October PDF - Big Springs Historical Society

The Big Springs Historical Society & Museum
October
2009
Fall 2005
THE DISH ON
BENEFACTOR HELPS
LAUNCH EXHIBIT PROJECT OUR FISH
In March the museum hosted a
We are pleased to
reception to welcome back our trout to
announce that the
“local waters.” Two paintings, created
historical society has
in the late 19th century by artist Lillian
received a $3,000 gift
Annin, were cleaned, conserved and their
from Silas Smith, a
frames repaired by Westlake Conservators.
former resident of
The work was made possible with a grant
Caledonia and the
of $4,000 from the Greater Hudson
son of Caledonia’s
Heritage Network of Historical Agencies.
first Chief of Police.
As part of the celebration, Lynne Belluscio,
During a visit
Director of the LeRoy Historical Society,
to the museum,
presented a program about LeRoy’s Ingham
accompanied by
University, one of the first American
Curator Pat Garrett,
universities dedicated to the education of
he saw the challenges
young women. Lillian received her training
we face in caring for
at Ingham’s Staunton Art Conservatory.
and displaying our
Today a state historical marker is all that
collections. He was
remains of the progressive institution. Be
especially concerned
Military veterans Don
sure to pay LeRoy Historical Society a
about the photographs Pullyblank, Silas Smith, and
visit to see and learn more about Ingham’s
Jim Phillips.
of local service men
graduates and its impact on our the area.
and women and the
related military objects ranging from the Revolutionary
When we applied for this funding, it was our
War through the 21st century. As a career officer in
understanding that the portraits were depictions
of a Rainbow Trout and, Big Springs native, the
the Air Force, as well as someone who remembers WWII, he wanted to help us get
Brook or Speckled Trout. However, after a few
started with what will be a multiphase renovation of the military exhibits. The work will involve
visitors viewed the restored paintings, they
preserving photographs, archives and objects, improving their interpretation,
quickly pointed out that the markings on
and forming new connections to human stories. Sy has invited our local
the
supposed “brookie” were clearly those of a
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veterans groups to support our efforts. We will seek grant funding for
Brown
Trout. This discovery makes historical
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a consultant to work on a plan, and we’ll assess our military uniforms
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Thanks to the radiant details revealed as a
project or would like to contribute additional funds, please do! We are
result of the restoration, we now know the
overwhelmed by Mr. Smith’s generous and empowering gift and look forward
true identities of Lillian Annin’s chosen
subjects and stand corrected!
to honoring our community’s history with this project.
Passing Time
October 2009
PARRS’ PATIENCE PROVES PRODUCTIVE
It’s not everyday that someone volunteers to do a job that
has been waiting 150 years. Lucky for us that day arrived this
year. It had come to the attention of Caledonia residents Patricia
and Philip Parr that a copy of a handwritten manuscript by
early Caledonia settler Donald McKenzie needed transcription.
Left alone, it was almost unreadable, and it’s a treasure trove
of history, inaccessible but to a few. Make no mistake, this is a
couple who clearly enjoy a challenge! Pat volunteered not only
to read the 201 page, idiosyncratically written, single-paragraph
narrative, but she organized and presented it in a new userfriendly form. Philip edited the document. In addition, the Parrs
generously donated their final product to the museum, and gave
with it their blessing to reproduce it and offer it for sale, proceeds
to benefit the Big Springs Historical Society. We want to thank
them for their patience and hard work, and for the wonderful
public service this transcription represents. Copies are available
at the museum for $20.
At left is an excerpt by author Donald McKenzie speaking
of his family’s journey from Inverness, Scotland to their new
home in America.
