Kidron, Ohio

Last week we went back to my hometown, Kidron - OH to visit family. My brothers also were able to be there from Washington DC and San Fransisco. Just a few pictures of Kidron. It is a Swiss Mennonite community in the heart of Amish country. Our town is about 800-1,000 people. For such a small community we have several larger businesses such as Lehman's Hardware, Kidron Body, live animal auction weekly, lumber yard, furniture stores, quilt shop, and a grocery store.

This is normal scene around town. On this day there was an auction selling handmade quilts, furniture, and baked goods to help the Amish medical fund. They don't have insurance and they try to raise money to help children that are handicapped and need medical assistance. We saw some beautiful quilts.

This front part is the original of Lehman's Hardware. My uncle bought the hardware and then my father went into a partnershipwith him. Over the years they have catered to the Amish with nonelectric items and they also have a nonelectric catalog. http://lehmans.com/ Growing up I got to participate in helping out in many areas from putting labels on catalogs, cleaning the store and also working in the office with my Aunt Pearl.

We have a volunteer fire department which my dad was part of for 30 years or more. I have some fun memories playing down there. Notice there is a barber shop in the front part.

This is downtown Kidron - no stop sign or stoplight

This is my parents home. They built this duplex about three years ago. We had lived on the "edge" of town. They built the house and moved in when I was a year old. It had been the only house I had ever lived in. It was hard to sell it but they really enjoy a smaller area. Fortunately, my neighborhood friend, Julie and her husband bought their house.