Warsaw Historical Society Receives Artifact Donations
The Warsaw Historical Society is pleased to acknowledge the many donations received from April 2005 through October 15, 2005 as follows:
Nancy Stout. Packages and milk receipts; Wethersfield Springs Factory signed by C. Bender.
Alan Fisher, Prof. Emeritus, MSU. Brochure "One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary, 7/14/1933, The Presbyterian Church, Warsaw, NY".
Richard C. Benn. Battle of Gettysburg items, shrapnel and bullet embedded in fence post.
Arlene Baker. Photos of Warsaw Firemen’s Parade 1941, post card of her home at 18 Livingston St., post marked 12/10/1908. Poem by David Baker, "Remembrance" inspired by post card.
David Brown. A.W. Young’s "History of Warsaw, NY".
Roger Becker. Wood shingles; the home of Levi Johnson, founder of Johnsonburg, NY.
Wyoming County Historian. Carpenter’s apron; Montgomery Bros.
Tom & Gerry Casey. Video tapes of Village of Warsaw and Wyoming Co. Tourism.
Harvey Granite. Letter dated 1838 believed to have been written by Dr. Augustus Frank, one of Warsaw’s earliest physician pioneers.
John & Roberta Webb. Trilobite Fossil found in Warsaw Cemetery 1997.
Gary Allen and family. A thesis "The Life of George Washington Frank".
Karen Christ VonSonden. World War ll Army uniform worn by her father, Stuart N. Christ.
Sherwood Steiner. Mortician’s tuxedo belonging to John Weeks of the Weeks Funeral Home; 1940's.
Marie B. Burlingame. Personal items of Rev. Harold Burlingame; includes personal correspondence.
Yvonne McClure Williams. Several items belonging to her father Wilbur "Mac" McClure; map of Wyoming & Genesee Counties 1802-1841-1902; a photo of 1975 American Bicentennial time capsule.
David Almeter. Merchants, Tradesmen and Manufacturers Financial Condition for Warsaw, N, 1921.
Floyd Stearns. Original copy of "History of Wyoming County - 1841" in memory of his mother, Millie Stearns. The Stearns family history dates back to 1804 when Sterling Stearns moved to Warsaw.
Wolcott J. Humphrey,III and Peter Humphrey. A 1902 New Century Atlas for Wyoming County and cost of repair.
Dan and Linda McGuire. Weekly Sunday School offering envelopes from Presbyterian Church dated 1930. US Army Certificate of Verification that Daniel Hennessy died in service to his country in 1918.
Robert Heubusch. Typewritten essay on Oatka Cemetery including a history of the cemetery.
Shirley and Dick Humphrey. Republican Canvass Books dated 1896 and 1902. Several practice books and composition books from Warsaw School #40 dated 1898-1900.
Marjorie Yarrington. Several clippings from the Buffalo Evening News pertaining to local events, ca. 1937.
The Family of Ken Marley. Brass plaques from the W. Buffalo Street bridge which was erected in 1921 and replaced in 2000.
Phyllis Redding. Shopping bag from Glick and Hudes Dept. Store. History shows it was the continuance of the dry goods store which Augustus Frank started in 1847.
Avis Munger. Truman McConnell family photographs. Buck Family 1900 Wedding Dress and photo.
The Society also appreciates the Wyoming Foundation’s 2005 grant of $500 for defraying the costs of the Society’s continuing artifact reorganization project.