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September 03
LWHS Online Newsletter
Our Home and Heritage
Issue #5, Sept. 2003
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LWHS
Online Newsletter
Our Home and Heritage
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#5, Sept. 2003 |
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Opening words from the president...
The
L-WHS has received 501 (C) (3) status from the Internal
Revenue Service This status not only gives our Society the
opportunity to apply for more grants but also allows corporations
to match their employees' contributions to the L-WHS. We
ask all L-WHS members to check to see if their employer
will match contributions.
PLEASE BEAR WITH US. KEEP CHECKING on THE STATUS OF OUR
WEB SITE: l-whs.com. We are making every effort to get it
updated and functioning.
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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 their time and talents directly, to consider helping to sponsor the Society's projects.
Historical Marker- Monument Project ($10,000+) We have received donations from Steve Suchta ($25) - John Yarnish ($25) - Joseph P. Kondis ($250) - a memorial sponsorship ($250) for Chester Beres from the Phyllis Beres Family and a grant ($3500) from the Pa. Rural Arts Alliance. Thanks!! Other projects for which we need funding: Office/Display Refurbishing Project ($6000) - Furniture Project ($4500) - Athletic Photo/Trophy Project ($1000).
CALLING OUR MOST SENIOR CITIZENS - We are inviting all residents and former residents of Washington Township and Lilly Borough, born before 1917, to join us for a town meeting on Sunday afternoon, November 9, 2003 from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Lilly Borough Building.
We hope to tat the untold natural resource of our most senior citizens' collective memories of the "good (and sometimes not so good) olde days," through informal discussions of what it was like growing up during the early years of the last century. We will feature a Dessert Social to bolster the seniors' stamina.
We invite a family member or friend to accompany the senior where assistance is needed. We will provide transportation where needed.
We ask seniors to bring along any old photos of the community's people, buildings, events, etc. (we particularly need photos of the township's schools), and any mementoes of the community's businesses, social clubs (e.g. PNA and particularly old Victor Emmanual III Italian Club and the old VFW), service associations (e.g. fire co.) churches schools etc. (calendars - advertisements - invoices etc.) We will accept donations of the photos or mementoes - or make copies of them and return them at once.
Dear
member of L-WHS: We need your Time - Talent - Treasure. We
need volunteers to help with research for the community's
history book and help prepare for the community's Bicentennial
Celebration in 2006; to help with Grant Writing and Fund Raising;
to share computer, Photography, graphic and artistic skills;
& to help with clerical work, maintenance, carpentry,
repair and cleaning. We need access to your historical community
photographs. Please let us know if you can volunteer or supply
us with any photographs or other materials.
WE
NEED PHOTOS SHOWING THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
We, of course, like old photos but they need not be ancient.
Photos of street scenes, events, parades, Businesses, Mines,
School and Sporting Events etc. from the 1940's -50's-60's-70's
and 80's are needed for future Calendars and the History Book.
In particular, we need photos of the Washington Township Schools
(With or without students) Brown, Riley, Behe, Stromer, Dutchtown,
Moshannon, etc. and any recollections associated them. We
only just need to borrow the photos to copy them and then
we will return them immediately.
The
L-WHS is organizing the Italian Businesses, Societies and
Associations of the area to fund a memorial for the Twenty-
Nine Emigrant Italian Railroad Workers who were victims of
the holocaust in Lilly in November,1903 and are buried in
a common grave in St Brigid's Cemetery. In the Spring of 2004,
your society will install a bronze plaque in a Railroad Memorial
Park near the bridge in the center of town.
The L-WHS is working with Our Lady of The Alleghenies Catholic
Church to mark the 100th anniversary of this holocaust. The
Parish is installing a memorial to mark the mass grave in
St. Bridid's Cemetery. A special memorial mass will be celebrated
Sunday November 2, 2003, at 8:00 am in our Lady of the Alleghenies
Chapel. The Knights of Columbus Honor Guard will be in attendance
and the Vox Nova Choir from Mount Aloysius College will offer
a musical program beginning at 7:45 am. After the mass, the
Knights of Columbus will host a communion breakfast in the
Church Hall, where the memorials will be blessed and a program
presented. Tickets for the breakfast are $6.00 and are available
from the Knights and at Gall's Insurance Agency-Main Street-Lilly.
Breakfast Tickets must be purchased by Monday, October 27,
2003.
Through the efforts of Scott Steberger, the L-WHS has been
awarded a grant of $3,500 from the Pennsylvania Rural Arts
Alliance to be applied toward the $8,500 Memorial honoring
the NOBILITY OF THE LABORER to be erected in the center of
town in 2004. We ask that an individual, family, or business
consider funding the $5,000 balance-possibly in memory of
a loved one. We, of course, welcome donations-of any amount-
to The Memorial Projects Fund (That will be used to fund future
projects.)
Membership
Update
Adult
Nesbella, Colin
Nesbella, Dane
Saintz, Betty
Adult (Sustaining)
Barlick, Natalie
Kozen, Jeanette
Life
Barlick, Monica
Boist, Edna
Koehler, Patricia
Rose, James
Stossel, David
Life (Sponsor)
Beichner, Elsie
Duffy, Thomas
Mayernik, Barry
Mayernik, Pauline
Nadolsky, Barbara
Life (Benefactor)
Dodson, Arthur
N.B. Anyone joining the L-WHS before January 1, 2004 will
be considered a charter member. * Anyone joining in 2003,
after September, (as a Heritage-Adult-Household-or-Household
sustaining member) will be considered a member for the remainder
of 2003 and all of 2004. Heritage - Abult ($5.00)- Adult (sustaining)
($25.00) - Household ($10.00) -and-Household (sustaining)
($35.00) - membership dues for 2004 are now payable. (Note,
in July- 2003 newsletter is the list of members who have already
paid their 2004 dues.) 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 equivalent to 2004 dues)
and may be listed as a Life Member (or pay the difference
between $25 and any other membership (e.g. $75 to become a
Life Sponsor.) ALL LIFE MEMBERSHIPS ARE MEMBERSHIPS FOR LIFE
AND NEED NOT BE RENEWED ANNUALLY - HOWEVER, DONATIONS AND
SPONSERSHIPS ARE WELCOMED. 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.)
2004
Calendars Available - With the same format as the 2003 calendar,
12 old photos of the community are featured - The 1937 Lilly
Band - Interior and Exterior photos of the old Liberty Theater
- The 1927 Boy's Baseball Team etc. An adaptation of an original
painting "Lilly Train Station" by Scott Steberger is featured
on the cover.
N.B. If two or more persons from one address have individual
memberships, each member is entitled to purchase a calendar
for $1.00 (e.g. if a husband and wife each have a life membership,
a son has an adult membership, and a grandmother has a Heritage
membership - the four family members would each be entitled
to a calendar for $1.00. In ordering Calendars, such a family
should indicate their entitlements on the order form.
$1.00 Membership Calendars will only be available through
mail order or pick-up at Gall's Insurance Agency - 506 Main
Street-Lilly, Pa. All Calendars sold by co-operating merchants
will be sold at $4.00 each.
2004 Prints available - "Lilly Train Station" A print of the
original painting by Scott Steberger is being sold for the
benefit of Lilly - Washington Historical Society. A16"x20"
(matted size) print is $42.40*. A framed print is $106.00*-tax
included. Prints may be picked up locally at Gall's Insurance
Agency - 506 Main Street - Lilly, Pa. Information on shipping
procedures and costs are available from L-WHS - 417 Cleveland
Street - Lilly, Pa. 15938, or by e-mail; l-whs.com.
The original painting "Lilly Train Station" has been donated to L-WHS by the artist Scott Steberger and will be auctioned off for the benefit of your Historical Society. Sealed bids will be received at: Painting Auction - c/o L-WHS - 417 Cleveland Street, Lilly, Pa. 15938. Minimum bid is $500. The sealed bids will be opened at 4:00 pm Monday, December 15, 2003 and the winning bidder will be notified immediately to allow for shipping arrangements to be made in time for Christmas. Watch for your form.
TEN FRAMED ARTIST-PROOFS OF THE "LILLY TRAIN STATION" PRINT WILL BE SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST SCOTT STEBERGER. Artist-Proof # 1/10 will be retained for the L-WHS's permanent collection. The other nine framed artist-proof prints are for sale for the benefit of your Historical Society at $275.00 each (Tax/shipping included) First come first served - buyer may specify # 2/10 through 10/10.
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