Try this new service offered by the CNY Gen. Soc. at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycnygs from the home page scroll down to NEW! and click on Allegany Index, It's free and it's searchable. Jim Hartigan

Hi, Here's this week's Remember When.... Trish Hackett Nicola Seattle, WA Reprinted with permission from the author of Remember When..., p. 6, Arcade Herald, August 21, 2003, copied by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - August 19, 1993 A Civil War encampment weekend was being held at the Arcade Village park and on the Arcade & Attica Railroad. Edie GERTIS of Perry opened a second location of The Learning Center, a day care center, at 625 West Main St. in Arcade. Deaths: Myrtle BEYER McELHENY, 73, formerly of Farmersville Station; Shirley WALRADT HALL, 79, formerly of Arcade. 25 Years Ago - August 24, 1978 Wayne WEAVER was elected president of the Cattaraugus County Volunteer Firemen's Association for the second time. Deaths: Virginia (Jean) OWENS, 48, of Delevan; August HERMAN, 84, former Machias town supervisor; Elizabeth STOLL, 95, formerly of Machias. 35 Years Ago - August 22, 1968 A barn and three silos on the Donald HALE farm near Delevan were destroyed by fire. Although no formal announcement had been made, James McGURK was no longer listed as editor of the Herald. This issue named Jessie L. HOENSTINE as editor, for the first time. Deaths: Magaret WEIDINGER FLAMMGER METCALF, 69, of Arcade; Winifred HUGHES THOMAS, 73, of Freedom; former area resident Claude ROGERS, 68; Reba STOWELL HUNT, 69, of Farmersville Center; Mary Catherine TRAUSCHT ZECHES of Arcade; Etta SILLWAY RICHARDSON of Strykersville. 50 Years Ago - August 20, 1953 A total of 4.3 inches of rain fell in an 18-hour period in Arcade. Deaths: Frank STOCKIN, 87, of Sardinia; Jessimyne ROGERS FRENCH, 74, of Arcade. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.

Hello List, I am NOT related to the McWhorters, early pioneers of Warsaw, New York, however, one of my collateral lines had a connection, therefore I collected some of these references for those descendants. I have no further information. But, I thought this might help those who are descendants. Harry S. Douglass, "A Revolutionary Heritage," Historical Wyoming (October 1956) :p. 19 "One of the pioneers of Warsaw was John McWhorter, born in 1739 at Brookfield, Mass., who died in his new home on Jan. 6, 1813, when 74 years of age. He came to the present County Seat with his family in 1807. It is recorded that he was a Sergeant in 1776 with Col. Josiah Whitney's regiment and the next year received a Lieuenant's commission in Col. Thomas Marshall's Massachusetts regiment. Apparently he removed to New York about this time for one D.A.R. listing states that he re-enlisted in 1777 as Sergeant under Capt. McCamley's company, Col. Hathorne's regiment of New York Militia. He married Bethia Hall, the family living at Granville, Washington County, New York, and Hebron in the same county. There their seven children were born and Mrs. McWhorter died before his migration to Warsaw. Only a bronze D.A.R. Marker, erected by the Buffalo Chapter, remains to mark his grave in Warsaw Pioneer Cemetery." Mr. Douglass obtained some of his information from Andrew Young's 1869 book, History of Warsaw, pages 298-299 (Biographical Sketches for both John and Samuel). This book (among MANY others) is available on-line through Heritage Quest (many public libraries, genealogy.com or with subscription to New York Genealogcial and Biographical Society---website nygbs.org) Laura Penny Hulslander, compiler, Abstracts of Deeds of Washington County, NY, 1786-1792, page 2, referring to page 8 in the deed books, "Samuel McWherter [sic] of Hebron, to Jonas Woodall of Hebron, on 3 May 1764. Recorded 2 Aug 1786. From the same book, on page 12, referring to page 58 in the deeds book: Jonas Odel, of Hebron, to Samuel Whorter [sic] , of Hebron. Recorded 30 Jan 1787. Several McWhorter references (no John) in Volume 3 of The Asa Fitch Papers, compiled by Dr. Asa Fitch and transcribed and edited by Laura Penny Hulslander. {can be purchased through Sleeper News. See website at www.sleeperco.com} Sincerely, Patricia Tharp _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

