Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

From a 1900's Postcard

Good Luck to the West High Band in their performance in the London- England New Year's Day Parade tomorrow -January 1,2011. Like old the saying about the Postman- "neither snow nor rain nor heat or the gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their rounds"- They will have weathered gigantic fund raising efforts , the 2010 New York City Blizzard , airport delays, airplane trips across the ocean , London mist , tours of London and tomorrow the parade . This is an incredible learning adventure that they will have experienced and will always remember. Good work and enjoy your memories, Students. You have earned a big round of applause !! And to the West High Music Department Faculty, WSH Staff, Community and anyone else involved in helping make the trip possible- Thank You. Have a safe journey home to West High School and Painted Post, New York

Merry Christmas December 2010 and a Happy New Year for 2011

The Lindley Cornet Band From A Brief History of Lindley and It's Pioneer Families By William Hilton Burr 1951 (Transcribed by Catherine M Pierce - Town of Lindley Historian -12-18-2010 ) "Few still live who remember the Lindley Cornet Band. This organization flourished between the years 1884 and 1900. It was composed of 24 members all of whom lived in Lindley and Erwin Center. (now known as Presho-) It is difficult today to understand how such a large organization could have been found in the town. But it was. For years, the Band led the Memorial Day parade at Lindley in the forenoon, then at Lawrenceville in the afternoon. We played at Fourth of July celebrations, political parades and picnics in surrounding towns. We were never invited to play before the King and Queen of England, but we traveled about the country as far as Corning, Addison, Wellsboro and Elkland. Our last parade was at Lindley and Lawrenceville May 30th, 1889. Two days later the great June flood came down t

From Wilma Welty( former Lindley Historian) files. I may have posted this previously, but it is fun to note the information and names. Does anyone know what is considered a "Select Dance " with music by a Cornet Band?? As I was writing this, I remembered reading about the Cornet Band in William Hilton Burr's - 1951 Brief History of Lindley and It's Pioneer Families. Hopefully tomorrow ,I can make a copy and print his recollections of the band. It gives us a different perspective of life in Lindley in the late 1880's-to the early 1900's. Stay tuned!!

Don't forget to vote tomorrow at" OLD" Lindley-Presho Elementary School from 7:30 AM to 9 PM . Every vote counts. Still no word on petition to NYS Education Commissioner concerning the closing of the Lindley-Presho School.

Recently I had a query about Amasa Gordon who was living in Lindley in the 1860 census. The following article gives insight into the length that historians will go to -to give" the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would say. My thanks to Peg for sharing the story with us. It will go in the Lindley files under Civil War Veterans. If anyone has more information to add to the story, please contact me and I will forward to Peg. In the 1860 Lindley census,the Gorden family is living in the vicinity of what most of us know as the Don Herrick farm . On the little knoll behind the house is a lone gravestone which bears the name Betsy Welden wife of Harvey Welden -died Oct.23,1879 age 56 years-2 months. One wonders what happened to the Welden family and especially the girl living with the Gordon family. Sounds like more genealogical research is needed to complete Amasa's story . The above photos were taken at the Corning Civil War Monument Ceremony on Park Avenue.-Veteran