History Keepers: Our recent meeting, held at the Rolling Hills Mall [formerly, Carriage Village], the site of the former Genesee County House, was held on Saturday, March 22nd. Those who attended were able to view items on display, including: a.. photographs of Bethany's original eleven school districts b.. a record book of the Board of Education from the late 1800s for School # 1, donated by Lorraine Slane c.. newspapers about Bethany from the 1800s, including an article of how Linden had first received its former name of "Gad's Pouch" d.. photos of his family in Bethany, donated by Conrad Platek e.. maps of Bethany from 1866-1876-1904 f.. a "brick", brought in by two residents of Bethany, seeking information pertaining to the inscription upon it g.. Postcard donated by Lee Hendershott --dated May 1912, written to Ray Walker, c/o Prescott Hawks, from Hattie h.. Photo of the Marsh Road, winter of 1947, donated by Dorothy Carter Howard i.. Pictures of the Church Bell, [made by a Batavia Bell Founder-J. Cochran; dated 1834; weight, approx. 700 lbs.]; presently this bell is located in the belfry at the Town Hall, it was formerly at the Bethany Center Baptist Church; the church is working on plans to bring the bell back to the church grounds and display it on the church front lawn, as a "Cornerstone of the Community" We were fortunate to have a guest speaker at this meeting: a.. Jane Schmieder spoke on preservation of the Bethany Town Hall, informing those present of the possibility of the present Town Hall building being abandoned by the Town in its pursuit of erecting a new building The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for late May/early June; watch your e-mail ! Look forward to seeing you then, Linda and Don Schmidt, Lynda B. Gaetano