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 9th 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) is being renovated and we are currently located at 3 DeMott Street
in Lacona, near the Post Office and Depot.
Cemetery work continues as we document abandoned cemeteries and begin the work of documenting the old
section of Woodlawn Cemetery and the entire Boylston/Sandy Creek/Wesleyan Cemetery. Pictures of all stones will be taken and
as with the other cemetery books, a genealogy of the families will document their lives in Sandy Creek.
Upcoming projects: A Farm book is being researched for publication in 2010 and a LGRMIF grant for the
4th and 7th grade student history project is underway.
