Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

Lindley Town Hall/Post Office Grange Hall 1898/9-1972 The Lindley -Presho Historical Society will meet Thursday  May 28th  7 P.M. at the "New" (1972)  Lindley Town Hall to continue planning Lindley Days  to celebrate the settlement of Lindley in 1790 -225 years ago . Please join us to help plan this fun and interesting afternoon on September 19th, 2015

Tioga County, Pa. Honor Guard Lindley, N.Y. Veteran's Monument When WWII ended on August 14th, 1945,  ( 70 years ago ), 4 young men with ties to Lindley had died in service to their country and to our freedom. PFC. Robert Blackman  ----  Army 63rd  Armored Division Son of Alfred and Vesta (Woodcock) Blackman Killed in action in Germany March 30th, 1945 Buried in Cooper's Plains Cemetery PFC. Ivan P. Jones ---- U.S.. Army Air Force Son of John E. and Ruea (Button) Jones Brother of Gladys (Jones) (Francis) Smith  and other  Lindley siblings Died in airplane crash Smyrna Army Air Field ,Tenn. May 2, 1944 Buried in Addison Rural Cemetery   PVT. Robert J. Smith  ---  Army Infantry Son of Mr. and  Mrs.  Richard Smith Husband of Madeline (Kennedy ) Smith Father of Robert and Suanne Smith Grandfather of Matthew Smith Died March 5, 1945 in Germany Buried in Cooper's Plains Cemetery 1st Lt. Donald L Walch ---   U.S .Army  Air Force  441st.Troop Carrier Gro

Members of the 2014 Tioga County,Pa  Honor Guard Again in 2015, this group will meet in Lindley to conduct the Armed Forces Day Ceremony that honors all 5 Branches of the United States Military Personnel. For the past 6 years, this group has generously donated their time and efforts to help Lindley residents honor the men and women who have served our country or are presently serving in the military service .           This years ceremony will be                       May 17th  2 P.M..                    Lindley Town  Hall.   The Woodhull Community Band will again be present to play Patriotic Music prior to the Ceremony .   Speaker for the event will be our local DAR member                           Brenda Criss . The topic of her program will be :              A local Revolutionary War Soldier   In addition - This year's ceremony will acknowledge the 4 men  known to have had  Lindley ties  and who died in WWII.:  Pfc. Robert Blackman,   Pvt.