[Wayne County NY What's New]


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December 2006

Wayne County Civil War Newspaper Articles - new article regarding Dependent Pension Act of 1890: updated 12/19/06

Obits Board 6 - Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 12/19/06

April 26, 1888 Clyde Times Newspaper - Townships Section, Town of Galen: updated 12/18/06

Autobiography of Luther Rice Delano - Town of Macedon Section: added 12/17/06

1913 Palmyra Classical High School News Booklet - Town of Palmyra Section: added 12/17/06

War of 1812 Original Veterans Markers Mill St. Cemetery Pt. 1 - Town of Sodus Section: added 12/17/06

War of 1812 Original Veterans Markers Mill St. Cemetery Pt. 2 - Town of Sodus Section: added 12/17/06

Revolutionary War Veterans Markers Mill St. Cemetery - Town of Sodus Section: added 12/16/06

War of 1812 New Veterans Markers Mill St. Cemetery Pt. 1 - Town of Sodus Section: added 12/16/06

War of 1812 New Veterans Markers Mill St. Cemetery Pt. 2 - Town of Sodus Section: added 12/16/06

Veterans Grave Markers Installation 2006 Updated - Cemeteries Index Page: added 12/16/96

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Pt. 7 - Family Bios Section: updated 12/14/06

New Obits Board 6 - Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 12/14/06

Daboll Farm Cemeteries Updated - Graphics Intensive - Cemeteries Index Page:: added 12/10/06

Ancestral Sightings - From Out-of-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 12/8/06

Historical Notes of the Wayne County Poorhouse - Historical Articles Section: added 12/8/06

New Year's Day in Lyons 1881 - Town of Lyons Section: added 12/7/06

Hocroft Golf Club ca 1900 - Town of Lyons Section: added 12/7/06

2 Photos of Sherman Cemetery, Marion NY - Cemeteries Index Page: added 12/5/06

2 Photos of Vanmarter Cemetery, Lyons NY - Cemeteries Index Page: added 12/5/06

4 Photos of Hauser Cemetery - Cemeteries Index Page: added 12/2/06


November 2006

Photo of William Hopkins Stone added to Hopkins/School #7 Cemetery - Cemeteries Index Page: added 11/30/06

4 New Photos of Bryant Cemetery - Townships Section, Town of Macedon: added 11/30/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Pt. 7 - Family Bios Section: added 11/30/06

Obits Board 5 - Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: updated 11/22/06

Lake Shore News, May 26, 1904 - Townships Section, Town of Wolcott: added 11/18/06

125th Anniversary of First Evangelical United Brethren Church of Lyons: - Townships Section, Town of Lyons: added 11/10/06

Found Family Fotos Pt. 5 - Ameele Family - Family Bios Section: added 11/4/06

Obits Board 5: updated 11/1/06 with 1880s/1890s Palmyra obits

January 17, 1891 Marion Enterprise Newspaper - Townships Section, Town of Marion: added 11/1/06

April 26, 1888 Clyde Times Newspaper - Townships Section, Town of Galen: added 11/1/06


October 2006

Obits Board 5: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: updated 10/26/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Pt. 7 - Family Bios Section: added 10/31/06

March 7, 1913 Sodus Record Newspaper - Townships Section, Town of Sodus: completed and updated 10/30/06 with Towns of Williamson and Rose news and small ads

New Item in the Documents Docket - Historical Articles Section: updated 10/30/06

1902 Graduating Class of Sodus High School - Townships Section, Town of Sodus: added 10/29/06

New - Found Family Fotos Pt. 5 - Marion School Photo - Family Bios Section: added 10/29/06

New - Found Family Fotos Pt. 5 - George Elton - Family Bios Section: added 10/28/06

Photo of Public Vault at Palmyra Village Cemetery - info about card at page bottom: added 10/28/06

19th Century School Items - 1872 Macedon Academy Alpha Theta Program: added 10/27/06

Found Family Fotos Pt. 4 - Photo of George Metcalf of Savannah - Family Bios Section: updated 10/27/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Pt. 6 many 1830s marital notices - Family Bios Section: updated 10/26/06

Obits Board 5 - Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 10/26/06

Contributors to 1922 Wolcott NY Church Cookbook - Townships Section, Town of Wolcott: added 10/24/06

Monroe County Early News: news articles from Monroe County newspapers, with many articles about Wayne County residents. Link to another site, added 10/24/06

Patrick Denning of Newark: he was a member of President Lincoln's Body Guard! Link to another site, added 10/20/06

Photos of Clyde Village Park - Townships Section, Town of Galen: added 10/5/06

Photos of the Clyde Blockhouse - Townships Section, Town of Galen: added 10/4/06

Contributors to 1911 Newark NY Church Cookbook - Townships Section, Town of Arcadia: added 10/4/06

