Meeting was opened by President David Glossner, All other officers replied to roll call.

 Our presenter had to cancel and Joan Prepared a Handout called “Preservation of Documents and Historical Items”.

She also brought along some albums to show how you can treat photos and documents properly with out acidic papers.

 David Wallace came and presented the society with some of Richard Winters envelopes that he wanted the Society to have. Also David has offered his web site articles to our society and Wayne Smith will be gleaning from the old site to ours with a new button that will take you to the articles of David’s site.

 Following those two brief presentations, meeting went on as usual.  Secretary and Treasurer’s reports were approved as read.

 The Cemetery committee report was given by David in Justin’s absence. The Highland Cemetery book should be the next one to be published. The finishing touches are being worked on by Justin.

 Heritage Days will be May 2, 3 & 4th.  Our group will be represented on Saturday, the 3rd, by Bob Cross, Justin Houser and Tom Frank.

 Joyce Diehl reported there have been 2 new memberships from Erie PA.

 Our Flaming Foliage application has been sent in, we plan to have a presence there on Saturday next fall.

 Next meeting will be May 13th  it will be a regular program. So we will have some discussion on the question Who are you looking for?

Meeting time 7:00PM at the LDS Church, Mill Hall

 
See you there.

Meeting of March 11th was opened by President David Glossner, All other officers replied to roll call.

Gail Lutz, from Renovo was present to share information about the Heritage Park Focus Group.  She is looking for a volunteer to represent our society at their meetings.  Tom Frank said he would act as that person.

Heritage Days will be May 2, 3 & 4th.  Our group will be represented on Saturday, by Bob Cross, Justin Houser and Tom Frank.

Russell Spinney, teacher of German History at Penn State, presented a fine program entitled Through the Sons of the Old Chiefs, European – American Relations, Violence and Democracy on the PA New Purchase Frontier (1769-1778). A handout showing some of the documents he found useful in his study was given out. Following a question and answer period, he was thanked for his presentation.

A business meeting followed.  Secretary and treasurer’s reports were approved as presented. Justin Houser reported on the newest Cemetery Book that is now for sale: Colebrook , East & West Keating, Grugan, Leidy and Noyes Townships.  It is a very exciting book with its directions and histories, and pictures.

The last two books should be out in the next few months.  Highland Cemetery and then all the rest of the cemeteries in Lock Haven will be in a book of their own.

Several donations were noted and a thank you has been sent.

Membership renewals have been extended until March 15th, after which those not paid will be purged from the list.

A letter from Flaming Foliage was received and it will be sent in ASAP, as we plan to have a presence there on Saturday next fall.

It was announced that we will take on a DAR project soon after the Cemetery books are complete.

New Brochures were given out to several persons to deliver in the area. A record will be kept of where they go, so they can be checked on occasionally.

The Lycoming County Genealogical Society had the Jersey Shore Cemetery Book available for those people who preordered it.  If you are interested in one, Contact the Lycoming County Genealogy Society from our website.

Next meeting will be April 8th – Robyn Jackson will present a program entitled Simple Preservation Techniques for the Home Historian.  7:00PM at the LDS Church, Mill Hall

See you there.
 

Meeting was called to order by President Dave Glossner with all officers present.
Secretary’s minutes for November and December were approved as presented and the Treasurer’s report was approved as well.
Justin Houser  reported on the final 3 Cemetery  books that are to be published and it sounded like they will be coming out within a few months.. The Highland book sounds very exciting with all of the history that is to be included and the maps that are being provided and an information page that will be very helpful to those who purchase it.
The  GPS work is done for the Western Clinton County Cemetery book and it is ready to go to the printers.  The rest of Lock Haven, Castanea, St. Mary’s and Beth Yehuda will be the one to probably come last because of the translations that are being done. But it looks good for this one too.

Jack Harbach reported that the Jersey Shore Cemetery has been read and we look forward to its publication.

The new brochure was approved and will be taken to the printers, It will be placed in several places and a log kept of where we place it.
Program ideas were shared among those present and lots of good ideas were noted for the future.

There was some good discussion about other projects that will be looked into down the road, and that brought about discussion about other subjects that the audience was able to join in and enjoy.  All in all a very good meeting.
 
 

All Officers were present and David Glossner, President presided over the business meeting. Secretary’s minutes of the October meeting were read and approved. Treasurer reported a good month of publication sales and that report was approved also.

Cemetery Committee report was given by David in Justin’s absence, There are three cemetery books to produce as yet and the Western end of Clinton County could be the next one to be published. It was suggested that the Dennison Cemetery information be added at a later date and publish the book as it is.

Other projects were discussed for future publication, that being the 1869 Lock Haven map and the 1882 Renovo Map into another Atlas. Tax records, An index of all Cemeteries with GPS directions.

Some discussion about putting information about our society in the Everton’s Genealogy Book

David looked at the Website and took off the questions that were there and most have been answered. Some may be added to the winter newsletter.

Brochure is being worked on and being brought up to date. Publications will always be  in the newsletter and on the website, so the Brochure will stay more current.

Cookies and Punch were shared following the meeting and some good fellowship was had. Thanks go to Joyce, Anna, Barbara, Gloria, and  Joan  for the cookies and punch.

If anyone was missed, I apologize as the trays were not identified.

Next meeting will be regular meeting January 8th, at 7:00 pm.

All officers were present and David Glossner, President presided over the business meeting for November 13th, 2007.
There were no minutes from the last meeting, we may have them for December. Treasurer reported that we had a very good month in October, selling many publications including 15 books and 2 shirts at the Flaming Foliage Festival..
David reported for Justin who was absent, stating that the last 3 Cemetery books are all in their final stages.  1. The Western end of Clinton County has only the Dennison Cemetery to be read and some mapping to be done with GPS.  2. The Allison, St. Mary’s, St. Agnes and Beth Yehuda are about ready to print, the Hebrew translations have to be finished. And  3.  The Highland Cemetery Book is ready except for some Maps that Tom Frank is working on. So we should go to press soon.

Nominations  were made for President, Secretary and Corresponding Secretary. The officers will be inducted at the December meeting when we will have a business meeting with Holiday Refreshments.

It was discussed briefly about programs for next year. We will try and have a speaker every other month for 2008.
A new member list has been updated and should be on the web. Joyce reported that membership fees are coming due and are coming in for 2008.

The Snyders  are currently working on the County Tax records.  It was suggested that after all the cemetery books are finished that we create a combined index of all persons in the Clinton County cemetery books.
Joyce received a querie about information on the Longs and Baileys of Renovo.
No further business meeting was adjourned.

Plan to be with us for the Holiday meeting December 11, at 7:00pm.  And remember to pay your dues!

Roll call of officers found all present. Meeting opened with Pledge of Allegiance. There
was approval of the Secretary’s  minutes and Treasurer’s  report.  Cemetery Committee was reported on by President David Glossner as Justin was absent. Highland is about done and Beth Yehuda is still being translated. Plans have been made to go to Dennison in upper Clinton County on Saturday October 27th.

 Joyce Diehl Corresponding Secretary reported that brochures are almost gone and we need to update them. She will be printing the publications page from the website to mail to new members in the member packet.

Bob Schadt, Books and Publications Chair reported on the newest publications, they are: Clinton County Court Naturalizations and the Clinton County Court Divorces.  Both books are now listed on the Web site and are available for purchase.  It was noted also that a new button was put on the web page for the essays and short stories that were given to us by Richard Winters and that Joan is retyping for the site.

Fred Snyder reported on some new projects that he is currently working on and that may become available sometime after the first of the year.  He and Bill Tyson are presently working on the assessment records at the court house.

Plans were discussed about the up coming Flaming Foliage and what we would be setting up and taking along. Should be a fun day!

Kate Mcfate presented Jack Harbach with a copy of a birth and baptism certificate, that was old and  really  very pretty.

A donation was made to the LDS church for our use of their facilities.
Our program for the evening  had to be cancelled  sorry to say due to sickness.  Robyn Jackson will be rescheduled.

About 18 persons were in attendance for the program presented by Steve Weaver. Who was dressed in a ribbon shirt that was representative of the 5 nations of the Iroquois Indians that he talked about. His many artifacts were looked over by the group and his presentation very interesting.  A lot was learned from this presentation if you didn’t remember it from school days and the Indians of Pennsylvania. Thank you Mr. Weaver for a job well done!

The business meeting covered a lot of stuff as well. Secretary and Treasurer’s reports were read and approved. Justin’s Cemetery report was given by David stating that the Highland cemetery is currently being indexed and that by the end of the year we hope to have the last three cemetery books finished for Clinton County.  There are two books at Reeses right now being printed. The Naturalizations and the Divorces from the Court House. They will be up for sale hopefully by next month and a price available by  next newsletter. We are to be thinking whether we, as a society wish to donate one of each of our books to the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. A decision is to be made at next meeting.
Flaming Foliage is still up in the air as we haven’t heard from them.  Kathryn McFate brought in a beautifully framed Baptism Certificate that listed Geneva Palmer Rich of Woolrich. Show & Tell can start a lot of good conversation. Thanks for sharing!

Ideas were shared for up coming projects and we are to be thinking about new ones as well. The Post Card book lends itself more to History than to Genealogy, therefore we may not take this on at the present time.

It was noted that there is to be a book signing  in Williamsport by Eric Smith for his new book on the History of Lock Haven.  October 5th at Otto’s Book Store.

Next Meeting will be October 9th with a program presented by Robyn Jackson on Basic Historical Preservation.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

The August Picnic at the Woolrich Park  was a nice affair, food was great and we all  had a great time discussing genealogy. Three new  members were with us, one from Colorado and two from Sullivan County.  If you were not there you  missed a good time.   See the fall newsletter for a picture of the group that was there.

 

July 10, 2007
Pledge of Allegiance was said by all and Roll of the officers was called with the Secretary and Corresponding Secretary absent. 27 persons were present for the program presented by Bruce Teeple, entitled The Farringtons and the Political Culture of Moonshine in Central Pennsylvania, a very interesting program.

Following the program 13 members stayed for the business meeting that opened with the Treasurer’s report, since there were no minutes. report was approved on a motion by Joyce Adgate, 2nd by Gerri Eisenhower. Motion passed.

Justin reported that the Highland Cemetery has been proofread and Tom Frank is working on maps to be included. Also deeds to lots will be included and a comprehensive list of veterans will be included since many were found having no flag or recognition of being a veteran.  Two other Cemetery books are in the works.

Bob Schadt was absent due to being hospitalized and having had a pacemaker installed.  He is home recuperating and also Bob Jackman had open heart surgery 3 weeks ago. He is  doing well.

David reported the information on the divorces and naturalizations are not yet in our hands to be published. The Post Card book is on hold until we talk with Fred and Anna Snyder.

The Summer issue of the newsletter is out.
Nothing new has been heard from the Flaming Foliage Committee.
There were some changes to the Web site.

The Ross Library is having some programs on Genealogy and David and Justin will be making a presentation on Monday July 23rd between 10 and 12 noon and passing out forms for handouts. The LDS Church from Williamsport will be there also.

Bob Cross has two (2) 1860 Civil War books with obituaries that he will bringing to the Picnic to share. Vivian Welsh will be bringing some records to share also.

New website www.footnote.com  was brought to our attention by Justin. Some research is free, some not free.
 A sheet was passed around for people to sign up for the Picnic to be held August 14 at 6pm at the Woolrich Park. Pavilion #1.

Joan asked about putting an additional button on the website for essays and stories that she  would type up and share. These stories and records come from Richard Winters.

