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Volume V – Issue I                    April - 2007

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Greetings: Members of the Lilly-Washington Historical Society (L-WHS) 

The Lilly Area Bicentennial Committee would like to thank all residents and former residents of the Greater Lilly Area who attended the Wrap party on Feb. 3^{rd   -}  and to all those who helped make  the Bicentennial Year such a success. Please check our web site: www.l-whs.com to view the Wrap Party Program where the major donors of Time, Talent, and Treasure are listed.

 The individual donations of $5.00 for Wrap Party tickets totaled over $1,500 that will be applied to the cost of the Monument honoring the Volunteers of Our Community. The $750 that was raised by the Chinese Auction will be applied to the Monument that will mark the Allegheny Portage Railroad Culvert on Portage Street. The APRR culvert was built in 1832 and is the oldest structure in Our Community and is listed on the National Historical Registry. We would welcome the loan of any photos of the events of the Bicentennial Year so that we can upgrade the power-point presentation – 2006 The Year That Was - shown at the Wrap Party – We plan to refine the presentation and put it on a C.D. that would be made available to the public – please call Jim Salony 886-7282 if you have any photos to share.

Now that the events of the bicentennial year are complete – we can get back to full time work on the History Book. There still remains a lot of formatting work to do – the addition of photos-tables-maps-charts –graphs etc. to the text. We can still add photos and need photos (inside and outside views) of the old local businesses, places (B.A.B.etc.), and events (parades etc.), in particular we need photos of people -men, woman, kids engaged in everyday activities – pitching horseshoes or hay, beating a rug or washing clothes, fixing a car or building a house, swimming, skating, fishing, knitting, gardening, playing cards or checkers.

You get the idea – give me a call 814 – 886- 7282 or www.l-whs.com

We will publish the History Book as soon as we can. We are not going to set a date certain – but we are going to take the time necessary to produce a quality product.  The $32. ($37-mailed) - price will hold until publication date. Thank you for your patience. If anyone wants to cancel an order and receive an immediate refund (or voice your displeasure) please call Jim Salony –886 7282.

In addition to the History Book we are working on the following projects.

Our next Major Monument – (that will be dedicated this summer) – will honor the Volunteers of Our Community –Past and Present – those who sustained Our Community through the years and allowed it to perdure. The Monument will be erected on the grounds of the Lilly Area Ambulance Association and will mark another corner on the intersection of Main and Cleveland Street which – when our other projects are completed - will be renamed Heritage Square,

Time Capsules – We are assembling two time capsules to mark Our Bicentennial – one to be opened in 50 years and one to be opened in 100 years. The time capsules will be sealed in the Volunteer Monument.

Monument Heritage Room – We are working on the second floor of the Borough Building and are setting up the displays of the artifacts from Our Community. We can use all things – paper, wood, metal, glass – that are related to Lilly/Washington Township for display. Please advise at 814-886-7282 or on our web-site what you would like us to consider. We have picked up two more major sponsors for our Heritage Room: The Veigle Family have given $1000 in honor of their parents Francis and Virginia Sloan Veigle to sponsor the Religion Section and Richard Nadolsky has given $l000 in honor of his parents Michael B. Nadolsky and Blanche Short Nadolsky to sponsor the Governance Section. Check the enclosed donation form for the other areas for which we need sponsors.

L-WHS Memberships – Please check the enclosed “Life”and “Memorial” Membership Lists and correct any mis-listings. If you have an Annual Membership check your address label for renewal information – please renew. If you want to raise the level of your membership – please complete the form.

This page list our Life Members ($50). This is a membership for life with no further payments               2.

required. Those who are listed at Adult Sustaining Members ($25) may pay an additional $25 and become Life Members. Any Life Member may raise the level of their membership or make a donation.

            MEMBERSHIP IN THE LILLY-WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY                3.

This News Letter is being sent to our members and to former members who did not renew for 2006. PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AT END OF FORM.

We have just finished our celebration of the 200^th Anniversary of the Establishment of a Community that would become present day Lilly Borough and Washington Township. Since all present and former residents of Lilly Borough and Washington Township have been participants in the ongoing history of Our Community, the L-WHS needs each of you to help – in whatever way you can – to memorialize the past, and preserve the “history” of your hometown. The Lilly Washington Historical Society intends to recruit all current and former residents of Lilly Borough and Washington Township. We ask that each member recruit a friend who has not as yet become a Member of L-WHS and to have them complete the form on the reverse side of this sheet and join Our Historical Society. 

              Please check the enclosed Membership List and correct any mis-listings.         

  NOTE HOW THIS MEMBERSHIP FORM RELATES TO YOU AS:

         1. ANNUAL RENEWAL – or – 2. LIFE MEMBERSHIP – or - 3. NEW MEMBERSHIP

1. ANNUAL RENEWAL MEMBERSHIPS include:   Adult ($5.00) -  Adult Sustaining ($25)                   

                                    Household ($10.00) -  Household Sustaining ($30)  Membership.                    

                    All of these are annual memberships and must be renewed each year.

