, write it down like Roger Ward
    • Residents recall ‘the corner’ of days gone by
    • Navy veterans never forget their ship
    • Presently, historical society future is bright
    • Morgan Gift Shop offered treasures
    • The Dianna Bartles that only I know
    • Kids learning from Suburban Life columns
    • For this group, Tuesdays bring out artistic expressions
    • Do you remember ’37 flood?
    • Madeira alum provides ‘first person’ history lesson
    • Quilting team blankets shelters, orphanages
    • 1st mayor defeated tuberculosis
    • We’ll think of Bill, and smile
    • Granddaughters of Madeira’s first mayor reminisce
    • The 1997 MILER goes to busy, working mom
    • Couple celebrates Christmas with Tradition
    • Family has two World War II veterans
    • Women remember WWII
    • Take time to remember forgotten heroines
    • Historical Society finds future home
    • Postcards become instant artifacts
    • Madeira schools will celebrate 80 years
    • Story happens in my own backyard
    • Machine age beginnings in Madeira
    • 40-somethings treasure Dot, Mack
    • Students learn Madeira history step by step
    • Know what was Madeira’s hub during 19th century?
    • Traction cars gave Madeira residents a way out of town
    • No doubt about it, Madeira loves a parade
    • Remember when boys published their newspaper?
    • It’s just the way a neighborhood should be
    • Search continues for a missing mayor’s photos
    • Madeira woman, WWII veteran reflects on her storied life
    • Teachers deserve more than day of appreciation
    • Road names have special meanings in Madeira
    • New store: Better than crackers in a barrel
    • Talk of radio programs hits Madeira with nostalgia   
    • Many remember dedicated, nurturing teacher
    • Railroad was once Madeira’s link to the world
    • Hollywood actress remembers Madeira store
    • With a little help from my friends…
    • Life’s stories told through death
    • Retired principal talks about history of school
    • Columnist learns value of recycling newspapers
    • Case house a sturdy reminder of Madeira’s past
    • Ward spends life serving city
    • School’s fresh, but faraway, memory
    • Memories of city building live on
    • Remembering horses and buggies and mules
    • Former usher remembers Camargo Theater
    • Cemetery in front yard tells a story
    • Grandpa Elliott gets around, just not on horses
    • Historical gala a novel event
    • Morgan’s Raiders display offers step back in time
    • DeMar family history recorded in survivor’s book
    • Cornet Band featured many DeMars
    • DeMar name dates back to early Madeira days
    • Hunting in Madeira helped support families
    • Mayor Brown was popular in Madeira
    • Valentine Memories
    • Commuter train –lifeline of Madeira
    • Mary Lou DeMar called two Madeira Sears houses home
    • So different; so familiar Madeira of 1913 much smaller, but still had hometown feel
    • Remember when sledders, skaters flocked to Madeira?
    • Principal quarterbacks school to national honor
    • Madeira News gives glimpse of past
    • ‘Miss Nelly’ seen in wildflowers, birds
    • Madeira has ghosts in its own haunted house
    • Area’s roots date back 100 years
    • Helen Morgan’s story worth telling, long overdue
    • History students digging for answers about old mill
    • When life was one giant picnic
    • Oscar Meyer driving force for much of Madeira’s history
    • Madeira man eagerly shares history facts
    • End of an era:  Friendly’s closes doors in Madeira
    • Tice’s Grocery Store ruled Madeira for 10 years
    • Memories of Madeira’s Bauer family fading
    • Property turned into nature center, arboretum
    • Madeira teacher retires after 35-year run
    • Last moments of B-17 bomber captured in painting
    • Summer writing vacation interrupted by noisy ghost
    • No Complaints to register with this ‘machine’
    • That’s Precinct ‘H’ – as in home
    • Memories of Juler Avenue stretch all the way to Florida
    • This Brownie’s viewfinder sees nothing but beauty
    • How do you get a name like Jethve?