Our meeting in September will be Steve Weaver on Iroquois Indians.
No further business meeting adjourned at 9:00PM
 
 

All Officers were present.  Secretary’s Report and  Treasurer’s  Report both approved as read.

Justin reported that we are currently proofreading Highland Cemetery. Bob Schadt found some 1938 burial permits.

\There will be outings Thursday, Friday and Saturday., 14th, 15th and 16th.

Justin also announced a gathering at the Centre County Library, next Monday & Tuesday.

Jack reported that the Snyder cemetery looked very nice, but Justin reported that the David & Clark cemeteries were in need of some mowing and clean up.

Wayne Township supervisors will be maintaining the old cemeteries in that Township.

Joyce Diehl reported on a Querie about a Bradney. Pam Pedokus volunteered to look into this.

President David Glossner reported on some queries from the Website and passed them around.

We have not yet received word about the Flaming Foliage.

A pedigree for Bertha Quigg was placed in the Library. Also one by the name of Fromm will be placed as well.

David passed out brochures from Columbia County Genealogy & Historical Group.

Grange Fair will be August 26th, possible that we will attend.

David gave us several new Web addresses for good sites.

www.familyhistoryplace.net

www.familytreemagazine.com

www.NCPennsylvania.com

These will be included in the news letter as well.

Justin is learning the GPS and we will be using it when we go up to Keating next trip.

Next meeting will be July 10th and Bruce Teeple will present a program on Prince Farrington.

No further business meeting adjourned.
 
 

All Officers were present. The Program was on Indians of Pennsylvania by Terry O’Connor. He brought lots of pictures, artifacts and a vast knowledge of the Indians of the  area. A very nice program!  Thank you Terry!
A short business  meeting preceded the program . Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s  Report were both approved as presented.
Joyce Diehl reported one new Member, a James Hilton from Middlesex, NY. Welcome!
President David Glossner reported for the Cemetery Committee since Justin was not present.  There will be Cemetery Outings on Friday May 11, and Saturday May 12th at Highland Cemetery, to proofread. Everyone welcome.

David and his wife manned the table during the morning at the Renovo Heritage Days and Bob Cross took over for the rest of the day.  Publications papers were handed out and one book was sold.
Bob Schadt was absent but it was reported that we should have 3 books ready to publish  sometime this year.   The divorces and naturalizations are not yet completed by the Tysons.
The surety bond was purchased for the Treasurer.
It was noted that we are now listed in the Everton’s Genealogical Helper.

Next meeting will be a discussion on genealogical issues by the group attending, so bring your queries and will try to answer them.
In July, Program will be presented by Bruce Teeple on Prince Farrington.

No further business, meeting adjourned.

All Officers but Corresponding Secretary were present. The Program was on Ford Theater, presented by Harry Glossner, complete in Costume. Very nicely done.  Thank you Harry!

Business  meeting followed the program . Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s  Report were both approved as presented.

President David Glossner reported for the Cemetery Committee since Justin was not present.  They would like to have a Cemetery Outing on Friday April 13th.  Weather will have a lot to do with whether it is a go or not.

The Hunt Myers Cemetery has no stones in it, however Dave Wallace has some chards of stones that were there at one time. Pictures of these and location will be added to the history.

Seems no one at the meeting is available for the Renovo Heritage Days and we have not yet heard from Flaming Foliage People.

Bob Schadt will check with Bill Tyson about the Naturalization and Divorce CD info.

Auditor Ed Summerson said that last years records were in good order. Thank you Gloria!

It was suggested that we go to PAMPS and get some professional help for a display board for fairs, Flaming Foliage, etc.

Members of the Strategic Planning Committee will attend a dinner at the Masonic Temple Thursday, April 12th. David, Bob & Joan.

Bob Jackman  commented on the last newsletter and thanked the editor for a nice job!

Next meeting Terry O’Connor will present a program on the Indians of Clinton County.
 
 

 Meeting was opened with the roll call of officers and pledge of allegiance. David Glossner introduced Jack Johnston who presented a very interesting talk on the Irish and where they came from. With facts, bits of humor, legends and myths, it was a fine program.

The business meeting followed with secretary and treasurer’s reports. Justin Houser reported that the Hebrew inscriptions from Beth Yehuda Cemetery are being worked on and by summer there should be some new publications.

Bob Schadt reported on the strategic planning committee‘s dreams and  hopes for the future.

The new GPS was purchased and Justin will be looking it over and we will use it this spring on cemetery outings.

The Naturalization records as well as the Divorce records will be soon available and we hope to put them on a searchable CD.

An application to be part of the Flaming Foliage will be submitted as this year we would like to participate.

Heritage Days in Renovo are to be May 4, 5, and 6th, and we will try to be involved with this group on Saturday the 5th of this event.

Next month’s meeting is April 10th with Harry Glossner giving a talk on Ford’s Theater.
 
 

Meeting was canceled because of weather.
 
 

The business meeting began the evening with all officers present, secretary and treasurer’s  reports were read and approved. Justin reported on the Cemetery progress, that a small group went to the Western end of the county to read Wertz Cemetery. The Dennison and Moore is still yet to finish as soon as the weather breaks. The Israeli society will be helping to translate  the stones from Beth Yehuda and another book will be published soon, just not sure which one.

We received an obituary from a California resident who will continue to send obituaries to use from our county, they will be placed in the Newsletter as we get them.

It was decided that the surname list and the members numerical list would be placed on the Web page eliminating the need to print it in the newsletter annually.

The newest publication is the Clinton County Warrant Map , see the publication page for more on this.
There will be a strategic planning committee meeting at the Summersons on Thursday the 18th at 7:00pm. If you are on that committee please plan to attend.
Following the meeting,  25 members & guests  heard Justin Houser present a power point program on Mennonite Genealogy.  It was an excellent program and if you weren’t there, you missed a very good program.

Next meeting on the 13th of February 7:00pm  Bring a friend.
 
 

                                                Highlights of the December 2006 meeting

After a very informative business meeting the CCGS enjoyed punch and cookies, thanks to Gloria Harbach, Joyce Diehl, Barbara Allen,  Mrs. Harry Glossner and Joan Summerson .

Justin reported on the Cemetery books and there is a new one that will come out soon; They still have some to read and proof up in the western part of the county. The Warrant map is ready to go to print and that probably will be the next publication added to our list.

Kirk Grugan reported on the GPS device that the society will be purchasing in the near future. It will be very helpful in locating some of the more remote cemeteries that we have reported on in our publications.

The Strategic Planning Committee will be meeting sometime in January , Bob Schadt will be heading this up and contacting the committee on the date.

Joan Summerson and Justin Houser will be planning programs for the new year and to date the list goes this way:

January 9th - Justin will present a program on the Mennonites origin and history in Pennsylvania.

February 13th - will be a regular meeting with discussion to follow.

March 13th - Jack Johnston will present a program on the Irish.

April 10th - Harry Glossner will tells us about Ford's Theater.

Everyone was reminded that dues are due in January and NO LATER than February 13th.
 
 

22 people  were present for the program presented by Judy Heald, vice president of the Centre County Genealogical Society. Title of her program: Finding Adda, Using Stories Within The Branches To Find The Roots. It was a very fine presentation giving us lots of ideas of where one can look to find a lost person or record of one that is hard to find.

After her presentation, business was conducted noting the following items:

David, Kirk Grugan and Bob Schadt did some traveling up to Grugan Cemetery and found that we had not recorded this along with another small grave site within a fence. This Friday the 17th, there is to be a trek up Barney Run to check out the McSherry and Dennison Cemeteries.

David Glossner , Bob Schadt, Justin Houser and Joan & Ed Summerson plan to meet Barb Allen in Renovo to finally read these.

Shirley Miller and Richard Quiggle are our newest members and we say Welcome to them!

There was a motion to purchase a GPS device and it was passed,  so come spring there will be some new ways to identify and pin point  the many cemeteries that are out of the way and hard to find.

The Warrant map is starting to take shape now that the introduction has been written.

Next month’s meeting is to be a round table discussion, so please come and bring your questions and maybe someone will go home with some new answers. See you Dec 12th 7:00 PM

Dave Glossner, Bob Schadt and Joan Summerson agreed to attend the next

Lamar Township supervisors meeting, as it was reported that the Snyder Cemetery, which CCGS restored, in the east end of the township was not being mowed as they had agreed to do.

We had not heard anything back from the Flaming Foliage committee in Renovo, so at this late date it was decided that we would not participate.

A discussion was brought up about donating a copy of our publications to the LDS library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  This was tabled until another meeting.

The membership was reminded that nominations for V.P. and Treasurer would be done at the November meeting for elections in December.

Our newest CD, CD06   CLINTON COUNTY, PA, DEATH RECORDS  3,721 Courthouse Records, was now available.

A committee for long term goals for our organization was formed, Bob Schadt, Chairman. Dave Glossner, Fred Snyder and Steve Zimmerman joined this group.

It was decided that extra copies of Family Ties should be provided to Joyce Diehl, Corresponding Secretary, to have available for new memberships, of which one was reported for this month.

A all day cemetery trip, lead by Kirk Grugan, was set for Saturday, October 14th.

Justin Houser, Bob Schadt and I would get together to get the Clinton County Warrant Map project done, as the indexing is now complete.
 
 

The program for the evening was a speaker from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. His name Jim Beidler, His topic was Finding Ancestral Devils in the Details.
 It was a very nice program giving us something to think about relative to where we need to look and how far to look when doing a family search. One should not just search your immediate family but branch out to siblings.

A business meeting followed, with a report stating that all the cemeteries in Clinton County have been read with the exception of a few small ones that will be searched out this fall.  Highland Cemetery is almost done and will be a book later this fall or early spring and the balance of the cemeteries in Lock Haven will constitute a book by itself.
A new CD of the deaths in Clinton County is in process.  The Clinton County Warrant Map is in the works.
And we will do some Proof reading of cemeteries this fall.
Help is needed to man our booth at the Flaming Foliage. Contact Dave Glossner if you are able to give an hour or two of your time.

Next meeting October 10th, with Jack Johnston presenting a program titled The Irish in Pennsylvania.
Come join us.

A picnic was held at the Woolrich Park on August 8th at 6:00pm. There was good food  and a good time by everyone there. Fourteen persons attended and they not only shared the good food but the great stories and genealogies.

Meeting was called to order, pledge of Allegiance said and roll call of officers taken, all were present except the corresponding secretary.

The business meeting was opened and Justin Houser reported that the Cemetery group has been very busy, they are presently working in the Highland Cemetery.  It is a large cemetery and more help would be appreciated.

Bob Schadt reported on the new Dunnstable township Cemetery Book that is now available.  See web page for prices.

Next meeting will be August  8th  in the form of a picnic at the Woolrich Park at 6:00 PM. Each one is to bring their own table service, and a dish to share. Bring your pictures and genealogy to share also.
There was some discussion about our society being involved with the Flaming Foliage this October and it was suggested that David contact Alex Rauch.

A book entitled Cogan Station History from the Lycoming County Genealogy Society will be received in exchange for a copy of our new cemetery book.

Some recent queries from the web page will be included in the fall newsletter.  Anyone wishing to contribute to the fall newsletter, please contact Joan Summerson at 769-6712 or jsummers@kcnet.org.  Articles are always welcome.

No further business meeting was adjourned and A power point presentation on Guidelines of Cemetery Reading was given by Joan Summerson and handouts were provided. We encourage everyone to at least come out and try it.  It can be very rewarding.

Meeting was called to order, pledge of Allegiance said and roll call of officers taken.

Justin reported that St. Mary’s Cemetery is finished. Next Cemeteries will be St. Agnes and Beth Yehuda, followed by Highland.

