Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

I have been organizing some of my newspaper clippings. For many years, the Leader carried a column written by a local newspaper man- Dick Peer. These columns often pertained to area history. This particular column was in the Leader November 12, 1992 on page 6 c -just in case this clipping doesn't enlarge so that you can read it on the blog.. (The Leader Archives are on microfilm in Corning Library.) To summarize briefly, the article says 2,ooo workers moved into the area ,about 66 wells were drilled ,2 million acres were leased in Steuben,Schuyler, Chemung ,Yates ,Tioga counties,NY and Bradford ,Tioga and Potter counties of Penna. Three gas lines were laid to carry the gas to other places. The area was booming !!! But the boom quickly went" bust " By late 1932 , the once productive wells were no longer providing gas in commercial quantities. Using old Yankee ingenuity and resourcefulness, some of the abandoned wells were revived in 1949 and used to store gas. To quote ...

Note from Lindley Town Clerk -Megan Thistle Thought this might be fun to celebrate or announce... Desiree Miller, 15 y.o., the daughter of Crystal McGannon, recently won the title of Miss Teenager of NYS. She is a Lindley Resident. ( Information from proud Mother-- Crystal McGannon. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Condolences to the family of Gertruge Padgett-Wellsboro -(Mother of Esther Thomas of Lindley)and to family of Donald Eugene Folnsbee,Jr.of Portland ,Tn. (Father of Tracy ,Karrie Lynn, Patrick Allen , Samantha Jo Folnsbee and brother of Madalynn Folnsbee ,all of Lindley) Leader March 3,2010.

In case you live in the warmer parts of USA and are viewing this- This is what it looked like in our part of the woods about noon today. Bet it brings back memories for some!!!!