    • When a man becomes a boy  
    • Christmas was magic, without razzle-dazzle
    • Remembering the ghosts of Christmas presents
    • When Madeira went to War, a homespun newsletter followed WWII troops around the world
    • “Sawdust and Shavings” prompts vets’ memories
    • Farming, love for animals all in the Hosbrook family
    • Many a kid knew Dot and Mack
    • Hosbrooks settled Madeira area 200 years ago
    • Madeira’s first teacher had several occupations
    • This wasn’t what was intended for barn
    • Loss of Madeira friend takes bit of city’s history
    • Getting to know Miss Hosbrook
    • Muchmore’s barn left as legacy for Madeira
    • WWII vet recalls D-Day, and service
    • Firemen save lives…and keep a tidy house, too
    • Welcome to my hometown
    • Writers serve as idols, inspire hideaway
    • Grandmother’s heart offers images of love
    • World War II vet always a musician
    • Mystery Man or Just Snow Job?
    • This Old Soldier Not About to Fade Away
    • Man with Madeira Roots Wrote Inspiring Book
    • Diary Captures Life of 1800’s
    • Hosbrook Bird Sanctuary Provides Peaceful Oasis
    • When Cornets Were Close at Hand
  • Carol’s Madeira History Stories
    • A 1948 Bird’s Eye View
    • Madeira’s Second Historic Area
    • Corner of Camargo and Miami; the Dones Family
    • Remembering the Muchmore Barn
    • Swinging on the Swing Line
    • Madeira: Electrified
    • The Oldest Building in Madeira
    • Reading, ‘Ritin’, & ‘Rithmetic’ in Early Madeira Public Schools
    • People Helping People
    • Let’s Go Kroger-ing
    • As Madeira Kroger Celebrates Nearly 100 Years
    • So Luckey!
    • Water, Creeks, and Ponds in Madeira
    • Drinking Water at its Best
    • You’ve Got Mail
    • Once Upon A Time
    • What’s in a Name?
    • Madeira Village Hall, Then and Now
    • Unraveling the Hosbrooks
    • She was such a Good Nurse
    • From Pennies & Pups – to Pills & Phosphates
    • Where’s There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
    • Summer Days at the Fountain
  • History 1787 – 1939
  • History 1940 – Present
  • Hoffmann Library Catalog
  • Vintage Newsletters Archive
  • Street Names

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    • Home
    • Constitution and Bylaws
    • Assistant Archivist’s Desk
    • Photos
      • In the Community
      • Beyond the Classroom
      • From the Archives
      • Around the Museum
    • Program Videos Archive
    • Audio Tour – Historical Landmarks
    • Audio Tour – Historical Residences
    • Columns by Regina Villiers
      • Kids await joys of summer
      • Keiko gets to come back – this time for college
      • Quilts to warm hearts of homeless
      • Era’s end, new library bring a twinge or two
      • These little lambs had a lot of help
      • School’s fresh, but faraway, memory
      • History buff a ‘Joy’ to have
      • Annual Quilting Bee for the Homeless
      • By all reports, Sellman program a success
      • Madeira Historical Society gets home with lots of history
      • Naming the best letters of the year
      • Medical pioneer had Madeira roots
      • Caring can change a life
      • Best tree decorations are made with touch of love
      • Madeira Library offers fun and literacy
      • Madeira vet remembers cold of Europe during World War II
      • Woman makes quilts old-fashioned way…by hand
      • Meeting keeps these ladies in stitches
      • Madeira teacher takes part in exchange program
      • Former student makes teacher proud
      • Writing class members pursue their dreams
      • Madeira sister pay tribute to Clooneys
      • Good people abound in Madeira, everywhere
      • Tarheels’ talents take them to tourney
      • Madeira resident receives major historical award
      • Sellman’s junior journalists make profession proud
      • Time is right for honoring men and women of World War II
      • It’s just the way a neighborhood should be
      • Letters tell about life, death
      • Hello, my name is Regina, and I am a quilt-a-holic
      • Getting to the ‘point’ in Madeira’s history
      • Villiers announces the MILER award winners for 1999
      • Thank you for your dedication to preserving the history of Madeira
      • Am I smarter than a fifth-grader? Now I know
      • Madeira writer has editor in her own back yard
      • Not even 90 years could slow Ethel Boyd down
      • Party celebrates Madeira bookstore anniversary
      • Keep sending letters
      • Everything but the kitchen sink
      • Beauty and expression found at Cincinnati ‘Big Pig Gig’
      • Excellence in schools began with Zachary DeMar
