On March 7, 1922, the Daily News reported that a talented violinist, Erika Morini, had chosen Bowling Green as one of the stops for her first world tour. Her forthcoming performance caused quite a stir in the community, creating “enthusiasm to a degree never known before in Bowling Green.”

Though she is rather unknown today, she was regarded as the best woman violinist in her day. Her incredibly valuable Stradivarius violin was stolen from her New York City apartment in 1995. The crime was never solved; the violin was never recovered. She died later that same year.

– “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.