Summer whirlwind and Fall

 

What a busy Summer!  Helping at the Historical Building during the Erie County Fair, in August.  I had a booth there for the Women's Relief Corps, as well as being Grandma Butter doing demonstrations in the building each day.  It is always so much fun to watch people who have no idea how butter is made and watch me.  When they get a chance to try some (I always add something herbs, fruit flavor, cinnamon, etc,) I love seeing how surprised they are.  Most go home and say they are going to try it themselves. During the next year, a lot came back and said they tried it themselves and told me what they added.  

I also did a few book signing during the Fair.  I'll be home for my Birthday. It was a recent release, so a debut for it along with my first book.  A recap, for those who do not know about them.  Secrets Buried, is about Christina Jureller's murder.  Her body is found on the Indian Reservation, beaten and dead.  The storyline follows as the FBI gets involved along with other police departments to solve the murder.  Sadly to this date, it is still an unsolved case.  I am getting updated information so I do believe, this book will be a second book once all new info is complied.

I'll Be Home for my Birthday, is about J P Myers.  He served in the Civil War.  He was wounded, and after 5 months of healing, returned to the battlefield.  While taking his commander to a church, where there was a hospital set up in the basement.  When he came out, he was captured and spent 661 days in Andersonville Prison where he kept a journal.  Part of that journal is in the book.  When he mustered out of the service, he came home to Sardinia, where he met and married his wife, worked with his father-in-law, and was successful.  The young couple moved to Springville, building a beautiful house, which is still standing.  Every business that he operated was successful,  He was the Mayor of Springville, helped to bring the Library into town, donated the land for the GAR, was a Commander there, was on the Cemetery Board, and helped to bring in the Soldier's Monument in town. He became an executor for a wealthy gentleman.  As he is processing the will after his death, he disappears and is never seen again.   No money is missing... so what happened?

My newly released book is called Reporting from the Past.  I am taking stories and articles that were in the newspaper or folks who have wanted to know more about something, and creating books.  This will be a series of books.  In this issue are these stories:

1. Are Aliens among us?

2. The Thayer Brothers

3. Adventure in camping from New York to Florida

4. Gatling, New York

5. Dygert Family Farm, Racetrack and Horse Racing Exploit

6. Fire!!!

All of these books can be purchased through me, or through Amazon.com.

On December 2, 2023, at the Lucy Bensley Center, from 9 am to 3 pm, there will be a book signing event, where local Authors will have their books there, and I will have mine.  You can make a bookmark, or even wrap the books for a Christmas present!  

We attended a Historians Conference in September, where we and 120 people other folks got a chance to take several classes to help us learn how to preserve the books, paperwork, photos, and such that most have in their archives.  Meeting up with all these Historical groups is also a great way to network with other Historians and see what is out there for us to use.  

Now here is a question for all of you.  What would you like me to write about?  Is there a family story that you would like to share?  Maybe an event that happened in the past, that you have heard, about and want more details on.  

Let me know, you can email me at concordnyhistorian@gmail.com