WELCOME
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John and Bonnie Martin, Senior
Margaret (Peggy) Roll
Michael A. Romano, Gold
Dick & Sandy Stryker, Family
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The Webster Family, Family
Anna Worden, Individual
DONATIONS FOR CONSERVATION
GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED
We continue to work hard at finding funding for conserving the objects and artifacts
surrendered to our care here at the museum. We gratefully accept any donations toward
this end. Specific objects that are awaiting funds for conservation right now are a handpenned letter with an architectural landscape drawing and complete plant listings
associated with the Annin Homestead (a cost of $500), and a winter scene of the McBean
Log cabin painted by Frank Eastman Jones (a cost of $1,000). If you are interested in
donating to ensure the survival of these objects for future generations, please contact us at
538-9880 or email us at [email protected].
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Passing Time
October 2009
INDIAN LORE AND MYSTICISM
AT THE BIG SPRINGS
Long before the European settlement of Western New York, the area around the Big
Springs was a favorite haunt of the Seneca Indians. The great Indian trail went directly
to the Big Springs. At that time there was a small lake, called Ganeodeya, which was also
referred to as the Big Spring. To the Indians it was sacred ground, a wonder of nature.
They marveled at the cold, clear waters, teaming with fish. The following description
of Indian mysticism about the area is from a Rochester Historical Society`s publication
from 1926.
Through all of Western NY, from Chautaqua Lake to Canandaigua, and beyond in
both directions roamed the Seneca Indians, hunting and fishing, searching out the burial
places of their fathers, visiting secret shrines and communing with nature gods in glens
and grottos, here and there, or perchance taking their children on story excursions to the
spots where giants, fairies, monsters, and gnomes were reported to dwell, that the lore of
olden days might be ingrained into the youthful mind. Often these wanderers stopped
at ancient fortifications, to lay upon a rock or stump a bit of sacrificial incense, or chant
a song to appease the departed spirits.There was the Lake of Spirits at Indian Falls, there
was the Mountain of the Serpent Monster at Canandaigua, now Bare Hill. There were
the three falls of the Jungies, those water fairies, at Letchworth Park. There was the Falls
of Skunny Wundy on the Oatka, beneath which Skunny Wundy hid when the stone
giants threatened his life.
And last but not the least important was the Big Spring, which was called the
Beautiful Pool, and secretly known as the Tear Drop of Haweniu, the Great Spirit. This
tear drop had been shed because men
made war upon their fellow-men, and
it became a giant luminous crystal.
It had buried in the earth and was
sought after by the Maker of Wars. On
a certain occasion it gushed forth as
a reward to the Prophet of Peace who
had overcome the Chief of Weapon
Makers, and it flowed out a mighty
wellspring of promise that its waters
would heal men of the war disease.
All these things the Indian child was
taught as his hunter father led him
through the woods.
In Passing by Rene Kelly
On June 23rd we lost a long-time volunteer, board member, secretary, and great friend to
our historical society and museum with the passing of Dort Resch. I know that I, personally,
truly enjoyed the time that I spent with Dort at meetings and on projects, getting to know her
as a friend instead of just as my wonderful 4th grade teacher. She is a valuable piece of the
fabric of the Big Springs Historical Society and Museum. Her wit, her warmth, her wisdom,
and her work will be missed by many of us!! Her contributions to our community remain…
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Fabric Funding
Finally Materializes
We are pleased to announce that we
have been awarded $4,000 from the New
York Council on the Arts to resume and
complete our textile cataloging project. The
BSHS was approved in 2009 for funding
but due to state budget cuts, grants were
denied. Projects like ours were given first
opportunity for review in this year’s round
and thankfully we were approved! We are
very happy that NYSCA’s panelists believe
that this is a worthwhile project. We will
now be able to bring back our consultant,
Mary Ellen Perry to assess our children’s
clothing and our military uniforms. We
will finally complete the assessment of
this large and fragile collection. Our
dedicated volunteers will be contributing
over 300 hours to the project, and we will
be contributing $1600 to the project from
our budget. If you would like to help with
this project by making a special donation
to our collections care fund, it would be
very much appreciated.
IN MEMORIUM
We were saddened
by the passing
of the following Bi
g Springs Historical
Society members:
Richard D. Kingsbu
ry
Elizabeth “Betty” M
acKay
Elizabeth N. Sheld
on
Dorothy (Dort) E.
