2014 Historian's Annual Report
Vistors & Inquiries – 39
Monthly Meetings I attended:
Warrensburg Town Board
Warrensburgh Historical Society
Warrensburgh Museum of Local History = Museum Committee
Other meetings & Events
Warren County Historical Society Annual Meeting
Three Warrensburg Historical Society Preservation Committee meetings
Johnsburgh Historical Society Program about Baseball History
Warrensburgh Historical Society Annual Meeting
Thurman Historical Society 1
Warren County Historian’s Meeting at Municipal Center
Preservation Lectures 4
Opening of Churches of Warrensburg at the Warrensburgh Museum
Lecture by Mike Prescott on Dams that were never built
Chamber of Commerce Citizen and Business of the Year
Warren County History Day in Lake Luzerne
Met with Warren County Sheriff to get photos for Museum Exhibit
Opening of Exhibit for Firemen, EMS and Police Exhibit at Warrensburg Museum
Meeting with Warrensburg School Superintendent related to working with the school.
Showcase at Thurman Station, promoting Warrensburgh Museum
Trip to Adirondack Museum promoting Warrensburgh Museum
Ghost Hunters Program sponsored by the Warrensburgh Historical Society
Opening of Johnsburgh Historical Society Exhibit “What’s in your Attic.”
Opening of Exhibit “My Collection” at the Warrensburgh Museum of Local History
I assisted with the three openings in bold above at the Warrensburgh Museum.
Projects and ongoing work:
The Richards Library has been cleaning out their items that have not been accessioned, and I have been working with the new Librarian. There are over 400 items that have gone to either the museum or my office. It has added wonderfully to Warrensburg’s history. Items include photos, maps, letters, even a Civil War Uniform with epaulets. This has been a year long project and I am just finishing entering the items that have gone to the museum in the Past Perfect Program.
In February we finally published our Bicentennial Book “Warrensburg, 200 years of People, Places and Events. We had a book signing on February 16th. We sold out the first 300 copies and ordered another 500. It has been a tremendous success. I sent a copy to the State and County Historians.
In April I began a project of the Historical Society. They agreed to fund ½ of 10 plaques for our Historic District. I sent letters to all the prospective properties. 12 properties signed up for the plaques, the last two agreed to pay for their plaques in full, as it was a first come, first serve offer. I spent the next couple of months researching the properties, and in September I presented the plaques at the Town Board Meeting.
In 2008 the Library donated three copies of all the Warrensburgh newspapers going back to 1898. The museum kept two copies of each and the third copy came to my office. As of May of this year, my volunteers have finished going through all of them, cutting out anything having to do with Warrensburg and filing them in appropriate folders. This was a tremendous help while compiling the information for our Bicentennial book.
I worked on the characters for the Annual Warrensburgh Historical Society Graveyard Walk. Unfortunately, due to not enough actors being available, we had to cancel it for 2014, but fortunately, the work is pretty much completed for this year. I have commitments for most of the characters.
As of September I had 23,180 names in my genealogical files. 12,579 men and 10,548 women. Being a small town, 8.6% of the total are made up of 6 family names. Baker being the largest number. In descending order the other part of that percent are Smith, Harrington, Bennett, Combs and Brown.
I created display boards to have in different locations in town. “What can you expect to find in the Historian’s office?” Enclosed is a mockup of the display. I have them in the bank, library and town hall.
Enclosed also is a copy of the Warrensburgh Historical Society Quarterly which includes an article that I wrote.
I have also started a collection of Warrensburg School yearbooks and have many so far, dating back to the early 1900’s.
My final project this year was to put together information on one of our local business families that has been in business for 100 years. I plan a small presentation at the January Town Board Meeting.
Hours:
Office Hours 285
Docent Hours 230.5
Library Hours 22.5
Museum Hours 6
3 Volunteers for a total of 54 days
Respectfully submitted,
Sandi Parisi, Historian.
Monthly Meetings I attended:
Warrensburg Town Board
Warrensburgh Historical Society
Warrensburgh Museum of Local History = Museum Committee
Other meetings & Events
Warren County Historical Society Annual Meeting
Three Warrensburg Historical Society Preservation Committee meetings
Johnsburgh Historical Society Program about Baseball History
Warrensburgh Historical Society Annual Meeting
Thurman Historical Society 1
Warren County Historian’s Meeting at Municipal Center
Preservation Lectures 4
Opening of Churches of Warrensburg at the Warrensburgh Museum
Lecture by Mike Prescott on Dams that were never built
Chamber of Commerce Citizen and Business of the Year
Warren County History Day in Lake Luzerne
Met with Warren County Sheriff to get photos for Museum Exhibit
Opening of Exhibit for Firemen, EMS and Police Exhibit at Warrensburg Museum
Meeting with Warrensburg School Superintendent related to working with the school.
Showcase at Thurman Station, promoting Warrensburgh Museum
Trip to Adirondack Museum promoting Warrensburgh Museum
Ghost Hunters Program sponsored by the Warrensburgh Historical Society
Opening of Johnsburgh Historical Society Exhibit “What’s in your Attic.”
Opening of Exhibit “My Collection” at the Warrensburgh Museum of Local History
I assisted with the three openings in bold above at the Warrensburgh Museum.
Projects and ongoing work:
The Richards Library has been cleaning out their items that have not been accessioned, and I have been working with the new Librarian. There are over 400 items that have gone to either the museum or my office. It has added wonderfully to Warrensburg’s history. Items include photos, maps, letters, even a Civil War Uniform with epaulets. This has been a year long project and I am just finishing entering the items that have gone to the museum in the Past Perfect Program.
In February we finally published our Bicentennial Book “Warrensburg, 200 years of People, Places and Events. We had a book signing on February 16th. We sold out the first 300 copies and ordered another 500. It has been a tremendous success. I sent a copy to the State and County Historians.
In April I began a project of the Historical Society. They agreed to fund ½ of 10 plaques for our Historic District. I sent letters to all the prospective properties. 12 properties signed up for the plaques, the last two agreed to pay for their plaques in full, as it was a first come, first serve offer. I spent the next couple of months researching the properties, and in September I presented the plaques at the Town Board Meeting.
In 2008 the Library donated three copies of all the Warrensburgh newspapers going back to 1898. The museum kept two copies of each and the third copy came to my office. As of May of this year, my volunteers have finished going through all of them, cutting out anything having to do with Warrensburg and filing them in appropriate folders. This was a tremendous help while compiling the information for our Bicentennial book.
I worked on the characters for the Annual Warrensburgh Historical Society Graveyard Walk. Unfortunately, due to not enough actors being available, we had to cancel it for 2014, but fortunately, the work is pretty much completed for this year. I have commitments for most of the characters.
As of September I had 23,180 names in my genealogical files. 12,579 men and 10,548 women. Being a small town, 8.6% of the total are made up of 6 family names. Baker being the largest number. In descending order the other part of that percent are Smith, Harrington, Bennett, Combs and Brown.
I created display boards to have in different locations in town. “What can you expect to find in the Historian’s office?” Enclosed is a mockup of the display. I have them in the bank, library and town hall.
Enclosed also is a copy of the Warrensburgh Historical Society Quarterly which includes an article that I wrote.
I have also started a collection of Warrensburg School yearbooks and have many so far, dating back to the early 1900’s.
My final project this year was to put together information on one of our local business families that has been in business for 100 years. I plan a small presentation at the January Town Board Meeting.
Hours:
Office Hours 285
Docent Hours 230.5
Library Hours 22.5
Museum Hours 6
3 Volunteers for a total of 54 days
Respectfully submitted,
Sandi Parisi, Historian.