HISTORIAN’S  REPORT  to the  TOWN BOARD

FEBRUARY  16,  2010

            Mother Winter sure has gone to extremes this season throughout the country.  We are usually the area to get 2 feet of snow but this year the south has been blessed.

            Sharon Allen is on a vacation for a couple weeks.  Before she left she brought in the Allen family genealogy for the Town Archives and also a photo album of family pictures so copies can be made, also for the Town Archives.  Future generations of historians & citizens will appreciate having the information & pictures available.

            I’m still looking for info on the Seneca Castle Methodist Church.  One of the members is looking for an Abstract of Title that may have some leads.

            Don Tiffany, Phelps Historian, & I have organized gatherings of the Ontario County Historians.  We’ve met twice & will again in April.  It gives us a chance to share ideas & pass on information.  Sometimes we have a speaker on a topic we need information about.

            The research projects I’ve done in the past have been mostly about people or buildings.  For the past month I have been looking for information for one of our town farmers regarding heirloom seeds.  It has been an educational adventure for me by exposing me to people & sources of information I was unfamiliar with.  I enjoy the challenge of search & discovery.

Town of Seneca Historian

Jane Wolfe