Warrant maps are still in progress. It was noted that Bob Moriarity was in Williamsport hospital and cards will be sent. Do hope he is improving.

The panel discussion program was similar to a round table discussion and all in all some very good information was discussed and it was a good learning situation for many.

Next month Guidelines of Cemetery Reading on July 11.
 
 

Meeting was called to order, pledge of Allegiance said and roll call of officers taken.

The meeting was then turned over to Harry Glossner who presented a program on the Civil War Railroads.

Slides showing many steam engines and old round houses. The bridge at Harper’s Ferry had been built and destroyed 9 times during the war.  It was a very interesting program.

Following his program the business meeting was opened and Justin Houser reported that the Cemetery group has been busy and that things are progressing well. The Dunnstable book will be out soon.

Gloria Harbach was at the Sugar Valley Days and sold some publications. Thank you Gloria!

June 13th is the next meeting and it will be a panel discussion Bring your questions.
 
 

Meeting was called to order, pledge of Allegiance said and roll call of officers taken, all were present along with another 20 persons.

The meeting was then turned over to Mr. John Eastlake who presented a very interesting program on the Pennsylvania CCC Camps, of which there were many in Clinton County.

His slide show presentation gave us a look at the then and now of several of the Clinton County sites.

Following his program the business meeting was opened and Justin Houser reported that the Cemetery  group has grown in the last several weeks in that we have had additional people from the Renovo area helping to read cemeteries and things are progressing well.

Bob Schadt reported on a new CD out for sale that has over 9000 Clinton County births

Its cost $8.00 plus tax and $6.00 plus tax to members.

Paul Bennett, a new member to the Society presented a donation of 3 publications for our library. Two have to do with the Stoever Family and a CD of the Austin Cemetery Project. Thank you Mr. Bennett.

There was some discussion about which events we will be getting involved with this summer and fall, like the L. H. Historical Society’s Heritage Days and the Flaming Foliage.

The Program committee will have a list for this site soon,  relative to the programs that are planned for the rest of the year.

Next meeting will be May 23rd and Harry Glossner will present a program on Civil War Railroads.  Note the meeting date change for this month only.
 
 

Regular meeting was held and Justin Houser reported that the Dunnstable Twp., Cemetery Book should come out yet this Spring and the Rest Haven book is almost complete.  Cemetery readings have begun and we are always looking for volunteers to help with this fun  and excitement.

Four members from the Centre County Genealogical Society were present to provide us with a program that was very interesting.  Judy Heald talked about their own society, their membership and the kinds of programs that they have. They teach classes on basic research for genealogy and researching in Centre County.
Ellen Copper talked about their many publications, and shared a look at some of them.  Nancy Stover reported on marriage and census books and their uses. Joyce Adgate talked about their Pennsylvania Room, and about the 700 family histories that are available for research.  All in all it was a delightful evening and I'm sure there were many ideas that were presented that will be used for future research by those in attendance.
 Next month on April 11, John Eastlake will be with us to present a program on  Pennsylvania CCC camps.  Remember it's at 7:00pm at the LDS Church.
 
 

Vice President Joan Summerson was in charge of the meeting as David Glossner was excused. It was reported that we have had 3 "new member" packets sent out and at the meeting we received another new member, Mr. Paul Bennett from State College. Our logo has been modified by adding an outline of the state of Pennsylvania around the present logo. Use will be on CD's and some publications.

Two new Cemetery books have just come off the press , they are the Cemeteries of Woodward Township and Cemeteries of Gallagher, Pine Creek & Wayne Townships.  Bob Schadt reported that we are looking forward to a two volume Bressler publication that may be published soon, and also A new CD of Clinton County Births that will soon be released.

Following adjournment of the business meeting, we all moved to the LDS library, where Steve Zimmerman gave us a demonstration of how Ancestry .com works from their library and invited us to use the library on Tuesday nights 7:00 to 9:00 pm and Wednesday night 6:30 to 8:30PM. There are some films there that can be read on their machines  and  films can be ordered in. Our society houses all our publications at this location. It was a very informative evening.

Next meeting will be a program presented by members of Centre County Genealogy Society on March 14th at 7pm.

At our meeting on January 10, a new cemetery book has been released.  #CE05 Cemeteries of Woodward Twp.  169 pages. $13.00 for members $15.00 for non-members.

We introduced a visitor who became a new member, Mr. Jason Park from Jersey Shore. Welcome to you!

 It is January and that means membership dues are now due.

$15.00 per person, $20.00 for family of 2.

A joint meeting with Centre County Genealogical Society is planned for Mar 2nd at 7:30 at the LDS Church in State College.

Our next meeting  on February 14th  will be a short business session, followed by a session in the LDS library on site, to learn how to use the facility in your research of your ancestors. Steve Zimmerman will lead us through this very informative session.

Plan to join us at 7:00pm.
 
 

At the meeting on December 13th, the program was in the format of a panel discussion with Dave Wallace and Justin Houser as panel members. They were very informative with answers to our many questions. Thank you for a very interesting meeting!
The next newsletter, "Family Ties" will be mailed out January 2 to the membership.
And as members our 2006 memberships are due, please forward them to Gloria Harbach, 47 Maple Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701.
It was announced that several new Cemetery books will be published early in 2006. These will include Woodward, Dunnstable Townships and Pine Creek, Grugan and Gallagher Townships.
Everyone is invited to the next meeting on January 10th and you are asked to bring your questions and queries as Justin said, "We are here to be helpful with searches in genealogy for each other."
 
