I have an original invitation to a "Grand Union Cotillion Party, at the Mansion of Col. Abel Marcey, on Christmas Eve, 3 o'clock P.M., which yourself and Lady are respectfully invited to attend." This was professionally printed on paper that is 9.75" by 6.75", folded in half (like a greeting card printed only on the front). Below the above paragraph is a section titled "Managers," which lists the names of 16 men: D.F. HODLEY JAMES BECANNON ZENAS JENKINS BENJAMIN CARVER J.N. AVERY NATHAN BILLINGS ISAAC OSTERHOUT CHARLES GRAHAM ORLANDO OSTERHOUT CYRUS SHAW PORTER MARCEY L.D. AVERY GEORGE MITCHELL S.S. WINCHESTER DAVID GRAHAM and WILLIAM WALL At the bottom is "Music-", with the names D. QUICK, and J.W. REYNOLDS. [My G-g-g-grandfather, Darius QUICK (1826-1905), apparently provided (or found a provider for) the tunes for this party, hence this invitation being in my family.] I don't know what year the invitation was sent. However, Col. Abel Marcy died on 27 Dec 1850; Isaac Osterhout was born in 1824 and died in 1851; Porter Marcy was born in 1824, etc. Assuming that these young men were old enough to attend a ball, this seems to narrow the time-frame to between 1842 and 1850. Some of the above named were prominent men of Wyoming County, but I have no clue what the "Managers" did. If anyone can shed light on this happy artifact or the incidents related to it, please let me know! Jan McClintock [email protected]

Desire information on any of the BRADSHAW family below. If you are a desc of Elmore Bradshaw and Emily Welch, I would like to share information. Emily Loiuse Welch b. June 1860, daughter of Pardon Welch and Julianna Maria Lewis of Springville, Susquehanna County, married Elmore M. Bradshaw in 1877. Pardon and Julia were married in Lemon Twp, Wyoming County 1841(below Springville). Elmore and Emily resided on Bradshaw Road in Pike Township, Bradford County. Children: 1. Elmore M. Junior b. Apr 1878 Bradford County 2. Grace E. b. Apr 1880 " " 3. Ruth M. b. May 1893 " " 4. Mary Arlene b. Jul 1894 " " 5. Earl W. b. Jun 1889 " " 6. D. Bryson b. xxx 1901 " " 7. Wilson b. xxx 1905 " " 8. child died before 1910? census 9. child died before 1910? census Rich Welch Tampa FL -- \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) +------------------oOOo- (_) --oOOo-----------------+ |W*elch,W*ittwer,M*auchly,Z*immerman,S*tone,Z*eigler | |R*yf,A*mstutz,L*ewis,H*ardee,T*yson,S*chochli,W*eber| |Z*urfluh,S*pychiger,M*osser,A*mstutz,N*euenschwander| |N*ussbaum,S*hitz,H*enry,M*osteller,A*bel,M*ay,F*ish | |M*allory,M*etzger,M*organ,T*immons,B*rooks,L*eichti | |F*ields,C*herry,M*oore,R*ouse,McG*owan,M*oye,C*orey | +-----------------------------Oooo.------------------+ I'm ( ) Richard Welch .oooO ) / [email protected] TAMPA ( ) (_/ \ ( Searchin' \_)

Seasons played an important part in early times. Every family had a small apple orchard, which had to be trimmed and cared for in the spring. ground had to be prepared for planting, the almanac furnishing the proper information. The women were busy housecleaning, preparing food and getting clothes ready for the hot weather. Late spring and early summer were busy times for the women as housecleaning was their major task. they would take up the homemade rag carpet from all the rooms, The wooden floors were scrubbed every inch on hands and knees with hot water and homemade lye soap. The rugs and carpets were usually hung on rope lines between two trees and cleaned with carpet beaters. The beaters were quite efficient but they required plenty of arm muscle. Whenthe floors were dry the carpets was careful replace and nailed all around the edges to keep it in place. Sometimes straw was placed under the carpet for added wrmth and insulation. The mattresses would be opened and the oat straw in them removed and replaced with fresh clean straw. Oat straw was used because it had no beards like rye or barley straw.. Most families had a least one feather mattress. This consisted of heavy ticking stuffed full of feathers. Goose feathers, or rather the down of young geese, made thebest mattress but chicken feathers were used extensively. To the old timers there is nothing more comfortable than a good goosedown mattress. Pillows were always filled with goosedown. Modern mattress are wonderful, but there is nothing that can compare with a good feather filled pillow for it is sofe and ready conforms to the shape of one's head. originally beds were equipped with cords stretched in a least two directions acrossthe bed to hold the mattress. This is taken from Windham Township Wyoming Co. Pa 1787-1977 [email protected]

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Hi Lisa, >I recently started writing down all the names of the people who are buried in >a cemetary in Lemon twsp. called Clark Cemetary. This information might already be collected by the Wyoming County Historical Society in Tunkhannock, and if not, they would love to have it. Contact Paula Radwanski by e-mail at [email protected] to ask about it, or call the society at 717-836-5303. The (new and improved) mailing address is: 40 Tague Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-6041. Jan

In a message dated 8/27/98 10:31:57 AM, [email protected] wrote: <<Contact Paula Radwanski by e-mail at [email protected] to ask about it, or call the society at 717-836-5303. The (new and improved) mailing address is: 40 Tague Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-6041.>> You know what??? I never even thought of that!!!!!!!! I know Paula personally and will ask her. Thanks for that insight.....you probably saved me alot of time!!!! Paula told me that she (and a few other people) personally located and transcribed as many cemetaries as they could years ago. I bet that was one of them. Lisa

I recently started writing down all the names of the people who are buried in a cemetary in Lemon twsp. called Clark Cemetary. I realise this cemetary is actually in Wyoming County.....but have been collecting names for people on the Susquehanna County list. Is there anyone who would like to see these names also published on this list? Here is what I collected so far and will be publishing further names as I revisit the cemetary. Lisa Burger Linus Vincent Jones Co. K 143 Regt. PA INF 1821-1884 Lucinda daughter of Joseph B. and Ann Harding died May 8 1858 Aged 15 yrs. 1 mo. and 2 days (small inscription hard to read...will get later) Margaret daughter of Isaac and Lydia Carver (date of death and yrs mnths covered with epoxy) ? yrs ? months and 27 days Isaac Carver died January 3 1813 Aged 51 years and 8 days Lydia wife of Isaac Carver died March 28 1863 Age 73 years 9 months and 18 days Ann wife of Joseph B. Harding died December 11 1865 Age 40 years 8 months and 5 days W.M. Bremer (nothing else written....see stone of L.M. Hovey) G.H. Hovey grandfather (nothing else written) Minot R. Avery 1849-1903 ________________________ L.M. Hovey (this is a 4 sided tall stone...each of the three people on a sep. side) their wife May 9 1849 April 15 1905 W.M. Bremer July 4, 1833 (says nothing else but that) J.P. Avery Feb. 8 1820 March 12 1875 ________________________________ (this is another 4 sided stone) on one side: Samuel Lyman 1856-1879 on another side: Elisha B. Lyman 1826-1886 burried at Golden Colo. Sarah McCain his wife 1832-1878 on another side: Llewellyn R. Lyman 1851-1908 Gegie E. Avery his wife 1853-1874 ___________________________ Garrison Benjamin 1887-1887 Otis 1888-1890 Henry Kelly 1829-1924 Kate Garrison his wife 1843-1882 Another 4 sided stone: on one side: Samuel L. Garrison 1849-1915 Sarah E. his wife 1853-1924 on another side: William Garrison 1816-1898 Phebe Lyman his wife died Oct. 11 1882 age 60 years 4 months and 3 days ____________________________________ Samuel Lyman 1796-1867 Eunice Earl his wife 1800-1861 A slate stone that almost looks handwritten to me states: In memory of Phebe, wife of Samuel Lyman who died 2-8-1821 (symbol here for age) 27. Two daughters by her side. Ruth died Jan. 25 1820 (symbol here for age) 6 months. Harriett wife of Joseph Earll died June 13 1859 Age 63 yrs 6 mths and 29 days Joseph Earll died May 16 1840 age 51 years (stone next to the last two says in memory of......and nothing else) In memory of More to come!!!!!! Give me a few days :-) Lisa

each family had a flock of chickens of all sizes, shapes and colors from which they got their eggs and occasionally on Suday a chicken dinner with baking powder biscuits. Each spring when the hens became broody, the woman would put a setting of twelve eggs under each hen who would set on the eggs and keep them warm for about three weeks. One by one the little chicks would pick their way out of the shells and a new crop of chickens would be on their way to replace those that were sold, used for food or died. Later incubators were used until the chicks no longer needed the heat. Commercial hatcheries began to fill orders that were delivered by express or mail. Then a way of predetermining sex and was discovered so that those who wanted males for broilers could get ninety percent males, and the same for egg production with females Seneca

