1980
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TOWN OF WAPPINGER
RECEtVED
DEe 1 1980
ANNUAL HISTORIAN'S REPORT
ELAINE H. SNOWDEN
1.98U
,IANUARY
J
Addpessed Bowdoin Park Histopical
Society- Town History
tJ
Attended Town of Wappingep Olympic
meeting
15
Greeted Olympic Skiers at J P.M.
16'
Spoke at Wappinger Chambep on Olympic
Torchbeapers run through Town
l.9
Meet at Bell Site and LaFonda Del
Sol Restaurant to make arrangements
fop Town Olymric DaU Ceremonies
24
Sroke on local padio station on Town
Olympic activities
26'
Meet to build Town Olympic torch
28
Speak to ppesbyterian Chupch Girl
Scout Tpoop about Town Olympic
activities and pecopding cemetary
infopmation
30
Attended Olympic meetinq
FEBRUARY
2
Meet at Town Bell Site to layout
Olympic cepemonies plan
5
Town of Wappinger Olympic Cepemonies
at Bell Site
20
Attended Wappingep Chamber showed slides
of Town Olympic cepemonies
MARCH
5
Attended Wappingep Historical
Society Meeting
12
Attended Town Committee Day meeting
1,)
Attended Dutchess County Histopical
Society meeting at Pleasant Valley
ANNUAL HISTORI~N'B REPORT
(Cont 'd.)
MA He: H
25
Met at Town Hall with Town SupeI'visoI'
to be pY'esented plaque fx-om W. II. I VeteY'ans
APHIL
2
Wappinger' Histor'ical Society Meetinq
Attended Community Day Meeting
Judged UlsteI' Counties' GI'ange Window Display
23
26'
MAY
3
Attended at Hudson Valley Histor'ian Asso.-
HUI'leyville
2
WappingeI' HistoI'ical Society
Showed MyeI's COI'neI'S 6th GI'ade- SoutheI'n
Dutchess Slide PI'ogx-am
9
10
Attended MIA CeI'emonies
12
17
Attended Town BoaI'd Meeting
Attended Dutchess County HistoI'ical Society
20
23
Attended meeting with FiI'e WOI'k Co. RepI'esentative
Showed 6th GI'ade at Fishkill Plains School
SoutheI'n Dutchess Slide PI'ogI'am, peI'taining
to Comm. Day
26
27
Attended Town of Wappinger' MemoI'ial Day Comm.
PI'esented Slide PI'ogI'am to Howland LibI'aI'Y
HistoI'ical Society in Beacon
31
Attended Dutchess County HistoI'ian CleI'mont
HistoI'ical TouI'
JUNE
5
14
Conducted walking toUr' foI' GiI'l Scout
TI'oop #188
Attended Dedication ceI'emonies at Clinton House
18
RepoI'ted to ChambeI' on activities planned foI'
Town Comm. Day
Spoke to WappingeI' RotaI'Y about Town Comm. Day
19
21
25
Attended Town Comm. meeting
Attended Town Comm, Day meeting
ANNUAL HISTORIAN'S REPORT
(Cont 'd.)
JULY
2
Spoke to Fishkill Southern Dutchess Chamber
12
Attended meeting with Fire Co.- Arrangements for
Comm. Day
Attended Village Picnic in Park ceremonies
Attended Comm. Day Meeting
MfA Day Ceremonies
Attended Community Day meeting
13
16
17
23
AUGUST
13
Attended Community Day meeting
27
Met at Community Day Pield to plan layout and
attended Community Day meeting later
SEPT.
3
7
OCT.
18
NOV.
8
Attended Community Day meeting
Community Day & Fire works display & parade festivities
County Historian meeting at Wappinger Town Hall
Conducted walking tour for G.S. Troop #125
20
Dutchess C. Tri-Centennial meeting
Also during the year I traced back ancestors as requested for:
Jack J. Higgins - 146 Dodd St., East Orange, N.J.
Dewey Eldridge - Johnson City, N.Y.
Carol Berube - Watertown, Conn.
Florence Huntley - Woodbridge, N.J.
John White East Orleans, Mass.
We have also finished the pictures, recording and clean-up of an
abandoned cemetary (Robinson Lane) and are in the process of doing the
M'iddtebush cemetary now. It has taken two years to do the Robinson Lane
cemetary but I feel it is complete now, thanks to the Boy Scouts, Girl
Scout~ and Jaycee's.
Also, I have purchased several valuable books for the enlargement
of our historian library.
I also did research on Wappinger Bridge for environmental committee.
Researched old house on Rte. 82 for new owner, Mr. Mike Patti. So
far found many interesting facts dating back to 1740.
ANNUAL HISTORIAN'S REPORT
(Cont 'd.)
As TOhm Histor-ian, I have kept a sCY'apbook of all the activities
peY'taining to the Town.
I have seY'ved as ChaiY'man of the Town Community Day, SecY'etaY'Y of
the County HistoY'ian's Association, Chair>man of the Town Olympic
Cormnittee, and a membeY' of the County TY'i-Centennial Committee.
On FebY'uaY'Y 5th - Town Olympic Day, a committee membeY', TOY'ch
bearer- emissary and myself visited MyeY's COY'neY's School, Fishkill
Plains School and Roy C. Ketchem School to pY'esent a film on the
histoY'Y ~f the Olympic TOY'chbeaY'eY'.
It has been a veY'Y eventful yeaY' foY' myself and the committees
I seY'ved with. I wish to thank eveY'yone who helped make it a success.
Respectfully submitted,
/t"'4"'<:Vt/7,L/'c
Constance Smith
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