Wayne County Civil War Newspaper Articles - Military Section, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 10/4/06

New Items in the Documents Docket - Historical Articles Section: updated 10/4/06

Obits Board 1 Updated w/Abijah Vought: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 10/4/06

Civil War Draftees Credited to Arcadia - Townships Section, Town of Arcadia: added 10/2/06

Civil War Enlistees of Town of Marion, July 1862 - Townships Section, Town of Marion: added 10/2/06


September 2006

Updates to The Erie Canal in Wayne County - Historical Articles Section: updated 9/30/06

Civil War Enlistees of Town of Ontario, July 1862 - Townships Section, Town of Ontario: added 9/29/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 9/29/06

New Obits Board 5: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 9/29/06

Feb. 14, 1889 Savannah Reporter Newspaper - Townships Section, Town of Savannah: added 9/28/06

Grave Marker of Isaac Secor, Rev. War, John Jackson Cemetery - Cemeteries Index Page: added 9/24/06

Installation of Grave Marker for Stephen Bancraft, Rev. War, Baker Cemetery - Cemeteries Index Page: added 9/24/06

Grave Marker of John Hurlbut, Rev. War, Palmyra Cemetery - Cemeteries Index Page: added 9/22/06

Photos of Lake Captains Monument - Townships Section, Town of Williamson: added 9/21/06

Photos of Village of Pultneyville - Townships Section, Town of Williamson: added 9/21/06

Photo of Walworth Village Historical Marker - Townships Section, Town of Walworth: added 9/21/06

Terry Family Stones in East Palmyra Cemetery - Cemeteries Index Page: added 9/20/96

Veterans Grave Markers Installation 2006 - Cemeteries Index Page: added 9/20/96

Installation of New Veterans Markers at Mill Street Cemetery in Sodus - link off-site

Replacement of Revolutionary War Veterans Markers in Wayne County - link off-site

Contributors to 1955 Newark NY Church Cookbook - Townships Section, Town of Arcadia: added 9/18/06

March 7, 1913 Sodus Record Newspaper - Townships Section, Town of Sodus: added 9/17/06

New Obits Board 5: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: added 9/16/06


August 2006

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 8/13/06

Obits Board 4 update: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: updated 8/13/06


July 2006

Walworth Village Cemetery - A New Compilation - Townships Section, Town of Walworth: added 7/28/06

1849 Arcadia Births Updated w/Driscol - Vital Records Section: updated 7/28/06

22 new entries added to the big Marion Cemetery, including surnames Coomber, Wignall and Croucher. Check page bottoms. Added 7/25/06

Walworth Village Cemetery Veterans Burials - Townships Section, Town of Walworth: added 7/20/06

Junius, 1810 Federal Census, Seneca Co., NY - link to another site. This census partially covers land that is now in Wayne County.

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 7/16/06

Obits Board 4 update: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: updated 7/16/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 7/15/06

1849 Lyons Births Updated w/Burch & Burch - Vital Records Section: updated 7/15/06

Biography of Simeon Brant - Family Bios Section: added 7/15/06


April 2006

1936 Wayne County Grange Membership Rolls, Part 1 Updated - Historical Articles Section; added 4/22/06

George Conant's "Wayne County in the Civil War" Site Has Been Redone! - link to another site

1936 Wayne County Grange Membership Rolls, Part 2 - Historical Articles Section; added 4/16/06

1936 Wayne County Grange Membership Rolls, Part 1 - Historical Articles Section; added 4/14/06

Historic Events from the Wayne County Almanac - Historical Articles Section; updated 4/7/06

Historic Events from the Wayne County Almanac - Historical Articles Section; added 4/3/06


March 2006

School Registers Districts 1 & 8, 1917-1918 - Townships Section, Town of Lyons: added 3/13/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 3/13/06

Link to Darryl VerStreate SAR Site - link to another site

Darryl VerStreate's Revolutionary War Tombstone Photos Project! - link to another site


January 2006

Daryl and Amanda VerStreate recently photographed cemetery signs, entrances and some overviews around the county for the Office of the County Historian. We're processing these photos to illustrate online transcriptions that we have. As we do so, each cemetery list is being recoded and reformatted to more current standards of HTML for an improved viewing experience.

1847 Galen Deaths Updated w/Ebenezer Chase Info - Vital Records Section: updated 1/29/06

Ancestral Sightings - From In-State Resources Part 6 - Family Bios Section: updated 1/29/06

Wayne County's Evaporated Fruit Industry - Historical Articles Section: added 1/29/06

Obits Board 4 update: Vital Records, link at top of Historical Articles Section: updated 1/29/06

Found Family Fotos Pt. 4 - Unidentified Clyde Couple - Family Bios Section: added 1/9/06




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