As someone who was born and raised in Oswego, I don't have much direct information for you except that Otis was a very well known name in town. As a kid (50's) we would go watch Ringling brothers circus at "Otis Field" This area was located on the west side of town near what we called "The forks in the road". This was (and is) a 6 street intersection at the base of the hill from the college. The city park at Otis field was used for the location first of Frederick Leighton Elementary School and more recently the home of the new Oswego High School. Ironically, You're looking for info on Margaret Otis from the mid 19th century... From WWII (or before) till well into the 70's one of the main guidance counselors (later vice principle I think) at Oswego High School was Miss Otis... And I can't verify it right now but this old memory says her name was Margaret Elizabeth... She definitely never married because I can remember her insisting on being called "Miss Otis" -----Original Message----- From: NYOSWEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NYOSWEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:46 PM To: NYOSWEGO-D@rootsweb.com Subject: NYOSWEGO-D Digest V06 #58

Just changing the subject line to match the query. Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland From: "Tom Peashey" <tompeashey@comcast.net> Reply-To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: NYOSWEGO-D Digest V06 #58 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 21:29:23 -0700 As someone who was born and raised in Oswego, I don't have much direct information for you except that Otis was a very well known name in town. As a kid (50's) we would go watch Ringling brothers circus at "Otis Field" This area was located on the west side of town near what we called "The forks in the road". This was (and is) a 6 street intersection at the base of the hill from the college. The city park at Otis field was used for the location first of Frederick Leighton Elementary School and more recently the home of the new Oswego High School. Ironically, You're looking for info on Margaret Otis from the mid 19th century... From WWII (or before) till well into the 70's one of the main guidance counselors (later vice principle I think) at Oswego High School was Miss Otis... And I can't verify it right now but this old memory says her name was Margaret Elizabeth... She definitely never married because I can remember her insisting on being called "Miss Otis" -----Original Message----- From: NYOSWEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NYOSWEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:46 PM To: NYOSWEGO-D@rootsweb.com Subject: NYOSWEGO-D Digest V06 #58 ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== List Administrator Bonita Shafer Northern New York Genealogy - http://www.nnygenealogy.com sagemarie98@earthlink.net ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx