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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
This Month's Library Additions
at Tri-Counties Site
01 June 2007 TO 30 June - Month
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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This beautiful - and large - moth parked on my
window most of the morning of June 1.
| NOTE:
By using the sidebar links on the What's New Pages, you can link to any
other place on this massive site. This is our SITE MAP. Be sure you know
how to use them . It will save you a lot of time and make the site much
more efficient for you to use. It will also guide you to resources you
may have overlooked even if you have used the site for many years. Subject
links on the left and Township links on the right. The verbal site map
is in the bars at right and left of list and the graphic site map is below
the What's New list. |
| Site Map By Subject in Left Bar |
Site Map by Place in Right Bar |
| Subjects |
June 2007 Tri-Counties Month
130 - Site Established August 1996
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Townships |
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"Chinese" Proverb - The person who says it cannot be done should not
interrupt the person doing it.
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Event or New Page
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Partitioned Search Engine for users of the
What's New Page Reindexed 01 June at 15528 pages |
| 02 JUN |
Torn right rotator cuff healed up nicely with no loss of movement or
function BUT in protecting my right arm I overused my left so hand and
forearm swollen - hurts to type. Will be OK soon. JMT |
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1900 Springfield Township Directory |
| 03 JUN |
Vera PALMER "Garthwaite",
probably the last of our nineteenth century local folks, died this morning
just a couple months short of her 110 th birthday. Will include obit when
available. |
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Ta Da!!! Two Ears Up !! |
| 09 JUN |
Mark Twain Tours is pleased to offer the Mark Twain River Town Journey",
a walking tour of Elmira's National Historic District known as the Near
Westside Neighborhood. Covering the history of the High Victorians, Elmira's
Civil War Prison Camp, and Mark Twain and his presents in the Homes of
the historic district. Many of his local Friends and business associates
lived in the Near Westside Neighborhood. About the historic district at
www.historicnearwestside.com
The Elmira Near Westside Historic District holds the largest concentration
of Victorian homes in the country and the largest concentrations of turn-of-the-century
homes in New York State. Half of the sidewalks are still slate slabs, many
properties have road front lawns.
Information from www.NYSLandmarks.com
Tour inside a High Victorian Home!
The tour starts 1PM River Fest 07 Grove Street boat launch. Corner of
West Water Street and Grove Street. Elmira NY. Tickets are $8.00
We also would like to announce the website of past and present River
Fests. You can find this at www.freewebs.com/elmiranyriverfest Come
enjoy the Water Front on the Chemung River in beautiful Elmira NY. Have
lunch and take a tour of our Historic Victorian Neighborhood. |
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2007 Iris Diary |
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Clipping Page 279 - Ada
Park Scrapbook (1) |
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Clipping Page 280 - Ada
Park Scrapbook (2) |
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Cures for what ails
you |
| 10 JUN |
90th Birthday Party!
Dear Family & Friends,
You're invited to help us celebrate with Myrtle SMITH
Kennedy on her 90th Birthday,
Sunday, June 10, 2007, at The Canoe Camp Church of Christ between 11:30
& 1:30.
Cards only Please, no gifts. If unable to attend please
send cards to: Myrtle Kennedy,
20 Fourth Street- Unit 109, Mansfield, Pa. 16933.
Please Forward to anyone you know who might be interested.
Her Children Thank You, Bob, Don, & Cheryl |
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Joyce,
It pleases me to inform you that the Steele Memorial Library
has the New York State Vital Statitics Index on microfiche. This
resource provided by the New York State Department of Health, allows patrons
to search an index of birth records 1880-1932, marriage & death records
1880-1957. Over time this collection will grow. Birth records are released
after 75 years, marriage and death records after 50 years.
This collection can be accessed at the Steele Memorial Library's Genealogy
Department. Details on Use guidelines can be found at: http://www.ccld.lib.ny.us/vitalstats.htm
Owen Frank, Head of Adult & Reference Services
Steele Memorial Library
101 East Church Street
Elmira, NY 14901
http://www.ccld.lib.ny.us |
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Wells Graded School 1939 |
| 11 JUN |
Jim L. Smith - Poems
about Erin |
| 14 JUN |
1930 Census - Warren Township |
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More Ears Up |
| 18 JUN |
The Bradford Andaste Chapter and Susquehanna River Archaeological Center
(SRAC) are co-sponsoring "The Mystery of the Blue Amulet" on Monday, June
18th at the Bradford County Library in Burlington, PA.
