Bainbridge historian June Gregg still using bank account opened in 1913
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Longtime Bainbridge historian June Gregg, who will be celebrating her 100th birthday with family and friends at an open house on Saturday, June 4, is still using a bank savings account that was opened in 1913.
The Associated Press reports this week that Gregg's bank account is the same one her father opened for her in January 1913, when she wasn't even a year-and-a-half old.
A friend told the people at Gregg's small-town bank in southern Ohio.
"That perked my ears up, because I was like, '1913?!'" Doug Shoemaker, general manager of what's now a Huntington National Bank branch, told the AP.
"The bank's investigation found out that not only was it the same account, but also that the account number changed only once, when Columbus-based Huntington acquired the former Savings Bank in the early 1980s, Shoemaker said.
"Gregg still has the little blue passbook from when the account was opened with an initial deposit of $6.11," the AP reported. "Her father, Gilbert, a farmer who grew corn, wheat and hay, was a Savings Bank customer and wanted his only daughter to learn thrift."
The bank celebrated Gregg' 100th birthday Thursday with a party and cake, while bank employees sang "Happy Birthday."
A 1929 graduate of Bourneville High School in Ross County, Gregg also attended Ohio State University. She worked for the Bainbridge Post Office for many years and retired in 1976.
She has been active in many clubs and organizations, including: the Bainbridge Festival of Leaves Committee; the Bainbridge Senior Citizens; the Bainbridge Historical Society; the Order of the Eastern Star 419; the genealogical societies for Highland, Ross and Pike counties; and the Federation of Women's Club.
Everyone is welcomed at the June 4 open house at the Bainbridge Senior Citizens Center, 203 1/2 Main Street, Bainbridge, from 2-5 p.m. (No gifts, please.)[[In-content Ad]]
The Associated Press reports this week that Gregg's bank account is the same one her father opened for her in January 1913, when she wasn't even a year-and-a-half old.
A friend told the people at Gregg's small-town bank in southern Ohio.
"That perked my ears up, because I was like, '1913?!'" Doug Shoemaker, general manager of what's now a Huntington National Bank branch, told the AP.
"The bank's investigation found out that not only was it the same account, but also that the account number changed only once, when Columbus-based Huntington acquired the former Savings Bank in the early 1980s, Shoemaker said.
"Gregg still has the little blue passbook from when the account was opened with an initial deposit of $6.11," the AP reported. "Her father, Gilbert, a farmer who grew corn, wheat and hay, was a Savings Bank customer and wanted his only daughter to learn thrift."
The bank celebrated Gregg' 100th birthday Thursday with a party and cake, while bank employees sang "Happy Birthday."
A 1929 graduate of Bourneville High School in Ross County, Gregg also attended Ohio State University. She worked for the Bainbridge Post Office for many years and retired in 1976.
She has been active in many clubs and organizations, including: the Bainbridge Festival of Leaves Committee; the Bainbridge Senior Citizens; the Bainbridge Historical Society; the Order of the Eastern Star 419; the genealogical societies for Highland, Ross and Pike counties; and the Federation of Women's Club.
Everyone is welcomed at the June 4 open house at the Bainbridge Senior Citizens Center, 203 1/2 Main Street, Bainbridge, from 2-5 p.m. (No gifts, please.)[[In-content Ad]]