Edward Lowe was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Henry and Lulu.  The family moved to Cassopolis, Michigan where he attended high school at Cassopolis High School.  During World War II he served in the United States Navy. After being discharged he moved back to Cassopolis.  A neighbor as him for a favor and as they say the rest is history.  More on that shortly.In 1947, he decided to sell his invention, he packaged it in five-pound bags.  He approached a local pet store in hopes of getting them to sell his invention, the store owner refused.  He told the store owner to give it away until the people demanded his invention.  It was a successful endeavor.  In 1964, he founded Edward Lowe Industries.  He sold his company in 1990, to a management team funded by venture capitalists from New Y... 07/22/2021

Asa Lawrence Lovejoy was born in Groton, Massachusetts back in 1808 to Samuel and Betsy.  He attended Cambridge and Amherst College before studying law and passing the Maine Bar to become an attorney.  He moved to Missouri before moving to the Oregon Country because of health reasons.He first moved to Oregon in 1842 over the Oregon Trail, part of a wagon train led by Elijah White.  During his trip he was briefly held captive by Native Americans.  He set up a law practice in Oregon City during the Provisional Government period.  He and his traveling companion Willian Overton split a claim to 640 acres along the Willamette River.  He married Elizabeth McGary in 1845, the couple would have five children.  He was elected to the Provisional Legislature of Oregon representing Clackamas Distri... 07/21/2021

John Jacob Loud was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts back in 1844 to John While Loud and Sarah.  He graduated from Weymouth High School later attending Harvard College.  He graduated from law school in the class of 1866.  He was admitted to the Suffolk County Bar in 1872.  Law did not suit him so he joined his father working for the Union National Bank as an assistant cashier.  His father died in 1874, he assumed his position as cashier and remained in the post until he resigned in 1895 for health reasons.  He was a member of the Union Congregational Church, the Maine Genealogical Society, New Hampshire Genealogical Society, and several of the societies.  He was a descendant of Francis Loud, originally of Ipswich, Massachusetts and Mayflower passengers William Brewster and John Alden.  H... 07/27/2021

Robert Waldorf Loveless was born in Warren, Ohio back in 1929.  At 14 he altered his birth certificate and joined the Merchant Marine, later serving as an Air Corps control tower operator in Iwo Jima. He witnessed many fight in bars where this gave him an idea, more on that in a moment.After being discharged he attended Chicago’s Armor Institute of Technology.  In 1951, he returned to Ohio and studied literature and sociology at Kent State.  In 1953, he returned to the Merchant Marine on a tanker.  While in New York City, New York he wanted to make a purchase only to find out there was a nine-month waiting list, so he decided to make his own and as they say the rest is history.  What you may not know about Robert AKA Bob Loveless is that he was an American knife maker.  He designed the ... 07/26/2021