Lincoln's Old Friends of Menard County, Illinois
Dale Thomas is a graduate of Kent State University (BS in social studies and education) and Case Western Reserve University (MA in history). He retired after teaching social studies for thirty-one years at Bay High School in Bay Village, Ohio. In addition to serving as a judge for History Day at Case Western Reserve University, he has been an advisor for tours at the Western Reserve Historical Society and historian for the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable.At the present time, Thomas is the archivist and vice-president for the Olmsted Historical Society and a member of the North Olmsted Landmarks Commission. He is the author of the booksImages of America: North OlmstedandThen & Now: Olmsted.After serving in the U.S. Army, Thomas married Lea Roth in 1963. They live in North Olmsted, Ohio, and have two sons, Scot and Geoffrey. A retired teacher like her husband, Lea Thomas is a direct descendant of Bennett and Elizabeth Abell. Her interest in family genealogy led to the writing of this book.