A Publication of the THE Wyoming Historical HISTORICAL Society January 2021 RECORD Vol. 41 No. 1 Member of: MEET......CLARA BARNEY FISK Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, There are stories and more stories American Association for State about Mrs. Fisk. She was nice. She and Local History, was a witch. She had cats. She had a Ohio History Connection bear. All the things you would expect about an older lady who lived back off OFFICERS: the road in a big Victorian house and Jim Walton, President didn’t socialize much. Carol Beeson, Vice-President Jeff Blunt, Treasurer In reality, Clara Louise Barney Fisk Open, Secretary was the oldest daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Roderick Barney. She was born here in Wyoming in 1878 at 661 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Sheri Callaghan Glenway, the house she lived in her Mickey Jewett entire life. Clara Barney in her driveway. Look David LeBuhn carefully at the building behind her. That David Lentz is the Stearns Mansion being built. Mike O’Neill Brian Pitman It was a beautiful home Carolyn Rand Sue Saylors with exquisite woodwork Sue Wilson throughout and plenty of book shelves. Those shelves Sherry Sheffield were filled with first editions. Newsletter Editor & Mayor Barney and his Office Manager brother, Howard, who lived in the Victorian next door, both worked for Robert Clarke Wyoming Historical Society Publishing in downtown 800 Oak Avenue Cincinnati. Howard’s house, Wyoming OH 45215 513.842.1383 later known as the Applegate House, is now the site of two
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