      • Madeira head librarian retires after 23 years of service
      • Faux flowers better than real thing
      • Madeira’s namesake never visited the city
      • Librarian found happiness in her own neighborhood
      • Time to record family history is now
      • Researching post office learns to be a difficult task
      • Class sends kids down in the dirt
      • Madeira’s doll maker has live-in chef
      • Young golfer displays drive for excellence
      • Civil War general passed through Madeira area
      • Vet’s war experience appears in book
      • Wilson’s legacy lives on through tournament, scholarship
      • Remembering a simple life in the old days
      • Remembering the simple pleasures of childhood
      • Give yourself a St. Patrick’s Day gift
      • Madeira’s musical traditions reaching next generation
      • Students offer heart-felt advice about friendship
      • Fourth graders give expert advice to new students
      • Madeira’s taxidermist made it as bird man in Florida
      • Mickie Hummel: A lesson in living
      • Computers may make life easier, but not the library
      • Musical writer wins $100 bond for self, computers for school
      • Veterans merit continued thanks
      • Old picnic grounds now but a memo
      • Chief records department history
      • 26-year-old tornado still fresh in Madeira
      • Relief fund kept community spirit strong in 30s
      • Bill Hoffeld one the “good guys”     
      • Archaeology hobby spans decades
      • To make history, write it down like Roger Ward
      • Residents recall ‘the corner’ of days gone by
      • Navy veterans never forget their ship
      • Presently, historical society future is bright
      • Morgan Gift Shop offered treasures
      • The Dianna Bartles that only I know
      • Kids learning from Suburban Life columns
      • For this group, Tuesdays bring out artistic expressions
      • Do you remember ’37 flood?
      • Madeira alum provides ‘first person’ history lesson
      • Quilting team blankets shelters, orphanages
      • 1st mayor defeated tuberculosis
      • We’ll think of Bill, and smile
      • Granddaughters of Madeira’s first mayor reminisce
      • The 1997 MILER goes to busy, working mom
      • Couple celebrates Christmas with Tradition
      • Family has two World War II veterans
      • Women remember WWII
      • Take time to remember forgotten heroines
      • Historical Society finds future home
      • Postcards become instant artifacts
      • Madeira schools will celebrate 80 years
      • Story happens in my own backyard
      • Machine age beginnings in Madeira
      • 40-somethings treasure Dot, Mack
      • Students learn Madeira history step by step
      • Know what was Madeira’s hub during 19th century?
      • Traction cars gave Madeira residents a way out of town
      • No doubt about it, Madeira loves a parade
      • Remember when boys published their newspaper?
      • It’s just the way a neighborhood should be
      • Search continues for a missing mayor’s photos
      • Madeira woman, WWII veteran reflects on her storied life
      • Teachers deserve more than day of appreciation
      • Road names have special meanings in Madeira
      • New store: Better than crackers in a barrel
      • Talk of radio programs hits Madeira with nostalgia   
      • Many remember dedicated, nurturing teacher
      • Railroad was once Madeira’s link to the world
      • Hollywood actress remembers Madeira store
      • With a little help from my friends…
      • Life’s stories told through death
      • Retired principal talks about history of school
      • Columnist learns value of recycling newspapers
      • Case house a sturdy reminder of Madeira’s past
      • School’s fresh, but faraway, memory
      • Ward spends life serving city
      • Memories of city building live on
      • Remembering horses and buggies and mules
      • Former usher remembers Camargo Theater
      • Cemetery in front yard tells a story
      • Grandpa Elliott gets around, just not on horses
      • Historical gala a novel event
      • Morgan’s Raiders display offers step back in time
      • DeMar family history recorded in survivor’s book
      • Cornet Band featured many DeMars
      • DeMar name dates back to early Madeira days
      • Hunting in Madeira helped support families
      • Mayor Brown was popular in Madeira
      • Valentine Memories
      • Commuter train –lifeline of Madeira
      • Mary Lou DeMar called two Madeira Sears houses home
      • So different; so familiar Madeira of 1913 much smaller, but still had hometown feel
      • Remember when sledders, skaters flocked to Madeira?
