Ernie J. Shannon
The Columbus Ohio Temple
Twenty-five years ago, temple-building by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had only recently taken on the urgency that is now the norm. This book describes the history of the Columbus Ohio Temple from the months leading up to the announcement by President Gordon B. Hinckley that it would be built until its dedication nearly two years later.
Ohio Turfgrass Foundation
After accepting the opportunity to write a history of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, I drove through several local suburbs to take a fresh look at some of the wonderful lawns and gardens which we take for granted in 21st century America. With a new perspective I saw in a different light what I had come to accept without thought: Our communities exhibit an incredible sea of green as neighborhood after neighborhood unfolds beautifully kept lawns, gardens, and park settings. It is a testimony to American ingenuity and hard work that across this broad continent and an array of climates, middle class families can grow a quality of grass only kings and queens could have engineered 200 years ago.
