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Announcements
Pancake Breakfasts
On the 2nd Saturday of the month from May to September our famous pancake breakfast will be held at the Historical Society’s Pavilion. The breakfast consists of eggs, sausage, orange juice, fruit, coffee, and all the pancakes you can eat! The cost is $5.00 for an adult and $3.00 for those 6–12 years old, kids 5 and under are free! Proceeds from the breakfast benefit the Historical Society.
Annual Quilt Raffle
There has been frequent sightings in recent times of black bears in the area. The quilt for the 2010 raffle is a colorful piece called “The Bear Paw Quilt”. The quilt is about 92″ square and made of 25 blocks of paws and surrounded by an appliqued border and a flying geese border.
The drawing will be held on Thursday October 28, 2010. You can purchase tickets at the Historical Society or call them at 607–562–7460. Tickets are $10 for 15 tickets. Be sure to get your tickets, you may be the winner!
New Book
We have a new book going to print, “Where Has All Our Farmland Gone?”. The object of the book is to try and chronicle the many farms in Big Flats that are gone, and what happened when the land was no longer used for farming. Many places and archives were used. The book should be available for sale in June. Thanks to the many people that shared their information and to Pam Farr and Sylvia Mattoon Radford for their hard work and perseverance.
Meetings
The next dinner meeting is September 23, 2010, 6:30pm at the Big Flats Community Center.
Vickie Mike, the 2009 NYS Teacher of the Year will be our “Welcome Back” speaker. Ms. Mike is a 1971 graduate of Horseheads High School. You will not want to miss this program, she is a terrific speaker! Bring a friend and join us.
Please bring table service and a dish to pass.
No meeting announcements at this time.
Available at the Museum
- Town History
- Book: “150 Years Big Flats, New York 1822–1972″
- Memories - On Our Mind’s Eye
- DVD: Main Street Big Flats NY 1870–1911
- DVD: Tobacco Growing
- DVD: History of Big Flats
- Book: Cooking with the Big Flats Historical Society Members
- Heritage Trail - a walking tour of historical homes
Membership
Memberships are available through the Historical Museum.
- New or Renewal Membership - $10.00
- Lifetime Membership - $100
Please call the museum for more details or any questions you may have.
Officers and Board of Directors
- Robert Gibbs - President
- Lance Muir - Vice President
- Earl Wright - Treasurer
- G. Peter Lederer - Secretary
- Gary Nelson - Membership Chairman & Calendar Sponsors
- Sylvia Mattoon Radford - Newsletter & Calendar
- Pamela Farr - Program Chairman
- Glen Bates
- Ann Burt Hayes
- Joyce Reasor Losey
- Betty Farr McIntyre
- Linda Patrick
- Laura Reynolds
- Tom Rhodes
- Carol Christian - Town Historian
- William T. Smith - Emeritus
- Arthur Devenport - Emeritus