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Out of the Dust: S.D. Billings Part 2

By Bob Betz We continue with the events recorded by Susannah. This will carry us to the end of her diaries and let us wonder what else she may have recorded during the few years left in her life. 1881 Feb. 8 Nettie and Lottie came today. May 30 Today our horse was brought. June [...]

Chittenango Planning Bicentennial

To the Editor: The Village of Chittenango will be celebrating its Bicentennial during the year of 2012. A committee has been formed, headed by Village Historian Dick Sullivan and assistant Charles Albee, to formulate activities to commemorate this period in Chittenango history. The committee has come up with some ideas but we certainly need more [...]

Out of the Dust: Susannah Billings Part 1

By Bob Betz (Wampsville, NY) Susannah D. Billings, born April 3, 1834, lived her entire life in Smyrna, and died June 1, 1896. She never married, was quite religious and active in the church and lived with her brother, Pomeroy, who also never married. From her diaries, 1860 – 1892, we get a view of [...]

Out of the Dust: Traction Engine Suit

(Wampsville, NY) This is another suit that we don’t know exactly how it turns out. The key part that makes it interesting is at the very end, when a telephone message is entered into the case. Supreme Court; Madison County “””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” Henry Brownell Agst. Jacob G. Reese and another “””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” Madison County ss; Jacob G. [...]

Fugitive Slave Convention to be Commemorated

Plaque to be Unveiled at 160th Anniversary in Cazenovia (Cazenovia, NY – Aug. 20, 2010) Final preparations are underway for the celebration of the 160th anniversary of the Cazenovia Fugitive Slave Law Convention. An interpretive plaque, to be installed for year-round public view at 9 Sullivan St. (home of the Cherry Valley Apartments), will be [...]

Remembering General William Jervis Hough

By Matthew Urtz (Wampsville, NY) A short time ago, I wrote about Madison County gaining possession of four portraits of former members of the state Bar who served the county in some capacity. Until the 1960s, the four paintings were conspicuously hanging in the Madison County Courthouse. During a renovation of the courthouse in the [...]

Town of Madison Historical Society Presents Talk on Lincoln

One of eight-part series of speakers open to the public (Madison, NY) The Town of Madison Historical Society will present “Abraham Lincoln, the White House Years” on Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Madison Historical building. Lincoln continues to be of popular discussion today as he was recognized as a man of integrity and [...]

How to Find a Long Lost Dad?

Florida Woman who Never Lived in New York State Looking for Dad Who Hailed from Syracuse… Madison County Genealogy Expert has a few Ideas By Aaron Gifford (Town of Eaton, NY) Mary Ann Parks hasn’t seen her father in nearly 40 years. At their one and only meeting, in 1971, he attended her graduation from [...]

History Done Right Leads to More Questions

By Matthew Urtz (Wampsville, NY) History can be a funny thing; just when you think you have some answers, more questions appear. A short time ago, Madison County gained possession of four portraits of former members of the state Bar who served the county in some capacity. Until the 1960s, the four paintings were conspicuously [...]

Emancipation Days 2010 Set

Shown is a photo of people attending Emancipation Days in Peterboro Aug. 5, 1926. Jim Corpin of Peterboro and Max Smith of Oneida are recreating the annual event of earlier generations. Emancipation Day 2010 programs start at 10 a.m. on Saturday Aug. 7. Slave descendants re-create annual event (Peterboro, NY) This year for the first [...]

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