Covered Wagon Ride

When we left Millersburg, Ohio we went south and west on highway 62, we had traveled to Millersburg from Warren, Ohio on the same highway. The highway is two line and narrow to boot. However it takes you into a world long past. In many areas of the drive it was up and down hills, around curves, lots of those, in fairly dense trees, like in a forest. We were in such an area soon after leaving Millersburg. We could imagine covered wagons, and Indian's lurking behind trees watching. It was like our ancestor's must have felt, hard going because of the hills and curves and fording creeks, we had a bridge but they didn't. It was a most awesome experience. Yes our covered wagon was 39 ft long and had a roar, nothing like the snorting of horses or oxen, but I would bet that our ancestor's were awed by the changing colors of the trees and bushes and the quiet with the sound of birds, running water and thanked God for their good fortune to be traveling into the unknown for new experiences and adventures.

We spent two nights at Mt. Gilead State Park right out side of the township of Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Another stop to do more genealogy research. The area is just as beautiful as our last stop for the same purpose. The court house was very old and was being renovated so looking through old records for births, death and marriages was a challenge for sure. Across the street in an old home that had been converted into a historical library was great. Spent two afternoons browsing through their cemetery information and found one of the ancestors I was looking for.

We are now parked at WalMart in Mansfield, Ohio, where, you guessed it, to do more genealogy research. We will leave here either Tuesday or Wednesday to start back west to South Dakota.