My cousins,Gordon and Martha Putney, Monica Barry and my sister Caroline Duncan along with my husband and my self visited the Hatch Cemetery on Sunday afternoon and were sad to learn that vandals had desecrated some of the old stones in the cemetery. There were so few of the old stones standing and now there are less. We have so many of our family buried there. One of the stones was the young Webster boy. Not our relative but his mother had been married to our great great grandfather, John Putney Thank you to Mr. Smith for the work you do in keeping it mowed. Jann Whalen Parks Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. Woodrow Wilson

I'm searching for the parents of Nancy Lewis. In 1928 she married Joseph Wright on Gainsville and she may have been born in the area. She was born around 1909 and died and is buried in Machias in Catarraugus County. Thanks, Ted Holz

Hi, I'm trying to find out about a family named BUMP, who lived Wyoming County at least during the 1850's and 1860's, Betsy and Joseph Bump. They are buried in the Johnsonburg Cemetery from what I understand. I am wondering what Betsy's maiden name was and where they were born and where they came from. There was a Hannah Phillips, also buried in the Johnsonburg Cemetery who lived with them and was in the 1850 and 1860 Census and died in 1861 at the age of 95. I'm wondering if she was Betsy's mother or another relative. Who was Mrs. Phillips related to? Could she possibly be William H. Phillips' mother? William lived in the Town of Orangeville from before 1830 to at least the 1850 census. He then moved to near Tonawanda Creek in Erie County near Akron. He and his wife Phileta Pierson Phillips died about the same time. Think it was October, 1869. One of the daughters married a Johnson in Wyoming County. Muncy? First name? Something like that. There was a brother named Levi b. ~1805 and a sister Frances b. ~1808. They are buried in the cemetery at Dale. Does this ring any bells? Levi and William owned a lot of land together and seemed to farm some together. There was another Levi and William twosome in either Cattaraugus or Chautauqua County. Also Bumps down there. Am wondering if one might be the father and another an uncle ?? or something of William, Levi, Frances, etc. Does any of this sound familiar? Or where should I look? Lived in Orchard Park for about 18 years but never unsnarled this situation. Had some help. Don't live in WNY now, but am wondering if the Bumps and Phillips family came from NH or CT? William H. was born in October 10, 1801 in Hanover, NH according to census records. Have never found his or his wife's grave either - not in Wyoming, Genessee, or Erie Counties. There was a notice in a Warsaw paper about the death of William and Phileta, but not where they were buried. Any thoughts or help would be VERY MUCH appreciated. Thanks. Betsy Phillips __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

Spaulding Cemetery: 1808 - 1941 Reel #9 (1381762) Special Collections Department Buffalo & Erie County Library Special Collections Department 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 858 - 7114

Anne: I hold a CD titled SAR Graves Registration, 2000 Edition. It has the following information on it. Consider BEMENT, Birth: 1762, Death: 1848, Burial: Spaulding Cemetery, near Springville, Erie Co., NY, Wife: Mary OLCOTT, Rank/Service: Private, State of Service: MA, Primary Source: od. I am not sure what "od" means for Primary Source. Your might be able to confirm this data and possibly obtain more information online at Ancestry.com, who have a database published by the DAR for the location of where Revolutionary Patriots are buried. If anyone has used him as a Revolutionary Patriot to attain DAR membership you can view data from their Membership Application at Ancestry.com on the database for DAR volumes 1-152 on another database. Of course, most of the Ancestry.com databases are by subscription only, so maybe a visit to a library that has the DAR books will be the best place to look if you are not a subscriber to Ancestry.com's databases. Relatively yours, Richard Leon Herrick RLH:mtf:20030830 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Pratt Slatin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 11:34 PM Subject: [NYWYOMIN] BEMENT > I am looking for the grave of Consider Bement, Revolutionary War veteran, > who died in Perry, in 1848. I am searching, also, for the grave of his son, > Olcot/Olcott/Orcutt. > > Consider Bement was living in Perry, with his son, at the time of his death. > He had moved there from Springville, NY, after his wife died. > > The 1820 US Census shows Olcot Bement to be living in Perry, (then) Genesee > County, NY. While his exact age is not revealed, he is listed as a free > white male from 16-26 years of age, head of family. He is living with a > free white female, aged 16-26, and another free white female under the age > of 10. He is shown to be engaged in agriculture. > > Can anyone help, please? > > Anne Slatin > > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin >

Trish, In regard to your inquiry back in early August about the hotels in Java, I asked Doris Bannister, the County Historian. She, in turn, asked her assistant, Bonita, whose reply was: "George Fitzmaurice owned the lower hotel in 1912. Fire gutted the inside in 1942. As George was 94 in 1976, he's probably deceased by now. Fred Bartz---Register and pictures from Central House----this burned in the late 1970's. Rebuilt. Both Fred & Annabel Bartz are deceased. House they lived in was sold and an auction was held. Markey's Hotel was located in Java Center." Hope this helps---Patricia Tharp _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

I am looking for the grave of Consider Bement, Revolutionary War veteran, who died in Perry, in 1848. I am searching, also, for the grave of his son, Olcot/Olcott/Orcutt. Consider Bement was living in Perry, with his son, at the time of his death. He had moved there from Springville, NY, after his wife died. The 1820 US Census shows Olcot Bement to be living in Perry, (then) Genesee County, NY. While his exact age is not revealed, he is listed as a free white male from 16-26 years of age, head of family. He is living with a free white female, aged 16-26, and another free white female under the age of 10. He is shown to be engaged in agriculture. Can anyone help, please? Anne Slatin

Thank you Randy Humme for the list of cemeteries in the Silver Springs area. I have an ancestor that was killed in a Silver Springs Train accident in late 1895 or early 1896. He is buried in a cemetery in Silver Springs. His name was Nicklaus Obertean/Obertein/Oberten/Oberteen. He was born in 1851 in Strykersville. His wife was pregnant with their child Edward at the time of his death and Edward was born April 16, 1896. I do not know what cemetery or the death date of Nicklaus. Is there a listing for the following cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery Catholic Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery Bush Cemetery Briggs Cemetery I believe he may be buried in the Catholic Cemetery because the family was very Catholic, but, again I'm not sure. Any help would be appreciated. Carolyn Obertein Census, Bios, Obits, Cemetery, Church, & Vet Photos, Platt & Cemetery Maps, Citizens, Vets, and Poll List - Visit the Saginaw County Photograph Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/saginaw.htm

I am searching for the actual obit for my gr-gr grandmother, Marinda (Swan) Whaley. She was the wife of Ephraim Whaley, and died 9 Dec. 1876 (or possible 9 Dec. 1875) and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, Dale, Town of Middlebury, Wyoming, NY. I have a transcription of the obit but need a copy of the original clipping as well as the name and date of the newspaper for my application into the Mayflower Society on my Swan line. This would be proof that Marinda was the daughter of Benjamin and Rachael Swan. If you have access to Wyoming County newspapers during this period, and could look for this obit, I'd really appreciate hearing from you. The transcription of her obit gives 1875 as her year of death, however, both her actual tombstone and a cemetery transcription in the book: Early Settlers of NYS by Janet Wethy-Foley, list her date of death as 9 Dec. 1876. I do plan to visit the County Historian's Office in Warsaw within a month, but the only papers there that 'might' carry this obit is the Perry star and the Western New Yorker. I'll add the copy of the transcription below: "Mrs. Marinda Whaley, wife of Mr. Ephraim Whaley and daughter of Mr. Benjamin and Rachael Swan, died in Dale, NY., Dec. 9, 1875, aged 70 years. Sister Whaley was born at Paris, N. Y., and came with her parents into western New York at an early age. She was converted to Christ in 1824, and joined the F.B. church at Dale; was Baptized and married by the late Rev. Herman Jenkins. Sister Whaley and her husband have been for fifty years pillars in the Dale Church. Their home has ever been the home of their pastor, and their hearts and hands have been opened to support the cause of God. She leaves a husband, children and many friends to mourn their loss." Any help would be most welcome. Thank you for reading this e-mail. Mary Mary Hibbard Stack <[email protected]> Volunteer for Cemetery-Photos, Orleans Co., NY Staff Member: Orleans County GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorlean/ Treasurer: The Hibbard Association: http://www.hibbardfamily.net/ view my complete database at WorldConnect: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mstack

