Lanier Township near Gratis in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Susan Haines Kendall

1952 - 2005

— Hall of Honor —

Susan Haines Kendall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Susan Haines Kendall Marker

Inscription. Preble County District Library director for 24 years, Kendall demonstrated her passion for gathering and sharing information by establishing the Internet era at PCDL and creating the library's genealogy center that remains a resource for genealogical documents accessed by individuals all over the world. She modernized and expanded the library's seven branches, including establishing the Eldorado branch, and provided leadership to state and local library and community organizations.

Inducted into the Hall of Honor July 1, 2018

As recorders of Preble County history, PCHS and The Register-Herald are natural partners in co-sponsoring the Hall of Honor

Erected 2018 by Preble County Historical Society - The Register-Herald. (Marker Number 39.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 2018.

Location. 39° 39.496′ N, 84° 32.849′ W. Marker is near Gratis, Ohio, in Preble County. It is in Lanier Township. It is at the intersection of Swartsel Road and Ohio Route 122, on the right when traveling south on Swartsel Road. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 7693 Swartsel Road, Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Diana L. Akers (here, next to this marker); William R. Goodheart, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Paul E. (1914-2007) & Ruth Phelps Fitzwater (1916-2004) (here, next to this marker); James Edward Quinn (here, next to this marker); Laura A. Hawes (here, next to this marker); Col. Charles M. Hendricks, MD (here, next to this marker); Timothy H. Miller (here, next to this marker); Clarence Irvin Kesler (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gratis.

Also see . . . Hall of Honor nominees sought. (Submitted on July 11, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve - Hall of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve - Hall of Honor

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