Reverend Joseph Wenger Blosser, M.D., (1844-1926) was born in Dayton, Virginia, to Dr. Jacob Blosser (1816-1882) and Elizabeth Wenger Blosser (1822-1903). In 1865, Joseph Blosser graduated from the Physio-Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, and practiced medicine with his father in Elkhart County, Indiana, before moving to Jasper County, Missouri. In 1868, he married Margaret Stevenson Blosser (1845-1928), and the couple had five children: Clarence (1874-1924), Angie May (1876-1970), Linnie (1878-1971), Roy (1882-1931), and Allie (1871-1916). Blosser was ordained by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and worked as an associate minister for the Union Tabernacle at 87 East Merritts Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, from 1870 to 1881.

In 1874, Blosser formed a drug manufacturing company called the Blosser Company and developed remedies for asthma, colds, and influenza. His most popular product was “Dr. Blosser’s Catarrh Cure,” a treatment for mild bronchitis in the form of cigarette containing dried anise, eucalyptus, and cubeb. In 1895, Blosser moved his family to Atlanta, Georgia. The business was incorporated as Doctor Blosser Company in 1902 and the company published articles and pamphlets about medical and religious topics. Blosser authored Health Secrets, published in Atlanta in 1907.

M. H. Mitchell, Inc., is a nonprofit organization created to continue the collecting and preservation work of its namesake, Martin Hardin “Buddy” Mitchell (1940-1997). Mitchell served on the Rome City Commission from 1974 to 1991, and managed Dellinger Inc., a northwest Georgia carpet mill. M. H. Mitchell, Inc., collects materials on a variety of topics to help preserve Southern culture and history. The organization also supports preservation efforts to restore historical sites in the Southeastern United States.