Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

( A clipping from a Staten Island newspaper)   This is just one of the Revolutionary soldiers buried in the Town of Lindley Cemeteries. In the Lindsley Burying Ground are Col.Eleazer Lindsley-(founder of the town ) and 2 of his son-in-laws who also served. Dr.Ezekiel Mulford and Captain John Seelye. (The exact location of  Col. Lindsley or Captain Seelye graves are not known.)  A new marker for Col.Lindsley was placed in the cemetery in 1990 Lindley Bicentennial celebration by the Heritage Days Committee. Both Col. Lindsley and Joshua Mersereau have been inducted into the Steuben County Hall of Fame. Joshua's portrait is on display in the Military Room in the Tioga County,Penna. Museum in Wellsboro,Pennsylvania              

Photo from William Burr's  Lindley History 1951 The road on the south close to the white building (Hill's Store) is Morgan Creek Road. The arrow is pointing to Mr.Burr's home -in vicinity of Caroline Drive.   +Although article is dated 1949, it is  describing much of  the area around the Lindley bridge in 1889.  It ,also, mentions how many of Lindley's old records were lost. Until the Corp of Engineer Dams were built in 1975/6 (after the 1972 flood), flooding was a common occurrance in this area.

This present building on U.S. Rt.15 opened following 1972  Flood   (1970 Newspaper Clipping ) Building was on present Lindley Road (Flooded in 1972) *Note the old iron bridge   Photo Circa 1900   Following the disasterous flood of 1889, the iron bridge was built in 1898. (replaced in 1989 and again in 2009 .) The first Town Hall/Grange and Post Office building was, also, constructed about 1898. The Post Office was on north end of first floor,Town Hall on south end of 1st floor and Grange upstairs. (There was an indoor/outdoor bathroom facility on the back of first floor). For a short time, the upstairs was used as a church. There were plays and events like Minstrel shows held there,also. In the late 1940's-early 1950's, some local teenagers were given permission by the Grange to use the upstairs for Square Dances on Saturday evenings.  They were chaparoned by Mrs. Loughridge, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs.Brant and other mothers. There even was a wedding rec

  I have no idea where I found this newspaper clipping or its age, but it is very old and very yellow. Since it mentions airplanes ,   I am guessing it was written about 1910.   Nobody swatted a fly. Nobody wore a wrist watch. Nobody had appendicitis. Nobody knew about radios. Most young men had" livery bills".   Farmers came to town for their mail. Most people read by candle or kerosene light. The heavens were not full of manbirds. The hired girl drew $1.50 a week and was happy. Young men learned trades at $5 a week.  The butcher " threw in " a chunk of liver. The merchant " threw in " a pair of suspenders with every suit. Nobody listened in on the telephone line. There were no electric meters. There were no bolshevists, no "isms" "Equipped with gas" was a prominent line of house -to -let advertisements. Office folks didn't know about a fan in the summertime and ice water was a treat. Most f

Faces of American Revolution This article is from UK Mail online and shows daguerreotypes of American Revolutionary Veterans.   Thought it was a great article, putting a face on our Fourth of July Holiday. Take note of George Fishley, he was with General John Sullivan, during Sullivan’s Expedition.   It occurred in 1779, the expedition was throughout New York and Pennsylvania.   As the article states it was a genocidal attack on Indians, specifically the Iroquois. The Iroquois had sided with the British and had led attacks on Patriot settlements.   The frontier settlements had little protection from the Continental Army. The local militias were their sole source of protection. (prior to the Sullivan Clinton Expedition) The Cherry Valley Massacre was the final attack that prompted General Washington to launch the planned offensive towards Fort Niagara, which General Sullivan led. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356524/Faces-American-revolution-Amazing-early-photograp

There is an old saying "What goes round -comes round".  Hopefully,2013 will see the last 4 miles of I 99 completed in NYS. Only 91 years after this article was written for the present U.S.Rt.15( being described in the article). The scenic route of old Rt.15 will still be there for local traffic.                                          From an old postcard

At the Lindley/Presho Historical Society meeting on Thursday June 27th, there was a discussion about  the history of Lindley Road and some of the businesses located there before the road was re-located in 1953. (Away from the flood plain) The following is a review of information in the historian files. A newspaper clipping from my grandmother dated 1939 states the Green Shingle Inn burned ,but was rebuilt. It stood at the south end of the old Town Hall until it was moved to its present location on the corner of Watson Creek Road and U.S. Rt.15. As Town Historian trying to collect almost 200 years of history for the town files, I needed to be able to fit pieces of a puzzle together and to be able to find clues as in a mystery. Such is the case of this picture taken about 1912 (1910) at the corner of Morgan Creek Road and Lindley Road (old U.S. Rt.15).           A newspaper clippings of January 4 th , 1912 stated the following: “ A.W. Orr the general merchant has sold his residenc