Curator's Report

September 22 2016 – October 19, 2016

Visitors 45

1 tour of 4 from Buffalo

6 GCC Students from D Almeter Class

1 Houghton College history graduate

1 GCC student from E Maxwell class

DONATIONS G Forguson - 1895 Calendar for Warsaw

Academy - Rules for union school

J Gillen – East Hill School 1900’s + Memory book

owned by A Thompson + story of his mother + father

W kidwell: W Virginia; 1900’s photo Jim Hill

handsome young man

Sales of 7 Genealogy Tools CD = $70

J. Burt research of railroads $100

Bob Saunders box papers; Gainesville school,

attendance records grades 5- 7: 1930’s

Wrote letters to donors

Research Inquiries Nicholas Fisher – Orangeville Maps-scanned + sold

Genealogy Tools CD - $20 Sean Cahill – famous Cahill family of Warsaw-

author numerous books; found things he never knew

Fuller family - late 1800’s

1916 photo of Black barbers in shop N Main

J. Burt day-long research into bridges in Letchworth

and Warsaw for his new book

18,192 entries in DB

F. Beardsley – house Jordan Road –burn date

C Myer - Hops house – old Morris homestead history

MAINTENANCE - GCC Students + history graduate + Maxwell student

3 boys pulled weeds front and north side of building

3 boys learned how to accession newest donations

including love Baker letters during 1930’s

3 girls organize and proofread labels in archives

3 girls organizing WCS Blasts and proofreading

database entries

3 girls begin accessioning boxes on 2nd floor

Still pulling weeds.

Boys reorganized paint + objects in cellar

Worked on exhibit for first floor

Boys created new exhibit – “Days in the Life”

Boy cleaned mopped all of 1st floor

Removed stains from kitchen countertops/cleaned

Bill Bark - mowing lawn - very conscientious

NEEDS

More three-ring binders

Upload minutes to web site

Decision: to dispose of dozens of small 3-ring

binders in cellar

Decision about disposing old printers

Sell books not relevant to Warsaw history

Fundraising - suggest selling duplicate maps in

cabinet and pages from Cram’s 1898 History of the

World

Curator's Report August 26 – September 25 2016

Visitors 30 + chamber Meeting

and WY CO Paranormal Society

+ Fred Heller Presentation

Fred Heller presentation

GEO in Texas 9-19- 9-24 GEO at State Fair 8-29 8-2

DONATIONS Burned ten Genealogy Tools CD’s J Daacke - 3 complete name indexes to Beers + 1st Begin making donor display cards D Almeter – West Hill or Erie School class photo

Wrote thank-you letters to donors

Century History of Warsaw History of Wyoming County 1840

Research Inquiries M. Reese, Chicago K Wahl - Shaunessy family Betty Burley - beautiful framed portraits from her attic – research house see if were owners

Extensive Resarch – Cindy Furman – 1840’s home on Saltvale Road Susan Langdon - Embury connections Stearns Restaurant – 1916 - Interior view N Main – Erie School class – Ms. Putnam

Accessioning Competed accessioning four house books + 150 1979

historic landmark reports

Melanie – collected business from 1899 business directory

Linda – clippings by Fred Heller

Melanie accessioned all Warsaw names from

Beers History of Wyoming County

MAINTENANCE -

Cleaned and removed rubbish from back porch Scrapped dirt from main room - mopped Bought Roundup-gloves-clear pastic bags for removal

Cleaned rest room Cut paper towels into strips + folded for restroom hands

NEEDS More weed pulling Move 6 boxes of small binders – suggest

disposal

Curator's Report July 21 thru August 25, 2016

Visitors 80 :: Group Tour – 7 Pavilion students Notable 5 – Scanton PA Kazakhstan – 12 7 – Brooklyn 2 Fredonia 1 Dansville 1 Amherst

2 California 1 Ohio 1 Niehiv? 1 Washington State 1 So Carolina

Melanie Swanson last day 8-13 – 150 hours completed

Arrangement for WC School art students: J Heibel teacher B Fisk - WCS teacher took extensive tour of GH for group teacher tour N Gitsis toured & talked 3 hours about a tour for his Silver Lake workers and displays M. Loomis looking for speaker Castile Gala Club late 1800’s – Wednesday Club – referred to P Meek - Harvey ill

Loans. Judge Norton to Co Historian; found 1990 doc with orig accession # + society minutes + other photos donated by his daughter. Info needs to be given to Co Historian

DONATIONS J Ritter: 1920’s green/white Roper cook stove

Wrote thank-you letters to donors T Holmes – 1854 letterhead LE Walker

Research Inquiries Colleena McCullough; Montana: look for Dourie grocery store Wyoming; Italian; wants to know how his name changed; related to Schillaci; mafia involved O Rowley + J Hemenway; Clyde Cooper; address Varysburg

M Simonds :: Horace Aiken family C Werner WCS Blasts – missing Blasts S Cahill – ggfather home W Buffalo + pictures of great aunt in WCS Blast + E Webster’s genealogy

MISCELLANEOUS Uploaded 43 page NYMS grant with business+ photos of downtown and carriage house – seven hours; poverty statement

All Curator’s monthly reports from February 2010 through October 2016 are posted on www.warsawhistory.org

ACCESSIONING, VOLUNTEERS + STUDENTS + NEW MEMBERS

M. Swanson – Community Action --accessioned newspaper clippings + obituaries + Started accessioning Blast-names begin

1924; scanned vill/town rare directories write link

on website for for selling on dvd-

Assembled thick stack of newly printed WHS brochures L Larson accessioned Fred’s clippings Facebook: fatal trip to Wellsville; Watkins Hotel History; Turned administration over to Sue H.

Bill Bark - mowing lawn Help w cutting down lilies Pulled weeds from front foundation + put down another of plastic and put gravel on top – stop water in cellar

Water flowers Clean and mop floors 1

st floor

Clean kitchen + organize Still pulling weeds.

NEEDS

Fundraiser sell maps from Cram’s 1898 History of the

World; bringing $60 ea on ebay

Fundraising - suggest selling duplicate maps; and pages

Curator's Report June 23, 2016 thru July 21, 2016

Visitors 35 7-12 thru 21 – George in Texas Write poverty statement NYMS Write Resolution of WHS for NYMS grant J Ritter discussion about provenance – antique stove

Group Tour - five from WCSchool Provided copy of WWI Arch to Co Historian Answer 5 questions of 43 NYMS grant for Frank carriage house Most of work at home Facebook Page likes 377 w 20 friends

DONATIONS photograph; 8x9.5; 1890; hawley salt co; erie rr; train tracks; buildings paper label; sterling salt; blue and white trademark; international salt co salt bag; sterling salt; 5 lb; handwritten letter; 6-27-1888; a heupel; invention

Baby clothing - dropped off advertisement; the duncan salt co; silver springs ny; 5-13-1886; high grade dairy table and fine salt blueprint for salt centrifugal blueprint for salt centrifugal; no 1265; blueprint for salt centrifugal 3 blueprint for salt centrifugal; bradley salt co;

Research Inquiries Cleveland family – home – trace owners back to 1853; now owned by Lisa Johnson; owners: Norton, Munger, Cleveland, Fluker Foster family continue previous research Hohenstein – blacksmith -continue update research with new findings Bliss Historian - look for old photos of Bliss + journals-account books

T Kneeland – orig photos of blizzards M. Gies – descendants of John Aches A. Batzold re: house that started as A&P moved; New York Store; Sinclair pharmacy Historic Signs – placement –NR District C Granger – 3 hours help w salt history research

MISCELLANEOUS Updated website: www.warsawhistory.org with sales of map DVD’s, Gen CD’s and Then & Now DVD

All Curator’s monthly reports from February 2010 through June 2016 are posted on www.warsawhistory.org

ACCESSIONING, VOLUNTEERS + STUDENTS + NEW MEMBERS

M. Swanson – Community Action – 150 hours She scanned Western NY business directory for PDF booklet & printing + misc. accessioning - Super young lady! Death notices from 1853

Bill Bark - mowing lawn - Weeds are major problem this year Accession database has 18,190 entries

NEEDS

More three-ring binders Upload minutes to web site

Decision about disposing old printers

Fundraising - suggest selling duplicate maps in cabinet and pages from Cram’s 1898 History of the World

Curator's Report May 27, 2016 thru June 23, 2016

YMCA Tour + activity 16 Visitors 45 Ink purchased for new Canon Printer

Provided copies of photos re: Hillside Nursing Home for S Smith’s story - Historical Wyoming Discussions w J Rutowski – Lisa Sewaldt – business plan

DONATIONS Mary Reagan: ash tray souvenir; quasquicentennial;

1843-1968; white blue; civil war monument on bottom; good condition; village incorporated

R Wilcox – 1861 map poor condition

Wrote donation letters to donors except Wilcox

Jim Gillen: book; Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors, 1909; We have many of these. J Ritter, 1920’s or 1930’s Roper range -- good condition

Research Inquiries Holly Neal, Colorado: Location of Revolution War era

quilt created by ancestors + research of Firman Family

Langdon, Joanne :: Wethersfield ancestors C Granger :: Morton Salt Co :: has many artifacts of plant in Warsaw: donated items re: WWII; pharmacy bottle

V Fritz, Greenville, NC: all issues of microfilm of 1830’s American Citizen; referred to old fulton county postcards + historian’s office P Brensha + D Miller, PA? Facebook Posts: research/photos re Roper gas range from 1920’s

MISCELLANEOUS

Sanded + painted kitchen floor removing imbed dirt in paint swirls from inmates walking on floor after they painted/walked on

All Curator’s monthly reports from February 2010 through June 2016 are posted on www.warsawhistory.org

Removed weeds; planted flowers; Dahlias, spread new stone on walkway

ACCESSIONING, VOLUNTEERS + STUDENTS + NEW MEMBERS

M. Swanson – Community Action – 150 hours; copied notable figures from Biographical Review 1895 + misc. accessioning - Super young lady!

Bill Bark - mowing lawn - very conscientious Still pulling weeds.

NEEDS

More 4” three-ring binders Upload minutes to web site

Decision about disposing old printers

Fundraising - suggest selling duplicate maps in cabinet and pages from Cram’s 1898 History of the World

Curator's Report November 18, 2015 thru May 26, 2016

Research Inquiries J Bumbacher – cheese factories K Smith – ggrandfather B Bernard S Smith – WWI Victory Arch photo V Fritz – Greenville S.C. –American Citizen G Day - Erastus Day – confusion w identity of 2

Days with same name R J Larsen – adopted father w surnames Ess, Kelley H Neel - Revolutionary War quilt V Hoffman – old photo Yummies Rest.

D Bassett - identify soldier in WWI photo; Thompson, Greek Restaurant

Dave? - Vick family, James and Ethel Vick E Smith – Java Village – farm letterhead Elm Maple Oak

Rae or Ray Pierson – wants to donate jewelry repair tools from McDonalds of Perry

J Rutowski - E Webster genealogy S Foyt - Spirits Alive photos for her article B Hohenstein – gggrandfather - blacksmith

GIFTS + LOANS

. . . . . Roger Wheeler – offered Orangeville journals from 1814-1900’s - no follow-up

. . . . . Charles Smallwood :: will send artifacts after his move . . . . . John + Eliz Howell : Victorian chair, seat & back embroidered by mother Margaret Meng who ran Phil Meng coal business

. . Jack Rase; old silverware incldg 1834 serving spoon plus Cram’s 1898 atlas of the world . . Frontenac Historical Society; 3 postcards . . C Ginder : high school handbook – 1946-1946 . . T. Pellett – 1923 yearbook . . D Merrill: 1877 Smith and Wesson, 32 caliber, pocket gun . . . . . E Barth: photo Fritz Feuerbacker, blacksmith

MISCELLANEOUS Grants - Mural - Wyoming Foundation awarded $1,000 for downtown mural Photos scanned from glass plates :: no response from K Carlson for requests for scanned photos used for Then&Now Video Scanned four old rare business directories for possible DVD sale

Top’s Market Plaque – photos provided around the entrance & service desk - Trish says there’s plaque showing WHS as photos donor J Heubusch installed film on southern wall window in parlor for artifact protection from UV

ACCESSIONING, VOLUNTEERS + STUDENTS + NEW MEMBERS A + reboxed all glass plates with labels A + all Wyo Co churches pastors’ names secured by L Larson A + Reorganized house photo binders plus NR houses + barns A - many interior views of restaurants-bars during the 30’s thru 50’s New members: 2016; Linda Larson; Cassandra Fisher; Bob Terry; Dave and Cindy Kiel; Claire Morgan; Peter Turkow Others:?

GCC Students: Kelly Duckworth, Summer Storms + four young , strong men-- worked on gardens, scanning business directories and cleaning + painting kitchen floor; Com Action: Chris Presutto – 120 hours Total Hours Donated: 195 hours -- Linda Larson – Mondays :: Helen Finch Weds + Thurs

NEEDS Someone to mow lawn + help remove weeds & seedlings Ink for two new printers; More three-ring binders;

Decision about disposing old printers Consider insuring Bronson Paintings and other artifacts; acid free paper

FACEBOOK - page likes 350 Watkins Hotel story w photos – 55 likes Society Christmas Open-House

Robert Yott’s talk -GAR 1913 Wiseman’s Bakery story plus photos

Curator's Report

April 17, 2015 through November 17, 2015 (Six Months)

Visitors/Presentations/Activities

Several tours :: 250 visitors Youth Program tour - activities Chamber Meetings New mural or collage for hospital 11-17-15

Federation Fall Dinner/speaker Workshop Fred Heller – Salt Sanitarium talk here + Library Youth Program - B Russell + M Zeches :: Oct 19th Downtown mural planning: meetings with VSP Marketing

Planning for Open House 12-13-15 Research Inquiries

M Prichard, Charles M Truesdell – circuit dentist who moved West; D Neinfeldt :: J Scoville family; George Clark :: Embury Factory, locate lantern; S Sutay home 37 Liberty, Bartlett family; B Pratt :: Pratt family; C. Morris Ribey :: G W morris; D Shields, surrogate court records; D Bassett :: Walter Klein photo WWI; T Whalen, Soloman Morris home; D McVay, Marr Colton Organs; T Suddes :: Lucy Cass Leblond obit; G Kerwin :: H Logan, Putney family; M Vance :: Charles F Vance – Clark Family – C Fisher responded to Facebook outreach – husband gg grandson

J Vincent :: Marr Organ restored; F Heller diagram of owners’ houses S Main; G Jackson :: 14 Butternut; P Souder :: URR book; C Bell :: railroad spur to South Main businesses; T Valentino :: house destroyed by truck & fire; John Carpenter :: brick collections; R Grinnell :: Walker stereos of central NY; E Olson-Gault :: Ira Parker; Day Family; Gail Sargent :: James Randall, Civil War; L Wagner :: booklets by H Douglas; J McGuire :: Relyea Creek Industries, salt-disappearance of community; D Meyer :: EE Farman trunk; Salt Industry in Saltvale; B Everett :: history Embury Lantern

Gifts + Loans

Fred Heller - Kiwanis – donation $250 for archival materials Roger Wheeler – offered Orangeville Journals from 1814-1900’s - no follow-up

Warsaw Library - many books + biographies – accessioned Charles Smallwood :: will send artifacts after his move D Meyer :: EE Farman Trunk; dropped :: John Hency WW I collection; booklet, WY CO Firemen Convention; Texas Brine Controls; J Laird :: 2 photos Campbell Grocery

Brenda Everett :: collection Embury Lantern; Dropped-off photo :: F Feuerbacher; L Feger :: Button Factory display; Japanese Yen worth 80 cents; dropped :: WY Co Architectural Tour + Beers History; Dropped off :: 1945-46 school student handbook; Gifted Perry Postcards from B Krinitz to Perry HS (did not sell on eBay)

Miscellaneous Grants - Mural - New applic to Wyoming Foundation - $1,000 awarded - SEE PHOTOS FACEBOOK Photos scanned from glass plates :: asked K Carlson for DVD copy

Top’s Market – photos provided around the entrance & service desk - no attribution Tree cut down allows too much sunlight; need artifact protection

Accessioning

6 months of newspaper clippings provided by F Heller House photos – five books Organized all glass plates + started accessioning

Reorganization of subject matter binders to make more space on shelves

Accessioned all photos + records in National Register binders

Volunteers + Students

Community Action: Shiane Flint; Jesse Otis; Amanda Hoffmeister, GCC :: Patrick Rice

Linda Larson – Mondays :: Helen Finch Weds + Thurs

New Member Welcome Letter with 1900’s downtown letterhead New members: Peter Turkow – Holley NY; Lisa Sterling + brother TK Harris; Cassandra Fisher, Warsaw; Bob Terry, Middlebury; Dave & Cindy Kiel, Warsaw; Claire Morgan, Attica

Maintenance: south side maple tree cut down by Eastman. Geo raked fall leaves to terrace for pick-up Sue H + T Morris-Kopinski cleaned building Matthew Gould + helpers clipped bushes + spread mulch.

