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