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More World War II remembrances — the Turkovich family
March 14, 2012 Do you remember the large World War II Honor Roll sign that was displayed in Moore Park from 1942 through 1945? The Westfield Republican of Sept. more »» 
Westfield’s Business Men’s Association was a lively group
March 14, 2012 First published March 8, 1984: Westfield’s Business Men’s Association was a lively group about 70 years ago (in 1984). more »» 
By request, Ottaway Park history information
March 7, 2012 “Where can I get information about Ottaway Park, when it opened and why?” This question in various forms has been asked of the Westfield Historian, and most recently at the Westfield Village Board... more »»
Westfield was quite a busy place in 1876
March 7, 2012 This article first published Fe. more »» 
Remembering the fruit processing factories in Westfield
February 29, 2012 When Jay Stratton was puzzling about the demise of the currant farms in Westfield, he suggested that perhaps the closing of the last factory to process currants may have sounded the death knell. more »» 
Westfield got rid of a bad Main Street
February 29, 2012 First published Jan. 31, 1985: Prior to the summer of 1921 Westfield was known as far away as France for its bad Main Street as well as for its grape juic. more »»
Lookin’ Back 02/23/12
February 29, 2012 TO: July 1977 I decided to bring a bit of Clymer news this week. more »»
Reader responses to recent BeeLines stories, photos
February 22, 2012 First, please accept our huge “Thank you” to the many emails, phone calls and snail mails that have arrived at the offices of the Westfield Historian and Westfield Republican in response to recent... more »» 
Westfield turned out to celebrate Lincoln’s centennial year
February 22, 2012 First published Feb. more »»
Lookin’ Back 02/16/12
February 22, 2012 TO: Feb. 2, 1898 Eureka! Chautauqua was herself again, with snow from 2 to 20 feet deep and more coming. Sherman bid farewell to her neighbor villages until the next summer. more »» 
Factories, shippers, processors of local fruits, heirloom or otherwise
February 15, 2012 January 2012 has been one of those months when photos, questions and ongoing research have coalesced into a new history mystery story to resolve. more »» 
Grape juice plant was rebuilt in record time
February 15, 2012 First published Jan. 24, 1985: Big jobs were completed in very short time back in the days when many men worked many hours without the help of modern tools and equipmen. more »»
Lookin’ Back 02/09/12
February 15, 2012 TO: February 10:1977 When folks complain about all the snow that winter brings us, we can be very thankful for our open winter thus far this year. more »» 
Heirloom fruits in Westfield series, part 2 — currants
February 8, 2012 Did you ever pick black currants or red currants here in Westfield? Do you remember Elton Tubbs, a local inventor of an electromechanical currant picker? Whatever happened to the currant industries... more »» 
In 1836 Seward came to pour oil on area’s troubled water
February 8, 2012 First published Feb. 2, 1984: If you were to look up William H. more »»
Lookin’ Back 02/02/12
February 8, 2012 TO: February 1927 The Corry Journal stated that G.N. Roberts of that city projected a plan for an erection of a large new Summer hotel at Findley Lake, to be known as the Charlotte Inn. more »» 
A collage of World War II photo memories from 1942
February 1, 2012 Among the envelope of old black and white photos provided to the Westfield Historian by Julie Mathews McGill in the summer of 2011 were three shots of a group of five young women and two young men... more »» 
Old street scenes are on view
February 1, 2012 First published Jan. 26, 1984: The corner of Main and Elm streets looked quite different before the diner was built. The home and millinery store of Miss Esther J. more »»
Lookin’ Back 01/26/12
February 1, 2012 TO: Feb. 10, 1897: There seemed to be a plague of rats and mice in Sherman this winter, and nearly everyone complained of them in their houses. more »» 
Heirloom fruits in Westfield, part I, and even ‘Romeo and Juliet’
January 25, 2012 After reading about the Westfield Academy and Central School’s eighth grade language arts class taught by Melissa Putney and their recent very impressive projects surrounding “William Shakespeare’s... more »» |
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