DUES FOR 2007 ARE NOW PAYABLE Please pay your 2007 dues as soon as possible.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR ADDRESS LABEL FOR YOUR CURRENT STATUS

NOTE: NAMES FOLLOWED BY AN * - HAVE DUES PAID UP FOR 2007

Please check one or more of the following categories and return this form to L-WHS:

___ I no longer wish to belong to the L-WHS – Please remove my name from the list.

___ For 2007, I want to renew (or upgrade) my membership: See reverse for descriptions.

       ___Adult ($5.00)   ___Adult Sustaining ($25.00)*   ___Household ($10.00)

       ___Household Sustaining ($30.00)  ___ Life ($50.00) ___Life Sponsor ($100.00)

       ___Life Patron ($150.00) ___ Life Benefactor ($250.00)

___ *Note if you are currently an Adult Sustaining Member, you may pay an additional $25.00

        and become a Life Member – or pay the difference and upgrade to any other Membership.

___ I want to make a donation to the L-WHS:

          ____ less than $25.00 donation to the general fund.

          ____ $25.00 or more – I want to donate  $__________

                   For ______________________________________________________

                      See reverse for list of categories that may be designated for donations.

2. LIFE MEMBERSHIPS include:

Heritage (honorary)–Life ($50)– Life Sponsor ($100) – Life Patron ($150) - Life Benefactor ($250)

All of these are Memberships for Life, which means Members do not have to pay anything more  -  ever.    But you may want to check one or more of the following categories and return this form to the L-WHS.

 ____ I want to upgrade my membership: -Note-membership descriptions on reverse

                   From Life: ___  to Life Sponsor (send $50.00)  ___to Life Patron (send $100)

                                             to  Life Benefactor (send $200)

                   From Life Sponsor: ___ to Life Patron (send $50.00)

                                                   ___ to Life Benefactor (send $150.00)

                   From Life Patron:    ___ to Life Benefactor (send  $100.00)

          ____ I want to make a donation to the L-WHS:

                   ____ less than $25.00 donation to the general fund.

                   ____ $25.00 or more – I want to donate  $__________

                            For ______________________________________________________                            See reverse for list of categories that may be designated for donations.

NEW MEMBERSHIPS: IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE L-WHS                4.

The year 2006 was the 200^th anniversary of the establishment of a community that would become present day Lilly Borough and Washington Township. The Lilly Washington Historical Society

(L-WHS) intends to recruit all current and former residents of Lilly Borough and Washington Township.  Check the form below- join the celebration!

LILLY-WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY  -   MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

If you wish to become a member of the L-WHS, please check off the membership you choose:

___ Heritage –No Charge -Honorary life membership for any present or former resident of Lilly

                        Borough or Washington Township who is 80 years of age or older, or who reaches

                        the age of 80 during this membership year.  _______________ BIRTHDATE

___ Adult -     $5.00 -  Annual Membership

___ Adult-Sustaining -  $25.00 – Annual Adult Membership and $20.00 donation

___Household - $10.00 – Annual Membership for all persons residing at one address

___ Household-Sustaining - $30.00 – Annual Household Membership and $20.00 donation

___ Life - $50.00 – Membership for the remainder of the applicant’s lifetime

___ *Life Sponsor - $100.00 – Life Membership and $50.00 donation

___ *Life Patron - $150.00 – Life Membership and $100.00 donation

___ *Life Benefactor - $250.00 – Life Membership and $200.00 donation

          * Names are listed on Bronze Plaque                   

                                                _________________________

                                                  DESIGNATION OF DONATIONS

$_______ - UNRESTRICTED TO THE L-WHS GENERAL FUND

$_______ - MEMORIAL ($25) Deceased’s Name _____________________________________

$_______ - *MEMORIAL SPONSOR ($50) Deceased’s Name ___________________________

$_______ - *MEMORIAL PATRON ($100) Deceased’s Name ___________________________

$_______ - *MEMORIAL BENEFACTOR ($200) Deceased’s Name ______________________

*Names are listed on Bronze Plaque

$_______ - MUSEUM FUND - $25 to $1000. – ($250 to $1000. Donors Name listed on Plague)

$_______ - MONUMENT FUND - $500 to $10,000 – Donors name listed on Plaque

$_______ - OPERATIONS FUND (Furniture-Equipment-Office Supplies-Insurance) $25 to $500      

$_______ - FUND for Organizational Memberships, Consultants, Workshops, Seminars - $25 >  

                                                    _________________________        

$________Total Sum of All Memberships and Donations – Make checks payable to L-WHS

     Return Form and check to L-WHS – c/o First National Bank of Lilly – Lilly, PA 15938

                        Name                                  Street Address                                Phone #

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                         City                                State                   Zip Code                E-mail address

NOTE: An * before a name under the Memorial Listing indicates the member had been a Heritage-Adult-Adult Sustaining-Household-Household Sustaining or Life Member before his/her death. An * in the other Memorial Categories indicates the Membership held prior to death.

This page list our Life Sponsors, Life Patrons, and Life Benefactors. No further payments are                 5.

required for these memberships. Donations may be made or Sponsor and Patron memberships may

be raised. * before a memorial membership name indicates membership was held during life.

 Archived Chronicles of Our Home and Heritage

Membership List (Continued)