HISTORIAN’S  REPORT  to the  TOWN BOARD

16  JUNE  2008

            Like I said last month Mother Nature is fickle this year.  The heat wave we experienced recently is not usual so early in the summer.  These cool nights are a welcome relief.

            Please, if you have any information on the Post family or farm let me know or where I can find it.  So much gets lost with the passing of time.  I am continuing my research on the family & farm.

            I was recently asked for information about Will Moon, the former blacksmith in Stanley.  He & his wife had only one child, a daughter who never married.  My information about him is sparse, so this is another opportunity to preserve history by passing on what you know about him.  Pictures are also most welcome.  In the information I do have I was impressed by Mr. Moon’s ability to change with the times.  When shoeing horses was no longer needed he applied his skills to work for the railroad.  When automobiles became more common he worked on them.  Someone who comes up with solutions to the problems that they encounter in life is to be admired.

            Bill Roberts stopped in a couple weeks ago with his Abstract of Title for his property for me to copy for the property file.  They contain much history of our town.  I’m glad he remembered our previous conversation.  Many thanks, Bill.

            Debbie Abbey stopped in a few weeks ago with two maps of Spring Hill Farm.  The maps are detailed pictures of plantings on the property and uses of the fields.  We are so grateful to have them.

            More current history is the creation of the recreation area behind the Town Hall.  Do take time to see it.  There is a bench at the end of the path as it enters the woods.  In the woods there is a walking path.  The rest you can view from behind the Town Hall:  a picnic pavilion, ball field, gazebo, & playground (almost finished).

If you bring Fido put him/her on a leash.

Historian,

Jane Wolfe