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Before Massillon, there was Kendal, Ohio. The story of these communities is a tapestry of local, national, and international history. Referencing new archival discoveries in the Massillon Museum, Spring Hill Historic Home, and Massillon Public Library collections, this book tells stories of early Kendal and Massillon, shedding light on the Ohio frontier and its pioneers from 1812 to 1860. Kendal was founded in 1812 by Thomas and Charity Rotch, prominent Quakers from powerful New England whaling families. Kendal became an Owenite utopian socialistic community between 1826 and 1829, visited by Robert Owen himself. In 1826, James Duncan founded Massillon, bordering the Tuscarawas River, the boundary between the United States and Indian Territory. Massillon attracted inventors such as photographic pioneer Abel Fletcher, who invented the paper negative in his South Erie Street studio. Both Kendal and Massillon were hubs for Underground Railroad activities.

2014 marked the centennial of the beginning of World War I. In order to teach students the significance of the war and create a different learning experience, teachers Michele Pedone, Greg Eibel, and Amy Eibel at Faircrest Memorial Middle School and photographer Mandy Altimus Pond teamed up to recreate historic photographs and posters that highlight important aspects of the war. Students could choose one of three topics to research and participate in: Women and War, Propaganda, and War Technology. The students wrote a label explaining why they created the photographs.These images were exhibited as part of Faircrest's annual Veteran's Day program on November 10, 2014, and at Second April Galerie in downtown Canton from December 4, 2014 through January 3, 2015.

A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond is a triptych of classic Grimm stories, composed of 54 color photographs with accompanying tales by Jason Daniel Myers, Margy Vogt, and Andrew Kozma. Two and a half years in the making, A Long Time Ago is a result of more than 140 talented volunteers who gave their time and talents to reimagine these fairytales.

Before Massillon, there was Kendal, Ohio. The story of these communities is a tapestry of local, national, and international history. Referencing new archival discoveries in the Massillon Museum, Spring Hill Historic Home, and Massillon Public Library collections, this book tells stories of early Kendal and Massillon, shedding light on the Ohio frontier and its pioneers from 1812 to 1860. Kendal was founded in 1812 by Thomas and Charity Rotch, prominent Quakers from powerful New England whaling families. Kendal became an Owenite utopian socialistic community between 1826 and 1829, visited by Robert Owen himself. In 1826, James Duncan founded Massillon, bordering the Tuscarawas River, the boundary between the United States and Indian Territory. Massillon attracted inventors such as photographic pioneer Abel Fletcher, who invented the paper negative in his South Erie Street studio. Both Kendal and Massillon were hubs for Underground Railroad activities.