Hello, I'm Looking for information on the ancestry of Hiram WOLCOTT, b. 4 June 1807. He married Mary Ann BOUGHTON, b. abt 1810 (1850 PA census says she was born in NJ). The WOLCOTT/WOOLCOTT/WOOLCUTT family lived in Wyoming Co., PA. Their children: 1. Charles Thaddeus WOOLCUTT, b. 29 Sep 1838, Washington PA (Charles was adopted by Danl. Avery of Tunkhannock) - d. abt 1875; married Harriett CHAMBERLIN. 2. Jerusha WOOLCUTT, b. 1839, Washington PA. She was drowned by falling into a creek near the house aged 2 years. 3. Julia Avery WOOLCUTT, b. 27 Feb 1841, Washington PA - d. 7 June 1886, Forkston PA; married Aug 1860, Peter HARVEY. 4. Jerusha WOOLCUTT, 2nd, b. 27 Oct 1842, Washington PA married Vernon PA, Sep 1868, David BLIZZARD. 5. Henrietta WOOLCUTT, b. 30 June 1844, Washington PA - d. 13 May 1865 (1895?), Forkston, PA; mar. 1861 Andrew EASTWOOD. 6. Hiram WOOLCUTT, b. 22 Apr 1846, Washington PA - d. 27 Apr 1864, Washington PA; never married. 7. Louisa WOOLCUTT, b. 25 Jan 1848, Washington PA - d. 15 Nov 1916, Boulder CO; married Sep. 1868, Nelson AUMICK. 8. Benjamin WOOLCUTT, b. 25 Mar 1849, Washington PA - d. 28 June 1851, Washington PA. 9. Drucilla WOOLCUTT, b. Sept. 1850, Washington PA; mar. 1st Jackson HADSELL; mar. 2nd Perry MURPHY. 10. Rosa WOOLCUTT, b. Mar. 1, 1852, Washington PA; married 1871, Samuel PINNOCK. 11. Lorinda WOOLCUTT, b. 13 Dec 1853, Washington PA - d. 4 Oct 1854. 12. William WOOLCUTT, b. 13 Dec 1855, Washington PA - d. 28 Mar 1886, PA; mar. abt 1879, Elizabeth JONES, d. 1879; married 2nd Mary YORK. 13. Timothy WOOLCUTT, b. 14 Feb 1856, Forkston PA - d. 9 Mar 1858, Forkston PA. 14. Frank WOOLCUTT, b. 12 July 1857, Forkston PA - d. 19 Aug 1859, Forkston PA. 15. Jessie WOOLCUTT, b. 18 Nov 1858, Forkston PA - d. 13 Apr 1864, Forkston PA. 16. Ernest WOOLCUTT, b. 19 June 1862, Forkston PA - d. 6 Sep 1862, Forkston PA. I don't know who Hiram's parents were, or where his family came from. Thank you, Brad Aumick [email protected]

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Carl Smith ([email protected]) asked: >Is there a cemetery near Nicholson that is called Clifford Valley Cemetery? >Would anyone have directions on how to get there? >Would anyone have an index or listing for that cemetery. The Wyoming County Historical Society may be able to help; e-mail Paula Radwanski at [email protected] They have a list of [almost?] all cemeteries in the county, and corresponding maps of their locations. The latest list from them that I have includes: Township: Nicholson Cemeteries: Arch School, Stephens, St. Patrick's, Nicholson (in Nicholson Boro), Oakley Plot, Miller Plot, Fisk Plot, Lemon, St. Michael's--Russian Catholic, and West Nicholson. Towship: Clinton Cemeteries: Carpenter Plot, Evergreen Woodlawn (in Factoryville Boro), and Square Top, Last Chance Township: Lemon Cemeteries: Clark, Wilson Plot, and Starkville Tunkhannock Towship doesn't list any by the name of Clifford, either. In fact, none of the townships on the list include a cemetery of that name. Sorry, but keep trying. Perhaps that one is not known, is not in Wyoming County after all, or the name has been changed. Jan McClintock [email protected]

