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Museum Musings
Volume VI, Number II
Jefferson County
Historical Society
The Paddock Mansion
228 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 782-3491
www.jeffersoncountyhistory.org
www.facebook.com/jeffersoncountyhistory
Board of Trustees:
Jeffrey M. Garvey, President
Jill VanHoesen, Interim VP
Francee Calarco, Interim
Treasurer
Margaret Bootie, Secretary
Kent Bolke
Roxanne Burns
Dan Dupee II
Ken Eysaman
Mark Gebo
Debbie Gillan
Nusrat Hafeez
Kevin Kieff
Dawn Ludovici
Stephen Lyman
Cathy Pisarski
Staff:
Jessica M. Phinney,
Executive Director
Melissa Widrick,
Curator of Education
Donna Koniz,
Office Manager
David T. Coleman
Caretaker
From the Director
On behalf of the staff and Trustees I
wish you a very happy (and very
much-needed) spring! We have
returned to our full hours of operation
here at the Historical Society and are
gearing up for a full summer of
programming
including
special
events, lectures, fundraisers, and even
a bus trip or two!
Our summer programming begins on
Saturday, June 6 as we invite you to a
special Volunteer Reception and
Signup Day. This is from 10am-12pm
and is free to all. We will be providing
refreshments and a light brunch, as
well as introducing you to all the
volunteer opportunities the Historical
Society has to offer. You will be able
to learn about and then sign up in
advance to volunteer at any of our
events or ongoing programming, such
as gardening or to be a docent. This is
a great time to bring a friend or family
member that may be interested in
becoming more involved at the
Historical Society and to learn about
our Mission and Vision.
Our next offering is a bus trip, A Day
in the Finger Lakes, on Wednesday,
June 17 (complete details for this are
on page 5). The number one comment
I continue to receive from you, our
May 2015
Membership is how much you enjoy
these trips and would like to see more
of them. Well, I am happy to tell you
this trip will be the first of four
offered in 2015. Tentative dates for
the others are: Saturday, September
19, Jefferson County Wine Trail with
stops in Clayton for lunch and to take
in a Museum and Sunday, October 24,
Fall Foliage with a ride on the scenic
Adirondack Railroad at Thendara and
dinner. We will also be hosting our
2nd annual trip to Syracuse in midDecember to see the Moscow Ballet’s
Great Russian Nutcracker and dinner.
If you would like to sign up for June’s
trip or pre-register for any of the
others, please call the Museum at
315.782.3491. In general seating is
limited to thirty, so signing up in
advance is highly recommended.
You will also see on our 2015
Calendar of Events (page 6) a number
of fundraisers including our History
Links Us Golf Tournament (for
registration see page 7), 3rd Annual
Estate Sale and Chicken Barbeque,
History on the Water Awards of
Distinction Dinner, and Run Through
History 5k. These fun-filled activities
are vital to keeping our doors open to
researchers,
visitors,
and
the
community. We hope to see you at
one or more of these events and are
excited for what the summer has to
bring. As always,
Thank you for joining us for another
year in history
Warmly,
Jessica M. Phinney,
Executive Director
Museum Musings
Events Update
Chocolate & Cocktails
Wednesday, February 11
JCHS’s annual event was very well
attended with over forty members and
30 nonmembers braving the frigid
February weather to enjoy a large
selection of hors d’oeuvres, chocolate
treats, wine, hot chocolate and our
signature drink the “Tootsie Roll”.
The event raised over $1000.00 and
we gained four new members. Gary
Walts generously donated his time
and talent entertaining our guests with
classical guitar music. We extend a
very special thank you to April’s
Cakes, Cold Stone Creamery, Dunkin
Donuts, Eurocakes and Ronson’s
Goldstar Wine & Liquors for their
delectable donations. We also send
our heartfelt thanks to our many
volunteers who donated their time and
culinary talents to make the event the
success it was. Lastly, but certainly
not least, we would be remiss in not
extending our genuine gratitude to our
Program
Committee
and
its
Chairperson Cathy Pisarski. Please
know your hard work, time and efforts
do not go unnoticed and we sincerely
appreciate all that you do for our
organization.
Easter Eggstravaganza
Saturday, March 21
JCHS partnered again this year with
the Downtown Business Association
for the second Easter Eggstravaganza.
Although the DBA chose to hold the
Easter Egg Hunt indoors at the
Watertown Ice Arena, we still had
over 140 children and their families
here at the museum. While here the
children made three separate crafts,
enjoyed story time and were even
visited by the Easter Bunny. Through
the generosity of our Museum
Partners and Sponsors we were able to
offer this event free to the public. It
was wonderful to have the Museum
full of children and the sounds of their
laughter and joy breathed new life and
energy into this historic mansion. We
once again offer our sincere thanks to
the Program Committee and our
volunteers whose efforts and time
made this event a success.
Sincerely,
and games” and the “history of
papermaking”.
In-school programming will continue
at a brisk pace throughout May and
June. Several classes have also
expressed in interest in scheduling
tours of the museum before the end of
the school year.
The museum is always in need of
volunteer tour guides for both school
groups and adult groups. If you are
interested in volunteering, please call
the museum at 782-3491. Thank
you!!
Donna Koniz,
Office Manager
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Education Report
Welcome Spring! Welcome clear
roads! The weather during the first
three months of 2015 was
challenging. Snow, bitter cold and
more snow led too many school
delayed openings and closures. Both
of which impacted my school
program schedule significantly some
weeks. These combined with the
school vacation weeks shortened the
available days per month for
programming.
Even there were challenges; I was
able to present one hundred thirty
(130) in-school programs from
January – April. These programs
were presented in the following
districts: Beaver River, BellevilleHenderson, Carthage, Copenhagen,
General Brown, Indian River,
LaFargeville, Lyme, Sackets Harbor
and South Jefferson. These programs
were for students in Kindergarten – 5th
grade. The topics presented ranged
from: “cloth making in the pioneer
period” to “soldiers in the Civil War”
to “life without electricity” to “toys
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Melissa Widrick,
Educator
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Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday
9am to 4:30pm
Archives:
By Appointment
Only, fees apply
House & Garden
The daffodils and bloodroot are in full
bloom and the tulips are coming fast.
That was a long cold winter. The
snowbanks created by the snow
blower did damage to the privacy
hedge. Four of the honeysuckles
should be replaced. I have been
looking at American Arborvitae as a
replacement. We need donations to
make this happen here as well as
along the south fence of the croquet
garden. This plant grows tall so we
could control the height. In time the
view of the parking lots of the
Masonic Temple and Watertown
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Membership News
Our Deepest Sympathies for the
Families of:
Ronald Johnson, Watertown
Grace “Gay” Atkinson Wright,
Watertown
Welcome New Members
Cheryl Braswell, Fort Drum
Sean & Susan Upton, Watertown
Nancy W. DelBorgo, Cape Vincent
Donald Moody, Watertown
RoseAnn Cooley, Watertown
Sarah Campbell, Watertown
Catherine Deline, Watertown
Dr. Laurie Rush, Clayton
Membership Renewals Received
February 1, 2015- May 1, 2015
Business Members
Crawford & Stearns, Syracuse
Babcock Society
Jeffrey M. & Elaine P. Garvey,
Watertown
Richard Macsherry, Watertown
Benefactor
Cathy & Tony Pisarski, Clayton
Robert E. Aliasso, Jr. Henderson
Norman & Cynthia Ahlheim,
Chaumont
Daily Times would fade from view.
Thirty-five plants along the fence and
five replacements in the privacy hedge
should do the trick.
We are in need of mulch, grass seed,
paint, and painting supplies. If you are
interested in helping us with materials
please call or stop in for more details.
We survive on contributions and
volunteers.
Yours in Service,
Thank You to
Stewarts Shops
for Donating
$750 From their
Holiday Match
Campaign!
David T. Coleman,
Caretaker
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Patron
George Marlette, Watertown
Bill & Judy Curtis, Watertown
Maria & Terry Roche, Matthews, NC
Bob & Carol Wardwell, Watertown
Lynn Schwabenthal, Felts Mills
Ruth Jenkins, Syracuse
Marilyn Trainor, Watertown,
Craig Snow, Alexandria Bay
Sustaining
Maureen Barros, Toronto, Canada
Palmer Matarese, Henderson Harbor
Norman & Vera Rasmussen, Evans
Mills
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Robert & Pam Johnson, Carthage
Edward & Sally Cornish, Watertown
Joel & Danielle Bartlett, Watertown
Harold & Gloria Rothschild,
Watertown
Beverly Dreyer & Julius Walla, Black
River
Bernard & Beverly Brown, Sackets
Harbor
Nate & Kay Holloway, Watertown
Eugene & Sharon Hughes, Watertown
John & Mary Stone, Adams
Ray & Donna Hansen, Carthage
Bill & Marian Hills, Watertown
William & Maryann Reeves, Jr.,
Dexter
William & Linda Smith, Watertown
Eileen Bleibtrey, Watertown
Richard & Jean Doell, Calcium
Michael & Vicki Walrath, Brownville
Carolyn Marlowe, Glen Park
Allen & Martha Smith, Watertown
June T. Walker, Cape Vincent
Benjamin & Margaret Coe,
Watertown
Dr. & Mrs. Barton VanSlyke,
Watertown
Lydia VanBuskirk, Colchester, VT
David & Suzanne Seiffert, Chaumont
Thomas & Nancy Delosh, Watertown
Dr.& Mrs. David Crossley, Chaumont
Family
Lynn & Sandra Hunneyman,
Belleville
Roxanne Burns, Watertown
Richard & Cindy Parker, Watertown
Anderson & Donna Wise, Watertown
Jason White, Watertown
Donald & Kayrena Sawyer,
Watertown
Holly & Nathan Nichols, Watertown
Richard & Karen Marriott, Rodman
James & Marie Jewson, Watertown
Robert & Jacqueline Radke, Adams
Robert & Gabriele Love, Wauna, WA
Dave Champagne, Theresa
Nichole Zehr, Belleville
Dan & Tracy Gyoerkoe, Watertown
Paul & Kathy Michaelson, Watertown
Charlie & Carolyn Brox, Punta
Garde, FL
William & Catherine Burns Quencer,
Dexter
John Deal, Watertown
Laurel Pike, Watertown
Individual
Bernard Greenfield, Carthage
Kathryn Kolton, Watertown
Richard J. Holley, Watertown
Marlene Williams, Watertown
David Stoodley, Adams Center
Jeffrey Graham, Watertown
Rande Richardson, Watertown
John T. McCauley, Brownville
William Hemmerlein, Syracuse
Thomas Solomon, Carthage
Joan Carlo, Watertown
Dr. David M. Stabins, Watertown
Patricia Phillips, Watertown
Hope Metcalf, Watertown
Senior
John Gormley, Lowville
Cynthia Seymour, Watertown
Helen West, Watertown
Lionel Lee Hector, Watertown
Jacqueline Bintz, Carthage
Mary Demko, Forestport, NY
Dr. Gerald Weinstein, Watertown
Judy Vespa, Watertown
Paul Cook, Watertown
Ronald Riordan, Evans Mills
David Coleman, Watertown
Linda Holley, Watertown
Katrina Cox, Watertown
Hope Marston, Black River
Shirley Siegemier, Watertown
Toni Harblin, Watertown
Ruth Goodwin, Henderson Harbor
Anna Warner, Watertown
Betty Gifford, Watertown
Janet Zando, Deferiet
June Martin, Three Mile Bay
Mary Elizabeth Algie, Sackets Harbor
Evelyn Speary, Watertown
Elaine Carpenter, Watertown
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Deanne Scanlon, Chaumont
Gene Snider, Watertown
Marsha Davis Spiridigliozzi,
Centreville, VA
Edward & Marion Kirkland,
Watertown
Sharon Lasker, Watertown
Daniel Stern, Watertown
Sandra Stern, Watertown
Dr. John Wrape, Watertown
Suzanne Ward, Ogdensburg
Mary E. Wenk, Evans Mills
Kathryn Stone, Watertown
Pandy Goodbody, Chaumont
Mary Clemo-Smith, Watertown
Theodore McQuade, Utica
Barbara Fudala, Dexter
Stella Garitz, Watertown
Virginia Palumbo, Watertown
Steven Daub, Galway
Suzanne Wiley, Carthage
Barbara Ellison, Watertown
Edward Olley, Watertown
2014 Annual Appeal in Review
Our 2014 Annual Appeal brought in
$8,665 from a total of 112 individuals,
families, and businesses throughout
the North Country and beyond. Thank
You for your overwhelming support as
well as to those donations we recently
received from:
Hrabchak & Gebo, PC, Watertown
Ann Spaziani, Watertown
Bruce Irwin, Watertown
Marcia Smith, Watertown
Mike & Cathy Allan, Watertown
Theodore & Mary Mascott, via The
Vanguard Charitable Fund, Clayton
Helen Keohane, Watertown
Once again, Thank You! We strive to
keep our records as accurate as
possible. Please contact JCHS with
any corrections. While we would like
to recognize all 530 of our Members
in each issue, please note that listed
above are the dues received between
2/1/15 and 5/1/15.
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Upcoming Bus Trip
A Day in the Finger Lakes
Wednesday, June 17
Itinerary:
7:30am arrive at JCHS for coffee and board bus
8:00am Bus departs
10:00am arrival at Waterloo Premium Outlets *Lunch on Own
12:45pm Board Bus
1pm Bus departure
1:30pm Arrival at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Auburn
2:00pm-4:30pm West Side Story
4:45 Board Bus
5:00pm Bus departure
5:10 Arrival at Springside Inn
5:20 Dinner begins
6:20 Board bus
6:30 bus departure
8:30pm Arrival in Watertown
Reservations:
$130 for Jefferson County Historical Society Members
$145 for the general public
Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, May 20th by 4:00pm
Payment in the form of Cash, Check (made out to Jefferson County Historical Society)
or Credit Card must be made in full to secure reservation
Call JCHS at 315.782.3491 for reservations or questions
Indicate Dinner Choice: Chicken Farce (stuffed breast), Baked Haddock with Lemon Butter, or Roast Sirloin of
Beef with Mushroom Sauce. Dinner includes: garden salad, rolls, fresh vegetables, mashed potatoes and gravy,
dessert and beverage. Server gratuity IS INCLUDED
Gratuity for bus driver, is NOT included, a cash tip is appreciated
This trip involves both walking at the Outlets and some gradual stairs at the Playhouse
Please indicate at the time of reservation if you need handicap access
Outlet map and theater seating chart are available upon request (Side Seats Right N-R)
It is advised you bring along plenty of water and a snack for the trip—it will be a full and fun day!
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2015 Calendar of Events
Tuesday, May 26 ……………………………………………………………....…….130th Annual Meeting of the Members
5-7pm Reception. Open to all members and perspective members
Saturday, June 6…………………………………………………………..……………Volunteer Reception & Signup Day
10am-12pm, Free refreshments and a light brunch
Wednesday, June 17 ………………………………………………………………………………A Day in the Finger Lakes
Bus Trip
Saturday, June 20………..…………………………………………………….……..…..History Links Us Golf Tournament
Watertown Golf Course
Wednesday, June 24…………………………………………………………Bob Uhlig, Stone Houses of Jefferson County
12-2pm, Free Lecture/Book signing
Thursday, July 16………………………..…Claire Bonney, French Emirge` Architecture in Jefferson County New York
12pm, Free Lecture & Book Signing
Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25……………………………..…….………3rd Annual Estate Sale & Chicken Barbeque
Friday 5pm to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm ***we are currently taking donations of quality household items***
Saturday, August 22………………………………..………………..…History on the Water Awards of Distinction Dinner
6pm Crescent Yacht Club, Chaumont, $45/person
September……………………………………………Membership Committee’s Fall Lecture Series & Membership Month
Wednesday’s 12:30pm Lecture/Tours, Free
Saturday, September TBD……………………………..………………………………...…….……Run Through History 5k
Thompson Park
Saturday, September 19………………………………………………………………Jefferson County Wine Trail Bus Trip
Wineries plus a stop in Clayton for lunch
Saturday, October 3……………………………………………………………...…Local Genealogy & History Symposium
Sunday, October 24………………………………………………………………………..…………..Fall Foliage Bus Trip
To Thendara for a ride on the Scenic Adirondack Railroad
Saturday, October 17…………………………………………………….…….……..7th Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon
11am
Friday, December 4……………………………………………………………………..………………Holiday Reception
5pm to 7pm
Mid-December ……………………………………………………………………………….. 2nd Annual Holiday Bus Trip
Syracuse for the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker & Dinner
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Join Us for the 2015
History Links Us Golf Tournament
Presented by: Slack Chemical, The Delaney Bay Fund, Walker Associates & Watertown Savings Bank
Saturday, June 20
Watertown Golf Club, Thompson Park
$300 per Team
$100 Hole Sponsor
9:00am Shotgun Start
Lunch served on course – Contests – Awards- Prizes
1st Player Name: _____________________________________________
2nd Player Name: _____________________________________________
3rd Player Name: ______________________________________________
4th Player Name: ______________________________________________
Contact Person / Company Name / Phone # or email address
_______________________________________________________________
Credit Card #: ____________________________________________Expiration Date: __________
Please make checks payable to: Jefferson County Historical Society
Remit to JCHS Attn: Golf Tournament 228 Washington Street Watertown, NY 13601
For questions or to register over the phone call 315.782.3491
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Thank You 2015Museum Partners
Slack Chemical
The Delaney Bay Fund
T. Urling & Mabel Walker
We would also like to thank the following for their partnerships
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES
City of Watertown
County of Jefferson
The Jefferson County Historical Society
228 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
NNY Community Foundation
NON PROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
WATERTOWN, NY
PERMIT NO. 228
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