Vee - I think I sent this to you personally so I am resending it to the group in case anyone is interested . Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Grieve" <[email protected]> To: "Vee L. Housman" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] Planning a NY State Historians' meeting > Hi Vee, > > Your town historians meeting sounds like a veritable orchard to me! What a > wonderful idea to get a list of all the names (apples ;-) and addresses of > the people attending so that those of us who are researching New York State > would have people to contact who might be in one of those little villages or > town where our ancestors lived. Do you think this would be possible. It > might be able to be printed up and a small charge would take care of the > printing and mailing. Or - those of us who are interested could write and > order a copy. What do you think? > > By the way, what a fantastic job you have done with the veterans. People, > in the coming years, will be thanking you again and again. I am in the > process of gathering all the vital data from one of our Methodist Churches > here. We in our genealogical society are putting all the information on > churches in our county on CD's. available for sale. Our next project is to > go to all the townships in our county and gather all the vital information > there. Time consuming but very interesting. Keep up the good work! > > Jo in Michigan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vee L. Housman" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:18 AM > Subject: [FOLKS] Planning a NY State Historians' meeting > > > > Dear Folks, > > > > This afternoon my friend Janet Jachlewski, our Village of Youngstown > > Historian, and I had a long intense and productive discussion about > > finallizing my veterans project and then we went from there to what was > > being planned in September here in Niagara County. > > > > Janet is a couple of years older than I and I don't know where she gets > her > > energy from, but she's on top of everything. She had clued me in about a > > month ago that the local historians of Niagara County would be playing > host > > to the historians all over New York state in September. That surprised me > > inasmuch as I subscribe to the NYS historians mailing list and no mention > > has been made so far as to all of us meeting here. Janet explained that > it > > was still in the planning stages. > > > > Janet told me that as a welcoming "basket" for each attendee each Town and > > Village and Hamlet would put something in it that would symbolize our > > particular simple "fame." Janet had even planned ahead as what the Town > of > > Porter could contribute that would symbolize the town. Not only did she > > come up with the perfect idea, she made phone calls, searched through > > catalogs and had the perfect plan down almost to a tee. What is the rural > > Town of Porter really noted for? It's noted for it's fruit orchards. > Janet > > came up with the idea of buying simple 4-inch square boxes, selecting the > > perfect September local apple in season (I suggested wrapping it in tissue > > paper), closing the box and paste a stickum label on it with the wording > > "The Town of Porter Invites you to [inserted graphic of the Town logo] > Take > > a bite out of history." Of course the two of us really came up with that > > eventual idea. Just the Youngstown Historian and me the Town of Porter > > Historian. > > > > But here's the thing of it. I've never attended any the local historian's > > meetings in the county seat of Lockport which is a 30 minute drive from my > > house (a day-trip for me). Not only can't I sit very long (pain) but I > > can't stand very long either (unsteady legs). But more importantly, those > > meetings start BEFORE noon and even if I were to suffer the pain and > wobbly > > legs, ain't no way am I getting up before noon! > > > > But on this occasion I may make an exception. And the biggest reason is > > that over the past year that I've subscribed to the NYS historians' list, > > I've become acquainted with a number of them. They're always willing to > > help one another with information and frankly I'm a bit impressed with not > > only the number of county historians who help on the list but the > wonderful > > information that the NY State Archivist or a similar person has posted who > > knows where the historical records can be located. > > > > But I guess more than that, I'm curious to meet the "little folk." The > Town > > Historians, the Village Historians and those who are like I am who are > > intensely interested in our local history and have the courage to speak up > > and ask simple but intelligent questions of the big guys. And what makes > me > > smile is when most of them identify themselves as the "Town of _______ > > Historian." The reason that I smile is that I don't have a clue where > that > > town is located or even in what county it's located. > > > > Now how could I not attend such a prestigious state-wide meeting of > > historians just "down the road?" > > vee > > town of porter historian > > > > > > >