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On the Banks of Yesteryear — Plane sewing Ida Holdgreve works on cloth for airplane wings in the new Wright Brothers Airplane Factory. (Photo submtited) The Holdgreve family, front from left, Casper, Sophia, Louise and Sophia; and back, Ida, Anthony, Casimir, Rose, Charles, Anna and Otto. (Photo submitted) 1 2 The classified ad in the Dayton newspaper sought someone for “Plain sewing.” Young Ida Holdgreve, an accomplished seamstre...

Jim Krumel: Smithsonian Magazine tells Delphos woman’s story Jim Krumel Robert Holdgreve grew up in the 1930s and early ’40s listening to stories about how his great-aunt, Ida Holdgreve, worked alongside Orrville and Wilbur Wright when they were building airplanes. The 91-year-old Delphos resident thought he had heard all of the stories until several weeks ago when he received a copy of the March 15 edition of the Smithsonian Magazine, which is the official journal of the prestigious Smiths...