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May 2013


	CCHS MEMBERSHIP!
	ANNUAL FUND DRIVE
	PHOTO ALBUM
	GENEALOGY RESEARCH
	COMMITTEES & VOLUNTEERS
	CCHS & SUTTON-DITZ HOUSE MUSEUM
	THOMAS SUTTON STORE
	LICKING CHURCH RESTORATION
	GOVERNANCE

SUMMER HOURS
MON-FRI 10-5
All other times by appointment
Call 814.226.4450

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Membership Meeting, Monday May 13, 7PM at The Sutton-Ditz Museum

Genealogy Roundtable, Thurs. May 2, 6-8PM

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Officers & Board Members

Executive Director/Curator:
Mary Lea Lucas
Chairman:
Berlie Etzel
Vice Chairman:
Rudy Jannazzo
Secretary:
Terry Courson
Treasurer:
Cathy Aaron
Board Member:
Harry Nulph
Staff:
Jim Parson
Bruce Ritts
Karen Slack
FWSP Student:
Marissa Hanely
Genealogy:
Deb Schwabenbauer

Links Section

	CCHS NEW WEBSITE
	CCHS ON FACEBOOK
	PUBLIC RECORDS-CLARION COUNTY
	PINEY TOWNSHIP
	HANK'S CLARION HISTORY SLIDE SHOW
	CLARION COUNTY
	PHMC
	PENNSYLVANIA ROOTS
	NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
	CCHS DATEBOOK

NEW WEBSITE: click link on sidebar at lower left www.clarioncountyhistoricalsociety.org

~Grand Opening of THE DAR WOMEN'S HISTORY ROOM~
CCHS Celebrates Women's History Month at
The Sutton-Ditz Museum
18 Grant Street, Clarion
March 13, 1:30-3:30 PM.
Featuring The Needlework of Dot Schwabenbauer
and
Photographs & Mementos of Lora Haines Cook.

The DAR WOMEN'S HISTORY ROOM will feature changing exhibits relating to women's history.

CCHS wishes to thank Dot Schwabenbauer, Lou Arner, Anthony Cook, Madelon Callen, Betty Elza and Starla Purinton for exhibit items.

THE DAR WOMEN'S HISTORY ROOM is made possible by a donation from The Clarion Chapter DAR

~CCHS WELCOMES THE CLARION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION TO MEMBERSHIP~

Winter in Clarion County

Redbank Creek, New Bethlehem

In the 1920’s when Redbank Creek was frozen over, cars were driven on it from Mayport to New Bethlehem. It was much easier to drive the creek because the roads were so bad.

Brave souls, our ancestors!

These photos are from the Society's Archives.

Some winters are snowy, some winters are icy & some winters are bitter cold, but rarely are they mild.

Main Street, Clarion 1910

Christmas Magic on Main Street, Clarion, 1960's

NEW IN OUR BOOKSTORE!
CALLENSBURG, A SMALL COMMUNITY. Part III by Arnold Kepple
More fascinating stories about this small town in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Includes histories of local families & people, churches, the boro, businesses, schools, bridges, and much more. The author has artfully compiled personal interviews with B&W photos, documentation, and other information. You don't have to live there to enjoy this book! Extensive everyname index.
421 pages, 8.5 x 11 Soft cover...$30.00 Get it now at the CCHS Bookstore or order by calling 814.226.4450!

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE 2011

Special guests and performers Courtney Stewart & Tom Zeller entertained a full house at the Sutton-Ditz on December 9th.

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Tom, of Zeller's Music Stand in Clarion,and his Brass Quartet treated our guests to an evening of holiday favorites with his Brass Quartet. Courtney Stewart, of Knox, performed holiday classics and her own favorite songs. Courtney, a Zeller's student, recently signed a recording contract in Nashville!

Clarion County Commissioner-Elect Wayne Brosius and wife Cheryl in the parlor.

CCHS HOSTS PA 150 CIVIL WAR ROAD SHOW

~The Society hosted The Road Show September 9, 10 & 11,
on Grant St. in front of the Sutton-Ditz House Museum!

The Civil War Soldiers Monument in Clarion's Memorial Park Square is the first monument
of its kind to be placed in a public park in the state of Pennsylvania.

Set up crew

A pensive Captain Rob Shick of the 66th O.V.I.

Col. Calvin Agustus Craig, Rest in Peace

Mary Lea with Senator Mary Jo White at the VIP reception

The "Little Soldier"

Guests arriving.

Sam with his firearms collection.

"The Petticoat Cage" Heather captures two guests under a petticoat hoop frame.

Guests enjoying the museum.