Facebook page – 283 likes Stories w photos posted: Story of the Clinton Hotel; Luna Park during Old Home Week; Guess the Date/Location: Postcards; Gulf Road or West Hill 1880’s; Wyo Foundation check presentation for mural; WHS “Rosie the Riveter” float July 4 parade; Railroad Switchbacks in the Village; the Variety Machine Co aka Warsaw Elevator Company;

Youth Program at the WHS; North Main Parade celebration end of WWI; EE Farman trunk found in Calif; the WEC electric company’s baseball team; Mark Herman’s presentation on Civil War Monument; Vance family looking for connections in Warsaw WY CO Courthouse at the turn of the 20

th century;

Curator's Report May 16, 2015 through November 17, 2015 (Six Months)

Visitors/Presentations/Activities

Several tours :: 250 visitors Youth Program tour - activities Chamber Meetings New mural for hospital 11-17-15

Federation Fall Dinner/speaker Workshop Fred Heller – Salt Sanitarium talk here + Library Youth Program - B Russell + M Zeches :: Oct 19th Downtown mural planning: meetings with VSP Marketing

Planning for Open House 12-13-15

Research Inquiries M Prichard, Charles M Truesdell – circuit dentist who moved West; D Neinfeldt :: J Scoville family; George Clark :: Embury Factory, locate lantern; S Sutay home 37 Liberty, Bartlett family; B Pratt :: Pratt family; C. Morris Ribey :: G W morris; D Shields, surrogate court records; D Bassett :: Walter Klein photo WWI; T Whalen, Soloman Morris home; D McVay, Marr Colton Organs; T Suddes :: Lucy Cass Leblond obit; G Kerwin :: H Logan, Putney family; M Vance :: Charles F Vance – Clark Family – C Fisher responded to Facebook outreach – husband gg grandson

J Vincent :: Marr Organ restored; F Heller diagram of owners’ houses S Main; G Jackson :: 14 Butternut; P Souder :: URR book; C Bell :: railroad spur to South Main businesses; T Valentino :: house destroyed by truck & fire; John Carpenter :: brick collections; R Grinnell :: Walker stereos of central NY; E Olson-Gault :: Ira Parker; Day Family; Gail Sargent :: James Randall, Civil War; L Wagner :: booklets by H Douglas; J McGuire :: Relyea Creek Industries, salt-disappearance of community; D Meyer :: EE Farman trunk; Salt Industry in Saltvale; B Everett :: history Embury Lantern

Gifts + Loans

Fred Heller - Kiwanis – donation $250 for archival materials Roger Wheeler – offered Orangeville Journals from 1814-1900’s - no follow-up

Warsaw Library - many books + biographies – accessioned Charles Smallwood :: will send artifacts after his move D Meyer :: EE Farman Trunk; dropped :: John Hency WW I collection; booklet, WY CO Firemen Convention; Texas Brine Controls; J Laird :: 2 photos Campbell Grocery

Brenda Everett :: collection Embury Lantern; Dropped-off photo :: F Feuerbacher; L Feger :: Button Factory display; Japanese Yen worth 80 cents; dropped :: WY Co Architectural Tour + Beers History; Dropped off :: 1945-46 school student handbook; Gifted Perry Postcards from B Krinitz to Perry HS (did not sell on eBay)

Miscellaneous Grants - Mural - New applic to Wyoming Foundation - $1,000 awarded - SEE PHOTOS FACEBOOK Photos scanned from glass plates :: asked K Carlson for DVD copy

Top’s Market – photos provided around the entrance & service desk - no attribution Tree cut down allows too much sunlight; need artifact protection

Accessioning

6 months of newspaper clippings provided by F Heller House photos – five books Organized all glass plates + started accessioning

Reorganization of subject matter binders to make more space on shelves

Accessioned all photos + records in National Register binders

Volunteers + Students

Community Action: Shiane Flint; Jesse Otis; Amanda Hoffmeister, GCC :: Patrick Rice

Linda Larson – Mondays :: Helen Finch Weds + Thurs

New Member Welcome Letter with 1900’s downtown New members: Peter Turkow – Holley NY; Lisa Sterling + brother TK Harris; Cassandra Fisher, Warsaw; Bob Terry, Middlebury; Dave & Cindy Kiel, Warsaw; Claire Morgan, Attica

Maintenance: south side maple tree cut down by Eastman. Geo raked fall leaves to terrace for pick-up Sue H + T Morris-Kopinski cleaned building Matthew Gould + helpers clipped bushes + spread mulch.

Facebook page – 283 likes Stories w photos posted: Story of the Clinton Hotel; Luna Park during Old Home Week; Guess the Date/Location: Postcards; Gulf Road or West Hill 1880’s; Wyo Foundation check presentation for mural; WHS “Rosie the Riveter” float July 4 parade; Railroad Switchbacks in the Village; the Variety Machine Co aka Warsaw Elevator Company;

Youth Program at the WHS; North Main Parade celebration end of WWI; EE Farman trunk found in Calif; the WEC electric company’s baseball team; Mark Herman’s presentation on Civil War Monument; Vance family looking for connections in Warsaw WY CO Courthouse at the turn of the 20

th century;

Curator's Report

September 25, 2014 – April 16, 2015 (7 Months)

Visitors/Presentations/Activities

Several tours :: 250 visitors Paranormal Presentation - 3-28-15 - Warsaw Salt Sanitarium – Fred Heller – 4-11-15 Civil War Ball – Batavia – 4 in costumes attended 3-21-15

Chamber Meetings

Upcoming: Federation Spring Workshop 5-16-2015 (Wy Co Pioneer Association) Civil War Monument – M Herman – 4-26-15

Research Inquiries

11 building dates for historical plaques – NYMS grant (clarify early occupancies)

Tammy Whalen – old S Morris house in South Warsaw Dave Bassett - rare photo of Walter Klein in Dillon’s newsroom

Lewis & Gage boots shoes + their stories

Daniel Shields – Surrogate Ct records for Richard + Kathryn Shields :: costs for searches

Cynthia Morris Ribey :: George W and Minerva Morris Barry Pratt :: Pratts of Warsaw Sarah Sutay :: new home on 37 Liberty

Gifts + Loans

Fred Heller - five – 5 Salt Sanitarium Books Kevin Zeches – beautiful 1900’s hand-painted sign – Lewis & Gage boots shoes bicycles Kiwanis – donation $250 for archival materials Roger Wheeler – Orangeville Journals papers from 1814-1900’s - Will be accessioned here, then given to Co Historian

Warsaw Library - many books + biographies

Brian Stacy, Texas Brine Co :: controls for brine system, Saltvale Road :: Middlebury HS to pick up

Judy Laird :: 2 large photos :: Campbell’s grocery store façade and interior Nancy Spitzer :: 2 large old scrap books :: photos ca 1940’s (need to decide whether to keep)

George bought $20 worth of sleeves

Miscellaneous Grants - Mural - Arts Council Declined Request to Sen. Gallivan declined New applic to Wyoming Foundation - $1,000 Paid Gary Better & Christine Mead $200+ for their work

Possible bus tour of seniors in March - No show Photos provided to Top’s Market were enlarged & placed around the entrance & service desk - no attribution

Accessioning

4 months of clippings from newspapers provided by F Heller House photos – two books

Reorganization of subject matter binders to make more space on shelves

Volunteerism

Shianne Flint – Community Action- 120 hours (infrequent) Helen Finch – 4 days a week, mornings S Heubusch – drafted update letter on 2014 activities S Hengelsberg’s Fair exhibit on the Frank Miller Blacking Factory story received honorable mention – thought it was super nonetheless

George cleaned up yard and paid man to help $25 Linda Larson - Mondays F Heller received Goodenow Citizenship Award from Chamber

George worked with film crew from Slow Roads from Rochester :: highlighted GH + Artisan Villa

New Member Welcome Letter with 1900’s photo of downtown created. New members: Peter Turkow – Holley NY Lisa Sterling + brother TK Harris Chris Holley - need to write letter

Maintenance: George cleaned up yard and paid man to help $25

Ingles inspected-passed. Suggested emergency lights over stairway Bought rug for entry :: ¼” concrete came off during winter

Facebook page – 227 likes Stories w photos posted: WHS update 2014; old postcard of downtown; mural proposal; Frank House history to promote Artisan Villa; Civil War veterans marching on N Main w C Holly story; Walter Klein’s story w photos; Civil War ball w photos of 4 members in costumes; Lewis & Gage sign with brief history to be cont’d; Paranormal presentation; Fred Heller’s presentation – Warsaw Salt Baths Sanitarium at Library

Lindsay Neumire – Warsaw Middle School Library - says they have old books and want to know if we want them :: 786-8000 EXT 2127 Did anyone contact her?

Curator's Report June 16, 2014 – September 25, 2014

Visitors/Presentations/Activities

Several tours :: 102 visitors Fall Federation Workshop - 10/8-14 – Portageville (C. Braack – Genesee Valley Canal)

Talk - Covington Historical Soeciety - 9-16-14 (Wyo County Poor House – Varysburg) DAR Meeting 6-27-14 Chamber Meetings

Research Inquiries

11 building dates for historical plaques – NYMS grant (clarify early occupancies) J Hamlin :: Bender :: Wethersfield D. Knittel :: L wiseman :: R Blackmon J Schlau :: History of Rock Glen (no donation) L Seewaldt :: history of Frank House Reinholtz :: old RR depots - looking for grant

W. Santora plus others :: school sports championships :: 1888 to present :: 4 sessions for hall of fame case :: said boosters would donate Guthrie Fence invention :: 1850’s :: Covington S. Sutay :: home at 37 Liberty Street M. Pritchard :: C Truesdell :: moved to Minnesota became circuit dentist and prominent citizen

Gifts + Loans

Directory :: Business Cards: Courier F Heller :: scrapbook by Mabel Guska Baker :: 1930’s Dahlias :: B Ryan :: planted by George

Fire Dept :: S Smith picked up artifacts for delivery to FD J King :: Warsaw Elevator weight P. Lawton behalf N + J Bracken :: 1930’s presentation of stamp collection – to be delivered 9-26-14

Accessioning

Glass plates database Weddings + Obituaries from scrapbooks Autograph books

Blast Yearbook business sponsors database :: 1921 – 1990 Reaccessioned historical brochures from other towns Reorganized + access old ledger account books

Volunteerism

Mural proposal for downtown :: Arts Council grant (H Hollinger + J Rutowski funding) Jessie Otis :: Community Action 120 hours 7-21-9-2-14 (cleaning + gardening + varnishing + painting) M DeLude :: GCC student :: Maxwell class :: 12 hours S Hengelsburg :: Miller Blacking Factory fair display DHCR - History Spotlight Theatre :: (P Penner foreclosure :: building changes) New House Display :: Brown Knitting Mill

S Heubusch :: final brochure update :: Wyo County Federation Historical Society Paranormal Group 9-13 :: B + S Heubusch New red background cloth :: CW display :: T Kopinski Black mulch spread picked up + spread by George New email service :: Frontier :: gateshouse1@frontier.com

New Email service thru Frontier telephone: gateshouse1@frontier.com ( URL address has been changed on website) :: basic service discontinued

Thank you! We can do so much more!

Lindsay Neumire – Warsaw Middle School Library - says they have old books and want to know if we want them :: 786-

8000 EXT 2127

Curator's Report May 22nd, 2014 – June 26, 2014

Visitors/Presentations :: 86 + Chamber Meeting

Doughboy Rededication, Castile, Sue and Bob Heubusch provided WWI uniforms, attended, furnished photos of the ceremony Castile Christian School :: 4thgraders/teacher tour 5-28-14 Red Hatters - eight

SH attended Federation Meeting, has important info; fair sitting dates Float July 3rd parade. Sue, Beth, Judy to dress in costume; need 2 people for marching w banner. Possible titles: Uncovering our Past or Keep Your Past Alive. DAR to meet: 6-27

Research Inquiries

Jim Glenn :: Aronson descendants -- Arcade; looking for info on sculptress who crafted bronze nude M Vance :: upcoming visit :: Clark, Merchant, Underwood, Jay family K Luther :: name of soldier atop CW monument

J Rutowski - asked for old photos of scenes of downtown for making postcards & selling - Policy clarification – selling commercial. Tammy from Courier willing to print postcards with Jim’s monetary support.

Gifts + Loans

Sally Smith :: numerous items from Fire Rescue Dept; old air tanks; boards; slicker etc. F Heller :: book, Kiwanis Club history, third edition B Lowe thru S Heubusch :: large photo--Warsaw Grange men’s quartet dressed in drag – 1937 L Seewaldt – Florist Shop – research loan artifacts for display in Frank House S Heubusch :: 2 WWI uniforms etc for Doughboy Rededication - returned

E Colter : 2 Warsaw Yearbooks - Blasts – 1944-1945 B Heubusch :: burial record & map – mausoleum – W side Warsaw Cemetery; names of people buried; Q: when did vaults get sealed? D Smith, Bliss :: offered to gift a very old round tube wringer washing machine; suggested contact with Bliss Historical Society Perry Postcards – not selling on eBay

Accessioning

Received 12 5” binders bought from Ebay. Many binders reorganized into new binders to save space – reaccessioned & renumbered many books

Obituaries: entered 600 names, etc Book # 154 – People – L-P Vietnam War clippings – 350 Clippings from current newspaper articles

Volunteers

B Heubusch – repair paper cutter, mow grass S Heubusch – acid free paper for protecting old photographs Make sure WHS minutes are filed archives - very important! Black mulch purchased from Kerch’s, $80, spread, GH front yard. Village delivered chipped mulch for spreading along Myrtle, also front yard. Thousands of seedlings have been removed.

F Heller - clipping current news

New--Windy Hackett :: Thursdays :: 11:30 to 2 pm Linda Larson – Mondays Carol Weber - Most days Early mornings

Helen Finch + Verna Rice – Tuesdays S Heubusch – Tuesdays George Almeter - weekdays

Curator's Report April 24, 2014 – May 22nd, 2014

Visitors/Presentations 79 visitors :: Warsaw Chamber meeting Perry Bicentennial Committee tour + invitation to art exhibit D. Bassett – talk on WW I canon – 4-27-14 – excellent turn-out. Another big thank-you to T Morris Kopinski and S Heubusch for planning, refreshments, housekeeping and execution, well done, as always.

Federation Historical Societies – 40 – 5-3-14 Presenters: G Almeter, M Herman, S Heubusch Big thank you to T Morris-Kopinski + S Heubusch for all planning and food preparation. 2

nd graders Warsaw CS totaling 36 + teachers + parents –

walk to civil war monument and presentation on the civil war + underground railroad. Chief of Police Hoffmeister directed traffic while kids touched canons etc.

Research Inquiries V Hurd, Castile HS – 1852 lithograph of Letchworth lattice bridge by J Stilson C Cody, Virginia, :: JJ Davidson family M Metzger :: Cheese factory statistics – Sheldon + Wyoming County Has Sue H collected names addresses etc of all Wyoming County historical societies

H Hoffman :: State Street home on NR Historic Places :: wrote letter, no, to insurance co ? make arrangements for 97 year old mother to visit the Sheldon HS one-room school; named after mother E Byron, Statue of Liberty National Museum :: whether workers in Button Factory stereo-view were immigrants?

Gifts + Loans Richard Keeney Reinholtz School District Register 1844-1864 – students, teachers, attendance, books, curriculum (5

th generation grandson of Amos Keeney who first settled

Warsaw with Elizur Webster in 1803) S Heubusch :: Castile HS :: June 14 rededication of WWI doughboy statue - loaned uniforms etc. - Jack Rase, John Rissinger

Warsaw Kiwanis Club - $250 for archival materials - thank-you Fred Heller :: thank-you letter to be sent to Gwen Carlson, President Mr. Sitark left big hoe outside doorway

Accessioning Obituaries from the 1960’s-1980’s Calling cards 1850’s thru 1900 Invoices many businesses 1850 thru 1920’s Condensed many 3-ring binders to conserve space on shelves

Account ledgers 15 Village water, fire department histories from 1838 – 1920 village minutes

Volunteers Helen Finch, Linda Larson, Verda Rice, Carol Weber, George Almeter, Sue Heubusch, Trisha Morris-Kopinski, Fred Heller, Sally Smith, Bob Heubusch

Are WHS minutes being filed in minute book? Thank-you ad in Pennysaver to GCC students

Miscellanous New Member/Welcome Letter: Kirstyn Geercken, GCC

student

Arcadia Publishing :: not able to work on book

Maintenance: Cleaned & dusted :: plucking thousands of seedlings in yard :: Yard needs mowing. Updated Website

Curator's Report November 21, 2013 thru April 24, 2014

Visitors/tours for 5-month Period = 210 Warsaw Chamber Meetings: 4 Buck Family – parents + 10 kids Xmas Dinner 12-6-13: 35 attended; DiPietro awarded Assembly proclamation to WHS for 75 years of service. Thankyou S and B Heubusch, T Morris-Kopinski, S Aldinger for hard work

Moonlight Magic 12-2-13 – Volunteers: D Almeter, R Cohen, F Heller, T Morris-Kopinski, S Smith - About 80 walked thru GH Pencils, monument postcard + WHS flyer given. S MacDonald (YMCA Upward Bound) no-show, 20-30 kids w/o call; 11-29-13.