We will hold our Fall meeting on September 14, 2003.  Our guest speaker will be Justice Salvatore Martoche. Justice Martoche will speak to us  about the WNY Heritage group and the new America's Crossroads book. This promises to be an informative session. Your guests are always welcome to attend. I hope to see everyone there. We will also be putting together our slate of officers for our election which will be held at the December 7th meeting. If you are interested in in running for office in any of the positions (President, Secretary, Treasurer or Web Master), please notify me via e-mail or speak with me at the September 14th meeting.  Here are the meeting details: When:     Sunday, September 14, 2003 at 1:00 PM Where:       Romanello's Roseland         490 Rhode Island, Buffalo NY         1 block West of Richmond Ave. Cost:        $12.00 per person         Includes lunch, beverage, tax & gratuity Contact:    Please RSVP by September 6, 2003 to Shirley Fischer         716-836-0511         [email protected] Shirley Fischer President PIP Chapter 5, WNY

I need help!! I wish to find information of my ggp, Frederick and Maria Saloma Keichel Heckler. I believe they lived in Wyoming County, possibly in Attica, NY in the 1860's. They died within a few days/weeks of each other and left 5 children who I find on the 1870 Attica Census. Their Children are: Caroline Heckler - 14 yrs. domestic in the Owens Home, later married Jacob Glor. Emma Heckler -13 lived with Daniel Heckler, later married George Goetz. Barbara Heckler - 12 yrs. domestic in Jacob Broadbooks home, later married John Glor. Frederick Heckler 9yrs lived in Jacob Maile (Merle) home in 1870, in 1880 lived in Ethan Benham home, married Mary MacBeth. Sarah (Sally) 7 yrs listed as niece of Walter Merle later married Phillip Sipp. Frederick the elder had a brother named Daniel Heckler who is on the 1870 census for Attica, he also had a sister Barbara who married a Nevinger. Maria Saloma Keichel Heckler had a brother Mattice Keichler who is on the 1880 census as a 38 year old, lived with Walter Merle family. Barbara Heckler (my grandmother) is listed as being born in Pembroke, NY on her death cert. but I have not been able to find them at all on any census. I am quite new to all of this and am sure I am not looking at a lot of places that could/would help me but I don't know where else to check. I sincerely would appreciate any help I can get. Thank you. Donna Rippel East Bethany, NY ([email protected])

Could someone please tell me what cemeteries are in or close to Silver Springs? Thank you Carolyn Census, Bios, Obits, Cemetery, Church, & Vet Photos, Platt & Cemetery Maps, Citizens, Vets, and Poll List - Visit the Saginaw County Photograph Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/saginaw.htm

Hello! Would anyone have any information about the Mary Lew Tea Room in Le Roy, New York, that was in operation from approxomiately 1925 until it burned, possibly 1933 or 1934? I am writing a book about the Boddy family and would love to know more about the Mary Lew for my book. Here is what I know. My relative Ethel (Lewis) Bryant (Mrs. Harold Bryant) was a co-owner and operator of the Mary Lew. It is believed her co-owner may have been Mabel Harris, also of Le Roy. It is believed that the Mary Lew was located at 105 West Main Street. Ethel Bryant's obituary further states...that she "was co-owner and operator of the Mary Lew Tea Room on West Main Street in the former Ernest Townsend property, which is now [1961] the Oatka Hose company's club rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant moved to Geneva, where for some time they managed the Geneva Country Club." Yes, apparently after the fire, Ethel and Harold Bryant moved to Geneva where they were host and hostess of the country club in Geneva. On October 16th, 1940, however, they were visiting in Le Roy and passed the Frank M. Harris home where a fire was in progress at his neighbor's, Louis Murray's. Harold immediately went to assist in putting out the blaze and later in the eveing suddenly died from a heart attack due to overexertion in helping to put out the fire. If you or anyone you know (older relatives or friends) has any information about either fire, I'd appreciate knowing more. I would be delighted to know more about the Mary Lew Tea Room, too, especially if you or someone you know could relate their experiences there. We are hopeful to find an old photograph or two, so any help with that is also greatly appreciated. Thank you! Sincerely, (Mrs.) Patricia Boddy Tharp _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