Resch
Irene Strom Ward
Passing Time
October 2009
My Personal Connection
GOOD VIEW FARM
by Karen Stalica
In 2007 I realized a long-held dream and completed a
renovation project in the brick home on our family farm. When I
first began thinking about this venture I was given a history of the
property by a area historian. I have always been interested in local
history and was happy to read about the beginnings of the farm
house. The farm I have always known as The Brooks Farm was
orignally built by Robert Espie. Robert and his brothers, James
and John all came to the Genesee country from Scotland via New
York City.
My home was built in 1839 and was called The Espie
Homestead. The family purchased two more adjoining farm tracts
after that, The Maple Lawn farm and the Good View farm. I
didn’t live in the brick house growing up (I lived next door) but
it was a big part of my childhood. Marian Rogers, a daughter of
George Brooks, lived there. My father, Don Sullivan, and Marian
had a partnership on the farm. I was a frequent visitor as a child
and was always intrigued with the many things she had in the
house. The cooking pot that hung in the fireplace, the brass bells
on the mantle, the dishes, cups and saucers, spoon collection and,
my favorite, the serving tray that displayed irridescent butterfly
wings under glass. Every item had a story of how she attained it,
or who brought it from where, when visiting the farm. She had
lots of books too, in the built-in bookcase in the hallway. When I
was in high school and interested in poetry, she gave me a couple
of her poetry books.
Marian would tell me about the friends and relatives that
would come to the farm for long visits during the summer. The
ladies would help make big homemade meals at noon for the
farmers and then they would relax in the yard in the afternoon
with lemonade (after they changed from their work clothes to
their afternoon dresses, of course). She would mention some
people by name; Mary, Carlotta, Helen and Lucille to name a few.
During the remodeling I had lots of boxes of old stuff to go
through. While digging through a box of old farm records I found
a small black book. I thought it was probably a farm ledger like
I had found before, but it wasn’t. On the first page was the title
“The Book of Home” on the bottom of the page “Sept. 1944-June
1946. As I flipped through the neatly printed pages and started
to read it, I was immediately enchanted by the words. It was not
a diary or journal but rather a detailed description of this home,
Good View.
“Good View home is always beautiful, but it is especially
beautiful when the sunlight of a summer morning blesses the
whole hill.”
Good View, I knew that name, it was the name given to the
third Espie farm. Growing up, we always
referred to this farm as the Pike Farm. At
one time my father’s uncle, Stanley Pike
lived there. Now I was really interested
and sat down to read more. It became
apparent to me that the person who
had penned this work had a gift for
writing. The descriptions, the detail,
the observations he or she wrote made
Marian Rogers
you feel that you were there. I looked
at the end to see the author and much to my dismay, it was not
signed. I made the assumption that because of the neatness of the
penmanship and the descriptions of the gardens and flowers that
this was written by a woman.
“There were hollihocks under the old willow and the stump
of a tree where Margaret and I stemmed elderberries.” “In the
little flower garden there was a little plum tree. Just outside of the
garden where the earth is somewhat soft is where I buried a few
broken keepsakes this summer.”
After many descriptions of the grounds of the farm, it then
talked about the house. “The house has stood there for over sixty
five years. Outside it is white and in need of paint, old, dear
and beautiful in design.” Every room was described, how it was
furnished, who slept in what bedroom and the various possessions
that could be found in each room. “Great Grandmother Barrons’
hat box from Holland stood by the bedside table near the
window. By my bed, stood a little antique stand that had been
Great Grandmother Barron’s. On it was my brass candlestick,
that I often burned at Christmas time. Also there was Grandma
Maxwell’s bible and some of my favorite books - poems.” There
were endless more charming sentences. I felt as though I had
found a hidden treasure.
That night laying it bed I was thinking about the brick house,
my memories, the book I had found and its author, the stories I
had heard of people that had been here over the years. I suddenly
put everything together. I started searching for the books that
Marian had given me so long ago. After much looking, I retrieved
the poetry book I was thinking of: “Muse Upon These” Poems by
Carlotta Espie Long! It all made sense. The Carlotta that visited
Marian was an Espie, a relative of the Espie’s that built these
homes. She was a writer and I was sure she must have been the
author of this treasured book I had found!
