1914 EWING'S LANNING SCHOOL

I see my former boss, Ed Gainsborg in the photo, along with Bill Disbrow, whose brother George worked with me and the aforementioned boss at Trenton Bearing Co. back in the 1950's. Also in the photo is Lloyd Ruch, who went on to be the founder of Ruch's Tire establishment on North Olden Avenue Extension in Ewing.

Unfortunately, there are pathetically few visitors to this site who are over the age of 70. Equally unfortunate is the fact that those in that generation would find much of the posts on this site to be "historic treasures," as one old timer who took the time to learn how to surf the web put it in one of my guest book entries. However, we must learn to live with the fact that these newfangled computers are too difficult to learn for some, and focus on the fact that what is being preserved here will be available for future scholars and others who are interested in our local historical heritage.

1938: EWING'S LANNING SCHOOL

Reading through this list of students at Lanning magically took me back to 1952 when I began working at what would become a dead end job. I see two of my fellow workers at the old Trenton Bearing Company on No. Olden Avenue in the list: The late Bill Kuestner, and a fellow I still see to this day at Central Baptist Church in Ewing, George Disbrow. There are so many other familiar names: Hollis Wyks, Cal Steepy, and many other old line Ewing natives.

1934: Mini History of Ewing Township

Back in 1934, the Trenton Sunday Times Advertiser ran a weekly series featuring a thumbnail sketch of the communities in Mercer County. The above graphic on Ewing Township is very interesting. Remember: Full page scans can be difficult to read. I suggest you temporarily change to a monitor resolution of 800 x 600.