GCC Students – 12 hours each: Leah Swain, Jessi VanSon, Jim Neeley, Bryant Thompson, Ashley Perrine = 60 hrs

New Members/Welcome Letters C Granger Lori Standish M Connor

Volunteers Linda Larson – Mondays Helen Finch – Tuesdays S Heubusch – Tuesdays George Almeter - weekdays

Accessioning Crawford carriages. Civil War books nearly complete Oversized items photos, docs, ledgers –put into five pouches – storage 2

nd floor; now more space 1

st floor file room.

Civil War letters + Luther Foster letters being transcribed by Sally Smith + S Heubusch

Display Exhibits: Jessi Vanson + J Bucknam accessioned civil war artifacts-- display case and reorganized Jessi Vanson researched agricultural exhibit 2

nd for

displaying textiles and textile-making devices, e.g., spinning wheel

Donations

Luther Foster family, old letters, photo album + extra photos Mary Conable - $100 Large Three-ring binders – 14 donated Whitton’s State Farm, Walmart, Target, K-Mart :: all solicited by Linda Larsen Perry postcards – 28: Barbara Krinitz - Key – S Higley – Brei Locker service Updated list of veterans buried in 3 Warsaw cemeteries Sally Smith - Large framed photos East Side Nursing home - Sally Smith History of the Warsaw Sanitarium - Fred Heller

Donations Ct’d Andrew Mauer - Updated photo of Ella Crossett’s home showing recent renovations C Keeney, Warsaw District School Register 1844-1864 (will donate later) JND Construction :: items found in Board of Elections building during renovation, next to Pennysaver; not delivered Chris Holley :: Photos many, AC Simpson family, 1900’s watch maker Sally Smith :: 2 large metal name plates, Warsaw Rescue Squad used on ambulance plus photos Eastside Nursing Home Mark Herman - large light box for taking pics of photos, docs and objects. Need to return K Carlson’s.

Programs/Activities Sharon Mcallister, Arcadia Publishing : re: new book about Warsaw’s history Grant: Arts Council for Warsaw Chamber declined for Warsaw Chamber Bassett - Presentation, World I cannon, Village Park, restoration + fundraising – April 27, 2014, planned by T. Morris-Kopinski D Bassett :: T Morris + G Almeter met for planning presentation Presentation to Perry Shriners by G Almeter re: Gates House History – 2-27-14

Programs/Activities (Ct’d)

Maps CDs + Genealogy sold – several Nathan Danner (Bliss) requested copy of video play Woman in the Box purchased in 2003 Federation Workshop planning. Betsey Lowe, S Heubusch, T Morris-Kopinski for May 3

rd. Invitation letters sent to

members. Mark Herman :: T Morris-Kopinski + G Almeter met for planning workshop presentation –April 10 Whether to participate in 2014 “Wine in the Valley” Warsaw Chamber A Goodenow award :: G almeter presented award to F Heller for his firsts, books, histories of Warsaw Sanitarium and Kiwanis Club.

Research E Byron, Ellis Island Immigration Museum using stereoview of Button factory workers for their website, whether workers were immigrants? Darlene Carney :: old photos for Tops Market Karen Benedict :: old photos of downtown Flowers for downtown inventory of venders, success in other villages. Molly Merz :: Murals of early scenes possibly Civil War era – house on Salt Vale Road. Contacted Buffalo preservationists. Middlebury Historical Society will remove for display in Academy museum. J Knapp family :: John Reynolds Daniel Shields :: Aaron Post, Castile Rob Vale :: Sarah Coon & Holt family, Perry Emma Brown :: George Lewis + Frank Eastman, 1887 birth cert, previously called about Morgan family for DAR application Frank House ::– carriage barn construction date

Research Ct’d

Nancy Rose :: Lenora Howard – graduate Warsaw School 1940-43 Brandy Tisdale :: offered donation 1916 newspaper but not sent Amy Zoyhofski :: Warsaw Bottling Works bottle Patti Hardy :: McLoud family, Peter Jackson Cindy Schlueter :: Chester + Laura Hurd + Josiah Boardman Leona Moore :: James Lester, civil war, burial place, Castile Peter Vetrano :: 1860’s photos of Gates House, have none Vivian Adzaku :: Pius Hazel, marriage record Annette Slocum to Pius Kathleen Schiff :: Davidson family, coverlet makers later shoe store – much info Ryan McDermott :: Dan Herman + Elizabeth Morris Gary Buchholz :: gas stations Mireya Vance :: Irving Clark family

Lost or Deaccessioned Artifacts Photo of EE Farman, his family with U S Grant tour of Egypt (1880’s)searched but not found. (Jim Gillen’s request) Letter with list of 23 items gifted to U of Rochester by L Bishop 1972-- 9 deacessioned & sold :: Library retains 14 items

Maintenance Fire Extinguishers replaced by T Page Interior GH cleaned/mopped—G Almeter, S Heubusch + Helen

Finch

Fire alarm sensor in main room not working: called $200 to fix

Shoveled snow all winter Yard raked by GA—leaves raked fall + spring. T and M

Kopinski picked up leaves

Curator's Report September 25 thru November 21, 2013

Visitors: 125 including two tours

Research

Erica Minda : met with Fred Heller -Warsaw Sanitarium – Wy Co. Poor House Vanderlinden :: Attica Historical Society :: accession db; topical index; cd genealogy tools; maps dvd. F. Gleska – Artillary in village park; WWI canon D Luengen + family – Morgan Civil War flag- large L Erhart – Alaska – looking for Mary Powers T Kazmark; 1971 paper re: maj knapp civil war

H Mccolgan; H Fuller civil war; place of burial, Castile? Mrs Murphy – Attica HS – WHS topical index

JM Swartz – Ohio – Wm Baker – West Hill HOME 1900 P Zoynofski - Vosburg Bottle T Treutlein – Farman Theatre photos C Lyons - baseball team 1961

D Zilliox – new resident – Warsaw’s history W Ebersole – family of Christian

B Jones; Rumsey Family – owned big chunk Buffalo; site of Pan American Exhibition; more

Tours

S McDonald – YMCA kids 11-29-13 Moonlight Magic Dec 3rd

– participation – Bingo Card Need 2 stampers from 11 to 8 or 9; Sally to order pencils; George delivered 3 genealogy CDs for basket.

Volunteerism

C Geercken - GCC student 12 hours – accessioned WWII materials L Larson – Mondays – accession proofread C Weber – accessioned – WWII honor role T Morris-Kopinski – thank for buying packs of paper

S Heubusch & S Smith – transcription of Civil War letters F Heller – clippings New member letter - need names addresses Hermit of Hermitage revival – will not be presented

Artifact Donations + Archives

Loans: Univ Rochester Library called to say they were researching request for list of books gifted - No response as 11-21-13 W Public Library: borrowed & returned items from War Room

L Appleby Estate – bequests delivered – accessioned – receipt signed County Historian – returned aerial view of Marr Colton Organ factory plus photo of CW soldier McConnell (no

record of its being out)

Curator's Report - Draft July 31, 2013 - September 25, 2013

Visitors: 90 + 350 Tour Groups: 2 - West Fall Women’s Connection – 18 Open House-Wine Tasting Tour 9-21-13 - Outstanding activities. Victorian Dancers – lots of fun with audience dancing inside the GH. Rain would not allow activities on Clinton Street under a tent as planned. Vine tasters totaled about 350. Big thank-you to T. Morris-Kopinski, S. and B. Heubusch, S. Aldinger for baking your hearts out, preparing all the great refreshments, taking tips classes and pouring the wine. Characters R. Rohauer, S Gates; Maryanne Reisdorf, Ella Hawley Crossett; Robert Yott and wife, Civil War soldier; Guides, Sally Smith, George Almeter, Bob Heubusch, Beth Russell. Also many thanks to T. Morris-Kopinski, S. and B. Heubusch, G. Almeter for building exhibits, house cleaning especially back porch and front entry and yard work. T. installed new walkway with sand and stone which looks terrific! Kevin Carlson designed/printed posters/flyers for M Milcarek’s “Salt Rush” presentation on October 27, 1-4 p.m. T Morris-Kopinski has placed three “did you know” ads and a quarter page ad in the Pennysaver. Kevin will also make ten more of the 2007 then-now DVDs for us.

Research Inquiries Extensive research on the old Brown Knitting Mill buildings on Center Street for nomination to NR completed. The narrative is very detailed, containing the construction dates of the two adjoining buildings. However, SHPO (State Historic Preservation Office) reconsidered its initial determination of eligibility and denied the listing. They had discovered that the first 1908 three-story, wood-frame mill with gambrel roof had been demolished during the 1970’s. With the original building gone, they could not recommend listing the subsequently built brick/terra cotta buildings.

Kennedy Building next to Pennysaver. Discovered a ca 1914 photo which shows the original storefront design; NYMS. T. Dixon : fire :: town hall building :: any festivals :: Gainesville S. Jordan :: 3

rd cousin David Starr Jordan

M Metzger :: Sanitarium chairs

Ann Walker Anderson :: WWI; father George D Walker; Merchant Marine A Mauer :: Crossett photo and love letters P Vickers :: Gath family T. Bartlett - extensive - Bartlett family –block N Main

Accessioning Maps DVD. Completed name database of all names all each of the 16 maps on the MAPSDVD and modified the html page with clickable link for database. The DB allows user to search for name or scroll through alphabetical list.

Accessioned newspaper articles for last three months.

Bought more labels and printed more MAPSDVD and GENEALOGY TOOLS CD LABELS. Database entries: entered all names from Warsaw as listed in recently donated 1914 telephone book.

Loans Loans: aerial view of Marr Colton Organ Factory has not been returned by County Historian. Harvey Granite needs to return abolitionist portraits. They need to be carefully packed so edges are not damaged when being transported. Please always complete loan check-out book before removing anything from the building.

Mary Dries wants to donate her nursing cape – will ask others for donation of caps as do not have any. Andrew Mauer who presently owns the old Ella H. Crossett house asked us to find a photo of the Crossett family in front of a big tree on the home’s yard and some love letters written by one of Crossett’s daughters. This question has also been asked of Mr. Lane as we have no record of the artifacts.

Sue Hengelsberg with the Bicentennial Singers is reviving the play “The Hermit of Hermitage.” She has asked to borrow for performances his bicycle, his desk and other items such as surveyor chain. Motion/second/vote needed.

Glass Plates – Letchworth Park. Ted Bartlett who has researched Park history has inquired a couple of times about the glass plates. Contacted David Lane, former WHS President. He recalls they were taken to Geneseo for scanning etc and believes they may be stored with the other plates. Several searches reveal that they are not in the GH. Discussion to resume.

Needs

We need to contact the University of Rochester about a list of artifacts donated and whether any have been deaccessioned, sold or otherwise removed from their collections; done 9-15-13 Sheldon Newsletters. Hope everyone had a chance to read about their wonderful activities. Might we consider a WHS newsletter?

Need paper for printers etc. Sleeves for paper artifacts - Dollar Store?

PHOTOS. Could all the photos of the members in the July 4th

parade, Pike Fair parade and open house/winetasting events be collected for memorializing these firsts.

Distribute new WHS brochure to restaurants? Distribute “Salt Rush” poster/flyers? Contact school about students’ fall tour?

Volunteerism B Heubusch and J Heubusch repaired the outside vent louver on the exhaust fan; removed and installed a new hot water heater in the kitchen cabinet. Thank you, Trish, for discovering the leaks and other problems in the cellar. New member ED Schichtel from Wyoming has offered to volunteer. Front entry carpet was cleaned.

Cleaned “open flag.”

Beardsley’s electric installed new switches and remote so 2

nd floor lights turn on/off within 2 seconds. Asked if they

could provide an AC for plug-in the wall rather than being exclusively battery operated.

Donations L Appleby Estate: S Humphrey & H Ten Hagen inventoried school yearbooks; mentioned bequests; have not arrived A. Straub :: photos; history Truesdell Road reservoir

P Fitzmaurice: 1914 Telephone book D. Weig :: Marr Colton Factory photos

Other Smithers Video. An extensive narrative has been completed. The last edited video however has been lost. George is recreating and Maryanne Reisdorf is ready to narrate. Note: There are negatives of some of the glass plates in the files. Might want to think about getting a grant to have photos printed?

Sanitarium Chairs. M Metzger from Sheldon sent photos of 6 caned chairs which were bought by her grandfather at auction after the Sanitarium burned in 1897 They have been refinished and recently caned at $75 apiece. George asked that the info be sent to WHS email list. She also sent copies of Sheldon HS newsletters.

New WHS brochures: Trish ordered 1,000

Arts Council Grant. Chamber has asked if we would sponsor an application for funding music for next year’s Warsaw Valley Fest.

Kitty-cat stray has had her kittens. Turns out her owner lives across the street. We had previously asked the would-be owner to discuss the kitty’s situation with no response. The kitty continues to come around the GH but is not being fed.

Old Burghardt House. Pat & Harvey has attempted to save the old house on Center Street from demolition.

Curator's Report June 25, 2013 – July 31, 2013

Visitors: 70 Tour Groups: 3 Research Inquiries

P Bueschen :: M Perkins, Revolution, updated Pioneer Cemetery map; donated $20 A Heppner :: house Center Street ca. 1850; found 1885 map F Blattner :: Purkins Family; much info found; sent: $30 P Thorp :: Wethersfield & Orangeville maps; Zeches scans; need help. W Wagner :: Conable Family

J Pederson :: Frank Adams, Civil War; 1st

NY Dragoons; much found J Bucknam: Briggs CW Dragoon D Stewart :: grandmother birth certificate; nothing M Morse :: violins donation J Reynolds :: Knapp family S Hengelsberg :: Frank Miller Blacking factory; wd like to do Fair Exhibit in 2014.

Accessioning 2007 Sharefest scans of photos; Smithers Video: Met with S Hengelsberg and M Reisdorf for music and narration.

1859 McClellan Saddle 2nd

floor; display sign; child damaged stand

Needs Weed pulling plus spread of mulch; cleaning exterior of front entry; back porch; general dusting Air Conditioner recharged; Arctic Air; expensive $228; said unit should be good for another ten years but will need recharging every 3-4 years. Ordered new labels for dvd’s.

Need new digital camera; George’s has worn out Ink for printers Need Exhibit Designers or help. Proposed removal of URR kiosk for new displays. Ink for printers . . .

Volunteerism Pike Fair Display: S Smith, S Heubusch, B Russell, G Almeter, 75

th Anniversary of founding WHS

Fair Sitter date: Sat, Aug 17; sitters? 4

th July parade: B Russell and S Smith rounded up people for

parade, created & distributed flyer; thank you to Mr. Rose, Attica for driving his old Triumph. S Heubusch made 3 large signs. New Easel: B Heubusch made new lightweight for open house sign. New Remote etc: by Beardsley to be installed per B Heubusch Linda Larsen volunteers on Mondays; need more help.

Yard Sale :: Valley Fest, S & B Heubusch; about 25 visitors; 4 new members; showed postcard slideshow Broken cane and saddle stand: B Heubusch repaired New Genealogy Tools CD compiled with Pioneer Cemetery and St Michael’s cemetery burials and enhanced map of Pioneer Cemetery plus Sally Smith’s list of veterans buried in all 3 cemeteries CD’s & DVD’s: sold a few Lawn Mowing & gravel for walkways: B Heubusch Mulch: Warsaw Village and spread by GCC students

Meetings Paranormal Group- 8: monitored building July 22; B & S Heubusch oversight and building tour

Warsaw Chamber meets third Thursday each month. DAR met on July 26.

Donations Research $30 B Russell; 1920’s flapper dress and hat. L Appleby Estate: S Humphrey & H Ten Hagen inventoried school yearbooks; mentioned bequests.

