“Abandoned Marsh” was my project to stylistically document the Marsh Supermarkets closed by Sun Capital Partners, an investment firm that owned the home-grown company for the final decade of its eighty-six year history. The last Marsh supermarket closed in 2017.
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“Abandoned Marsh” was my project to stylistically document the Marsh supermarkets closed by Sun Capital Partners, an investment firm that owned the home-grown company for the final decade of its eighty-six year history. Marsh was a regional grocery store chain that was founded in Muncie and eventually grew to encompass 157 supermarkets, 154 convenience stores, three florists, two catering services, and a restaurant. The last Marsh supermarket closed in 2017.
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I’ve taken a lot of lessons away from helping my mom research a hundred-and-fifty year-old diary written by my great-great-great aunt during the reconstruction period as she taught freed slaves in Mississippi. One of the lessons is that it’s probably a good thing to find a way to connect to your ancestors, particularly those who you never had a chance to meet. For me, one of those people is Joseph E. Shideler.
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