~ Republican Advocate, Batavia-Genesee Co.- NY: November 15-1822 RED JACKET'S SPEECH [Communicated.] The Chiefs of the Seneca Nation of Indians lately held a Council in this village, (Batavia) and requested several of the citizens of this place to attend; when their celebrated chief and orator, Red Jacket delivered the following eloquent address. The publications which lately appeared in the Niagara Journal, and several other papers, signed by five Indians of the Christian party, Jasper Parish and H. Jones, it appears called forth from Red Jacket the following justification of himself and nation. He addressed himself particularly to Judge Ross, of this village, who happened to be present:-- My Brother and Friend--The Great Good Spirit who governs the world, and who knows our thoughts and actions, whether they are good or bad, has placed within the Indian bosom and the white man's bosom, a certain monitor which regulates our conduct, which prompts us to do good, and makes us sensible of our crimes when we do wrong, now tell me to speak to you. I have lived many years, and have always been beloved and respected by my red brethren, for my love of peace and justice; a sincere honor and happiness, and an upright and honorable opposition to my change in those manners and customs which it first pleased the Good Spirit to give to us, his red children. I have from my youth up to the time that I now address you, always been considered as the friend of the white man, and I say it without the fear of contradiction, (and the Great Good Spirit knows without vanity, or any desire to make the world believe that I have more influence with my red brethren, than I in reality have,) that I have at all times had it in my power, (for such is their belief in my honesty and attachment to their interest,) to control their passions and their feelings, so as to excite their love or indignation for their white brethren, or to abide by or breach the treaties made by us with the people of the United States. But I now feel hurt, and grieved at heart, to think I know that my character and reputation has been so wickedly and wantonly assailed-that it has been represented to be a compound on everything that is vile and wicked, and published in papers, which I am told are sent not only through the whole United States, but even over the great waters to Europe, and that too by parish and Jones, men that we have always loved until we found they were unfriendly to us; men who had every reason to love us, and be true to our interests. They were nursed and fed by us in the wilderness. We protected them in their infancy, we educated them like their white brethren, that they might not feel themselves or appear to their white brethren like the wild Indians of the forests; we gave them lands and made them rich, yes richer than any of their white brethren, and for what? because we loved them, they were dear to us, yes, dear to us as the parent to the child that loves him. They were adopted parents, and to them we looked for counsel and advice, in all our difficulties. But they have been grateful to us for all favors and presents? No, gratitude is a stranger to the white man's bosom. Like the cruel and ferocious Panther of the forest, when a whelp, it is feeble and helpless as the Puppy. The Indian takes it to his hut. He feeds and nurses it with the food he has provided for his children. It acquires strength, vigor and activity, and unmindful and ungrateful for what has been done for him, he falls upon and devours his benefactor and helpless infants. But my friend, let us see if we can find any excuse or justification for their conduct. They accuse me of drunkenness and lying, and say that I was drunk 2 days during the Great Indian Council held at Tonnawanta. I say this is false, and I again repeat it, that the whole of the facts which have been published by me and the Chiefs assembled at that Council, are true; whereas the statements made by Parish and Jones in the piece printed by them, are false, and I will prove it. True it is, that I sometimes drink, and perhaps too much for my own good. But ought this to be published to the world? is this a public act? does it interfere with the treaties made between us and the people of the United States? No, it is only a private act. It concerns no one except myself and the Great Good Spirit, who, I know, will not approve, but knows of it. And here I wish to say that I myself know it is wrong. That in doing so, I set a bad example before my red brethren. But it is a habit which I unfortunately, with too many of my red brethren have caught from the white men, before we knew the fatal wicked and pernicious effects of this too delicious but strong water. But let not my Red Brethren follow my examples. Let my conduct in this respect be to them like the blaze emitted by an hundred dry hemlocks on the heights of the Allegany, to the wild beast of the forest warning them to fly far away,, and avoid danger and death. Examine then my public conduct through life, and see if you can find one blot or one stain to blacken my character. Look at the treaty made by me in behalf and for the Six Nations of Indians, with General Washington. Look at the treaty made between myself and Pickering at Canandaigua, examine them closely, and see if I have ever broken any agreement made by me in these treaties or any treaty made between the Indians and the President of the United States, wherein my name was signed to such treaty, or my faith was pledged for any tribe or any nation of the Six Nations of Indians, although I again repeat it. I have had at all times sufficient influence to persuade my red brethren to break them. I have round my neck a silver plate, presented to me by General Washington, which he told me to preserve and wear so long as I felt friendly to him and the United States, as an evidence of his friendship for me. If I have ever violated any treaty or any agreement made by me, why has this not been taken from me. You see it here yet. I say I never have so done. But as Parish and Jones, are not contented with what they have said about my private character, they say that the Indians are opposed to them because they are friendly to the christian religion. This is not true, because he has told me repeatedly that the "Black Goats did us more hurt than good, and that we ought to drive them away." When the Great Good Spirit made the world, he put in it the trees of the forests, the birds of the air, all kinds of animals, and fishes that live in the waters. To all these he gave their respective shapes, colours, natures, actions, &c. Although those are all fixed you see and are immovable. They cannot change, colour, nature or their actions or customs. He also at the same time made the White Man, the Red Man, and the Black Man. To the White Man he gave one way to worship him and certain customs; to the Red Man another, and his customs and way to live; and to the Black Man others still. Now I say we can't change our religion or custom, because they are fixed by the great good Spirit, and if we attempt to do it we shall offend our Great Spirit and he will punish us for it. From the rising to the setting sun examine all the different tribes of Indians, and see in what a condition you find them. I have travelled far. I have been from the Atlantic to the shores of the Pacific, and I know the habits, customs and situation of almost every tribe and nation of Indians. And I say that it is a fact, that whenever you find a tribe of Indians that have been christionized and have changed their custom or habit, which the Great good Spirit gave them, you will see that they are a poor, worthless, lying, ragged, miserable and degraded set of beings; and instead of becoming white men, as they expected to have become by changing their customs and habits, they have formed connections with the blacks, and have become black men in their actions and conduct. I say, therefore, that the Great Spirit will not suffer his Red Children to change their religion or custom. But when they attempt to do it punishes them by turning them into Black Men. It is not because the White Men love the Indians that they want to make them christians, it is because they want to cheat them out of their property. The Black Coats that they send among us with honey on their tongue, have always proved themselves to be dishonest; they are an ignorant, idle set of creatures, incapable of getting a living amongst their white brethren, and are therefore sent amongst us to get a living. They bring along with them a worthless set of White Men who steal our horses and seduce our Squaws. One thing more my Brother. Parish and Jones since they have become such good christians and pretend to do so much honesty, before they accuse me of being dishonest _ them clear themselves of the charges which we have brought against them, and not answer our statements which are true by abusing me. Let Jones return to the Indians the lands which he cheated Little Beard out of or at least give them to his Indian on, which he had by Little Beard's Squaw, after he had cheated his father. I have before stated, I am dissatisfied with the conduct of both Parish and Jones, and wish that Parish may be turned out of his office, and in saying this I am not alone, it is the voice of the whole Six Nations of Indians. We have put up with the _ treaties from these men for three years past. We have watched them narrowly and never have made any complaint until the whole matter had been submitted to a full council on the whole Six Nations of Indians held at Tonawanta. When the proceedings of that meeting were made known Parish instead of proving the accusations made by us as false as he ought to have done if it was not true, got four or five Indians who hold no place in our Councils to sign a false and abusive piece about the private reputation of the Chiefs who signed the proceedings of that Meeting and then published it to the World. He thought by this course, to frighten me into silence and subservience to his measures. But in this he is mistaken--so long as the Great Good Spirit will suffer me to live among his red children, I know it is my duty, (for a certain something within me tells me so) to watch over their interest, and as far as I am capable to protect them, from the cunning and avarice of the white men. I have only one thing more to say, and it is this:--We wish the President would appoint as our agent in the room of Mr. Parish, (for we are determined that he shall no longer be our agent,) either James Gnash, Mr. Joseph Annin, Mr. John Z. Ross, or Ethan B. Allen, Esq. With the appointment of either of the above gentlemen we shall be satisfied, and wish to have it done immediately. submitted by Linda Web-Page Editor for Bethany BETHANY: Its Past and Present ~ Bethany Town Page http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml Contributor for the BUFFALO and Western NYS Website: www.buffalonian.com ~ History Through Newspapers

