Cynthia, Helmuth had its own fire department and back in the 50's they would march in the various fireman's parades in the area. As a teenager I sometimes marched to fill out the ranks of the Forestville, NY group. Of course this was all in the effort to win some sort of recognition for the auxiliary. I don't know if the prize was monetary, or just a ribbon. Anyway I have a distant relative whose SSDI# was shown to be Helmuth as well. It must have been it's own little community back some time ago. Sara Burkholder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Van Ness" <bettybarcode@yahoo.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] Look-up please, Helmuth, NY > I've never heard of Helmuth, NY, so I looked it up all over the > place, didn't find it in print or online sources, and won't bore > you with the details. Then I looked at Webster's New Geographic > Dictionary (1988), where Helmuth is a cross reference to > Gowanda, which housed the State Homeopathic Hospital. Learn > something new every day! > > --- Patricia Tharp <p_tharp@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > Would very much appreciate an obituary look-up if anyone has > > time. > > > > Robert STOHR died 15 Sep 1966. His last residence, according > > to the Social > > Security Death Index, was Helmuth, NY 14079. > > > > Thank you very kindly. Sincerely, Patricia Boddy Tharp > > > > > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for > > your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family > > and friends. Learn more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* > Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com > www.buffaloresearch.com > "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: > So much has been destroyed > I have to cast my lot with those > who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary > power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >