If you're stopping by the blog via our website, you've probably noticed something a little different. Last week we unveiled our new website. Some of the new features include more organized categories, full screen images on the product detail page, greater detail in copy and description, customer reviews, and much more. Take a cruise around. While we still have a few glitches and unfinished pieces, I think you'll agree it was an improvement on the last design. Enjoy!
Little did we know that in the quaint town of Kidron, OH just 3 miles away there was a disaster about to happen. No I am not talking about an Amish traffic jam during a Thursday auction, or that Lehman's had to close early due to a snow storm. No this disaster was much more sinister. It seems the terrorists in Fox's hit show 24 had targeted our quiet community for destruction. While the facts are a little mixed up (and this happens during disasterous events like this) it seems the show may have slightly exaggerated the population of Kidron by 29,000 or so, and while I couldn't find a chemical plant north of town, there is a Gerber Poultry plant just south of town. Their chicken is so good, it's no wonder the terrorists would target it.
It's been a lot of fun seeing our little community in the spotlight. I have a few links below you are welcome to click on for more about this unique story.
The Daily Record
New York Entertainment
Akron Beacon Journal
As a way to draw attention to one of the most influential leaders in American history, Eric Ebinger will run across the state of Ohio to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. Beginning on Feb 12, 2009 (today) Eric will run the equivalent of 2 marathons a day to complete his journey on Feb 16. The course will be along the aptly named Lincoln Highway. This highway was the first to cross the United States and happens to run directly by P. Graham Dunn in Dalton, OH. You can read more about the Lincoln Highway here. Or click here for the Times Bulletin article about Eric.
On behalf of the staff at P. Graham Dunn, we wish Eric godspeed on his journey across the state.
One of the more enjoyable aspects to my job here at P. Graham Dunn is to see all the custom projects that go through our shop. About 3 months ago, a customer of ours had us make a doorkeeper about 4 times the size of our stock product. It was such a simple adjustment to our regular item, yet we had a lot of comments about that piece as it went through production. Paul Dunn, my brother-in-law and head of our design department, decided to make a few extra to put in our Factory Outlet room in Dalton. Since then, all of the extra doorkeepers have sold, and at least two more customers stopped in to get their own over sized doorkeeper with a custom design. I have posted a couple of pics of one of those doorkeepers that can be found at the Seville United Methodist Church in Ohio.
These were taken at language school in Anking, 1933-34 where Peter Dunn's father is second from the right. Also a newspaper clipping with a young Peter Dunn. Peter always says a Shoemaker sticks to his last, which means if your good at something then stay at it, work at it to make it great. Now we know where he got this...
Living up to its reputation as the coldest parade in the US, the Dalton Holidays Festival kicked off in winter fashion as snow fell all day long. Here are some candid photos of the P. Graham Dunn group getting ready to partake in the parade.
Each day for over the last two months, we employees at P. Graham Dunn have been watching a local artist paint one of NE Ohio's largest indoor murals. Recently the Wooster Daily Record stopped out to see what all the fuss was about. Their article is linked here:
Daily Record Mural Article
It's fun to see the reaction on the faces of our guests as they enter the lobby. From the outside our building looks rather plain, but it is a whole different world on the inside. The mural is just one of the latest additions. Visitors today will see the store decorated for Christmas inside and out. But to describe the lobby now would spoil the fun of seeing those faces!
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