Deb Twigg, executive director of the Susquehanna River Archaeological
Center (SRAC,) local historian and author of SpanishHill.com will begin
the hour-long presentation at 7pm.
In 1908 a blue slate amulet was uncovered below Spanish Hill in South
Waverly, PA which was covered with strange designs and carvings. Twigg
will present the research that she has made concerning this artifact that
will take the audience hundreds of miles and thousands of years away from
Spanish Hill today. Come to the presentation and learn about the many cultures
that existed and crossed paths hundreds of years before the white man arrived
in our area, and learn about how one artifact, a little blue amulet, may
just be the evidence to finally unlock the mystery of Spanish Hill.
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This presentation is free to the public.
Deb Twigg
Executive Director
Susquehanna River Archaeological Center
Of Native Indian Studies
(S.R.A.C)
www.SRACenter.org
H - (607)565-2536
C - (607)727-3111
Visit SRAC's Gift Shoppe: http://www.sracenter.org/store/ |
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| 19 JUN |
Bradford County Delayed Birth
Records Books 03 through 17 |
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Partitioned Search Engine for users of the
What's New Page Reindexed 19 June at 15580 pages - Includes the new birth
records - use the Births partition of the Partitioned search engine at
very bottom of this page. |
| 21 JUN |
Vickers - Postle - Spencer
Bible |
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West - Lent Bible |
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Close - Weeks Bible |
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Wells - Tompkins Bible |
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1931 Charleston School |
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1953 Midway School
Students |
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1920s Wyalusing Methodist
Church |
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Boger Family Burial Ground |
| 24 JUN |
BCHS Press Release - Matt Carl, Curator |
| 28 JUN |
Ackley Cemetery 2006 |
| 29 JUN |
CCHS Bus Tour |
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Future Local Events of Interest
to Historians
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| 11 JUL |
The next meeting of the BCHA Memory Hour is July 11 at 10:30
at the museum on Route 14 N. The talk will be on Troy Schools with
Mildred Wright (over 100 years young) and Virginia Hough. The Thomas One
Room School is now being rebuilt on the museum grounds. |
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Hoodie Hoo Day - See March 2007 Mountain Home Article |
Get On The Bus!
Local History Bus Tour
Join the Chemung Valley History Museum this summer to explore
Chemung County’s rich history in the comfort of a coach bus! Price includes
a two-hour tour and lunch at CVHM upon return. $15 for members and $20
for non-members. For reservations or more information call 607-734-4167.
Friday June 29th @ 10:00am: Ride along with local historian Paul
Perine as we retrace the Revolutionary War in Chemung County. Call for
reservations by June 22nd.
Friday July 27th @ 10:00am: Explore Elmira’s houses of worship with
County Historian, Archie Kieffer. Call for reservations by July 21st.
Friday August 24 @ 10:00am: See Elmira through Mark Twain’s eyes with
Barb Snedecor, Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies. Call for
reservations by August 17th.
*All tours begin and end at the Chemung Valley History Museum located
at 415 E. Water St., Elmira, NY 14901.
Rebecca Smith
Education Coordinator
Chemung Valley History Museum
415 E. Water St.
Elmira, NY 14901
phone: (607) 734-4167, ext. 205
fax: (607) 734-1565
educator@chemungvalleymuseum.org
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anne Sturzen
Bradford County Historical Society
Phone: 265-2792 or 265-5873
Email: sturzen@epix.net
Bradford County Historical Society Announces New Employee
Matthew T. Carl joins BCHS as Curator
Towanda, Pennsylvania (June 22, 2007) – The Bradford County Historical
Society announced the hiring of Matthew T. Carl as the new full-time Curator.
He will have the primary responsibility for exhibition planning and development,
collections management, educational programming development, and staff
supervision of the Research Library and Museum.
“We are lucky to have someone of Matt’s background and expertise come
on-board,” said J. Kelsey Jones, President of the Board of Trustees of
the Bradford County Historical Society. “We feel his knowledge and skills
will enhance our mission of research and collections.”
Carl has an extensive background in both preserving and promoting Bradford
County history. At the age of 10, he became interested in local history
as a result of a trip to the abandoned lumber town of Laquin, located on
Barclay Mountain. Throughout high school, he created local history exhibits
for display at community events and later as school projects. “That was
the beginning of a hobby,” relates Carl. After graduation the hobby of
collecting and exhibiting area history turned into a regular volunteer
effort.