I felt like I had solved a great mystery!
I am so happy to be at the farm and to have some of the
…continued on page 5
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Passing Time
October 2009
TEA WITH THE QUEEN
Did you happen to see the Queen? She
appeared (quite hilariously) at a recent
museum fundraiser. The Queen (lady
England herself ) was accompanied by her
daughter (the Thirteen Colonies) and the
rest of the Tea Time Players. The Players
performed a “Revolutionary Tea Party”
song for the entertainment of the guests at
the event. Hannah Webster, “Daughter of
the Queen,” stated that she really enjoyed
performing for the four audiences. Hannah
made new friends and had fun. Many
thanks to Sean Sullivan (aka “The Queen”)
and Don Griffin (the guitar accompanist).
Additional performers included Jean
Guthrie, Aidan Sullivan, Dylan Coyle,
Andrea Coyle, Mike O’Hara, Sasha Flint,
Gillian Flint, and Hannah Webster. The
entertainment was the creative endeavor of
Jean Guthrie and her collaborators.
The Big Springs Museum’s Afternoon
Tea was held, in two separate seatings,
on May 17, 2009. A total of 80 guests (a
full house!) enjoyed an afternoon ‘filled to the
brim’ with delectable treats, laughter shared between friends and, of course…
tea. The museum was decorated to a ‘T’ with beautiful tablecloths, flowers,
and accoutrements. Guests were invited to don a hat, boa or gloves (all available for
rent - if they didn’t have their own) to help celebrate the day. Tea pots arrived and savory
treats were abundant, including Quille’s cucumber sandwiches, crisp apple and cheddar
with mustard
sandwiches, and egg
Good View Farm continued…
salad sandwiches.
original things that were here when I was a child. The cooking
Warm scones
pot is still in the fireplace, the cups and saucers and the spoon
served with butter
collection. I can’t wait to tell my grandchildren about some of
or clotted cream
these things and where they came from. I can tell them about
and strawberry
this house and when it was built. I can tell them about a writer,
jam provided
Carlotta Espie Long.
a scrumptious
A poem from “Muse Upon These” by Carlotta Espie
accompaniment.
Long…
An assortment of
cookies and special
Morning
desserts (including
Over the breast of the sleeping pool
Marian’s Cream Puffs) rounded out the meal. The “Tea Time
Is fold on fold of filmy tulle:
Players” entertained guests with their costumes, music and song
Through shimmering space where flight is long
about the Boston Tea Party. Thank you all of our volunteers and
A lark embroiders the blue with song,
to everyone for attending and for helping with this fundraiser.
And lost from the loom of infinity
A skein of dawn is caught in a tree.
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Passing Time
October 2009
…GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM
The summer rains were beginning to wear on us. June was one
of the wettest on record and by July we had adopted the “if you can’t
beat it, join it” attitude. As we eyed the O-at-ka’s uncharacteristically
high waters, we thought about that canoe gathering dust in our barn.
Hmmm. I wonder….? Why not give it a try? Having decided to
paddle with the current, we dropped one vehicle in Garbutt and then
drove the other, with canoe in tow, the five (or so) miles to Circular
Hill Road in LeRoy. Our somewhat skeptical 12-year-old plopped in
the canoe between his mom and dad and off we went, just like those
people you see in the travel brochures!
We had a pretty “adrenalized” start with some low-hanging
branches welcoming us right off the bat. The current moved us along
pretty quickly and several canoe-eating boulders poked through
the surface eying our boat hungrily. We paddled hard and within
no time were cruising down the stream nicely. We were starting to
think, “Hey, this is pretty fun!” Alternately, we meandered, crashed,
screamed, laughed and drove our paddles deep down into the gravely
stream-bed hoisting and heaving the canoe up, over and onward as
best we were physically able. We picked up speed over several small
waterfalls just often enough to reassure ourselves that we were indeed
great adventurers of whom Lewis and Clark would be proud! To our
delight, Great Blue and Green Heron, Belted Kingfishers, Wood
ducks and Spotted Sandpipers were our frequent companions. We
glided gently over clear, deep pools that invited us to linger until
our eyes adjusted to the trout and bass below. Before long we came
by Jean Guthrie
upon two casting anglers whose expressions made it clear that less
boisterous visitors generally make better fishing buddies.
