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July 03
LWHS Online Newsletter
Our Home and Heritage
Issue #4, July 2003
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LWHS
Online Newsletter
Our Home and Heritage
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#4, July 2003 |
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Opening words from the president...
NEWSLETTER
FORMAT - We have established our masthead and will produce
the next newsletter in a more standard format. This newsletter
will be just another update letter to all LWHS members from
your president, Jim Salony.
WEBSITE - An apology is extended to everyone who has tried
to use the Society's website at l-whs.com. Adam Delozier,
a senior at Penn Cambria High School did an admirable job
in establishing the Society's website. Because of time pressure
of school, sports, and work, Adam signed off the project
in February. Paul Bart volunteered to manage the website;
but since February, despite the best efforts of many people,
Adam has been unable to find the time to show Paul how to
update the website. By the time this newsletter is published,
with the help of a number of people, we expect our website
to be up and running. Thank you for your patience. We plan
to put collateral and supplemental material and forms on
the website so that the newsletter will be less bloated
and easier to read.
Peace,
Jim Salony
President LWHS
Questions? Please contact:
814-886-7282
salonyt@yahoo.com
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from this month's meeting |
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS - Frank Klayko was named to the Board to replace
Bob Monahan. Due to time pressures from college studies, David
Beck Jr. has resigned from the Board. And, because of increased
home and school responsibilities Tony Sabol has also resigned
from the Board. We offer our appreciation and thanks to both
gentleman for giving their time and talent to the LWHS. In
particular, David was largely responsible for getting our
website established and Tony was largely responsible for the
design of our 2003 Calendar.
We need volunteer and/or nominees to fill these Directorships
immediately. And we would like to have at least two standby
candidates. We need candidates who can devote several hours
a week to LWHS projects and attend the monthly meeting, on
the third Thursday of each month, on a regular basis. A Directorship
is not an honorary position. We need workers. If you consider
the goals and projects of the LWHS to be worthwhile and if
you are able and willing to give your time and talent please
present yourself as a candidate for Directorship. If you know
of a good candidate please nominate that person.
NAME
THE NEWSLETTER CONTEST - a contest to name the Society's newsletter
was open to all members of the LWHS. Marc Smith, of Lilly,
submitted the winning title - "Our Home and Heritage"
with this rational for its appropriateness: "... since
the first trees were cleared back around 1806 and our ancestors
settled in this beautiful mountain valley, this has been our
home. The sacrifices, successes, and failures of the men and
women who walked these streets before us have shaped our lives
immeasurably. LWHS pools and shares our common history."
Marc was presented a congratulatory letter verifying his prize
- a matted framed print of the Lilly Railroad Depot and Park
Yard Grounds that is being created by local artist Scott Steberger.
Later this year, copies of the pring will be available for
sale to the public for the benefit of the Lilly-Washington
Historical Society. Thanks to all members who submitted names
for the newsletter.
TIME-TALENT - we need volunteers. Please offer some of your
time and talent to help us in the following areas:
oral history, compiling genealogical data, grant writing,
fund raising, computer, photography, graphic/artistic skills,
assembly and distribution of the newsletter, mailings, the
calendar, maintenance, repair, cleaning, etc.
TREASURE - we need funding. We encourage every member to consider
helping to fund your Historical Society's Projects as your
means allow. In particular, we ask those members who because
of distance or scheduling demands cannot give of their time
and talents directly, to consider helping to sponsor the Society's
projects.
In the last newsletter we set forth several projects, one
of which was a $2,500 computer project. Al Tranquillo, a 1957
graduate of Lilly-Washington High School, stepped forward
with a check for $3,000 to fully fund the project which included
a Pentium IV computer, scanner, jet and laser printers, software,
and a digital camera.
"I wanted to give something back to the community where
I spent some of the best years of my life growing up in the
1950's, with a great gang of guys, getting a good education
from teachers who cared about each individual student, taking
care of the Driver's Training Car, hanging out at Stiney's,
and playing "hide and seek" with Ed Bradley the
town police officer who kept the streets safe," said
Tranquillo, who now resides in Sinking Spring, Pa.
Al challenged former and current Lilly Borough and Washington
Township residents who have fond memories of growing up in
their hometown to back projects of the Historical Society.
(Thanks Al)
MORE TREASURE - Liz Wilt, President of the Penn Cambria Educational
Association, was instrumental in securing a Blue Ribbon Local
Involvement Grant from the Pennsylvania State Educational
Association of $1,500 for the LWHS. (Thanks PCEA. Thanks Liz.)
The day after the last newsletter was issued, Frank Klayko
appeared with a check for $1,000 to be used by the LWHS wherever
it was needed. The $1,000 will be applied to securing plaques
to acknowledge memberships and donations. The same day Frank
volunteered to be a Board Member and began to research the
history of our Community's Municipal Governance. (Thanks Frank.)
Virginia (Panek) Smigelski sent in a check for $250 to fund
a Memorial Sponsorship towards the $6,000 Office Museum Refurbishing
Project in memory of her sister Mary Ann (Panek) Gides. (Thanks
Virginia)
MORE PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED!!
ANY DESIGNATED DONATIONS OF $250 OR MORE WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED
ON A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR PLAQUE. (MEMORIAL SPONSORS ARE WELCOMED)
We
need immediate help with research for our History Book and
preparation for our Bicentennial Celebration in 2006 in the
following areas: local government, local businesses, local
industries, cultural life, sports, early history, community
in the national news, history of each churches, education,
civic (War Memorial, Fire Companies, Ambulance Services, Sportsman
Clubs, Scouts), fraternal (VFW, American Legion, GBU, PNA,
Sokols, Victor Emmanual III)
We
have completed the refurbishing of the second floor of the
Lilly Borough Building and now have an office with new walls,
new drop ceiling, new carpet, newly hooked up radiator, new
lighting, a new u-shaped computer desk (built courtesy of
Randy McKavish at Admiral Perry Vo-Tech. Thanks Randy and
thanks APV-T.), the new computer system (Thanks again, Al),
office desk, chairs, and supplies (Thanks "Doodles").
Three large storage areas and a large display area have been
repainted and refurbished by prisoners from the Pennsylvania
State Correctional Institution in Cresson under Operation
Outreach. (Thanks guys). The complete floor has been extensively
rewired and numerous lighting fixtures have been installed
by Lou Davies and Jim Smith (for the untold hours of 100%
volunteered labor we owe Lou and Jim our profound THANKS!)
A large hot water forced air heater has been installed in
the display area. The damaged floor tiles in the display area
have been replaced, the entire floor has been professionally
waxed and new rubber stair treads will be installed. All door
locks have been replaced.
We have established a $6,000 Office/Display Refurbishing Project
Fund.
We will have to acquire desks, filing cabinets, shelves, tables,
chairs, and most importantly showcases and display units.
We have established a Furnitutre Project Fund of $4,000. We
are looking for one sponsor for the entire project or a combination
of sponsors. Each designated donation of $250 or more (payable
over four years) will be acknowledged on a Major Contributor
Plaque. (Memorial Sponsors are welcomed)
Through the efforts of Dick Sweeney, we were able to rescue
more than a dozen Lilly High School Athletic Trophies from
the attic of the Penn Cambria School. Since this is the first
"collection" of any community artifacts we have,
we want to refurbish the trophies and construct an appropriate
showcase for them so that we can display them properly as
the first exhibit in our Museum. We have also acquired numerous
photos of Lilly High School Athletic Teams that we hope to
frame and display in the showcase area. We are establishing
an Athletic Photo/Trophy Project Fund of $1000. We are looking
for one sponsor (perhaps a family?) for the entire project
or a combination of two, three, or four sponsors. Each designated
donations of $250 or more (payable over four years) will be
acknowledged on a Major Contributor Plaque. (Memorial Sponsors
are welcomed)
THE
NOBILITY OF THE LABORER
In 2006, Lilly Borough and Washington Township will celebrate
the 200th Anniversary of the establishment of the community.
Each year leading up to the Bicentennial Celebration has been
designated to memorialize a particular aspect of the community.
The year 2003, has been designated to honor "The Nobility
of the Laborer."
The town has always been a community of laborers. As there
are no grand homes or marble buildings to preserve, the Lilly-Washington
Historical Society has embarked on a number of projects to
honor and memorialize the Community's labor heritage.
Earlier this year, the Historical Society organized an interdenominational
fund raising drive wherin all the churches in the community
raised over $7,000 in special collections to fund the restoration
of an historic stone fence that bordered Saint Luke's Lutheran
Church. The stone fence and the stately church building are
the legacy of the community's laborers and thereby the restoration
served as a fitting inaugural project to honor "the nobility
of the laborer"
To further honor the Community's Labor Heritage the Historical
Society is planning a large bas relief memorial to be located
in the center of Lilly where a ground breaking will be held
on Labor Day.
The Lilly-Washington Historical Society's Hallmark Project
for the year 2003 will be the deidcation of a memorial in
the St. Brigid's Cemetery to mark the spot where 30 immigrant
Italian railroad workers, who were burned to death in 1903,
are buried in an unmarked mass grave. (See the Society's website:
l-whs.com for a contemporary newspaper account of the tragedy
and the funeral service.)
The Historical Society is inviting representatives of the
Italian Community (individuals, organizations, societies,
and businesses) of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese to join for
a memorial mass concelebrated by all the Diocesan Priests
of Italian Heritage (with an honor guard of The Knights of
Columbus) at Our Lady of the Alleghenies Church in Lilly at
10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 13, 2003. After the Mass, a
formal blessing and dedication of the memorial in St. Brigid's
Cemetery will take place, followed by a luncheon at Our Lady
of the Alleghenies church hall.
