by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 21, 2019 | Events
The party hostess: Helen Sebring Gahris We return today to the oral history provided by William H. Morgan for a description of the dinner party and its hostess. The Lakeside Club of Canton had scheduled a dinner dance for Saturday, August 23rd, and Mr. and Mrs. W. I....
by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 20, 2019 | Events
Who Was Col. Weybrecht? In this part of the Great Olive Poisoning story, we will take a look at who Col. Charles C. Weybrecht was. The following information comes from William H. Morgan’s recounting of the story as part of Rodman Public Library’s Oral...
by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 19, 2019 | Events
Introduction August 23, 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the Great Olive Poisoning, which killed five prominent citizens of Alliance, the Lakeside Club (Canton, Ohio) chef, and waiter and sickened four others attending a celebratory dinner party. William H....
by Alliance Historical Society | May 6, 2019 | Events
The Alliance Historical Society Antique and Collectible Auction scheduled May 18 at the Alliance Elks Lodge will be an opportunity to peek into, and go home with, a little bit of Alliance history. That was the objective of Frances “Peanut” Kirby when she...
