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6. There is too little of this history taught,

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:38 PM

Sep 2015

and for many of us only happenstance leads us to it. It sounds like Gouldtown is still thriving with the descendants of the original founders.

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An Ohio town where races have mixed freely for more than 200 years [View all] brer cat Sep 2015 OP

Born and raised in Ohio and never knew about bvf Sep 2015 #1

Thanks for adding that link. brer cat Sep 2015 #2

Screen play idea -Ohio JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #3

There is too little of this history taught, brer cat Sep 2015 #6

It's amazing isn't it? nc4bo Sep 2015 #11

I agree. brer cat Sep 2015 #12

Are you serious? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #7

Thank-you for that article! We're a branch off Pierce/Cuff line. nc4bo Sep 2015 #10

Henry Louis Gates' "Finding Your Roots" series went to a town like this ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2015 #5

Could it have been in JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #8

This is very cool. K&R Number23 Sep 2015 #9