To cover the cost of the Memorial in St. Brigid's Cemetery,
a historical marker at the sight of the tragic fire, and the
monument to honor "the nobility of the laborer"
in the center of town, the Historic Society is turning to
the Italian Businessmen and women of the area to kick-off
the $10,000 drive. All contributions of $500.00 or more will
be acknowledged on a memorial plaque. A Historical Marker
- Monument Project Fund has been established to complete the
unfunded portion of the "Nobility of the Laborer"
projects and to fund additional historic markers and monuments
for Plane #4 of the Allegheny-Portage Railroad, the KKK Riot
of 1924, the Coal Mines of the Area, Mrs. McCabe-WWII Gold
Star Mother of the Country, and other historically noted persons,
places, and events of the community.
MEMBERSHIP
UPDATE
HERITAGE
Lytle, Mary
Lytle, William
Plewka, Susan
DONATIONS (GENERAL)
Stossel, Margaret
DONATIONS (MEMORIAL)
Boist, Joseph
Leahey, Jeremiah
McCool, Leonard
ADULT
Stevens, Florence
Sibis, Joseph M.
ADULT (SUSTAINING)
Kunrod, Margaret
HOUSEHOLD
Starchville, Michael
Zurilla, Ruth
LIFE
Aldrich, Paul
Agosta, Betty Ann
Ball, Kathy
Behe, Ann
Brown, Quentin, R.
Claar, Emma
Conrad, Mark
Constantino, James
Dougherty, Marie
Engle, Janice
Hite, Raymond
Kowalski, Sally
LaFlamme, Kathleen
Leahey, Kenneth
Nardecchia, Carrie
Sheridan, Don
Simonovich, Mary
Smigelsky, Virginia
Tranquillo, Louise
Wertz, DeSales
LIFE (SPONSOR)
Siedlarczyk, Laura J.
Siedlarczyk, Gerald D.
LIFE (PATRON)
Carruthers, Alan P.
Carruthers, James L.
Snowden, Florence
LIFE (BENEFACTOR)
McLucas, William
MEMORIAL (SPONSOR)
Batchtell, Marguerite
Godish, Marcy
Yingling, Agnes
Yingling, Agustine
MEMORIAL (BENEFACTOR)
Mack, Helen Lenhart
NOTE: Any member who joined the LWHS in 2002 had the paid
membership extended through 2003. Those members listed below
joined the LWHS in 2002 and paid dues again in 2003. Those
dues will be credited toward a 2004 membership.
Albarano, Samuel F.
Behe, Joseph
Brann, Lois
Craine, Edward
Crocetti, Mario
Hershel, Patricia
Hooder, John
Litzinger, John
Lucas, Agnes
Lucas, Lawrence
Miller, Ruth
Sanders, John
Sklodowski, Paul
Snyder II, Richard W.
Wyland, Frank
N.B. Anyone joining the LWHS in 2003 will be considered a
CHARTER MEMBER. Anyone joining the LWHS in 2003, after September,
(as a Heritage, Adult, Adult Sustaining, Household, or Household
Sustatining member) will be considered a member for the remainder
of the 2003 and all of 2004.
Members wishing to upgrade their membership (e.g. Life membership
to Life Patron) may do so at any time by paying the difference
(e.g. $100 to upgrade from $50 Life to $150 Life Patron.
As a one time special, any member, who joined in 2002 or 2003
as an Adult Sustaining Member at $25, may pay another $25
(which would be the equivalent to 2004 dues) and be listed
as a Life Member (or pay the difference between $25 and any
other membership (e.g. $75 to become a Life Sponsor).
2004
LWHS CALENDARS - will be available in October 2003.
Cost
$1.00 for first to each member (household membership counts
as one membership)
$4.00 for each additional member order and all non-member
orders
$1.50 postage and handling for each calendars to be mailed
Some 2003 Calendars are still available at the same costs
as above.
Calendar order forms will be included in the October Newsletter
Photos are needed for the 2005 and 2006 Calendars and the
History Book. Photos need not be ancient. We need photos from
the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's. Photos of street scenes, parades,
concerts, festivals, athletic events, athletic teams, stores,
and business (interior and exterior) - most helpful if persons
pictured are identified. Photos may be donated or lent for
copying.
Note: We would like to make copies of any films or video recordings
of events in our community. We will be most happy to pay for
forwarding and return postage and handling.
If the LWHS is to succeed in its endeavors, in a timely manner,
we must have access to more photos and other artifacts from
the area and more volunteers to do the necessary research,
collation, and presentation of the materials necessary to
produce a quality History Book for Christmas 2005. Please
help!!!
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