Unknown donor: old clear glass milk bottle, Warsaw Dairy. Bucknam: scanned photos Dragoons related things, incdg unit flag and scraps from flag

Carol Weber & George Anna Almeter

Curator's Report May 24, 2013 through June 25, 2013

Visitors: 50 Tour Groups: 2 Research Inquiries

Bekman :: Perkins family/early settlers:: asked for donation – no response Hoeppner :: photos downtown during 1960’s – Regan Soda Bar donated $5 Straub :: Truesdell Reservoir – owns – found photos history Smither’s Video :: opening scene is of dam near Houghton not Mt. Morris dam.

Michaelree – Pittsford :: J. Alverson – Perry – buried Pioneer Cemetery – donated $30 for research J Bucknam :: 1st NY Dragoons – much info – will return to help organize artifacts; found Gibbs Post GAR flag – had not been accessioned/locate place for display Tharp :: maps of Hermitage & Orangeville

Accessioning Completed all maps 1853 through 1938 tax map, put in searchable database

Converted S Smith’s list of veterans buried in civil war to spreadsheet; added to cemetery database; now searchable

Wyoming Foundation grant denied. Probably still angry about Gebel not filing close-out of 2011 grant for acid-free boxes.

Needs: Need more mulch for south side of house.

Need new digital camera; George’s has worn out

Air Conditioning Repair: Arctic Air looked over system and charged. Said there’s a small leak but should work for another ten years. Maintenance: Scott Benedict trimmed front hedges and will come back to trim hedges in rear. Thank you letter? Carol Weber & George Anna Almeter

Curator's Report April 25, 2013 - May 23, 2012

Visitors: 90 Tour Groups: 1

Research Inquiries Williams :: Hackenmiller photos of hospital nursing graduates 1968 Ogren :: Hall family Chesnik :: Davis Knapp Stedman families Fisher :: Miller Harness Blacking factory A Clark :: Monger Street home now Center Street

Uptegrove :: worked on repairs to GH; jacked floors, installed supports 1

st floor

McGinnis :: built date of home on Keeney Road formerly Morris home; Martinville; Fisher :: school house #15; Middlebury Academy; Wrights Corners; does geocaching

Smither’s Video: Mary Ann Reisdorf has agreed to narrate video; took copy with materials.

Donations: T Treutlein gifted 1938 plans for Warsaw’s filter plant in Rock Glen; George Starks $50; Nora Fisher, copy of Frank Miller & his laboratory plus advertising material; plans for new addition to the Warsaw Library; 1920’s style, beaded dress in entryway.

GCC Students: Completed 12 hours each: Gina Green, Kaitlyn Matteson, James Devitt, Kody Kelsey. Total number of students: 14. Ad thanking students placed in Pennysaver. See also a proposed new motto/sketch for Historical Society: “Things that are gone . . . But never lost”.

Accessioning Accessioning: 1200 entries from 1938 Village Tax Map Linda Larsen completed accessioning of #198, photos stereoviews outside Warsaw, inside NY State, outside Wyoming County; 136 items.

Regular accessioning of newspaper articles related to Warsaw. Linda Larsen accessioned & entered into DB, 1938 Town Tax Map. Currently, there are 18,789 entries in database. C. Weber accessioned 600 names from 1883 tax roll

Letter-Writing WNYGS (W NY Genealogical Society) put our CD/DVDS on their website. Plans a visit to discuss further research initiatives. Ron Myers :: set up date for paranormal activity for June 22. Sue H to organize. Susan Goodier :: wants to research Warsaw’s Political Equality Club; discuss available information and set up date for visit. George Starks :: thanking him for gift of $50 in memory of Charles Smallwood.

Needs: Contact University of Rochester library about list of prior donations. More yard cleanup is needed. Water from gutter over air conditioning unit on west side is delivering great deal of water on window which will cause rotting of the window. Should gutter be cleaned?

Link for Curator’s Report on website should be included in minutes or attached to minutes. http://warsawhistory.org/society.html Need new digital camera; George’s has worn out. Repair air conditioner?

Grants: Filed Wyoming Foundation grant application (2013) for $1,000 to fund printing costs of new

brochure showing GH displays. Also completed closeout of 2012 grant for quilts.

Building/Yard Maintenance. Continue to pick paint off artifacts. Thinned lilies; transplanted Lambs’

Ears and groundcover; spread horse manure; spread mulch delivered by Village to all sides of house; weeded and pulled about 25 trees from shrubs. Thank you Bob & Sue H for all your work. Carol Weber & George Anna Almeter

Curator's Report March 28, 2013 – April 25, 2013

Visitors: 101 Tour Groups: 4 Research Inquiries

Corwin-Knab wedding 1925 Photos from County Historian Copyright photos, maps, e-books S. Smith: East Side Nursing Home photos

D Vosburg; photos of Watkins House and family genealogy Heller: William Meyer & Elmer Erickson (Kiwanis research)

GCC Students: Bryant Thompson completed 12 hours. New students: Shannen Willey; Ramsey Coveny; Alyssa Shaver;

Tina Green; Amber Terns

Accessioning Accessioning: 1200 entries from 1938 Village Tax Map Ramsey Coveny accessioned book #198, photos stereoviews outside Warsaw, inside NY State, outside Wyoming County; 136 items.

Regular accessioning of newspaper articles related to Warsaw. Linda Larsen accessioned & entered into DB, 1938 Town Tax Map. Currently, there are 18,789 entries in database.

CD's & DVD's - made additional copies; sold $45 Carlson’s, Genealogy CD, Maps DVD-Buxton Letter-writing: Letters typed and mailed to donors: Bob & Sue Heubusch, Stubley Interview and photos of Town Hall renovation; Beth Russell; Buck-Munger photos; Joan Waite, Attica HS, Grover’s Café menu; James Gillen, small photo of Warsaw’s Honor Roll, World War II; Jerome Smith, Oatka Creek watershed study; Sally Smith, list of veterans buried in Warsaw Cemetery; Nick Grover, Town of Warsaw, 1921 assessment roll, voting records, etc;

Needs: Contact University of Rochester library about list of prior donations. Rake and mulch flower areas: need load of mulch from Village Activity for July sidewalk sales: Propose set up in yard with tv and vcr and play videos under tent.

Link for Curator’s Report on website should be included in minutes or attached to minutes. http://warsawhistory.org/society.html Need new digital camera; George’s has worn out. Repair air conditioner? Wyoming Foundation Grant application for new brochure: should we do it?

Possible problems: County Historian believes that some materials on Genealogy CD may have copyright infringements, i.e., Google book – History of Wyoming County; Sanborn Maps; attributions: cemetery database. Made copies of Warsaw Steam Laundry, old Baptist Church, Manson photographer,44 Restaurant now Amber Lantern, old printing press; 1930’s photo W Buffalo Street with old cars; old Oatka Theatre when closed connected to Smither’s Studio connected with Warsaw Motor Sales; old Gridley Hotel 1950’s; postcard north main looking north toward monument; postcard about 1930, looking south; interior B&O Freight station. Assistant felt copies were inappropriate. Cleaning: cleaned first floor, mopped floor; continue to pick paint off artifacts; cleaned and reorganized archives room Carol Weber & George Anna Almeter

Curator's Report February 28, 2013 – March 28, 2013

Visitors: 91 Tour Groups: 4

Research Inquiries

Wilkie :: U. Grant family tree Adams :: Parmerter family – Johnsonsburg Moroz :: house on Rt 20a Hoeppner :: Village Park pictures Plat Map :: 1957 - Almeter Hyland :: clippings from Warsaw Morris-Kopinski :: Robert B Brown, fireman, died 2-24-13

Lawrence :: Perry conductors - URR Rutowski :: Fite's Restaurant built date Heller :: Hawley Salt – Sanitarium Dockur :: Spring Burns; Catherine Sennett Simons Contacted Attica HS re: Grover's Restaurant menu. J Gillen believes it is a menu of Grover's Rest in Attica. No response.

GCC Students - Completed 12 hours each. Put ad in Pennysaver thanking the students. CD's & DVD's - made additional copies Donations: Chicago World's Fair booklet from Bell Memorial Library, Nunda, Crawford Carriages, W Buffalo Street Smither's Video. Worked on narration. Maintenance: Inmates (3-11 thru 3-22-2013). Prepped and painted floors including sanding; install new track lights to improve light above meeting table; painted wainscoating and window frames; cleaned. Major repair: front entry floor so door opens all the way. Some old floor boards removed and 3-4” plywood installed. Rerouted wireless wire; hdmi to tv and speaker wire under floor so no tripping over wire. Additional work: Need to sand clumps of paint on floor and repaint spots. Window in back door broke during work. New glass has been installed but needs to be glazed. Inspection: fire extinguishers hung on walls Beardsley. Found old outlet that had not been rewired during wiring project in 2007. Fed new wire to outlet; took much time. Projects: Copied all names on 1957 Plat map (Cornell) to database and spreadsheet for easier searching. Now working on 1938 tax map. Thankyou's. S. Heubusch for preparing outstanding meals for the inmates. Bob Heubusch for contacting Beardsley's Electric for problems with remote. Kevin Carlson. For permitting Society to retain money from sales of three Histoical DVD's. Mr. Carlson has also offered to help with Smither's video. 4th graders. Will not be able to come for abolitionst tours until June. Heller. Scanned numerous pages re: sanitarium, put on disk.

Ghost Hunters: Ron Myer and Chrissy Myers discussed possibility of the Society sponsoring a fund-raiser ghost hunt/paranormal activities. Suggested 8 members of their group set up at the GH for about six hours to monitor sounds etc; expect donation of about $25 per person. http://roccityparanormal.com/ Other notes: Perhaps email minutes should refer to the curator's report located on the web. Respectfully submitted, Carol Weber and George Anna Almeter

Curator's Report January 24, 2013 to February 28, 2013

Visitors: 49 Tour Group 2-8-13 House Insurance 2-28-13: Rhonda Nolt (Tompkins-Erie Niagara) inventoried and photographed house/artifacts. Info provided: House built 1824/enlarged 1843, later uses; formation of WHS in 1938; parking/maintenance of grounds, building, monitored fire burlgary alarm system; fire estinguishers; code inspection current; gas HVAC 2004; 2 gas stoves 2007; building rewired 2007, 200 amp service; small electrical water heater; humidifier; 3 exit doorways; gas, $1,509.80; electric, $1,131.33; water, $196; other Smither's Video. Kevin Carlson, Mark Milcarek and other will be creating dvd showing history of the Embury Lantern Company.

Research Inquiries A&GW Frank Store Account Book. M. Surtel BDN interviewed S. Heubusch re the history of the ledger purchased on-line and published extensive article. M. Surtel also mentioned he would do a story about Smither's 1928 video of Warsaw being sold by WHS later this year.

Andorlora – United Church – grant for organ repair Vosburg - sent photos from file Whitaker – Hurd (school enumeration list) Ezell - Robert Hopkins; 1810 resident Orange Edward O'Maley – civil war soldier from Warsaw, 136th infantry.

Kinney – Maxon and Warsaw Button Factory Stehr – Sucker Brook Abushenko – Weingarten Dr. Reagan – tower clock at Presbyterian Church Warsaw Creamery on Center Street

Volunteer Work:

Linda Larson drafted two sample letters inviting teachers/students to GH. S Heubusch and G Almeter continue work on the Smither's video. Shirley Humphrey is trying to set up time for interview with Dorothy Slocum

4 G.C.C. students doing volunteer work 12 hours each. They are: Ron Gross, Monica McKeown, Shelby Kruppner and Emily Fisher. Hundreds of old index cards are being accession

Maintenance

Code Inspection: Ingles from the Fire Department says all fire extinguishers must be mounted on the walls, upstairs and cellar. Need to contact Beardsley Electric to reinstall remote for 2nd floor lights.

Inmates Return: Are expected the second week in March for one week, 3-11 thru 3-15. Expect the floors of the first floor will be prepped and painted, plus other work such as installation of new lights NEEDTO PLAN FRIDAY DINNER. General Cleaning/sweeping/dusting and shoveling snow.

Donations

Joan Waite, Attica Historical Society, donated a menu with insert from Grover's Cafe which had been sited on West Buffalo where the “Jacked” business is now. S. Heubusch. 2 videos of visit with Vernice Stubley, 3-14-10 at Eastside Nursing Home.

Avis Munger via Beth Russell: numerous photographs, newpaper clippings, etc., from the Gainesville area. GCC donated 15 large three-ring binders Sue hopes to have an oral tape recording of the same discussion converted to digital format.

The DVD containing the Warsaw Sanitarium guest book has been given to Fred Heller. Other notes: Perhaps email minutes should refer to the curator's report located on the web. G Almeter wrote University of Rochester asking for list of items donated by the WHS. Have not heard anything. Can someone call them? 4th grade tour this year. Can Pat contact teachers? Respectfully submitted, Carol Weber and George Anna Almeter

Curator's Report November 16, 2012 – January 24, 2013

Visitor's: 152 Meetings: Chamber, Society, Christmas Party Tours: Scouts – Boys and Girls and parents Research Inquiries:

Ansley – Old photos – Nesbitt Beardsley – Info in e-mails McCormick – Stantee Barber – Carriage blocks Smith – Geology – sink holes, Cotton Road Eddy – Revolutionary War Schlueter – Hurd family Bishop – letter Rutowski – Old Brown Knitting Mill Honor Roll photo – Jim Gillen

Old 1858-1861 account ledger of unidentifed store - David Almeter purchased on ebay. Had been gifted to the University of Rochester. Probably dry goods store selling fancy items, silk gloves, material, ribbons, but also sold shoes plus sugar, tea, starch, cigars, etc. Regular shoppers: Garetsee, Morris, Darling, Gates,

Montgomery, Smallwood; McElwain, Buxton, Fargo, Knapp, Thayer, Hovey, Day, Dr. Baker, Walker, Hurd, Farman, Lawrence, Sprague, Bartlett

Donations: Miller – stereo receiver with speakers Zeches – loaned 3 large albums of photos belonging to his father Carl Zeches; Brown Knitting Mill; moving houses/buildings; parades; old cars; homes. Almeter – new monitor for old Dell computer. Accessioning: Newspaper book #12 – old newspapers with nothing related to warsaw – Sell? Revolutionary War Book – L. Larson continues to describe entries. Volunteer help needed: Carol will be leaving in a month or so. Date uncertain at this time. Maintenance: Batteries purchased for thermostat 2nd floor gas stove. Need to have T&D light stove; batteries for hydrometer for humidity levels; flashlight;. Inmates - expected latter part of January; list of work items continues. Lighting – additional tracks of lights were purchased for 1st floor; inmates to install. Cleaning, shovel snow, etc. CD Sales – still going strong - selling and making them. Proposed future activities: Kevin Carlson asked Society to participate in a winte-tasting tour of downtown Warsaw on 9-21-13, 5-9 p.m. Chamber asked if Society would like to participate in this year's sidewalk sales/festival tentative set for 7-11 thru 7-13, 2013. Need to develop activity for Saturday. Respectfully submitted, Carol Weber & George Almeter

Curator's Report

November 15, 2012

Visitors: 19 :: Tours: 2 Meetings: HWA, Chamber, Society Maintenance: General maintenance including cleaning, dusting. Handscraping paint off objects. Cleaned 4 days after inmates left. Yard Maintenance: There is a substanial amount of leaves left that need to mulched. George has done most of them. Special Note: Beardsley could not put remote on so they installed regular electrical switches upstairs. Need new thermostat on 2nd floor gas stove. Database/accessioning: Several hundred entries made into the database. Linda Larsen has been transcribing handwritten, civil war letters. Donations/cd sales:

Sold a few cd's. Jim Gillen donated a book : Ernie Reitzel and the United States Navy. Also a clipping: Shipboard Service in 2 War Zones. Ernest Reitzel.

Arlene Knox – 2 books – Lyons 1830 Farmers Human Health Care. Research Inquiries:

--Researched history, Peter Humphrey's home including maps 1853 to 1928. --Geralyn Law was wondering about dresses donated by her mother Vera Bowles. Can't locate them.

