Olney

This Guide To Olney’S Past Compiles Many Snippets Of Area History Found In Manuscripts And Reference Books. Chapters Include: A Road From The Past To The Present; Land Speculators Early Settlers And Village Ghosts; A Dingy Old Place; The Farmer’S Greatest Gift; The Civil War: A Community Divided; Cultivating The Mind And Soul; The Golden Age Of Medicine; Death Of Old Olney; The Community’S Foundation; And The Birth Of New Olney. Photographs A Map Of Area Land Grants Recollections Of Longtime Residents And An Index To Full-Names Places And Subjects Add To The Value Of This Work.