Dear Fellow Researchers, Recently, I have been reading lots of newspaper obituaries and wedding accounts from the early 1900's. I can't help but ponder HOW and WHERE did these elaborate condolence floral tributes and elaborate wedding floral decorations--arches of palms, other exotic plants and flowers come from? Especially to these tiny farm hamlets in Wyoming County. Were there florists in the big cities in those days---Buffalo and Rochester? I am certain Warsaw did not have a florist at the turn of the century. I would presume the flowers all came by train? I'd appreciate learning more. Maybe you have a diary from this time period that explains the procedure. Please post your reply to REPLY ALL, so we can all benefit. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Pattricia Boddy Tharp _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

PBT, could you ID where you are seeing the obits? Where are they available? I am interested in a Frank William COAKLEY that d aft 1937 in Wyoming Co. Thanks, Hal McCawley Patricia Tharp wrote: > Dear Fellow Researchers, > > Recently, I have been reading lots of newspaper obituaries and wedding > accounts from the early 1900's. I can't help but ponder HOW and WHERE > did these elaborate condolence floral tributes and elaborate wedding > floral decorations--arches of palms, other exotic plants and flowers > come from? Especially to these tiny farm hamlets in Wyoming County. > Were there florists in the big cities in those days---Buffalo and > Rochester? I am certain Warsaw did not have a florist at the turn of > the century. I would presume the flowers all came by train? > > I'd appreciate learning more. Maybe you have a diary from this time > period that explains the procedure. > Please post your reply to REPLY ALL, so we can all benefit. > > Thank you very much. > Sincerely, Pattricia Boddy Tharp > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > To UN sub go here: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NY/wyoming.html > >

Has anyone done any research on Elizabeth Gould who probably lived in Middlebury between about 1825 and 1843 with her son Edmund/Edmond Gould and possibly her grandson, Joseph Gould who died in 1848 at the age of 60? Edmund died in 1836. Edmund and Joseph are buried in Wyoming Village Cemetery with Edmund's wife, Sarah Mott. Would also like to know if Joseph was married. I have a Rev War pension file affidavit that states Elizabeth is 91 in 1831 and a "History of Wyoming Co." states that a "Mrs Gould" lived to the age of 103 but gave no death date or burial info. I suspect that Elizabeth probably died about 1843 and is probably also buried in Wyoming Village Cem. I believe that this Elizabeth Gould was the one living in Toppsfield Mass. with her Husband Joseph until he died between 1820 and 1830 and that she was originally Elizabeth Thayer. One of Edmund's sons, Benjamin, married Huldah Goodrich in NY and came to Romeo, Michigan area with other Goodrich's. thanks, John Voorhees, Romeo, Mich.