Other activities/work done: 1. Still working on Smithers film for fundraiser 2. Still working on Warsaw Sanitarium project, i.e., photographing pages for converting to PDF. 3. Sue, Carol & George hand photographed the Warsaw Sanitarium book 4. Working on new dvd slide show. Warsaw During the Roaring 20's.” 5. Sue has been researching dates for a fire that was seen in the Smither's video. 6. Gift Basket: Trish, Sue and George have put together a gift basket for the Chamber of Commerce. Special Note: We have groups coming in and will need help on November 29th at 6:30pm and December 13th at 3pm. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Old Computers : No one responded to the offer to take them so they will be disposed of. George checked with Staples and they will take them but they will not pay us for them or give us credit for them. Respectfully submitted 11/15/2012, Carol Weber & George Almeter

Curator's Report October 25, 2012

Visitors: 104 Meetings: Chamber, HWA, Society Research Inquiries:

Lorkowski & Sawyer – Smallwood – scanned entire file Natner – Ward & Anthony Place – found Moore – Murphy & Boylan-father/mother Sargent – Sanitarium Hill – nurses residence Barber – Carriage blocks – found 3

Hargraves – Jennings – Civil War Vosburgh – Vosburgh Bottling Company – scanned entire file Rutowski - Brown Knitting Mill Grossman - 4 NY Dragoon soldiers – civil war Law - mother Vera Bowles, donated CA 1930 dresses over 10 years

Inmate Work. Last day was 10/16/12. They have done much to improve the appearance of the building inside and out. Returned for one day – 10-23 –12: cleaned and worked on file room books Maintenance: General upkeep, mowing; weeding; raking leaves, cleaning, dusting, etc. Donations & CD Sales: Sold numerous cd's, dvd's etc. Database/accessioning. Many entries. Transcriptions. Civil War letters found and are being transcribed by Linda Larsen Smither's Video: Much work to lighten and add photos; researched Oscar Smithers Donations: large photo of interior of Watkins Hotel by Vosburgh New National Register District – October 2 - letter, SHPO recommended District be listed on State Register and forwarded nomination to National Register keeper.

Respectfully submitted, Carol Weber, George Almeter 10-26-12

Curator's Report August 24, 2012 & September 27, 2012

Visitors: 172 Meetings: DAR; Society; Chamber Donations: Boccolacci – picture 100 men c.c.c. Van Allen – Army uniform; foot locker; Officer's Guide book of Lt. R.J. Johnson. Gillen – Catalog book Medals of America Peters – book; Seven months to Oregon; 1853 Humphrey – WW ll numerous items – Alfred Head

CD sales: Still going strong – sold cd's, dvd's, made up more copies for sale. Scavenger Hunt: 2 days – Summer Recreation Group – parents, students; staff, total of 22. Tours: - Gave approximately 7 Pike Fair Exhibit: - We took 3rd place on our display of Salisbury Family – Portraits thru Time. Alyssa Shaver last day worked was August 3, 2012. Linda Larson volunteer started 9/19/12. She will work on Wednesday's. Research Inquiries: Rhodes – Young Family Samfretello – Knapp Family Harrison – Redden Gillen – Hopkey Barber – horse or carriage blocks Hargraves – Jennings Family Maintenance: General maintenance done mowing; trimming shrubs, flowers, cleaning; etc. Inmates started working back at the Gates House on 9/12/12. We have been very busy on the Smither's video; lightning it up also doing research on date of video. We have also been very busy working on the Warsaw Sanitarium Book making copies of it. We have also accessioned numerous entries.

** Special Note: Gordon Kelsey passed away August 18, 2012. Curator's Report

July 26, 2012

Visitors: 73, many of out of state. Research Inquiries:

Schneider – Tucker & Lewis Families Rease – Tag found with L.E. Walker name Walker's name on it Hale – Hale Family Maxson – Maxson & Bills Family

Szen – Trinity Church – Stoddard & Leach Kelso – Kelso Family Skorupski, Armento, Thompson – Robinson Family Mack – J.W. Knapp

Donations: Dumbleton – small souvenir, white pitcher probably from Rosen's 5&10; Warsaw on it. Herman – oil painting of old Morris Homestead and 2 ceramic bed pans Tours: Camp Hickory Hill – scavenger hunt -6 kids Gave 4 other tours to visitors. Upcoming Tours: August 1 and 2. Town of Warsaw Arts and Crafts students (45?) - Need help . . . Meetings: NYMS Panel meetings. Grant commitment meeting; Greater Warsaw Chamber of Commerce HWA: Assisted Trish with selling raffle tickets at bank; handing out and receiving costumes; researching characters. Maintenance:

mow, weed yard; clean building; water flowers. George paid a man $20 to dig and plant myrtle on terrace. Need more myrtle to fill in spots. Alyssa and George cut down most of the dead lillies/irises; Alyssa then mowed them closer to the ground; more work needed. Shrubs need to be trimmed again. Consider removing shrub; maintenance too hard

2nd floor lights still do not work right. Added anti virus program to new Dell computer Smoke detectors may need cleaning.

CD Sales. Burned more genealogy cds. Accessioned Salisbury artifacts and entered into database. Pike Fair Display. Worked on Pike Fair Display – Salisbury Family, photos and story. “Portraits thru Time” Warsaw's day to sit is Saturday, August 11th. Wyoming Correctional Inmates to Return. Officer came in to check out building for requested work which includes gardening; painting front side; all cellar windows; oiling of artifacts in cellar; sanding and painting floors; other repairs to ceilings/walls; clean/paint back porch including new stairs. Return date uncertain. Society's 75th Anniversary. B. Russell suggests that an event be planned to celebrate. Gordon remains ill. Respectfully, Carol Weber, Alyssa Shaver, George Almeter

Curator's Report June 28, 2012

Visitors: 99 Tours: Chamber Meetings, Review Panel Meetings, New National Register District Meeting with Bartos, Wyoming County & Warsaw Chamber Meeting with Lane, Building owners Meeting. Attica 8

th graders. B. Russell and two other leaders brought 5 kids and 4 adults for tour on June 26. Mic and Lizzie Storm

from Churchville also attended. Thank you to B. Russell, S. Heubusch, R. Cohen, G. Almeter for highlighting the tour with personal talks. Research Inquiries: Herman, Montelone – home; Gillen- WW I cannon in park; Furman – Saltvale home; Zehler – time capsule, 1976 Accessioning: Rae Cohen – civil war book. Warsaw Amidst the Hills – 19 pages donated by Stockweather done by Carol Weber. Youth Work Program through Community Action is under way. Alicia Shaver started Tuesday and be with us for five weeks, 5 hours daily. Donations. Thank you letters were sent out to: Heller, Rase, Gillen. Donation request letters sent out to: LaBella Associates for research done on 14-18 W Buffalo and Center Street properties; environmental clearance. Sue and Bob Heubusch and Trisha Kopinski – Morris donated a book, Liberty Way Flags. Beth Herman donated two ceramic bed pans an oil painting of the old 1822 Morris house in South Warsaw by Al Harvey. S. Morrison was a very early settler. Sitarek donated a potato hiller. The potato hiller is now on display on the wood stump outside the Gates House Building. It is chained and pad locked. It was refinished, cleaned up by B. Heubusch, Jerry Jones, Steve Ott. Fred Heller donated a 1890's photo of the Box Factory HWA: Booklet updated and sent to Pennysaver; Costumes getting ready for HWA; Flyers done. Maintenance: A thank you to B. Heubusch for mowing the lawn. Weeds have been pulled. B. Ryan donated 24 dahlia plants that have been planted. George Almeter bought and planted more flowers. Dusting the downstairs at the Gates House was done by B. Russell. Bush Trimming. Scott Benedict spent 2 days trimming all the overgrown bushes in the front, south and west sides of the House. Please send him a thank you letter. Gordon is still off from work.

CURATOR'S REPORT- MAY 24, 2012 Visitors: 86 Tours: 3

Research Inquiries: Hailey – Researching Brown, Walker; Fargo; Perry.

Bucknam - 1st New York Dragoons. Rowley – Civil War Letters from Andersonville Prison, Hadley; Luther.

GCC Student Volunteers: Glenda Brooks and Stephen Rogacki completed 12 hours Tours/Presentations : Embury Lantern Open House by Mark Milcarek very successful. Kiwanis: Members received a narrated tour of the building and were pleased with display of Kiwanis artifacts. NYMS Grant. Business owners, contractors dropped off bids. Zoning Officer visited and discussed permits for NYMS building improvement projects. Review Panel met twice to review applications and scoring sheets. Artifact Storage at Zeches. Items stored at Town Hall building on 2nd floor upstairs have been moved to Zeches thanks to Bob and Sue Heubusch. Accessioning. 2 huge binders containing newspaper clippings have now been accessioned and are in our data base. Sales. Sold a few cds & dvds maps. Donations: Susan Hailey donated papers on ancestors of Alice Fargo Brown. 3 pictures of Variety Machine plow update being refurbished. General Maintenance: mowing; cleaning, weeding, etc. Lighting Problems. Upstair lights not coming on and off within a reasonable time period. Beardsley called. Beardsley will replace electronic remote. HWA Donations. Afghan donated by Bobbie for Historic Warsaw Alive. Tickets available for purchase at the Gates House. Historic District. Nomination will be considered by State Review Board June 14th. Public meeting for local building owners will be held June 6th at the Gates House. Virginia Bartos from New York State. Department of Parks to discuss District formation and tax benefits. Sickness: G. Kelsey still off work – ill.

Curator’s Report March May 3, 2012 Visitors: 96 GCC Students' Work Experience. Students completing 12 hours each include: Nicholas Pankow, Stephen Rogacki, Lena Pogue, Chelsey Henry, Cassie Hughes, Victoria Walradt, Andrew Houseknect, Robert Buntwall, Melanie Curry, Erin Sears.

Research Inquiries:

Anna Kowallchuk – postcards Livingston County Area.

Donna Guthrie- genealogy Peck family.

Chuck Pyrak - Warsaw Elevator - looking for part for

the Liston Mfg. Company elevator

Bud Kehl - seed planting machine (corn bean) made by

the Variety Machine Company and patented by local resident Benham. Has one like original.

Stephen Rogacki – Camp Ryan in Wethersfield, a military

training camp 1949-1975

Gary Lyon - grandfather born in 1847 – birth certificate

Becky Ryan - history of the Town Office and its locations

downtown. Interior and exterior photos found.

Mark Joachiniak - Embury Lanterns - colors used, esp

the Pilot. Referred Milcarek. Bad phone number

Book Auction. Completed March 22, 2012 with much success.

Wyoming Correctional Facility – Inmates' Work 2012 Much work was accomplished. 1. Cleaned and painted cellar walls reorganizing artifacts so they are better protected from moisture. 2. Installed sheet rock and insulated around the perimeter of the cellar where ceiling had been removed during prior sill work. 3. Discovered a rotten, twisted beam supporting the parlor floor which had caused a serious hump in the parlor floor. Mates constructed new beam and removed the old beam, installed new joists, new underlayment and flooring. Floor was painted and is now sound. 4. Installed new glass on inside of windows beside entry door to provide greater insulating factor; glass used was here and cut by Montgomery's at no charge. 5. Removed trim boards around the North door by computers and adjusted them so door would shut better and and be effectively weatherstripped. The door is badly warped and the reason much cold air had come in around the door. 6. Cleaned windows inside and out in main meeting room. 7. Cleaned and raked yard outside. 8. Cleaned and dusted parts of the downtairs rooms. 8. Removed a part of an iron fence from the cellar and installed it in the back yard. The fence had originally been located on E. Farman's Liberty Street yard. Much additional cleaning is needed. Much more work needs to be done: Repair wood posts on the back porch; Remove GAR chairs from the cellar floor and put on wood to protect from moisture from concrete floor. Repaint main meeting room floor; floor has deteriorated since being

painted about three years ago. Scrape-prime paint on front side including shutters which are seriously peeled. Mortar around foundation. Dust 2nd floor which dust has accumulated over the last six months during the two major work projects. Paint ceiling where new electrical fixtures were installed under the HNY grant; similarly repair holes in ceiling. Remove trim around floor in front entry and strip, clean and repaint; heavy built-up of paint over the last 175 plus years. Fix protruding board in entry floor. (After beam replacement and jacking, several floor boards separated and raised in the entry way. Strip kitchen door, prime and paint; door is heavily coated with paint. Clean windows in parlor from prior grazing of windows. Letter. Wrote a letter to Assemblyman Burling and Senator Gallivan praising the inmate's work and asking the politicians to support continuation of the program. HWA. Assisted T. Morris-Kopinski with matters related to this July's festival. NYMS Grant Program. The Gates House is the processing site for the 2011 grant. Contractors and owners have visited to discuss the program. The Society will be reimbursed any costs associated with the program. Gardening. Bob Heubusch offered to mow side yard when able. Weeds have been plucked and sprayed. Many little trees growing. Wyoming Foundation Grant. Andy Gebel offered to write grant for printing brochures for a walking tour of downtown Warsaw as a followup to the NR District nomination presently in progress and brochures for this year's HWA “Spirits Alive.” Sickness. G. Kelsey has been ill from March 26 to present. Database Entries: C. Webber has entered the details of approximately 3,600 newspaper clippings including information related to all Wyoming County men drafted into the Viet Nam war. Total database entries are now over 14,000. Housekeeping. While inmates helped clean the downstairs, much more cleaning is needed. The second floor is very dusty and needs to be cleaned. First Floor paint. The floor is substantially chipped and disrepair and needs to be repainted. Hopefully the inmates may return and do the job. Artifact Storage Problems. The Town Office has stored furniture, clothing, uniforms for a number of years. Now, the Town Office will be moving to a new location on Center Street. Sue and Bob Heubusch together with T. Morris-Kopinski and S. Aldinger have organized for storage and accessioning dozens of pieces located on three large racks in the Town Office including furniture and trunks. Photos have also been taken and items accessioned where not previously. Zeches store owners Kevin and Brandon have agreed to provide storage space. Most of the women's clothing has been removed from hangers and packed in acid free boxes, the purchase of which had been funded by the Wyoming Foundation. Respectfully submitted, Carol Weber, Gordon Kelsey, George Anna Almeter

Curator’s Report January 4, 2012 through January 31, 2012

Meetings. Review Panel Meeting for the NYMS met at the Gates House on January 16, 2012. The Greater Warsaw Chamber of Commerce conducts its monthly meetings here. Work, Misc. Sue Heubusch finished listing names from 1861 village map and entered names and street location into the Society’s database. Database entries now total 11,388. Maps DVD. Two draft copies of the maps DVD were sold. Work continues on updating the DVD. Inmates are expected to return during February. Sue and Bob loaned shop vac and buckets. Other materials including oil and clean-up materials will need to be purchased. All Curator’s Reports for the last year have been uploaded to the Society’s website at www.warsawhistory.org Research Inquiries.

Almond Fisher. Born in Hume, won medal of honor, WWII and later lived in Warsaw. Joachiniak. Wants to know about the different colors used on Embury Lanterns, especially pilot model. Fred Heller plans to do extensive research on the old Salt Sanitarium. Researched architect’s name and builder. Sue H. interviewed Heller about his prior research and typed the narrative. Heller provided an old photo showing a strange animal which Sue is also researching. Helped Fred with accessing articles on Old Fulton County Postcards site. Also proposed constructing a camera stand for photographing pages of the Sanitarium’s guest book. Bill Blythe and wife. Found a color photo of the old grandstand in the Village Park which burned as well as clipping of the fire, date, effects, etc. Unknown person. Carol was asked if the Society is interested in buying a small safe from a renter that had been in the Wyoming County Bank.

Ruth Burt Smith. Came in with daughter to look at old phones and switchboards. Ruth worked for Rochester Telephone Company briefly and recalled numerous names of Warsaw people who also worked there. Discussed how fire alarms were handled among many interesting stories. Elizabeth Johnson. Her grandparents owned old Watkins Hotel; Imiolo; 1955; looking for more information about the hotel and the times. Susan Bove. Information her house; referred to County Historian. Alexis Spencer. Fargo; Richards; Davis; Spencer. Aunt Bessie’s farm in Warsaw. Dave McKeown. William Snow Company. Beverly Hammer. Josiah Eddy, 1976 Roll Call paper; Revolutionary War Charles Smith. Scanned numerous photos re: Newton Smith Family and sent cd to Patty Tharp.

Donations.

Joyce Jordan donated a 9x40 inch, framed photo of machine gun company, WWI. Fred Heller. 8x10 photo; b-w; people inside old building; believed to be Box Factory.

Randy Sitarek, Jr. a plow, potato digger; inscribed Variety Machine; handles in poor condition.