 

The September meeting of the CCGS was held on Sept 13.
Jim Snyder- The Blair Co, Gen. Society presented a video presentaion and virtual tour of the libray.  They offer research by mail to those interested.
Gloria Harbach gave the treasurers report which was accepted.
We currently have 20 copies of the Atlas availble for sale, contact the society at the web-site.  We hope to have 2 new books available for sale by the end of the year.
Fred Snyder has a new CD ready "Index of Wills"  We will make 50 copies for sale.
Discussion of attendance at the Flaming Foliage Festival.
New business: We were advised of a need to revise the by-laws to indiate the disposition of the assets of the spciety in the event of dissolution of the Society.  Gloria Harbach will write up the ammendment and present it at the next meeting, where we will vote on it.
Next meeting will be October 11--Mary Hoffer is the featured speaker.  She will share information about Sugar Valley. The November meeting will feature Steve Zimmerman. Because the regular meeting falls on Election day our meeting date may change. This will be discussed next month.  November is also our election of new officers.
Meeting adjourned.
 
 

In place of a regular business meeting, the society held a picnic at Hanna Park at 6:oopm.
All those in attendance enjoyed themselves in spite of the "busy bees" that were there also. Seems the bees were hungry too.
Everyone brought their own table service , beverage and a dish to share, those foods included
corn on the cob, lasagne, a rotini dish, meatballs, pasta salad, hotdogs, and macaroni salad.  Such a nice variety and everything was delicious.
New Logo shirts were distributed to those who ordered them and they look great! They are pen dot green with Clinton County Genealogical Society - Find Your Family Roots.With a large tree in the middle. These will be useful for fairs, heritage days and out and about while reading cemeteries.
Many had pictures and genealogies to share. There was much discussion and good fellowship.
Members in attendance were:  Richard & Mary Gummo,  Jack & Gloria Harbach, Bob Cross,  Steve & Barbara Zimmerman, Justin Houser, Mrs. Edith Dinges,  Ed  & Joan Summerson and grandson Brenton, Joyce Diehl and Warren & Julia Breon.
 
 

The June meeting of the CCGS was held on June 14.
The minutes and the treasurer’s report were read and accepted.
The treasurer reported that 21 books and CD's were sold last month.

Justin reported that the Dunnstown cemetery has been transcribed, proofreading will  done and plot rnaps provided. The Quiggle cemetery is ready to be proofread. The Shaffer Cemetery in  Woolrich has been proofread and is ready for printing. The society will provide a $5.00 lunch allowance for those who are transcribing cemeteries.
The Blacksmith journal is still being transcribed.
The 1862 Atlas is complete and has been sent to print. More information on price will be available next month.
The Clinton County PA Marriage CD 1885-2003 is now available.
A copy of the Lycoming Genealogy newsletter has been received and is available in the FHC for those interested.

The name selected for our newsletter was "Family Ties."  The person suggesting this name will receive a free one-year membership to the CCOS.

Although the Heritage Fair was poorly attended, we would like to thank all those who helped in any way.
We were invited to participate in the Clinton County Fair.  We have declined this offer.
A suggestion was made that our meeting should be more genealogy minded and less business.

Our August meeting will be a picnic. Steve Z. will speak to us in September about the resources available in the FHC,
Mary Hoffer will speak to us In October.
The next meeting will be July 12,
Meeting adjourned.
 
 

Cemetery readings have resumed for the summer at Swissdale and Dunnstown cemeteries, and will continue through Dunstable and Woodward Townships.
A decision will be made later regarding the total contents of our next cemetery  book.

Books and publications committee chairman Bob Schadt  provided a sales and inventory report and turned over monies received to the treasurer.
New data CD’s are now available, see descriptions and pricing elsewhere in this website.

The 1862 Atlas is nearing publication "at last".   After individual map orientations and mileage scales are provided by Jack Harbach  and Tom Frank , and indexing by Justin Houser, printing will follow shortly.

An idea  of holding an August picnic for our Society is circulating .  If this sounds good to you,  please express your interest.

A pre-meeting program featuring speaker Mary Hoffer is being planned for this "fall".
 
 

A motion was passed regarding membership types and rates.  The changes will be placed on our new Society brochure to be used at this summer’s activities.

There will be 500 of these brochures produced.

An idea to send meeting notices and future speaker’s announcements to members by E-mail was discussed,
however no action was taken.

A further discussion about Warrick gravesites at a farm in Lamar Township revealed that there is no physical evidence, and among older people who lived there, there is no remembrance of such graves.

Two new Data CD’s will be published by the Society.  One by Tysons, of local obituaries, and another by Tyson and Snyder, a Clinton County marriage index transcribed from county records.

A raise in cost to $90 per year for our treasurers bond was approved for payment
 
 

The March meeting of the CCGS was held on March 8 at 7 pm.

Pres. David Glossner welcomed all members and visitors and introduced the speaker for the evening; Harry Glossner assisted by his wife presented a slide  show on the Tangascootac area. This lasted approximately one hour after which there was some discussion.  A five-minute break followed.

We have recently acquired 3 new books in trade from the Lycoming Genealogy Society: Volumes 1, 2, 5 of the Lycoming County Cemetaries. These are available for use at the FHC in Lock Haven.

Dave Glossner reports on the collection of the past newsletters, we have 9 issues of the 18 that have been published to date. If anyone has a copy that they are willing to donate, contact Pres. Glossner.

Dave Wallace has recently bid successfully on a 1878 Blacksmith’s journal for the Society. The book will arrive soon. Fred and Anna Snyder have offered to transcribe it for publication.  After publication the original may be donated to the Heisy Museum or Ross Library.

Vonnie Henninger will be the guest speaker at the Centre County Gen. Soc. Meeting on April 7 at the LDS church on Whithall Road in State College.

Gloria Harbach recently acquired a CD with photos of the Schracktown Cemetary that would be a companion to the recent book that we have published.  She has several copies available for sale at a cost of $8 for members and $10 to non-members.

Dave Glossner read the proposed changes to the by-laws. The changes were approved by the members in attendance and will take effect by January 2006.

Bob Schadt stated that our book inventory is currently depleted, all publications are currently being reprinted.
Joan Summerson has a brochure designed and will bring copies to the next meeting.

