Brandon Hord grew up in Fremont, Ohio. He studied at Bowling Green State University, where he earned his BA and MA degrees in history. Brandon writes and lectures about various aspects of history. Larry Michaels is a Lutheran pastor at Martin Luther Church in Toledo, Ohio, and has a PhD in English from the University of Toledo, where he taught for many years. Larry has written several books about the history of northwest Ohio, and he now lives in Fremont with his wife, Suzi.