Thank-you letters. Diane Underwood, New Life Fellowship Homeschoolers. Spicer homeschool group. Respectfully submitted, Carol, Gordon and George

Curator’s Report

November 18, 2011 – January 3, 2012

Visitors: 105 Groups Visiting the Gates House: 11/21/11 – 32 Teachers, 12/6/11 – 18 people attended the Christmas Dinner, 12/12/11 – 9 Home Schoolers New Life Fellowship. Research Inquiries: 1. Ruth Smith – Rochester Telephone building in Warsaw. 2. Elizabeth Johnson – Watkins Hotel. 3. Susan Bove – Homestead House on Bray Road. 4. Patty Tharp – baby in Civil War. 5. Katherine – A.D. Smith Company – bottles. 6. Fred Heller – Warsaw Salt Sanitarium. Interviewed of Mr. Heller done by S.Heubusch. Deed of Gift: 1. Joyce Jordan – photo 307th Machine Gun Co. 2. Randy Starck – old potatoe digger plow. Accessioning work done on the following books: S4e, 245, 87a, 133, 131, 225a, 124, 6a, 119, 228, 244a, 151, 124a. Purchased the following new equipment for the Gates House. 1. New Dell Inspiron computer with hp monitor, keyboard, etc. in December. 2. New Coby 32” color HDTV Television with HDMI, ATSC, NTSC and PC input. Burned more cd’s for sale. Also created and burned a map dvd for sale that has 18 Warsaw NY Maps which include Town and Village; Sanboun Maps and Vintage Maps. We have already sold 2 of the dvd’s. Numerous tours were given to guests that visited the Gates House. The following books have been scanned: Quasquicentennial Pictorial, Prosperous Towns in Wyoming County and 125th Anniversary Celebration, Warsaw, New York. G. Kelsey making a box so we can scan oversized books better using a camera.

Curator’s Report

October 27, 2011 thru November 17, 2011

Visitors: 58, includes guards, volunteers, Spicer homeschoolers Research Inquires . . . . Spencer: James Fargo Richards; Elizabeth Davis; Winifred Spencer McKeown: William Snow and Company Hammer: Josiah Eddy Swenson: Worden-Knapp genealogy, received numerous papers re: Knapp Civil War soldier CDs . . . Made 35 additional cds with new covers for selling to teacher training group. Packages . . . prepared 35 packages for teacher training group presentation on November 21, 2011 Accessioning: 3 books, business-industry related Tours. The Spicer home-schoolers; URR and Civil War presentation; volunteers: S. Heubusch, George Almeter, Mary Ann Reisdorf, Carol Weber, Gordon Kelsey, Beth Russell Inmate work projects . . . Compiled 2-page report of projects completed with costs; created booklet of photos of work … Cleaning . . . Cleaned substantial dust from objects on first floor as well as floor Wyoming County Correctional Facility (5) inmates arrived on October 3rd with one Guard Steve Rynkowski bringing scrapers. All 7 of Almeter’s ladders along with Heubusch’s ladder were used. Other projects included 1. Concrete on front steps so water runs off. 2. Took off 6 storm windows and cleaned the window panes, replaced-glazed 5 panes. 3. Made 2 windows openable; put handles for lifting. 4. Constructed back steps with railings. 5. Installed ceramic tile under kitchen sink and on kitchen cabinet top. 6. New floor in bathroom. 7. Removed paint from north side door, painted it, installed weatherstripping. 10. Shelves in costume room installed plus wall painting 8. Cleaned windows. 9. Caulked windows. 10. Door sweep on back door. 11. Sanded and varnished wood under chairs at computer area. 12. Trimmed branches off pine trees. 13. New flag pole. 14. Weatherstrip on bottom kitchen door. 15. Repaired, reglazed on sidelight windows. 16. Made door for window with fan for window 2nd floor. 20. (17) fixed second floor heater 18. Removed many rotten boards from front entry, reconstructed front entry with new lumber. (19)Refurbished bronze plague and painted lettering. Additional work: new carpet donated by Ken’s Carpet installed, along with caulking and repainting of inside woodwork plus stairs. Need to send letter of thanks. Sales . . . Beers History (1841) mailed out to Vivian Dorville the book that she purchased on October 3, 2011. We sent it out 1st class mail and insured the book. Receipts . . Received $50 check from Class of 1961 Reunion. GCC Students . . .G.C.C. student Bethany Slocum finished her 12 hours at Gates House.

G.C.C. student Abigal Case will start her 12 hours at the Gates House. Received $25,200 check from Marie Burlingame Trust. Expect a final check for a small balance remaining. Aldinger and Almeter met with consultant Comeau, provided many materials for development of Historical District downtown. Yard/gardens. Removed all dahlias and other plants; pulled weeds; raked leaves; hauled to curb; mulched. Dinner planned for inmates for their last day on October 27. Please give a dish to pass. Respectfully,

George, Gordon, Carol

Curator’s Report

September 1, 2011 through September 22, 2011

Two ladies have offered $200 for one of the original Beers History of Wyoming County. Experience Works needs donation of $150.00. The program is in jeopardy. Preservation Grant. A $5,500 grant has been awarded the Society from the Preservation League New York. Numerous tours of building. CD sales and donations: sold about ten.

Research inquiries:

Van Slyke Dorville Re: grandfather Arville; 100 acres; Lamont. Warren: Re; descendant partner with Thomas Glover; Glover and Warren Department Store; Also owner of bicycle company; Thomson: Re: Pfaff; civil war soldier; Pike; East Koy Cemetery; 2 revolvers donated to society; Mondo: Re: Heckler; Fred and family members

Burrows: Thomas Palmer Re: Palmer and Snow Palmer; Merchants; early residents; Cook: Re: architect of 1850 Frank House; Wagner: Re: photo 1967 graduating class; Lawrence: Re: 2 brothers, Castile; Liddick; civil war prisoner; Judkins: Re: Harville; Cacace: Re: Beardsley, Utter, Fenner Farm; Penner: Re: Maplecrest Church

New member: Lynn Prince Wagner Pay pal & E-bay set up for selling from website and or e-bay. Dumpster diving: notified of scrap book in dumpster near the Unidex building – retrieved scrapbook. Request to print 1,000 flyers at Pennysaver at $85.00. Bailey from the Valley Inn wants 300. He will stand the flyers up on dinner tables. We also need more flyers for schools, other restaurants, and businesses. G.C.C. students – Tammy Courtwright finished her hours. We have (3) new students that started 9/19/11. They are: Jeffrey Platt, Jordan McGinnis and Adam Kuhn. Visitors: 47, many from out of state and other areas of New York State. Fall Mums have been planted in front of the Gates House. Items donated: The family of Bush donated assorted firemen convention badges. Joyce Jordon donated a framed photo of the Machine Gun Company 307th Infantry Camp. Preservation. S. Heubusch sorted numerous canes and parasols, photographed, wrote accession numbers on photos and wrapped them in acid free paper for storage in one of the first acid free boxes funded by the Wyoming Foundation grant.

More borrowed costume items have been returned. Respectfully submitted, George, Gordon and Carol

Curator’s Report

July 28, 2011 through September 1, 2011

Pike Fair Display. Andy and Jeanette Gebel prepared display “Celebration of Embury Lantern’s 100th Anniversary.” Display won second place with one point from first place. Great job! Gutters. Mooney’s contractors removed the downspout from the southwest corner eve and reinstalled it about five feet South from the front corner of the building. Not sure if it has stopped the overflow near the new downspout. Water continues to fall, however, onto the front steps from the last repair of the gutter. The top area of the porch has a depression which is catching water. Concrete needs to be applied to level the surface carefully otherwise the winter ice may spread on the porch. Painting Project. A rep from Wyoming Correctional Facility stopped by to look at two projects, cellar cleanup and repair/paint exterior. He was not sure whether the program would be continued; however, he said the projects would likely be approved. Cellar clean-up is proposed for winter while painting project would begin before winter. Society volunteers have made a list of materials to be purchased. A schedule of supervisors is needed. Genesee Community College Students. Six have signed up to work 12 hours. Community Action sponsored student, Cheyanne Bernard resigned due to time constraints after working about 12 hours. New Tourist Brochure. A draft brochure has been prepared and awaits final approval and costs to print. It is proposed for distribution to visitors, area businesses and schools. Sale of Warsaw Maps CD. Warsaw Town/Village Maps have been photographed and images repaired and watermarked for burning on CD. Maps are 1853, 1861, 1866, 1885, 1902, 1902 Sanborn Map, 1928 Sanborn Map, 1938 Tax map may be zoomed to locate details of businesses, farms, people and things. A total of 12 maps will be on the CD. Need to determine cost to be charged. Members need to discuss pricing. Visitors: 45, of which about half were volunteers. Acid-free boxes and acid-free paper arrived 8/30/11. They will be stored upstairs. We will try these out to see how they work and will order more based on outcome. Thanks to Sue Heubusch for working on this grant funded (Wyoming Foundation) project. The Society’s website will be updated to include sales of Carlson’s cd, map cd, and genealogy tools and donations buttons will be inserted on web page. Clothing. Thank you to Rae Cohen for organizing costume room upstairs. Another shelf needs to be installed for holding about 15 parasols. Flowers. Thank you goes to Becky Ryan for the beautiful blooming dahlias planted in the front of the HOUSE. The myrtle dug and planted early in the spring is doing very well. Accessioning. G. Kelsey, is doing better and has accessioned three major artifact books. Workers. Thanks to C. Weber for being with the SOCIETY for the past year and a half. G. Kelsey has been with the SOCIETY for 4 years.

Many accomplishments. . . Research inquiries.

Cacace - re: A. Beardsley-Utter, Lawrence - Perry family Leddick; civil war prisoner

Ripple: Putney, Whalen, Glor, Parks; Parks: Putney, Hatch Cemetery, civil war Burke: Knapp family; mayflower descendant Hartnett: Mix, civil war

CD: Genealogy Tools One Spot continue to sell well. Respectfully submitted, George, Carol, Gordon

Curator’s Report

June 23, 2011 through July 28, 2011

Grants and bequests . . . Marie Burlingame Trust. Received closeout releases for signature for balance of the expected funds left to the Society from the trust. Wyoming Foundation Grant $670. Acid-free boxes for storage of quilts and costumes will be purchased. Sue h. has begun review of materials and costs. Need publicity. HNY grant. Received final reimbursement payment of $_____ from Heritage New York. The grant of $24,000 required only a 25 percent match, which match was made mostly in-kind by Society volunteers. Warsaw Garden Club Donation. The Club donated $100 for flowers which have been planted generally in the front of the building. Letter of thank-you was mailed to Larry Appleby. Pike Fair Exhibit and Sitters Needed . .. Pike Fair Display. Need volunteers to research and design exhibit for fair judging, delivery and pickup from Fair. Check for $2 should be sent immediately to Fair Office. Fair exhibit sitters should be designated for the Society’s day at the Fair. Need discussion of new policy regarding removal of exhibit materials and exhibit box from Gates House. Volunteers or fair sitters are asked to sell some of our CDs during fair week. Operating Revenue . . . Society souvenirs for sale on the internet. Proposed for sale are CDs containing genealogy tools, maps, postcards, business directories, old souvenir books including Centennial, Quasicentennial. Society members need to approve authorization to accept Paypal on the Society’s web site. Kevin Carlson has agreed to allow the Society to offer the slideshow of great images generally taken from glass plates to be offered for sale on the website for $20 plus shipping with payment to him of $10. Maintenance . . . Gutters. Mooney’s contractors’ worked on gutter above front door. Water continues to spill on the front steps. Bob H. suggested Mooney come on a day when rain is heavy to see where the water is coming from. Dehumidifier. Bob and Sue H purchased with donations from anonymous donors a new dehumidifier and installed it in the cellar. Moisture and musty smell has been substantially diminished. Storage Issues . . . Storage. A Chamber member has complained about its folding sign being plastered with HWA festival information. The sign was cleaned by Carol and Gordon and returned to Jack Marsh by Trisha. Need discussion of whether Society should accept similar items for storage. On the topic of storage of records, a DAR member has asked permission to attend a Society meeting to ask for storage of its records. She will discuss size and content. The DAR deeded its one-half ownership of the GATES HOUSE to the WHS in 1976 and has been a great supporter of House activities. Painting the Building. It is requested a call to volunteers be made to paint the chipped parts of the building with primer and finish coat including areas where the sill was repaired.

Wall paint colors. Collections committee met to discuss possible wall design-exhibit colors for the WAR ROOM and a part of a wall in back of the Civil War display, first floor. Another meeting to be scheduled based on members’ time availability. Research Inquiries . . .

Tintype of Eva Knapp has been researched by Chris Wood of Kentucky who owns the Civil War era, 1865 tintype, Tim Harnett of Buffalo, Knapp family historian, Idele Swenson and Society volunteers to determine connections with two CIVIL WAR soldiers from Warsaw, William Henry Mix and Lawrence Mix and Alvah Manson, the Free Will Baptist Church and EVA KNAPP. Matt Surtell of BDN reviewed the research materials and wrote an article “Mystery tintype tantalizes” on July 26. Henbergen; missing child, McDonald; Amanda Woods fisher. Peters re monument soldier facing east, image. Hartnett (Buffalo) location of Jacob Knapp home on Genesee Street. Taylor, history of 29 Liberty Street, formerly Farman’s home.

William Beardsley Family. Cacace of Brooklyn NY asked info re: Abraham Beardsley, son of William Beardsley, early Warsaw settlers. Found connection with early wool manufacturing (Utter) and William’s wife, an early member of the Warsaw Baptist Church. Towner, railroads; photos for HWA display. Penders, CW soldier Burlingame; photo; left copy of 164 pages of letters; recollections of CW. Hovey, Market Basket located on w side of Main; building torn down 1977. Descendant veteran of Revolutionary War. Fuest, odd fellows lodge, Woodmen of the World. Mason, donated glass plates, scrapbook photos related to Humbert, Brownell Milinery Shop. Rebecca Blythe. Blythe, family names Reed, Grisewood, Perry, Castile, Perry.

Donations . . . Cohen, Rae: photos of vintage style clothing; Aldinger, Sue: 12 photos of 2003 Town Hall façade remodel; Russell, Beth: vintage white blouse with lace/white pearl buttons; Arcade HS: $50 for display case; Castile HS: $20 for display case; Gillen, Jim: death cert, William Miller, civil war; cold Harbor; unknown donor, by-laws Castile Lodge No. 370, IOOF offered to Castile HS, no pickup. Warsaw Elevator Dumb Waiter offered by Will Paul Javen Construction was declined; weighed too much. Visitors . . . Daily visitors. 89 signed in includes Gallavan reception and volunteers. Pat Galavan. Visited the Gates House through Becky Ryan arrangements who also provided refreshments-food for a small number of attendees to discuss local concerns. Poland Visitors. Two visitors from a small town in Poland visited, touring the Gates House and discussed artifacts and the history of Warsaw; left souvenirs and purchased genealogy tools CD.

DAR. Members held meeting last week and delivered U.S. flag which has been installed on flag pole on front of building. One DAR member complained about the hump in the dining room floor saying she had almost fallen. New Contributors . . . . GCC student Cheyanne Bernard. Sponsored by Community Action, Cheyanne began working last week; will be scanning and accessioning artifacts, most recently three GAR albums of civil war veterans; added to the database. Welcome Sue Aldinger, new President. Sue worked at the Gates House for over a year about five years ago. She has since visited and collected information about Society operations including email lists, phone numbers and grant information. Respectfully submitted, George, Carol and Gordon

Curator's Report

June 23, 2011 Burlingame Trust - received $18,000; another $18,000 expected. Wyoming Foundation Grant award $650 for acid free boxes for quilts and costumes. Sue H. is reviewing preservation needs and costs. Artifacts received. Carpenter from Lima donated numerous items relating to the family of S. Hovey, one of Warsaw’s earliest settlers, Revolutionary soldier and whose son was the first male child born in Warsaw in 1804. Later descendant H.E. Hovey established the first cash and carry store in U.S. or Western New York, the Market Basket. First store established in Warsaw with second and succeeding in Geneva, ultimately totaling 141 stores. Items include: photos, clippings; Hovey book of lineage, large old photo album. Worked on Garden Tour & Spirits Alive booklets Gordon was in the hospital for a week; is doing somewhat better now. Warsaw Central School 4th grade tour. 98 students and 4 teachers, URR & Civil War Volunteers: P. Meek, H. Granite, B. Russell, G. Almeter. S. Heubusch , Dave Almeter, Sue Aldinger and volunteers from Hospice. Thank-you letters from students received. Home School Tour - URR & Civil War. 16 students & adults. B. Russell, G. Almeter, Jim Gillen, Sue Aldinger. War of 1812 drum was damaged; kid use sticks and hit the drum until large hole created. Research. Patterson, Spirits Alive, 1806 map. Knauss re: Merrill 1865 editor, Western New Yorker coming for three days at the end of June. Other research inquiries: Bob Fuest re WOW; Penders re: Burlingham, a civil war soldier and letters he wrote; Murtha, old home torn down on Truesdell Road; Michelle, abandoned school house in South Warsaw; Harcleroad; unidentified sword; Bassette; photos of historic snowfalls; Whipple, family history; Stoddard, Irish cemetery on Minor Road; Benn, Historical Wyoming Vol. 57 #2; Wright, Gayton family; Holmes, grant to repair Pike Baptist Church, Englert; Artifacts offered. Wrote Wethersfield Historical Society if they want two composition book with written numbers inside and Farmers’ Account Book; renewals with names, ca 1922. Display cases. Arcade, Castile and Perry Societies picked up cases. One small one remains in cellar with another small one on loan to the United Church of Warsaw. Rural Health Education Center tour, an interdisciplinary group of students, pharmacy and health care, may visit in a couple of weeks per Becky Wetzell. Visitors - March 1 thru June 23, 2011. 45 visitors. Does not include class tours; four Chamber Meetings; one large public meeting re: NYMS grant, Gordon, Connie and George. Cleaned & relabeled 350 binder books. Worked on creating slideshow of postcards and stereoviews.

