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Down went the park’s landmark locust trees
December 14, 2011 This story first published December 1, 1983: Who remembers the row of locust trees that stood behind the decorative iron fence which divided the McClurg Mansion lawn from the village common? It is... more »»
Lookin’ Back 12/08/11
December 14, 2011 TO: December 1896 It was announces at Washington that the United States government has inquired of the Austrian government concerning facts surrounding the torpedoing of the American... more »» 
Bits and pieces about Westfield’s Union Relief and Charity Ball
December 7, 2011 In the Dec. 2, 1982 “Dibble’s Dabbles” being republished in this week’s Westfield Republican (Dec. 1, 2011), Billie Dibble writes of “Union Relief 102 and still going strong. more »» 
Union Relief 102 (in 1982) and still going strong
December 7, 2011 First published Dec. 2, 1982: On Dec. 3 (1982), The Union Relief Association of Westfield will be 102 years old. more »»
Lookin’ Back 12/01/11
December 7, 2011 To: December 18, 1890 The dance Friday evening was much the best of the series thus far. Mason and band furnished the music and there being five pieces, it was a great improvement. more »» 
Van Tassel – a family of tinners and a famous one-family baseball team
November 30, 2011 Last year, during the flurry of exciting discoveries about the many former diners in Westfield, Marilyn Gollnitz, who was the source of at least two diner names and/or postcards, brought in another... more »» 
1904 was quite a year for football in Westfield
November 30, 2011 First published October 27, 1983: Along with the falling leaves and the crisp air of autumn comes the excitement of football. This has been true in Westfield for many year. more »»
Lookin’ Back
November 30, 2011 To: September 1909 The annual picnic of the members of the board of supervisors and elective officers and all former supervisors was to be held at the Pickard house in Bemus Point. more »» 
Do you remember Canella’s Shoe Store?
November 23, 2011 When the door to 3 East Main Street opened a few days ago, a handsome bearded man walked in and handed me an unusual-looking coin — a Lincoln-Wheat penny dated 1957, locked into an aluminum ring tha... more »» 
P.W. Bemis was a churchman, cavalryman and shoe dealer
November 23, 2011 First published Nov. more »»
Lookin’ Back
November 23, 2011 TO January 1894: A dispatch from Surabaya Island of Java states that five of the crew of the British ship Mary L. Burrell, Captain Kinney, died from cholera with discharging at that por. more »» 
Do you remember Healy Hall?
November 16, 2011 A photo postcard from Nate Betts’ collection caught my eye because it was an unusual color — it was all printed in reds, from quite dark red, almost black or brown for the tree trunks, lettering, an... more »» 
Westfield remembers the first Armistice Day back in 1918
November 16, 2011 First published Nov. 10, 1983 Although our calendars designate November 11 as Veteran’s Day, many of us can recall when it was known as Armistice Day. more »»
Lookin’ Back 11/10/11
November 16, 2011 To Sept. 4, 1901: The last few days have been much like fall rainfall. Rooms To Rent — Rooms for a small family over the Chautauqua News office enquire of A. B. Sheldon. more »»
Title search for property owners of the corner of Main, Elm Streets
November 9, 2011 New series — Updated histories of various diners in Westfield 1900 to 2011 One of the exciting times, while researching historic sites in the Westfield business district, is when a... more »» 
1885 article has good history of Westfield Fire Department
November 9, 2011 First published November 3, 1983: Just a little late for Fire Prevention Week this year I came upon a clipping from an old paper dated Sept. 10, 1885. more »» 
Sanborn maps researched regarding junction of Main and Elm Streets, 1907-1923
November 2, 2011 The examination of Sanborn maps between 1886 and 1923 continues for the remaining maps of 1907, 1912 and 1923, describing the streets and buildings near the junction of Main and Elm Streets in... more »»
Lookin’ Back 10/27/11
November 2, 2011 TO: September 1896 The civil serviced commission has issued an order to federal office holders warning all employees against seeking or making contributions for campaign purposes. more »» 
Sanborn maps researched regarding the junction of Main and Elm Streets, 1886-1902
October 26, 2011 Examining Sanborn maps from 1886 through 1923 shows what buildings were located along the south side of Main Street in Westfield in the area between the Brewer Block, where Elm eventually entered,... more »» 
W.T. Pitts started the Street Fair all by himself
October 26, 2011 The story of W.T. Pitts, enterprising Westfield merchant, and the Street Fair reminds me of the tale of “The Little Red Hen.” It seems that away back in the fall of 1894 Mr. more »» |
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