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November 2003

 

Holiday Open House December 7, 2003 The 4th membership meeting of the year will be a Holiday Open House in the Museum at Eaton Hall from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, December 7th.  Members and guests are invited to join the officers and trustees for holiday refreshments and John Rouleau's fiddling.  Please bring fruit, snacks, or a dessert to share.  The Society will provide beverages. This is your chance to select gifts from the Museum’s store of books, maps, drawings, and Society caps.  Friends and relatives will treasure Pittsford’s Second Century, Pittsford Now and Then, Gleanings, or Catherine Crockett Christmas Cards for years to come. Eaton Hall will be closed for the winter following the December 7 Open House, and will reopen in March, 2004.  However, messages left on the Museum phone will be checked regularly (802) 483-2040). Welcome to New Members, and a 90th Birthday Six new members joined the Society in recent months.  Bonnie (Paul) and Ivon Capowski, Clarabelle (Hasbrouck) and Donald Breault, and Jon and Sharon Heymers are all residents of Pittsford.  Hope (Adams) Shannon celebrated her 90th birthday this year. Her Adams ancestors settled in Pittsford in 1784.

Civil War Period Exhibit If you missed the Pittsford and Chittenden Societies' joint exhibit at the Vermont History Expo 2003 in June, you’ll find many of the items from that exhibit resembled in the Jane Belcher Room for this one day.  We created a sitting room furnished with local Civil War period items from Society collections and others loaned by Pittsford and Chittenden residents. Fran Wheeler’s amazingly detailed diorama of the ladies of the Chittenden Soldier’s Aid Society making bandages will be on display; it was the hit of our show last summer.  We look forward to greeting you, your family and friends on the 7th. Please note that Lois Blittersdorf is no longer able to receive genealogical inquiries due to impaired vision.  Requests for information on your family can be directed to Jean Harvie by e-mail to jean1953@sover.net or by mail to the Pittsford Historical Society, PO Box 423, Pittsford, VT 05763.  Jean is also handling orders for our award-winning book, Pittsford’s Second Century - 1872-1997. An order form is available on the Society’s Website; the price is $50 plus $3.50 shipping and handling.  We suggest ordering the companion book of photos, Pittsford Now and Then, published in 1980; the price is $7.50 plus $2.50 S&H. It contains 19th and 20th Century photos of Pittsford people and scenes, which are not included in Second Century.  Click here for Membership Information. We'd love to welcome you!

Check out the Pittsford Historical Society's book: Pittsford's Second Century: 1872-1997 It's what you are looking for.

The October Business meeting!

Anne Pelkey received a long round of applause for her years of extraordinary service to the Society.  Anne in turn thanked outgoing Board members Doris Hoare and Ernie Brod for their contributions, and welcomed two new trustees, Ed Keith and Barbara Poljacik.          

After the potluck supper and business meeting, Pittsford native Tom Browe delighted us with tales of 25 years as the first executive director of the Rutland County Humane Society.  With his well-known wit and humor, Tom delivered sobering yet optimistic remarks on the welfare of our companion animals and their wild cousins.  Many of his volunteers are also past or present members of the Historical Society, among them Tom’s parents Arlene and Ken Browe, Kay Killoran, Ed Wheeler, Elinor Pike, Jocelyn and Emerson Frost, and Madeline Lundrigan.  

Officers and Trustees 2003

2004 Officers and Trustees Elected

The following slate presented by Nominating Committee members John B. Cadwell, Lois Blittersdorf, and Ernie Brod was elected at the October Annual Meeting:

Officers

President:                          Len Lumsden
Vice President:                  Peg Armitage
Treasurer:                          Jean Harvie
Recording Secretary:          Margaret Lumsden
Corresponding Secretary:   Dorothea Parker

Trustees

Betty Atwood, Ed Keith, Barbara Poljacik, and
Immediate Past President Anne Pelkey
Committee Chairs

 Membership Information

Doris Hoare Is New Chair of Membership Committee

Membership committee co-chairs Toni Frett and Lois Blittersdorf recently retired after more than 10 years of keeping track of some 200 far-flung members.  Doris Hoare assumed their duties in October.  She will accept dues for 2004 at the December 7 Open House.

Dues are based on a calendar year.  Your dues support annual operating expenses of Eaton Hall, which include heat, electricity, insurance, telephone, and archival supplies, together with printing newsletters and postage.  It would be impossible to carry on   without your help.

Remembering the Historical Society in your will, giving a donation in memory of a relative or friend, or donating items for our yard sales might be considered when you think of helping maintain the organization.

Please Follow this link to print out the Membership form. Make your check payable to Pittsford Historical Society, Inc.

The timely payment of dues supports the annual operating expenses of Eaton Hall, which include heat, electricity, insurance, telephone, archival supplies, etc., and it would be impossible to carry on without your help.  Dues are based on a calendar year.

Remembering the Historical Society in your will, giving a donation in memory of a relative or friend, or donating an item for us to sell, all might be ways to consider when you think of helping maintain our organization.  Gifts and contributions are tax free.