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FOURTH of JULY FLAGPOLE DEDICATION and FLAG RAISING CEREMONY
at LICKING
~ By Betty Elza, CCHS Life Member ~

Mary Lea Lucas, Clarion County Historical Society Director and Curator,
before the ceremony July 4, 2011

Clarion American Legion Post 66, which donated the flagpole and flag to Licking and the Clarion County Historical Society, was responsible for the ceremony. Members, including the color guard, are pictured here preparing for the noon service.

Raising the Flag
In the background you can see some of the hundreds of tall,
stately, cream-colored yucca plants in bloom in the cemetery.

Following the ceremony, Mary Lea greeted all those present, thanked them for coming, and introduced some people in the audience. She thanked CCHS Board Member Terry Courson for all his work in restoring the windows in Licking Church and beginning the process of priming the building for painting. She acknowledged and extended a heartfelt thank you to the Duane Harriger family for accepting the responsibility of caring for the grounds around the church and cemetery. She noted that Betty Elza, Regent of the Clarion County Chapter, DAR was in attendance and that the Chapter had placed memorial markers in the cemetery for five Revolutionary War Patriots. She then read an article, "The Price They Paid" about what happened to the men who signed the Declaration of Independence and left the crowd with the thought-provoking reminder that freedom isn't free.

Then she introduced local resident Todd Curll.
The 90-year old Curll, pictured here, is displaying and talking about the photograph he's holding that dates to 1928. It was taken at the 125 Anniversary Celebration of Licking. He was seven years old at the time. Included in the photograph are several of his family members including his grandfather, who is buried at Licking. He told a story that drew laughter from the crowd. He said he wanted to be up front in the picture to show off his new long pants because he was so proud of them.
Also in attendance was a former minister of Licking and Cherry Run churches, Robert I. Moore.
His daughter, Morna K. Moore of Rochester, NY, accompanied him and shared some family and church history. She said Licking was her fatherï¿½s charge until it merged with Cherry Run,
then he was at Cherry Run until it disbanded.

Mary Lea, with outstretched hand, moves to greet and thank American Legion Post members for the celebration.

Mary Lea talked with American Legion Post 66 members and guests.

After the service, attendees took some time to converse with one another
and to visit the cemetery.

Terry Courson, third from the left, showed guests some of the photographs of his restoration work at Licking Church.

MISSION STATEMENT
Please go to our new website: www.clarioncountyhistoricalsociety.org The purpose of The Clarion County Historical Society is the discovery, collection, and preservation of materials pertaining to the history of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and to encourage the study and appreciation of that history by conducting workshops, exhibitions, and observances which will promote and stimulate the purpose for which the Society, the Museum, and the Library were formed.

The Sutton-Ditz House Museum was established for the display of items relating to and significant in the history of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and its residents.

The Ralph J. & Virginia A. Fulton Library was established to assist researchers interested primarily in family history and the history and culture of Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Heartfelt thanks to all who donated to our annual operating fund drive.

ACCESSIONS
~The Sara Hinckley Collection.The late Sara Hinckley was an avid genealogist and supporter of CCHS. Her extensive collection includes Ross, Wilson, McNutt & Hinckley family history.
~Flintlock Rifle,1840's. donated by the Kenemuth Family.
~Portraits, photos and family Bible (German, 1713) donated by the Kenemuth family.
~~1800's pump organ, in working order. Bequest of Daryl Shick, Rimersburg, PA
~Keystone Joint High School Open House Brochure; Sligo High School Yearbooks,"The Black Diamond", 1948 & 1949; Clarion State Teacher's College yearbooks, "Sequelle", 1954 & 1955. Donated by Arnold Kepple, Callensburg, PA
~ Spinning wheel, yarn winder, Pennsylvania chestnut kitchen cupboard circa 1850; brass samovar & brass desk accessories. Donated by George Due`, Pittsburgh, PA, from his mother's estate.
~Scrapbook collection, 40 years of the LWV. Donated by The League of Women Voters of Clarion County
~Photo collection of the Myers Family. Donated by Ronald Myers, Butler, PA.
~Shannondale Ladies Aid Society name quilt identification list & photos of quilt. Donated by Janice Horn, Clarion, PA.
~Photos of remodeling of The White Pillars (the Graham House, Main Street, Clarion). Donated by Janice Horn, Clarion, PA.

Hank's Clarion History Slide Show

CCHS member Hank Hufnagel, Clarion's favorite novelist and historian, has a special treat for you!

Click on "Hank's Clarion History Slide Show" in the links section at left.

If the "Links" section isn't showing, copy & paste the following into your browser.

http://www.hufsoft.com/flash/

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