Weeded gardens and planted flowers. Thanks to B. Ryan for Dahlias. Warsaw Garden Club donated $100 for flowers. Beth R., R Cohen and George A visited George Eastman House in Rochester. S. Heubusch and G. Almeter visited the Attica Historical Society for display ideas. Displays. New displays in Kitchen and main meeting room. Pike Fair. August 13 through 20. Need exhibit designers. Look at new rules. Respectfully submitted, George, Carol W. and Gordon K.

March 2011 -- Activity Report: Visitors: 156 College Students finished up there required 12 hours. They worked on accessioning books, entering data in data base and cleaned up the basement. We also had a volunteer from DePaul who worked on the Revolutionary War Book for 1 Friday. On Friday 18, 2011 he called and stated that he now has a job and won’t be back in to work. We had a open House on March 13, 2011, had a good turn out . The Chamber Meeting was held at the Gates House. Also had the Town of Warsaw NYMS Meeting at the Gates House. CD Sales are quite good and we are also getting numerous donations. Numerous research inquiries done for the month. Still accessioning maps and other material. We have a new Nail Exhibit in the Gates House it is mounted on the wall. It shows the different sizes, material, etc. of nails. The display was done by G. Kelsey. Working with Trish on her HWA material. Christmas items have been moved to the back storage room. All the extra computer equipment, speakers, etc. have been moved to the closet on the second floor where the Christmas items were kept. Sue Heubusch filled stockings with cedar chips and put them up in the clothes closet as well as other displays.

Year End Report – 2010

Visitor: 945 including volunteers Hours Donated: 3,400 CD Sales Listed: Ebay; Craigs List; Sinclair Pharmacy; Town Office; Warsaw Public Library. January and February 2011 We have had 5 returning GCC Students. Three of them have started cleaning up the cellar. They are as follows: Salamone, Case and Guldenschenh. We also have 2 new GCC student who is T. Twarozek and Glenda Brooks. They are all doing 12 hours. The Gates House has a new Canon copier that was purchased on 2/16/11. There was a Collections Meeting held at the Gates House on 2/15/11 to discuss colors for the upstairs exhibits. Those attending that meeting were: G. Almeter, T. Kopinski, S. Heubusch, R. Cohen and J. Metcalf. We received a donation from a Dr. Kerr in the amount of $50.00. He also purchased CD’s. We have also sold numerous CD’s on E-bay. The following maps 1853, 1866 and 1902 names have been gathered and been entered into the data base for the Town and Village of Warsaw. G. Kelsey, C. Weber and C. Pullen worked on them. We have been working on the HWA information for Trish. C. Weber and C. Pullen worked on them. Since our last meeting we have had a total of 115 visitors to the Gates House. General Maintenance at the Gates House such as shoveling snow, cleaning, sweeping, etc. has been done . We have been accessioning data into the data base. We have had numerous research inquiries. We returned 3 scrapbooks and 1 Doctors book to the owner M. Connelly per her request. Those books were not related to Warsaw’s History. M. Connelly also send us a donation of $25.00. Connie Pullen is back to work ; We received our new display case and 3 sided kiosk which is in relation to the Underground Railroad. Meeting was held to discuss selling duplicate books. G. Almeter finished working on the Grant for the Gates House. Made 7 CD sale boxes which were distributed to several local business places in town.

A. Gebel donated 2 large packs of CDR’s. Chamber Meeting held at the Gates House on 2/17/11 with 9 members attending.

Activity Report November 25, 2010 – December 23, 2010

Visitors: 65 CD’s sales and distribution – made 15 more cd’s for sale. So far we have sold 35 cd’s. The County Currier did an article and they are available for sale at Sinclair’s, Warsaw Library, Town Office and Gates House. Donations: This month we received the following donations for the Gates House.

James Gillen S. Heubeuch John Wadsworth Maxine Nero Mary Connelly

Book – Freedom is not free CD – Liberty Way Book – History of Wyoming County 1880 Newspapers – Western New Yorkers and Bliss Tidings Quilt 1835 ? and scrapbooks belonged to Omer Snyder

Since last month’s report we have received and researched numerous requests for research. Purchased and received 2 new tables to be used at the Gates House. We bought them on Black Friday sale for $30.00 each. Decorated Gates House for the Annual Christmas Party which was held on December 16, 2010. Approximately 26 members attended the event. Maintenance: General maintenance for the Gates House included the following: Dusting, Sweeping, Moping, Shoveling, etc. Connie Pullen has taken a leave of absence for 4 weeks. Her last day worked was November 22, 2010. S. Heubusch has been working on letters for dues for members. G. Kelsey’s time at the Gates House has been extended for another year beginning June 2011. Christmas tree was donated and was decorated by D. Almeter and T. Morris-Kopinski. The Christmas tree was loaned out to the Chamber of Commerce for Santa night. We had 1 GCC student Jessie Guldenschunk in working and finished his 12 hours. Technology Education Sulski called. Did not get grant. Wondering if Society wanted to have class do work anyway. Students do work if society buy’s material. Estimated cost $2800.00 involves laminated boards to fit old design.

Activity Report for October and November 2010

Curator Functions: Website created; eBay Account established; burned CDs for sale. Titles include Walking Tour of Warsaw, Warsaw Cemetery Database, Civil War Monument Photos, Warsaw Cemetery Maps 1803 – present, Detailed 1861 Village Map,Young’s History of the Town of Warsaw – 1869, The Warsaw Centennial – 1903, History of the Wyoming County 1841-1890, 1885 Panorama Map View of Village. Maintenance: Yard work leaves, mowing, etc. New cement stairs in front. Front window in doorway removed, sanded, refinished, painted and put back in place. Tree removal by Eastman; stump not ground; cost $1,100 Andy attempted to repair gutter seam by soldering it, still leaked. Bob Heubusch put roof cement on it but we still have puddles in front of door. Think the water is coming from the wide copper band near the seam. Trisha and George laid plastic tarp in the front of the building so water would not go in the cellar. Visitors: We had a total of 168 visitors to our Museum. We had 4 GCC students come in and finish their hours. We had 5 boys scouts and 3 Adults for an evening tour. We had 6 students with their teacher for the 2nd group for their project. Training: Gordon and Connie continue attending their classes for training in various places in Wyoming County and Livingston County. Gordon and Connie drafted and then finished their resumes. General Information: We had numerous research inquiries which were completed. Numerous data entries for our data base. Bob and Sue Heubusch donated at 21” TV and VCR for our use. Andy bought a dehumidifier and put it in the cellar but it does not have a pump. We need to buy a special salt that will not harm the concrete stairs. Need cellar cleanup. Respectfully submitted, Carol Weber, Gordon Kelsey, Connie Pullen, George Ann Almeter

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Activity Report for September 23, 2010

Curator Functions: Volunteers Weber, Pullen, Kelsey and Almeter created a database of all burials in the Warsaw Cemetery, including lot numbers, and sections along with three reworked cemetery maps. They are in the process of entering about 6,700 dates of deaths and births. Makes finding a grave much faster. Website: The warsawhistory.org website was copied to the main computer’s hard drive for offline reading. New Book: We received the following book from Deanna Bedgood - Civil War History and Roster of the First New York Dragoons. Clothing preservation. Rae Cohen is looking for donations of old stockings to cut up and fill with cedar chips for placement in and around historic clothing on 2nd floor. Carol Weber has entered the following books in the database, specifically business names and people’s names, etc.

1. 1921 Merchants , Tradesman & Manufacturers Reference Book. 2. 1916 Directory 3. 1902 Map ( Farms) 4. Warsaw Directory 1900 5. Warsaw Centennial 6. Credit Guide Wyoming County 7. Vick’s Standard Business Directory 1906 8. Famous Sons & Daughters

9. 125th Anniversary Celebration Warsaw Book 10. Warsaw New York, Right For All Reasons 11. Walking Tours of Warsaw 12. Prosperous Towns in Wyoming County 13. Quasquicentennial Pictorial Warsaw 14. Centennial Celebration Warsaw 15. Wyoming County Directory 1870 16. Young’s History of Warsaw 17. History of Wyoming County 1841 Illustrated

Thank-you letters. Weber sent out 3 letters to people who have donated items, i.e., Beth Russell, Rae Cohen and Thomas Moran. Connie Pullen worked on the following

Research:

The George Washington Seely family who married into the Munger Family d.1854.

The Wyoming County Home Cemetery and its history.

Edward James Naber [Neighbor] family from 1895.

worked with MS Word 2007 to create a new WHS brochure. She also created and laminated new nametags for use during meetings and tours.

Teacher Tim Sulski and his 8 students toured the building for planning a handicapped ramp. Visitors numbered 56. G.C.C. student Connie Baptiste completed 12 hours of accessioning as part of her class work.

Tours-Research. Conducted numerous tours and completed several research inquiries. Training. Gordon and Connie attended a job fair in Livingston County last Thursday. Newspapers. Continued to work on odd newspapers from 2nd floor storage for organization in Book #1 and Book #2. Maintenance Work Porch. Gordon, Trisha and Michael Kopinski and Al Vliestra completed cement work for our new steps in front of the Gates House. (1750 pounds of mortar mix were used in the project at the cost of $102.) Gordon framed up the forms with George’s 2x4s and Gregory Kelsey donated wire for forms.

Gordon’s Work

general maintenance, mowing; painting, etc.

fixed the office chair arm and repaired the paper cutter.

custom made a new sign for the front with our hours and curator phone number.

removed the sidelight window and painstakingly prepped it for refurbishing and painting.

used his power weedeater to remove all the tall foliage.

Connie’s Work

mowed the yard as needed and helped George with debris cleanup.

dusted and cleaned displays and sweeping and mopped the floors weekly.

helped George in organizing another section of the storage room.

Respectfully submitted Carol Weber Connie Pullen Gordon Kelsey George Almeter

Activity Report - August 26, 2010

Bylaws. Section 6 a 7. – Curator’s Duties include: Production of a Curator’s Report for each regular WHS meeting. The Monthly Activity report is prepared by the Curator and contains information with respect to Curator functions as well as other volunteer activities. Pike Fair-Display 2009. Gordon K. removed last year’s fair exhibit (Footsteps of a Centenarian by Jeannette Gebel) which won first place August 2010. The exhibit was re-established at the head of the stairs on the second floor. Pike Fair Display 2010. Andy G. designed and submitted display on Warsaw’s Old Home Week which display won 5th place. Competition high with Castile winning first place. Library Display. Laura Worthington had designed a display (Old Home Week 1910 Celebration) at the Warsaw Public Library. Andy used the theme and some of the materials to complete fair exhibit. Maintenance.

Painting. Carol and Jake W painted south end of the foundation up to the bottom of the windows. Painting. Gordon cleaned and painted floor to match existing tan color. Front door sign. Was cleaned and reinstalled by Gordon K. 2nd

Floor Storage Room Insulation. Gordon K removed shelving from 2nd floor storage and installed rigid insulation board over windows to even out the room temperature, by reducing heat loss from the room.

Shrub trimming. Gordon K. trimmed all shrubs front and back.

Painting. Gordon painted display in the Civil War Room. He also painted 2 walls in the Civil War Room. Gordon also made and put up shelves in the dressing room. Gordon, Carol, George and Trisha moved out all of the clothing from storage in the back upstairs room and put it all in the dressing room. Front Gutter. Andy and his brother Eric Gebel repaired the leak coming from the front gutter over the doorway. Apparently, Goodenow had placed the north end of the gutter over the south end when reinstalling the gutter causing water to back up in the seam resulting in the leak. The two removed the existing solder and a substantial amount of roof cement before polishing the copper or preparing it for soldering. An inappropriate rivet had been installed on the copper at the leak site. The two also cleaned all the other gutters discovering little debris. Water was also running into the cellar at the north end downspout. Andy attempted to repair with additional copper. Apparently, the slope of the gutter is not sufficient to efficiently permit the water to drain the length of the gutter to the north end downspout. The other leak on the other half of the gutter is yet to be completed.

Equipment. Microphones/Karoche Machines. Sue H. has returned all equipment. Trish will inventory and check equipment. HNY Grant.

Mary Stewart called to survey URR activities as the Gates House. Report: Awaiting the kiosk. We give two or more general tours per week which include focus on the URR in the context Seth Gates’ life. In the process of updating the Society’s brochure. Received signed, amended grant. Working on reimbursement costs and final report. Curatorial Functions.

Carol, George, Lizzie Storm organized loose newspapers stored on second floor, laying them out on assembled paper with paper cuffs to hold the papers in place. Sue H. donated two large cardboard poster boards for binding the papers. Gordon K. drilled holes through papers and cardboard and installed a removable bolts. The newspapers were then accessioned. Some of them go back to the 1830's.

There are 172 volumes of the Wyoming County Mirror, Western New Yorker and Wyoming County Times. Suggestion that the172 volumes be stored in the Wyoming County climate controlled facility in South Warsaw was explored.

A very large portrait signed by J. N. Lusk was retrieved by George A. and Chief Blythe. The Chief had discovered the signed portrait of a young girl in a dumpster in the Village dump. It had been removed by the Village Department of Public Works from the Legion building and disposed of in the dumpster. A heavy pingpong table had been thrown on top of it. Research revealed that J. N. Lusk a/ka/ Jennie Frank Nassau Lusk was the granddaughter of Dr. Augustus Frank. She became Dr. Zera Lusk’s second wife on 6/26/1890. During the 1890's he was President of the Wyoming County Medical Association and presented numerous papers to the State Medical Association, including one describing an original procedure to graph skin on burn patients. He revealed his developed procedure after applying it to three Warsaw men, one of whom had fallen into a boiling vat of salt brine. More on the story later.

Chief Blythe returned the Letchworth Rifles hat worn by Albert Farman which had been sold to a pawn shop in Greece. All items from the prior theft have been returned except for one civil war sword. The hat, uniform sword and plume had been placed on loan by the Farman family.

Trisha M-K researched possible topics for next year's HWA festival by reading a 1911 Western New Yorker from the second floor storage area.

Shelving – Clothing Room. Gordon K. installed shelving in the clothing room (2nd floor) (cost $100). All items of clothing etc., were moved from the 2nd floor storage area to the clothing room and placed on shelves for easy access. Volunteers will begin accessioning boxes for entering descriptions and numbers into database. Most items in the boxes have been accessioned by previous summer youth workers.

Work Experience:

Connie P enrolled in a certification program at the Attain Lab in Perry. The Lab is open to everyone and is supervised by Deb Coggiola and Sam Casanzio. The program offers training in the Suite of Word programs such as access, Excel, power point. Connie will be returning at the end of August. Hours were recently raised from 18 hours a week to 20.

Outgoing Loan Book. A first draft of the proposed permanent book has bee created. Connie P and Gordon K checked through each loan/return beginning in July 19, 1990 or over the last twenty years. A list of outstanding loans has been transferred to the new Loan Book effective 8/1/2010.

Joint Projects. Linda LaBlond of the Business Education Council, Tim Sulski, Warsaw Central School technology teacher, Becky Ryan, Town Supervisor and George Almeter met to discuss possible projects for school kids. Sulski intends to apply for a Home Depot grant. Construction of handicapped ramp and arbor were discussed. A list of other mini projects for volunteer school students was completed and emailed to the three.

Supplies. Andy purchased two boxes (20 reams of paper $50). The supply should last at least one-year. Paper used over the previous five years was purchased with grant monies. Supplies: Sue Heubusch purchased toilet paper, paper towels, correction tape, scrubbies, etc.

Carol W. completed in depth research into the cannon on Civil War Monument and the monument itself. Burned 3 cd/s referencing the Buxton Family, Munger Family, Wyckoff & Company, Hasselbeck Cheese Company. Gave numerous tours . We accessioned names from the 1902 atlas and names and business from the 1916 business directory.

Donations from visitors and research were around $138 for July and August. Visitors for the month numbered 96 visitors, many from out-of-state, about one-half or 40 were volunteers.

