Rowan Crisp, Educator for the Lumber Heritage Region is going to be the speaker at the 2024 Cameron County Historical Society Spring Event.
Mark your calendars now for Saturday April 27, 2024 at the VFW 2:00 PM.
Rowan grew up in Cameron County and loves everything about the history of the area. Rowan loves to tell everyone "I actually grew up in a historic building built by the CCC's at the Sizerville Park ."
The structure was once the Captains quarters and It still exists today with exception of alterations to today's standards park employees that live there today.
Rowan jumped at the chance to come and even stopped by our History Center on Greenwood Street to review our treasure trove of historical goodies and to prepare for our upcoming event she was overwhelmed. She said "I'll be back, I could spend weeks here going through all this amazing stuff."
She told us "I want to cover the lumbering and tannery industries and the CCC's of course but you have so much here it's hard to decide." She has reviewed many of our photos in her preparation and will have a slide show of some she selected.
Rowan is going to have on display some of the "Wood in Glass Imagines" created by Wm. T. Clarke.
Back in 1974 these glass imagines thought to be just windowpanes, were found in wooden crates on a dirt floor in a damp, gloomy corner of a tool shed south of Rochester New York. The folks who were rummaging did not seem interested nor wanted them accept one. Lois Barden, who felt that they may have importance took them home and stored them for thirty years at her family cattle farm. While taking a digital photography class Lois shared her find with her instructor who was amazed of this discovery.
Through painstakingly restoration it was discovered that the unknown photographs were of logging camps close by Galeton and Port Allegany during 1897-1898. Through extensive research it was discovered that they were made by photographer William T. Clarke who once lived in McKean and Potter counties who travelled the area taking pictures. Through further research it was discovered that Lois's husband Bob was a distant relative and that Bob's grandma lived near where the discovery of images was made. These are something you don't want to miss.
Rowan is excited about this event concerning our local history as we are sure you will be.
See you on Saturday April 27, at 2 PM VFW.
Refreshments will be available.
General Public Welcome!
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