Ed Summerson stated that he has recently audited the finances and found everything to be in good order.

The next meeting will be April 12, 2005.  Meeting adjourned.
 
 

Vonnie Henninger, Centre County Historian painted a picture of life in the old days in our area by reading excerpts from various old Centre County diaries and related co-incidences to be found in genealogical research.

Publications Committee reports that two new books are for sale.  First is the latest in the Society’s Cemetery Series "The Cemeteries of Bald Eagle and Beech Creek Townships and Beech Creek Borough".  Second is "Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Early Settlers of the Beech Creek Area" by Harry and Verna Lingle.

Another upcoming release will be in CD form: "Clinton County Courthouse Marriage Index" compiled by Snyder and Tyson.

Joan Summerson has decided to dedicate time and effort to edit and publish our newsletter.

The first reading of a bylaw change to allow the President to propose and the membership to pass changes to membership classifications and dues amounts.

The Cemeteries of Bald Eagle and Beech Creek townships and Beech Creek boro is near publication.
Final details of the 1862 Clinton County Atlas are being addressed.
Editing of Harry Lingle’s papers continue and a proof should be ready soon.

Gloria Harbach was elected to a full term as treasurer by a majority of members present.
A motion was passed to obtain bonding for our treasurer.

After a by-law change is written and passed, the society will begin offering family memberships ( for 2006 ).

The Jan. 2005 meeting was canceled due to extreme weather.

Next meeting Feb 8, 2005.

Our book, The Cemeteries of Crawford, Green and Logan Townships and Loganton Boro
has nearly sold out!!  A second printing has been authorized.

The next book in this series, The Cemeteries of Bald Eagle and Beech Creek Townships and Beech Creek Boro is being edited and a publishing date will be announced.

A proof for the 1862 Clinton County Atlas has been received for inspection.  There are still a few problems evident, so a meticulous inspection and proofreading is now underway.

The books & publications committee is working with several sources to bring some important Clinton County information into print.  These negotiations could result in a leap in the numbers of Society publications that seek to recognize the efforts of area researchers.

The Society proposes a clean up of the David / Quay cemetery in Beech Creek Township in the spring [2005].  We will seek assistance in this endeavor from all possible sources including the Township and the V.A.

Nominations for a treasurer and for vice president were held in preparation for elections at the December 14, 2004 meeting.

For treasurer:  1. Gloria Harbach    2. Bob Jackman

For vice president:  1.  Joan Summerson

Notice that membership dues for 2005 are now being accepted
 
 

Cemetery readings for Bald Eagle and Beech Creek Townships have been completed and field proofread.  The editorial process has begun, and the book may be in print by Christmas.

The possibility of performing a clean-up of the David Cemetery in Beech Creek Township was discussed.

Bob Schadt reports that the Snyder Cemetery in Lamar Township is being very well kept.

The election process for Vice President and Treasurer will begin at the November meeting.  ( Nov. 9, 7:00 PM )

Joan Summerson announced the possibility of bringing the collected material of Harry Lingle about Beech Creek area families into print.  A proposal was voted on and aproved to do so.  Details and availability will be announced later.

Dave Wallace invites one and all to a Lantern Tour of Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven on Halloween Weekend.  Proceeds from this fundraiser go toward the continuing restoration project there.

A new book, “The Cemeteries of Crawford, Greene and Logan Townships” is now available.  This book covers all of the Sugar Valley area of Clinton County, including Loganton Boro.  One copy will be donated to the Ross Library.  Joyce Deihl will prepare an announcement for local papers.  [ To obtain a copy, see the Publications area in this website. ]
 

Work on the 1862 Clinton County Atlas continues.
 

Clinton County and Centre County Genealogical Societies have agreed to exchange newsletters.  The Centre County newsletters will be available at our library.
 

We are planning for Vonnie Henninger to be a speaker at a society meeting, date to be announced later.

Bill Tyson is working on an index for Clinton County naturalizations.  A completion date has not been determined.
 
 

The cemetery committee reports that the Logan - Greene - Crawford Twp. book is ready for printing.  Readings and proofs will continue in Bald Eagle, Beech Creek and Woodward Townships.

The Clinton County Atlas proof will soon be ready, with the first printing to follow.

The Orvis Walker Diary is available for purchase.  For details, see  "Publications" on this website.  One copy will be donated to the Ross Library in Lock Haven.

There was a brief discussion about future publications, with an idea for a series of wills and probate abstracts.  It was noted that Fred Snyder is currently working on an index to these records.
 
 

 Robert Ulrich presented a 75-minute program about researching Civil War Veterans.  To show the depth and detail of information that is available to dedicated researchers, Bob shared his resources and methods along with results he has obtained.

After the program, an abbreviated meeting was held.

All the data for the next cemetery book; Crawford, Greene and Logan Townships, has been gathered and proofread and is now in the editing process.

The Orvis Walker Diary is ready for printing and will be offered for sale soon.

The Clinton County Atlas is nearing publication.  The editorial group will be making final decisions and arrangements.

Ideas for future Society publications are invited and encouraged.  The cemetery series will be continued, and all other ideas will be considered.

The cemetery committee reports that Sugar Valley readings are nearly complete.  Bob Schadt is busy entering this data into the computer.  Jack Harbach’s team read and proofed Schracktown cemetery, and will give that data to Bob.  Bob’s printouts will allow proof reading to begin.

Cemetery readings of Bald Eagle Valley were begun at Sunnyside [Allen’s] and will continue through Bald Eagle and Beech Creek Townships.

A discussion about cemetery names showed that some research is necessary to determine all the various names by which some of the cemeteries are known.

The Corresponding Secretary reports receiving two new memberships.  Also received were an ancestor chart and bible records from Charlotte Hensel, and an ancestor chart from Bob Moriarty.

Steve Zimmerman reports that the LDS library will be open on Tuesdays only until further notice.