After a few hours we found ourselves transported. Was it possible
we were only a few miles from home? That’s when it dawned on
us. This ancient, beautiful place is right in our own backyard and
we hardly ever give it a thought. Perhaps it’s because the O-at-ka
is surrounded for the most part locally by privately owned land, or
maybe it’s travel by car that keeps us apart, but it is easy to take it
for granted. Arguably, it is Wheatland’s most precious and defining
natural feature.
Well, after about four hours of good paddling, dusk began to
fall and we were getting tired. Luckily we weren’t far from Steve and
Maureen’s “Creekhouse” on the Trail. Our friends graciously offered
us rest, a delicious libation and a lift back to our car. (That’s when
we discovered the keys for the LeRoy vehicle were in Garbutt-but
that’s a story for another day…) The “finish line” would have to
wait. Although we didn’t make it all the way to Garbutt, our voyage
took us somewhere we never expected. Thanks to the summer of
endless rain, we discovered a beautiful, sacred place right in our own
backyard.
*The Oatka is the third largest tributary of the Genesee River. It runs 58 miles
from it source in Wyoming County touching Genesee, Livingston and Monroe
Counties before flowing into the Genesee River. O-at-ka is the Seneca word for
“approaching the opening” or “leaving the highland.”
In July, Sue Babbitt from Canisteo
brought two photo albums to the
museum. They had been found in the
attic of a friend’s house in Canisteo.
After a little detective work they made a
Caledonia connection. They then found
the BSHS website and decided to donate
the albums to us.
Volunteer Peggy Nailos recognized
many of the people in the albums. They
belonged to George T. Stefani who
married Virginia Feeley, a neighbor of
hers growing up on West Main Street.
One album shows George’s career
in the Army Air Force during World
War II. The second album is family and
friend oriented with photos from later in
his life.
We’re so glad these albums found
their way home! Thanks, Sue.
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Passing Time
October 2009
REGENERATION: A SHOW OF HANDS
This summer, we hosted a collaboration and art installation
incorporating three artists, Livingston County painter Julia
Stewart, storyteller Leah Ruekberg, and musician Dan Fitzpatrick.
The program, “Regeneration: A Show of Hands,” was the
brainchild of Stewart, designed to celebrate and honor her 50th
birthday. Stewart approached curator Pat Garrett and inquired
about renting the museum for the event. The board approved and
Stewart and her friends Christie Floor, Maria Lombardo, and Jim
Clark went to work creating a sculpture of a tree (read the story!)
and an accompanying painting of sacred, veiled hands. Deriving
her inspiration for the performance piece from the folk story the
“Handless Maiden” featured in the book, “Women Who Run
with the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, Stewart envisioned
herself as a “veiled initiate, moving through her own right of
passage, and into the next stage of her life.” Clearly, her audience
understood what she was saying and word spread. Within weeks
two more performances were requested with 130 people in attendance. For many regular visitors to our programs, this was a wonderful
opportunity to hear professional storytelling, and to connect with the archetypal story of regeneration and rebirth. The event also
brought new visitors through our doors. Visitors were treated to hauntingly beautiful music on an instrument known as a Chapman
Stick, professional storytelling by the wonderfully talented Leah Ruekberg and the creativity and vision of Julia Stewart. Cookies
made in the shape of hands (what else?) by resident cookie artiste, Sue Deragon and a whimsical display of gloves from the museum’s
collection, added a dash of BSHS flavoring. Based on this event’s popularity, we will be exploring this type of programming in the
future.
