Charlene Cole was appointed historian for the Town and Village of Sandy Creek and the Village of Lacona in August 2001.
Since the appointment many grants have been written and awarded. A grant was written to build a fire-safe room,
humidity controls, the 1803-2003 Early Settlers Bicentennial, equipment and currently a preservation grant for two 100 year
old advertisement panels.
An immaging and scanning project has been implemented and paid for by the town and both villages. This project will span
several years and has allowed us to share many photos with researchers and local businesses.
A research room has been created and we are busy indexing and putting research aids onto computers and CD's for the public
to quickly access information. The hours for the facitlity are Fridays from 9am to 4pm OR by appointment! I can be reached
at 315-387-5456 x 7 and will gladly set up an appointment for researchers to visit the center.
As I enter my 11th year as historian we continue the work of preserving the history of the town and villages. The old
Blount Parker Employee building (Sandy Creek Town Hall) has been renovated and we look forward to showing visitors through
the facility.
Cemetery work continues as we document abandoned cemeteries and begin the work of documenting Woodlawn
Cemetery. There is no record of every veteran buried in Woodlawn and our goal for 2011 is to complete the veterans listing
first.
The Boylston/Sandy Creek/Wesleyan Cemetery book is complete and can be purchased at the town hall. Pictures of all
stones have been taken and as with the other cemetery books will include a map. The book is in color and costs $20.
The 150th Anniversary Civil War booklet can be purchased at the town hall for $10. Sandy Creek soldiers, letters from
the battlefield, pictures of some soldiers and battles "our" soldiers fought in.
Upcoming projects:
A Farm book is being researched for publication in 2011-12
A complete list of ALL our veterans buried in Sandy Creek
The third and last historic marker will be installed on the location of the Salisbury House. The first
marker "The Big Cheese" and the second documented the "Lacona Depot."
