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Historical fact adorns bare branches of the family trees

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

The Ohio Genealogical Society is the educational and research repository of Ohio genealogical and historical information.

How does your energy knowledge rate?

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

Take a few minutes to test your knowledge of energy-related issues with this quiz from the Energy Information Administration.

Answers are based on data collected by the Energy Information Administration through December 2000. You’ll find them following the questions.

Learn all about Quaker Sam

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

John Cabas, former coach at Salem, will be at the Salem Historical Society Feb. 11 for Quaker Sam display.

Mann Library unveils rare ag books

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

Cornell University has established a Web site devoted to making available full-text copies of more than 800 important agricultural texts.

Master Gardener calendars now available

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

2001 Garden Calendars coordinated by the Tri-State Area Master Gardener Association are available from Hancock County extension.

Media hype raising false expectations for online investors

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

Investors around the world are risking losing their investments - lured by aggressive advertising and publicity that tout the lucrative prospects of online investing.

Meeting for game breeders and hunting preserves

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will hold the Pennsylvania Game Breeders and Hunting Preserves annual meeting, Feb. 25-27.

Ohio cattle and calf numbers are in

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

The number of cattle and calves in Ohio on Jan. 1 was estimated at 1.24 million head, unchanged from last year.

Ohio’s swine industry free of pseudorabies

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

USDA’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service designates Ohio as pseudorabies virus-free, certifying that every herd in Ohio is free of the virus.

Pecking away at chicken bacterium

Thursday, February 8, 2001 by Other News

Ohio State researchers looking for answers to a major food-borne illness in the organism’s most common host - chickens.