Hi, Here's this week's Remember When.... Trish Hackett Nicola Seattle, WA Reprinted with permission from the author of Remember When..., p. 7, Arcade Herald, August 14, 2003, copied by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - August 12, 1993 Fire destroyed part of a horse barn on the Kenneth REYNOLDS property in Sandusky. Norris and Vivian SNYDER PHILLIPPI, formerly of Freedom, celebrated their 65th anniversary. Deaths: Dale STILES, 50, of Arcade; Keith RICHARDSON, 73, of Delevan; Robert BROWN, 89, of Holland; Lois "Tootie" KEMP CRANE, 72, of Delevan; Emma MANN VAN SPLUNDER, 77, of Arcade. 25 Years Ago - August 17, 1978 The Rev. William WILLIS was installed as pastor of the Holland Baptist Church. Barbara DUNN was named principal of the Delevan Elementary School. Carl and Lulu Belle MANWARING WHITE, formerly of Delevan, observed their golden anniversary. Deaths: Jessie BARBER PEIRCE, 85, of Chaffee; Emma BARBER, 77, of Delevan; Diane MOORE BIEBER, 38, of Arcade; Julius FLUCHRADT, 88, of Bliss; Damon WELLES, 84, formerly of Arcade. 35 Years Ago - August 15, 1968 The Wyoming County Fair was about to begin a six-day run in Pike. This was the 125th anniversary of the first fair. 50 Years Ago - August 13, 1953 Corine ROBLEE of Sandusky was crowned queen of the third annual VFW Day in Arcade. Eddie SMITH of Yorkshire won the fourth annual Soap Box Derby on Blue Hill, sponsored by the Delevan youth recreation program. The Public Service Commission granted permission to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to discontinue the last two passenger trains between Rochester and Salamanca. Deaths: Barbara DOMINESSY ALMETER, 87, of Sheldon; Sara AUSTIN NORTON, 88, formerly of Arcade; Mary LYNCH SPENCE, formerly of Arcade: Edward ROBERTS, 72, of Bliss. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.

