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Documenting the History for the Town of Sandy Creek, Village of Sandy Creek and Village of Lacona

As historian for the town and villages I have written and researched many books documenting the history of Sandy Creek and Lacona for future generations. All books can be purchased through the town at reasonable prices and can be mailed.
 
The military series includes:
Revolutionary War booklet for kids
Revolutionary War Memorial May 31, 2008 -
          Stephen Lindsey and Jonathan Thrasher
Civil War booklet "United We Stand"
Sandy Creek Veterans World War I "The Great War to end all Wars"
Sandy Creek/Boylston Veterans World War II "All Gave Some, Some Gave All"
Town of Sandy Creek Veterans 1945-1960 "Freedom is Not Free"
       All books contain pictures and brief biographies of the soldiers.
       A book on current veterans serving their country is being researched
 
Village books:
Village of Sandy Creek 130 Years
Village of Lacona 125 Years
       Both books are filled with pictures of the villages past and present
 
Sandy Creek Fair 150 Years
        includes history of the fair and pictures
 
Sandy Pond Memories I
Sandy Pond Memories II
         both books are filled with pictures and history of the never documented 
         Sandy Pond area as a commercial and vacation area
 
Abandoned Cemeteries Series:
 
Book I: Early Deaths in the Town, Rice Family Plot, Pioneer/Goodenough District Cemetery, Scripture Cemetery, North Road/Barnard Cemetery
 
Book 2: Noyes Cemetery
 
Book 3: Stevens Cemetery
 
         All books have pictures of the gravestones, family genealogy, maps and pictures of the cemeteries as well as directions and history of the areas.
         Documentation of Boylston/Sandy Creek/Wesleyan Cemetery is under way to be followed by the old section of Woodlawn Cemetery
 
Other books for sale:
Helen (Prescott) Hastings wrote "A Little History of New York's North Country"
Rosemary Nesbitt "The Great Rope" (pertaining to the War of 1812)
Rosemary Nesbitt "Colonel Meacham's Giant Cheese" (Sandy Creek's big cheese sent to President Andrew Jackson in 1835)
 
Farming in Sandy Creek....a farm book is being researched for publication in 2010 and will include pictures, history and genealogy. In 1917/18 this area had 400 farms and we want to document every farm we can.
      
Anyone wanting a picture of their ancestors stone can contact me. I will include a map of the cemetery and location of the plot
 
This work could not have been completed without the help and support of the following volunteers who give freely of their time and talents: Phyllis LeBeau, Sally Turo, Irene Fuller, Betty Atkinson, Joyce Miles, Margaret Kastler, Rita Rombach
 
 
 

Contact: Charlene Cole, historian
              1992 Harwood Drive P. O. Box 52
              Sandy Creek, NY 13145-0052
 
 
phone: 315-387-5456 x 7