In 2001, Carl organized a group of residents in LeRoy Township to form
the LeRoy Heritage Museum, and has served as president of that organization
ever since. “I noticed that we were losing our history, and decided to
do something about it,” said Carl. “With the help of several people, we
formed a board of directors and began the long process of renovating and
restoring an 1876 grange hall to become our community museum.”
Carl has also served in the past as a member of the Bradford County
Historical Society Board of Trustees. Working mostly with the Technology
Committee, he has helped update the Society’s computer systems and inventory
software program. As a result, patrons can now utilize the computers to
access online resources such as Ancestry.com
or to view digital images of historical records when they visit the
research library.
As a former board member for three years, Carl is familiar with the
issues that face the Society. “The Bradford County Historical Society has
been growing rapidly since it moved into its new home in the former Bradford
County jail. There is a lot of potential here and I feel honored to be
a part of the Society’s future,” explains Carl. Carl is planning a great
deal of reorganization, which will lead up to the time when the Society’s
complete collection will be catalogued in it’s computer inventory system.
In addition, he is planning more educational programming for the public.
The Bradford County Historical Society is located at 109 Pine Street
near Main Street. The museum is open from 10 to 4 Thursday through Saturday.
The Research Center for genealogists and historians is open from 10 to
4 Wednesday through Friday and the first Saturday of each month. The Bradford
County Historical Society offers three floors of professional exhibits
and activities presenting the history of Bradford County. Through the exhibits,
visitors can see and learn about life in Bradford County, from the early
days to the present. The museum holds artifacts on early settler's household
and farm equipment, early industrial displays, Native American artifacts,
paintings and photos, and military objects, all representing the County's
heritage. There is a replica of a log cabin and a historic mill within
the museum. The Research Center contains one of the most extensive collections
of genealogy and history in Pennsylvania. The Research Center continues
to collect family heirlooms, bibles, and other information pertaining to
the families of Bradford County. The Bradford County Historical Society
was formed in 1870 making it one of the oldest and one of the largest historical
societies in the State. For more information about the Society, visit the
website at www.bradfordhistory.com.
The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the
Bradford County United Way.
| Remember that the site is arranged PRIMARILY around the Eighty Township
Pages, and they all link from the sidebar at the right of the page. Subject
areas link both from the sidebar at the left and from the icons below.
My mail tells me that many long time site guests are very unaware of many
of its special features. Open every window so you don't miss any. |
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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Page Published on 01
MAY 2007
By Joyce M. Tice
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Joyce M. Tice
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Here is a PICO Search Engine for you to
use. This is the ONLY search engine that can reliably pick up information
from
my four inter-linked site directories. This starts at the main page of
the site and indexes the 15,560 pages in the ~srgp, ~patioga, ~pabradfo,
and ~nychemun directories as of Dec 2006. Pages added to the site
since then will not be included until next time I reindex.. .
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the costs of this search engiine. We will start our 2007 contract with
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See Also PARTITIONED search engine to search just sections
of the site. -- Below
Use the Drop Down Windowto
search selected areas of site for Obituaries and other slected information
These represent directories in the site's structure. Clipping
section includes scrapbooks of obituaries, marriages, gossip, etc. It also
includes new obits where the cemetery is not identified. The Obit by cemetery
pages are by county BUT obits may be on an obit by cemetery page OR in
the Clipping - scrapbook section. Check both. Also remember that people
are often buried in a different county than the one in which they lived
or died. Another point to be aware of is that some of the very small cemeteries
that have few obits will have the obits on the cemetery listing page. They
will be missed by this partitioned search of just the obituary directories.
They will show up on the search which covers the entire site or the burials.
If you do not click the drop down list, you will think
this is just the same form of the search engine we have had for several
years. It is NOT - It is a major enhancement of its utility which I will
develop further depending on positive feedback I do or do not get. At this
point it partitions the obituaries and cemetery listings only. While obits
are added daily, the search engine in not reindexed that frequently. Added
obituaries will only register when the search engine is reindexed.
Here is an IMPORTANT tip - If you use a DATE restriction
in your search, be aware that refers to the date I last changed a particular
page - It is a file date, NOT a date for an event.