From Julia: “Discussing ideas with Patty and Sue and bringing it all together was inspiring, fun, and exciting! Leah, Dan, and I
were very grateful for the opportunity to have multiple performances and we would like to offer heartfelt thanks to Patty Garrett and
the board of the Big Springs Museum for inviting us to perform and for having my installation up for these several weeks.”
THE WAY I SEE IT
by Mike O’Hara
Last year, I was chosen to be on the CalMum Middle School committee for the
program “One Book, One School, One
Community”. The goal of this program
is to have the whole community come
together around a piece of literature.
We read books in various genres and
then chose one we thought the majority
of people from the community would
like. The book featured this year was
(drum roll please....) The Seer Of Shadows! This is a tale about
a photographer’s interactions with the ghost of a young girl in
1872. It truly scared a few of our readers! Horace Carpentine,
a photographer’s apprentice meets Mrs. Von Macht who claims
to miss her daughter Eleanora dearly. Because she fears that her
spirit could be restless, Mrs. Von Macht requests a picture of
herself to be placed in her late daughter’s grave. Horace’s mentor,
Mr. Middleditch, takes a portrait of the woman, and then uses
his photographic skills in a deceitful manor. A servant girl, Pegg
knows the truth about the VonMacht household and the death of
young Eleanora. In this suspenseful, mysterious and sometimes
frightening tale, you will be on the edge of your seat waiting to
turn the page.
The community was also invited to participate in a book
discussion hosted by Mrs. Lisa Bleier the owner of the Village
Inn (the refreshments were great, by the way). We talked about
the evil, creepy parts of the book. Lots of people claimed they
didn’t believe in ghosts, but I saw a few of them steal a glance
or two over their shoulders. (Not a joke, I’m serious). After the
discussion, Mrs. Jean Guthrie led us on a walking tour around
Caledonia. Now, I’ll look twice when I see local buildings and
think about how long they have been there and who may have
lived in them.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to read this wonderful
book. I passed mine on to my mother, who passed it on to Mr.
And Mrs. Jim and Ann Dollard. It’s my signed copy, too so I hope
nobody spills coffee on it.
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BIG SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY &
MUSEUM (585) 538-9880
2009 OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT Susan Deragon
VICE-PRESIDENT Meg Donegan
TREASURER Karen Stalica
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Elke Phillips
SECRETARY Mary Thomas
CURATOR Patty Garrett
PROGRAM/GRANTS Jean Guthrie
DOCENT Lois Waldron
Big Springs Historical Society & Museum
3095 Main Street
PO Box 41
Caledonia / New York 14423
BOARD MEMBERS:
Martha Cappotelli / Sue Carson / Dick Fisher /
Darlene Fisher-Livermore / Nicole Flint /
Donald Griffin / Sean Sullivan / Kim Torre /
Anna Worden
Museum Hours
Sundays 1-4 p.m.; Mondays 9-noon
or by appointment
Call 538-9880 or email at
[email protected]
with questions or for information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Just Add Water by Jeff Mead
Sunday, October 18 at 1 p.m.
Jeff has visited the Sudan twice, documenting his visits for
the organization Water For Sudan, a non-profit organization
whose mission is to bring fresh, clean water to the people
of rural southern Sudan. As of June of this year, 44 wells
have been drilled and over 100,000 people have received
uncontaminated water. Please join us as Jeff talks about this
incredible organization, and the people they serve .
Celebrating Caledonia Photo Exhibit by Dick Thomas
Sat., Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
We encourage anyone to contribute a 8x10 picture of Caledonia to be displayed.
Photos can be old, new, people, places or things. Contact Sue Deragon at our
Museum number or by email.
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Left - Meg
Donegan hoists
her rake.
April showers brought May flowers…and
weeds, and garden maintenance. Thanks
to our hardworking board members (and
indentured others) many hands made
light work. The grounds looked great
– pruned, weeded, mulched and ready.
Thanks to Sue Deragon for organizing the
spring work day and for everyone who
helped out to make the museum look
great. Any volunteers for Autumn??