I would like to thank everyone who assisted me with Kniffin/Kniffen research. I received messages both on and off-list and appreciate all of this information very much. As I said in my request, NY is new genealogy territory for me, and as a result of the help I received from this list, I am now headed in the right direction. Joan Dwyer, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hi, Here's this week's Remember When.... Trish Hackett Nicola Seattle, WA Reprinted with permission from the author of Remember When..., p. 6, Arcade Herald, August 7, 2003, copied by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - August 5, 1993 Deaths: Mary Frances HUGHES HOWELL, 78, of Delevan; Merritt BRAY, 52, of Freedom; Charles STEFFENHAGEN, 76, formerly of Machias; Joan FILER STORMS, 66, formerly of Arcade. 25 Years Ago - August 9, 1978 Chris PROCTOR and Jerome MILKS returned to Delevan, after a 5,000-mile trip to Canada's Maritime Provinces. They traveled 2,000 miles by bicycle. Haskell KNIGHT and Fred REIMERS were elected to the Holland school board. Herbert and Ethel KITTLESON SCHAUS of Machias observed their golden anniversary. 35 Years Ago - August 8, 1968 The Herald staff was on vacation. 50 Years Ago - August 6, 1953 The Reverend Gomer MILLS completed a 22-year pastorate at the Sandusky Baptist Church. Marriages: Donald FISCHER of Holland and Norma LANDPHAIR of Java Village; Darwin MOSHER of Arcade and Shirley SWEETAPPLE of Holland. Deaths: Emma WHIPPLE, 86, of Bliss; Phoebe GRIFFITH of Sandusky; Eva ROGERS ROSIER, 81, of Curriers; Augustus HYLAND, 68, formerly of Eagle. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.