FYI The following information has been added to the website, "Bethany: Its Past and Present" ~ http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml ================================================= WAR OF 1812 Bethany Residents Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 [Indicates Name / $ Amount Allowed] ================================================= Civil War Roster Wyoming County Company A, 9th NY Cavalry ================================================= POEM: "Maggie Peer" ~ Bethany.-The Exhibition at Bethany Center, on Friday and Saturday evenings, 10th and 11th inst., proved a success.....the reading of an original poem by miss M.E. ERWIN, styled "Maggie Peer," a true tale of the late Rebellion, which, although quite lengthy, held the audience in such breathless silence that a pin might have been heard drop. - Progressive Batavian, April 24-1868 * submitted by Linda, Web Page Editor ~ http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml