Town of Pulteney Historian Report

July 2009

     I have been working with the cemetery records. This will be an ongoing project to put the burials in each

cemetery in alphabetical order and to cross reference them with the death records and Steuben County records

that the library has. It will probably take a long time.

     The Town Clerk said she has already used the computerized statistical reports to find out which book to look

in for the official record, so that project has already paid off in benefits.

     I talked with Dave Clancy regarding the repair of cemetery stones in the "Old Presbyterian Cemetery". He is

going to meet with me to look it over Saturday morning.

     Phyllis Peek and I went to Frames Galore & More in Penn Yan to discuss how to proceed with the military

pictures. It was decided to make them all 4x6 with the name and unit of service (ex: Army, Navy,Marines,etc)

put in cursive type on the bottom of each picture. We will then frame each one in a black frame bought from the

dollar store. We have approximately 50 pictures to do.

     I am again hoping for an internet and printer resolution soon.  I won't buy a printer until after the "Military Wall"

is finished, so I know how much I have left in the budget to work with.

Kay Tietjen has a picture of the Wagstaff house with a Wagstaff standing in front of it and Florence & Loren Clark

have a picture of a couple of military men from Pulteney. I'm anxious to see them and make copies for our town

history.

     I've decided that I need to spend at least 12 hours a day, 7 days a week to start getting things in order, and

then I still won't get it all done.

Requests for the Town of Pulteney Historian 2009

July 2009

     Helen Brink ( a volunteer for the Steuben Historical Society) called and wanted to know if I could help her

locate the "Williams Plot"  and the "Snyder Farm" Cemetery. I told her what I knew about the "Williams Plot"

and asked my Dad about the "Snyder Farm" Cemetery. He took me and showed me where it is. (Mark & Jodie

Applebee currently own the property) I called Jodie to get permission to go on the property to look at it. Once

Helen and I can set a date to visit it, Jodie will turn off the electric fence and possibly be able to be there with us.

I'm especially excited to get pictures of the stones for our files. The burials are mostly of the "English" family who

owned the farm way before Murray Snyder owned it. The death dates of the 5 people range from 1862 to 1890

Donations given to Town of Pulteney 2009

July 2009

     There were no donations this month.

             Sharon Daggett

             Pulteney Town Historian