The atlas committee reports having sorted out missing and out of focus items, and working with Reeses to complete these satisfactorily.  Joan Summerson’s paste-up version looks good, and shows that our goal is in sight!

Regarding queries to our website, a decision was made to link to www.kcnet.org/~history to allow easier access for all.

Ed Summerson’s audit of the treasurer’s reports for 2003 showed the accounts in excellent shape.

The next meeting will be July 13 at 7:00 PM, beginning with a program about Civil War genealogy by Lycoming County Society member Bob Ulrich.
 
 

Cemetery readings committee chairman Justin Houser reported a productive month with the readings of Fairveiw Cemetery in Loganton and Sunnyside Cemetery at Fairpoint being completed and readings continuing in the Tylersville area.
 

Two minor by-law changes were read and enacted.  One making the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag an official part of each meeting, and the other giving the President discretionary power in which order to run the meeting on those occasions when there is a special speaker or program.
 

Jack Harbach reported that the Lamar Township Supervisors have successfully arranged for Snyder Cemetery maintenance.  A letter of appreciation will be sent to them.
 

With most of the township proofs done, the Atlas Committee will meet to review all available information and ideas, and to make editorial decisions.  Joan Summerson will then do a paste-up for visualization of the project.
 

The possibility of putting a "Query and Answer" area on our website will be investigated.
 
 

This season’s cemetery readings are set to commence, beginning with Fairview Cemetery in Loganton.   This summer’s activities will focus on Green, Logan and Crawford Townships.

Because of deteriorating conditions, we will also read Allen’s/Sunnyside Cemetery as soon as possible.  This, along with other sources and older readings will be used to produce an accurate and up to date document.

Lamar Township officials are considering options for the maintenance of the Snyder Cemetery.

Ed Summerson will audit the Treasurer’s reports for 2003, and return his report at the next meeting.

Jack Harbach reports that the Harbach family is transcribing the "Orvis Walker Diary" of the early 1890’s in Brush Valley, and will offer it for publication.  Jack also has an 1830 business journal of
J. L. Kemmerer - hotel proprietor and Justice of the Peace, with which he plans to do the same.

The Cemeteries of Lamar and Porter Townships has sold well and is being reprinted.

Dave Glossner will be setting up a program about Civil War Genealogy for our July meeting.

Representatives from CCGS, the LDS church and Ross Library will discuss Clinton County genealogical resources at the Lycoming Genealogical Society meeting on May 22, at 1:30 PM in Williamsport.

President Dave Glossner opened the meeting by introducing the evening’s speaker, Wayne Welshans, who presented a history of the Welshans family interwoven with a general history of the Nippenose Valley and its historic sites.

This seasons cemetery readings will include Crawford Township, along with Logan and Green Townships as a logical extension of those areas, and having but two known cemeteries of small size.

Progress is being made on the Clinton County Atlas.  A similar map was found at the Ross Library and has been loaned to Reeses for inspection and editing.  Along with CD and photographic resources, all details should be resolved.  The atlas will be in 13 X 18 format, and will be bound in staple and tape style.

Highlights of meeting minutes will now be sent to the website without being read and accepted at the next meeting, however, the Treasurer’s report will not be posted on our website.

President Dave Glossner reported that Barb Seyler will be retiring as Editor and Publisher of our Newsletter after the next issue.  This means that there is about six months to find a replacement for Barb and to get the following issue into print.  Corresponding Secretary Gloria Harbach will be soliciting for a new editor in an e-mail to members.  A suggestion from the floor proposed that a change to computer publishing and e-mailing the newsletter be considered for cost, speed and efficiency reasons.

Regarding the maintenance of the Snyder Cemetery, Dave Glossner and Gloria and Jack Harbach will be conferring with the Lamar Township Supervisors as soon as a meeting can be arranged.

Cemetery committeeman Justin Houser stated that cemetery readings in Sugar Valley are set to commence, weather permitting.

Atlas proofs for Keating and Green Townships were provided by Reese’s and distributed to committee members.  A final decision on format, size and binding is still being considered.   A solution to replacing the missing section of Chapman Township is being pursued.

Bob Jackman has reported that as of today’s Clinton County Historical Society meeting, their Civil War Days program has been cancelled for this year, citing lack of volunteer help.

As a result of previous discussions and observations, a new committee has been commissioned; that of  “Books and Publications”.  It’s mandate being to review all Society publications for appropriate and consistent format, and for necessary and appropriate credits and thank-yous.  Committee members are Bob Schadt, Justin Houser, and Tom Frank.

Barb Zimmerman announced that the LDS Library will be closed for the next several Thursdays, but will remain open on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm.

Gloria Harbach requests that members submit their surname lists to her for inclusion in a directory and for our newsletter.

After a discussion about queries and look-up requests coming to our website, it was decided that such will be read at our meetings, and each one acted on by qualified volunteers.

The meeting was called to order and the roll call of officers showed all present.
The Corresponding Secretary’s report was read.
The Treasurer’s report was read and accepted.
The minutes for the previous meeting were read and accepted.

A questionnaire was circulated by President Dave Glossner, the results of which determined that meetings would continue to be held in their current format and content.

After a discussion about membership to the National Genealogical Society, a motion to discontinue membership was passed.

The status of the Clinton County Atlas was briefly discussed. With anticipation exceeding progress at this time, Dave Glossner said that he will confer with Reese’s and report at the next meeting.

It was proposed that meeting minutes be posted to our website.  A motion that minutes will continue to be read at meetings prior to acceptance was passed.  This means that minutes will be read and accepted as in the past, then be sent to our website for veiwing.

Bob Jackman , representing the Clinton County Historical Society invited the Genealogical Society to participate in Civil War Days, June 11 – 13.  Details to be determined at later meetings.

Jack Harbach announced that he can no longer take care of the Snyder Cemetery.  The Society will investigate options for future upkeep.

Meeting adjourned.