From Vermillion to Vermilion
The Vermilion Historical Society Presents:
From Vermillion to Vermilion featuring Rich Tarrant
H.R. “Harry” Williams
F.W. Wakefield
Rev. W.K. Williams
C.A. “Charlie” Trinter
Pearl Roscoe
George Fischer
Wm. Adam “Dad” Tischer
A.D. Baumhart
Edward M. Coen
H.B. Kishman
Most of these surnames are still familiar to many Vermilionites. During their lifetimes they helped shape our city from scrawny, sleepy Ohio village into one of the most pleasant and vibrant towns on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
Rich Tarrant, Curator of the Vermilion History Museum, will talk about their individual and collective roles in making “Vermillion” Vermilion.