Task Checker

7-22-10

Committees to be formed by Andy Gebel. Dehumidifier - fans versus dehumidifier Tables - find prices of new tables and recommend sell of old tables and purchase of new. Brochure - Redo or update Gates House brochure Arbor - Work with LaBlond on students’ creation of arbor Loan Policy - work out language for procedures to make loans Newspapers - work on ideas for keeping or delivering newspapers to State Library or another

Activity Report - July 22, 2010

Main Street Banner. Need vote to authorize payment ($650) from Society account for large banner to be reimbursed by Town/Village Joint Fund. Banner arrived at Gates House. Trish had designer install holes so banner would not become damaged by high winds across Main Street. Banner was not installed because connections on buildings were not stable. Trish instead installed the banner on the United Church’s front lawn on South Main Street. Who will house banner?

Loan Policy. Requested adoption. A loan check-out book shall be used to record artifacts/items loaned to individuals requesting such loan. Each sheet of the loan book as well each sheet contained in the book shall be permanently bound. No loan sheets shall be detached from the bound book and the book shall not be removed from the Gates House. Sound Equipment. Society purchased several pieces of equipment in 2007 for HWA 2007. Sue H. suggests that 2 karoche machines be sold unless Society has use for them. She also said the mics purchased were poor and that one amplifier had become defective and that she had replaced it with her personal funds. Need to complete inventory and make decisions. Tables for Sale. Request vote to sell heavy tables and purchase light weight tables for up to $40. Proposal to sell four (4) of the six (6) tables on tradio. Warsaw Historical Society wishes to sell (4) 8 foot x 30” banquet tables, wood grain excellent condition. Please call 786-5240 or 786-8646 or stop by Gates House between 10 and 2 p.m. M-F. HNY Grant. Received 30 - 35 watt halogen bulbs. Switched most 50 watt bulbs on the first floor to 35 Watt bulbs. Need to order 30 GU10+C 120 volt 150 bulbs for case lights. Steven Pullen and George reconfigured fixtures and installed bulbs on first floor. New Brochure. A new brochure should be written as all existing brochures have been handed out to visitors and the Wyoming County Tourist Promotion Agency. Maintenance Work. Carol Weber and grandson, Jake Weber, worked sorting newspaper volumes; helped mow grass and water plants; sprayed weeds at Liberty Way; accessioned Revolutionary War book; mopped back porch floor.

Cleaning etc. Jacob Weber cleaned the bird bath in the back yard and filled it with clean water. Jacob and Gordon cleaned old picture frames and the glass; cleaned old picture frames and glass; cleaned white molding; put URR pictures in first floor display; touched up cabinets with white paint. Display cabinets. Gordon K painted two display cabinets brown and repainted two walls white in the War Room. Front Steps. The front steps need to be fixed. A woman was here on Friday the 7/9/10 and she was very afraid of falling. It took 3 people to help get her down the steps. Suggestion: Install thick plywood on steps until a more permanent remedy is made. Displays. Cleaned all glass cases 1st and 2nd floor and swept floors. C. Pullen Air conditioner. Was repaired by T&D plumbing; breaker blown apparently from cut or struck wires during sill repair work. Cellar. Musty smell permeates first/second floor. Especially bad after rain.

Gutters remain unrepaired. Overflow into cellar. Weeding. Jacob Weber sprayed weeds at Liberty Way and Gates House gardens. Exterior Painting. Carol and Jake W. scraped and painted entire front of House.

Federation Workshop. Sue Heubusch/Andy Gebel attended Workshop; learned about GCC’s coordinated programs for raising awareness of local history. Theft. Gave paper work to Chief Blythe referring to the grand jury. Bob H., George A. and Gordon K. were subpoenaed and testified. Chief Blythe signed out pictures referring to the theft of the Lethworth Rifle hat which was discovered after the theft of the other items. HWA Dress. Becky brought in her Victorian hats. Rae Cohen served as costume contact person fitting and loaning several pieces. No volunteers sat at the Gates House during HWA. Jacob, Carol, George, Gordon and Connie assisted people getting costumes for the Festival. Jake, Connie, Gordon and Carol helped Trisha get ready for the weekend activities. Donations. Rae Cohen brought in numerous paperback books for the next yard sale. Several visitors left monetary donations. Beth Russell donated a white lace-up shoe. Newspapers Preservation. Jacob Weber and Carol completed inventory of newspapers and entered information into Excell spreadsheet. They then learned how to sort them numerically. An inventory of the newspapers completed in 2005 is missing from the newspaper binder.

Shelving for Newspapers. Gordon built new uprights on steel shelving to provide better support for newspapers. Carol, Jake and George reinstalled newspapers which had been removed from the shelves. More work needs to be done. Newspapers. Removed newspapers 2nd floor and sorted so the old Mirror newspaper volumtes would fit. C. Pullen State Library. Newspapers. Contacted State Library to ask if the State would like to house newspapers. Society needs to decide what if any volumes should be donated before the State may make a decision as to whether it will accept them.

Visitors/Research. 85 visitors of which 37 were tourists. Young’s 1869 History of the Town of Warsaw on PDF disk is now available to researchers at the House. It is a searchable PDF and is loaded on the main computer. Carol Weber gave numerous tours on Friday 7/10/10. Jacob Weber gave a tour to a family of four. Carol Weber got the information for Gary Towner on the trains and salt mines. We had him sign out on the loan book. Research Inquiries. Many hours researching Buxton and Knapp families. C. Pullen Ms. Parker of Wyoming County Tourist Promotion agency toured the House and was provided 100 “Downtown Warsaw Walking Tour” booklets, 100 old Gates House brochures; 40 older “Walking Tour of Warsaw” mostly homes; a copy of the CD of old photos of Warsaw; 40 Wyoming County Federation list of Historical Societies in Wyoming County.

Activity Report - June 24, 2010

Volunteers. Warsaw students service learning project. Rachel Farley, Patrick Dodge, Jeannette Gebel 4 hours. Accessioned railroad book. Student tours: 4th grade classes (36 students) May 12, abolitionist tour interior exterior. See discussion in May Report. Underground RR talk: Harvey Granite gave talk to about 50 at the Emmanuel Church of Christ in Orangeville. Visitors. 200 signatures, roughly 100 were visitors, others were Society members/volunteers. Bylaws reprinted for distribution – need to be updated. Donations. Electric pencil sharpener by S. Heubusch Garden. Becky planted numerous of her signature dahlias. Clipping History. Clippings will be taken (notable people and events) from Courier and Batavia Daily and accessioned. Missing objects/artifacts. A 1901 map of Warsaw Railroad. (29 x 42 ½; distance between stations; poor; torn in half; 08.04.24.lw.04 “Around Perry,” an Arcadia book left for selling/display. Asked how Warsaw got its name. Zeches Baby Contest. Barb Boyer and Suzannah Heubusch worked on photos of babies several days lights out. 7 replacements. Need to order more lights. Equipment. Set up laptop for internet access and shared printer use. Building Improvements/maintenance HYNY grant. Signed and had notarized extension. Have until March 2011 to complete grant. Lighting. Plan to resolve issues with lights left on 2nd floor. Cover switch plates with liftable flap. Notify everyone if light is switched on on the second floor, it must be switched off at that same location. Wiring: 2nd floor fan – wire mold to outlet with switch. Kelsey with Heubusch help. Completed last week of May. Outlet – first floor. Installed new outlet for plugging in remote operating second floor lights in entryway. Kelsey Newspapers, 129 bound volumes. Removed from metal shelves. Gordon leveled and installed uprights. Commenced sorting for refilling in date order. Carol Weber work: Floors cleaned/mopped weekly. cellarway stairs cleaned. Installed white lattice fence on front walkways. Accessioned Warsaw street views, bridges. Weeding. Carol continuously.

Called Goodenow several times about gutters. Lawn Mowing. Gordon and Carol mow lawn weekly. Helped Towner with research on Warsaw trains. Garden. Transplanted myrtle to front terrace. Other flowers purchased and planted. General Work Connie Pullen: Drafted instruction sheet for completing fair exhibit for future reference. Helped Trish frequently with HWA plans. Helped Towner with research on Warsaw trains. Research regarding Nicholas Fisher family for Lisa Slaski of Orlando, Florida C. Weber Gave a tour for two Sheldon Historical Society curators. Both C Weber and C Pullen Displays. New 1862 map display started, main room. Switched Elizur Webster display with hotels display. See Webster display in main room. Research. Gary Towner, railroad history for display, HWA. Diagrams, pictures, maps. Lisa Slaski, Nicholas Fisher Family, looking for Fisher Geneology by Nevinger Sue Hengelsberg. Spirits Alive. Cemetery locations. Mary Hoffman. Talty family Staci Buck. Warsaw and hospital history. Keith Terry. Release signed-mailed. Will provide copy of book “The World Theatre.”

WHS - Activity Report - April 29, 2010

Exhaust fan for 2nd floor. Purchased at Home Depot. Assembled by B. Heubusch, G. Kelsey. Kelsey built frame, wiring fan with wire mold. Install extra outlet and switch. Fan loud so may need to turn off during tours. Gutters. Called Goodenow seven times for discussion of leaks. He showed up and said he would create a plan for repairing. Gordon Kelsey to suggest plan also. Front threshold. Gordon installed carpeting. Cleaned upstairs. S. Heubusch Gates House Shower on May 15th. Many donations of items. Need to make a list and write thank-you letters. Thank you Beth Russell for thinking outside the box and all the work for organizing it. Sue Heubusch, Beth and Pat meek made wonderful brunch. George Almeter received cards and memorial gifts. Several made monetary donations. Thanks so much everyone for a day never to be forgotten. Photos have been printed and are also on the internet. Carol Weber has mowed lawn and pulled weeds. Also transplanted flowers and watering. She has also accessioned numerous books. Worked with Trish (HWA) making copies etc. Painted threshold on front steps. Mowed yard twice. Her contract with Community Action has been extended for one year. Spent extensive time researching the Elizur Webster family. Connie Pullen scanned all photos from the Marr-Colton Organ files and burned on CD to send to professor Keith Terry from the University of Nebraska at Kearney who is writing a book. A copy will be maintained in the files. He has agreed to provide a copy of the book and make a $30 donation. She has updated the index to file system. Both she and Carol Weber have worked many hours organizing the dozens of Stereoviews and post cards. Also scanned many photos of the Village Park and burned to CD. Gave two tours. Planning the taking of photos of exhibits. Accessioned postcards; book 204c. Helped prepare building for 4th grade tours, cleaning chairs, dusting. Both Connie and Carol toured the County Historian’s Office and Walking Tour. Visitors: About 20, several from out of state, two from Texas. Research Inquiries. Mary Chase, Dallas TX. Cemetery research, family books Suzanne McGee. Looking for Mary McGee who was nearly blind and whether a blind school had been established in the Warsaw area. Lois & Peter Watson. Ontario Canada. Meaning of Warsaw; how named. Told story of a Thomas Choate who lived in Warsaw around 1825 and moved to Canada. He named a small community in Canada Warsaw because he had such a good experience in Warsaw NY. Vivian Van Slyke. Info on 2 children; referred to County Historian Becky Ryan. Photos of the Warsaw Theater Carolyn Kovach. Brockport student looking for history of Warsaw and why it has a unique identity. She provided a copy of her paper and it is excellent. Gary Smith. Old steam locomotives

Roger Nevinger. Photos of buildings on west side of Main Street, 1940’s through 1960’s. Found a few but need more donations of photos during that time. David Pierce. Tuttle Family lived on Jefferson St; shoemaker; she a dressmaker. Daughters married Porter Munger, 1st NY Dragoons; photo in GAR album John Thomas. Photo of Red Jacket and history of time; still looking Don Devine. Photo of carnivals-fairs in Warsaw; late 1930’s or 1940’s. Scanned aerial views, post cards; horse racing; midway scenes; emailed photos; donation $10 Frank Harchuska. Albert Mosher, civil war veteran; identify his hometown. Found a name but not the Mosher he was looking for. Was a deserter. Per the County Historian. Jack Marsh. Photo of civil war veteran, Christ from album. On loan. Fourth Grade Classes Tour Underground Railroad. Organized by Pat Meek and Beth Russell, four classes toured inside and on sidewalks. Tour guides outside: Mary Conable and Dave Almeter Tours inside: Andy Gebel, scavenger hunt. Pat Meek and George Almeter inside. Sue Heubusch and Becky Ryan assisted. Results - Great!!!

HS Activity Report - March 25, 2010

Kitchen - clean up and reorganized closet, washed curtains etc. - Beth Russell Yard Cleanup - Picked up piles and raked - cut up wood and sill boards -Bob Heubusch - Yard Cleanup - spread mulch and rake yard - Trisha M-Kopinski Cemetery Map and database work - Worthington Family & Carol Weber Posters - HWA - Best Center design – Andy Gebel & Beth Russell Heritage NY kiosk - Swartz narratives - Harvey Granite, Andy Gebel Heritage NY sign (front yard) - Bob H. and G. Kelsey, poured concrete, set sign Sill Work - Bob Heubusch, removed plastic, install insulation siding front side. Front Steps repair - proposal for repair - Gordon Kelsey Shelf under computer table - Gordon Kelsey Light installation - dining room - Bob Heubusch Floor installation & trim work under 2nd floor gas stove - Gordon Kelsey Community Action - Carol Weber, Perry, started March 1st, 2010 Experience Works - Constance Pullen, Perry, to start March 22 GCC Students - Lee Blasdell completed 12 hours Visitors: 15 Research inquiries: 12 Donations: rug for dining room; oak tripod, Bob Heubusch Displays: Took fair display to East Side Nursing Home and interviewed Vernice Stubley Bob and Sue Heubusch, Andy Gebel, George Almeter Inspection: D. Ingles inspected building, removed stuff from back doorway Tom Page from Perry recharged fire extinguishers (3 more needed) 2nd Cleanup- Gordon Kelsey, sweep and mop floors

Curator Report - 2-25-2010

Visitors - 32 Research inquiries: 6 S. Heubusch: organized photos, newspaper clippings, accessioned: topic: Warsaw Accidents Worked moving large bookcase to War Room and setting up exhibits; school display and education display. Sill Repair: Installed some siding and insulation over sill on west and south sides. Problem: building unlevel. Need to buy additional lumber. Also, parlor floor is humped. Andy Gebel and Gordon K. Cellar needs to be cleaned and painted. Thefts: three civil war swords; Union soldier coat. Chief Blythe returned two swords and coat. Third sword unaccounted for. Gordon and Bob H. identified culprit from photo array. Camera System: Bob H. checked out prices for installation of camera system. Experience Works: seven responses. All over income except one. Ruth Restivo’s last day: 1-21-2010. School activities: Pat Meek and Beth Russell met to discuss programs with school. Pat and Beth met with 3 4th grade teachers to work Warsaw’s history into curriculum. Beth cleaned two rooms and cleaned, reinstalled curtains in main meeting room. HWA: Trish M-K, coordinator, HWA has had two meetings. Ideas: Born at Zeches day; children’s activities. She has applied for Wal-Mart grant. Wyoming Foundation grant: proposed for front step repair. Andy to write? Trish talked with J. Schmeider who gave info for applying for repairs. Took pictures of sill repair. Application filed with Jane Schmeider and asked for $3,000. GCC students: Jim Scott and Faith Reitz completed 12 hours each. Should newspapers on 2nd floor be sold? All have been microfilmed. Mirror; Western New Yorker or about 100 bound volumes. HNY grant: Lighting: reconfigured lights on second floor; Bob, Bob’s son Jessie, Gordon K. Lighting: purchased additional cabinet lights; Gordon installed three Toy Room min furniture cabinet; glassware cabinet (parlor) and constructed new light over fair exhibit. Gordon K Electrical outlet: Installed new electrical outlet in middle of 2nd floor; ran 12-3 wire with ground; operate by switch; allows lighting of four cases. Andy G.; Gordon K; Bob H. HNY grant - kiosk – display cases. Schwartz proposes three panels to consist of Gate’s career, anti-slavery activism; anti-slavery activity including local churches; general URR activity and African-

American residents. Third panel to include history of Liberty Party, Warsaw’s origins. She has prepared narrative. Also gave dimensions for two cases. Large Bookcase: Andy G., Gordon K.; Bob H. and son Jessie; Neal Gebel moved large bookcase from 2nd floor hallway to war room. Also moved bookcase (educational display) from 1st floor to 2nd to make room for Underground RR exhibits through HNY. Community Action Worker. Carol Weber from Perry will start Monday, February 28th. George will be in Arkansas the week beginning March 15 for one week. Need people to stop in and work with Carol Weber.