To Jan McClintock Thank you for your response to my inquiry concerning the Clifford Valley Cemetery near Nicholson. I do appreciate your help. Carl Smith

Hello Is there a cemetery near Nicholson that is called Clifford Valley Cemetery? Would anyone have directions on how to get there? Would anyone have an index or listing for that cemetery. Thanks much Carl Smith

Hello Seneca I always look forward to your information It brings back memories Phil Hull

At one time there were several door to door sallesman,. the majority of the people had Watkins and Rawleigh products in their homes. The children were pleased to see the Rawleigh man as he always gave each one a stick of gum, which was a real treat. In those days if one had anything to chew it was paraffin wax or birch bark. The Watkins and Rawleigh bottles are among many of the bottle collectors treasures today. Many will remember the Porter's liniment and salve. One could not buy this at the store as it was dold only through a dealer, who came once a year. This was truly a good product so one bought a year's supply at a time. Many children at that time sold Cloverine salve to earn a little spending money. Later Grand Union and Jewell Tea products were sold. In the 1920s there was a peddler named Anix who came through the area with a large supply of dry goods. Many people bought clothing from him. He would stay overnight at a farmer's home and be on his way early the next morning. One counot forget the "Banana Man" He came through the area several times during the summer, and one could hear him coming as he called "Yes, I got bananas, I got bananas today." He had other produce as well, but the bananas were the specialty. Seneca

Please change my e-mail address to a new one of: [email protected] The Cyber-Quest ISP had become too much of a chore and a bother to try for a quality connection on a daily basis. I hope to have the message reach everyone my wife, Jan and I have had e-mail communications. My new home page will be at http://members.xoom.com/wilsey and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5451 Thanks ever so much, Don & Jan Wilsey

Looking for information the death of Josiah(sy) Martin, Lived Northmoreland Twp. Wyoming Co. PA, who was married to Mollie E. Lee His father was Gabrial Martin. He died 4 August 1941 in the WB Hospital where he was taken for surgical treatment in July. Family sorces say they found him beten up on the floor of his house and this was the cause of his death. Wonder if anyone would have Obituary notice or could tell me where I might look for one. Thanks Marian

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The 65th annual reunion of the LIDY - LARNERD families will be held on Sunday, August 2, 1998 at Frances Slocum State Park, Carverton Heights, Trucksville. Pravilion # 2. Business meeting at 2:00 PM. Helen Miller, sec'y > BYO picnic lunch. > Other related family lines: > descendants of Joseph ENGLER and Elizabeth STOVERS: > OGDEN, VANDERBURG, LAMPMAN, DOLPH, > FARNUM. SHORT, BUCKLAND, and COLE. > > descendants of Jacob LIDY and Elizabeth STOVERS: > COLLINS, DAVIES, BROWN, POWELL, JONES, BARNEY, > JUMPER, VAN LOUVENDER, and PERRINS. > > descendants of Sarah LIDY and Charles E. ROLLS: > AHRENS, FLIGHT, MALONE, VAN BRUNT, WALTZ, > HAINES, TRINE, and SUTTER. > > descendants of Mary Ann LIDY and Freeman LARNERD: > HAINES, ROBSON, JUMPER, HOBBS, and SANESKI. > > descendents of Elizabeth LIDY and John BENEDICT: > SHEPPLEMAN, MILLER, and LENDZION. > > descendants of Ellen LIDY and Edward MILLIGAN: > FRANZ, FOX, LEWIS, LEARN, BULLOCK, EYETT, > RAUB, GALLAGHER, ROGERS and KRESGE. > > descendents of Martha LIDY and John P. STROH: > TISDALE. > > descendants of Harriet LIDY and Jeremiah KEEFE: > MILLER, ALGAR, PATTERSON, STOVER, YOUNG and KLINE. > > descendants of Harriet LIDY and John S. MILLER: > KEEGAN.

Had some initial problems but think everythings is OK now. In about a week I will send 1 last notice of the change in my email address to everyone. Bob o o ! ! O Mrs. Robert Totino, Sr. 900 McGarigle Road Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 (360) 856-2667 [email protected]