      • Principal quarterbacks school to national honor
      • Madeira News gives glimpse of past
      • ‘Miss Nelly’ seen in wildflowers, birds
      • Madeira has ghosts in its own haunted house
      • Area’s roots date back 100 years
      • Helen Morgan’s story worth telling, long overdue
      • History students digging for answers about old mill
      • When life was one giant picnic
      • Oscar Meyer driving force for much of Madeira’s history
      • Madeira man eagerly shares history facts
      • End of an era:  Friendly’s closes doors in Madeira
      • Tice’s Grocery Store ruled Madeira for 10 years
      • Memories of Madeira’s Bauer family fading
      • Property turned into nature center, arboretum
      • Madeira teacher retires after 35-year run
      • Last moments of B-17 bomber captured in painting
      • Summer writing vacation interrupted by noisy ghost
      • No Complaints to register with this ‘machine’
      • That’s Precinct ‘H’ – as in home
      • Memories of Juler Avenue stretch all the way to Florida
      • This Brownie’s viewfinder sees nothing but beauty
      • How do you get a name like Jethve?
      • When a man becomes a boy  
      • Christmas was magic, without razzle-dazzle
      • Remembering the ghosts of Christmas presents
      • When Madeira went to War, a homespun newsletter followed WWII troops around the world
      • “Sawdust and Shavings” prompts vets’ memories
      • Farming, love for animals all in the Hosbrook family
      • Many a kid knew Dot and Mack
      • Hosbrooks settled Madeira area 200 years ago
      • Madeira’s first teacher had several occupations
      • This wasn’t what was intended for barn
      • Loss of Madeira friend takes bit of city’s history
      • Getting to know Miss Hosbrook
      • Muchmore’s barn left as legacy for Madeira
      • WWII vet recalls D-Day, and service
      • Firemen save lives…and keep a tidy house, too
      • Welcome to my hometown
      • Writers serve as idols, inspire hideaway
      • Grandmother’s heart offers images of love
      • World War II vet always a musician
      • Mystery Man or Just Snow Job?
      • This Old Soldier Not About to Fade Away
      • Man with Madeira Roots Wrote Inspiring Book
      • Diary Captures Life of 1800’s
      • Hosbrook Bird Sanctuary Provides Peaceful Oasis
      • When Cornets Were Close at Hand
    • Carol’s Madeira History Stories
      • A 1948 Bird’s Eye View
      • Madeira’s Second Historic Area
      • Corner of Camargo and Miami; the Dones Family
      • Remembering the Muchmore Barn
      • Swinging on the Swing Line
      • Madeira: Electrified
      • The Oldest Building in Madeira
      • Reading, ‘Ritin’, & ‘Rithmetic’ in Early Madeira Public Schools
      • People Helping People
      • Let’s Go Kroger-ing
      • As Madeira Kroger Celebrates Nearly 100 Years
      • So Luckey!
      • Water, Creeks, and Ponds in Madeira
      • Drinking Water at its Best
      • You’ve Got Mail
      • Once Upon A Time
      • What’s in a Name?
      • Madeira Village Hall, Then and Now
      • Unraveling the Hosbrooks
      • She was such a Good Nurse
      • From Pennies & Pups – to Pills & Phosphates
      • Where’s There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
      • Summer Days at the Fountain
    • History 1787 – 1939
    • History 1940 – Present
    • Hoffmann Library Catalog
    • Vintage Newsletters Archive
    • Street Names
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