Dale Thomas is the archivist for the Olmsted Historical Society in North Olmsted, Ohio. He is a retired teacher with a BS from Kent State University and a MA from Case Western Reserve University. He served as a judge for History Day at Case Western Reserve University, tour advisor at the Western Reserve Historical Society, and historian for the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable. He has written five books: Images of America, North Olmsted; Then & Now, Olmsted; Lincoln’s Old Friends of Menard County, Illinois; Civil War Soldiers of Greater Cleveland, Letters Home to Cuyahoga County; and Cleveland in World War I.