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HomeMy WebLinkAbouthandout sping festivalThe Enfield Bicentennial Committee (1821 – 2021) 1 In late 2019, the Enfield Community Council agreed to make the Bicentennial Celebration of the Town of Enfield one of their programs. A Bicentennial Celebration Committee was formed consisting of Ann Rider, Enfield Community Council, Co-chairman; Sue Thompson, Enfield Town Historian, Co-chairman; Ellie Hobbie, Deputy Enfield Town Historian; Barbara Sadovnic, Enfield Community Council; Alice Linton, Enfield Resident; Debbie Teeter, Enfield Community Council; Robert Wixom, Researcher and Genealogist, Eric Carter, Tompkins County Cooperative Extension; Judy Fernandes, Enfield Elementary School; Tammy Alling, Enfield Volunteer Fire Company. Our meetings were in person until April 17, 2020 when we held our first virtual “Zoom” meeting because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many ideas were discussed and many plans were postponed including the March 16, 2021 birthday celebration. The Committee finally set a date of May 8 at the new Community Center to hold a dedication ceremony in conjunction with the Country Faire. Here are the projects that are planned: 1.Friends of Treman State Park – Tours 2.Tony Ingraham – A Walk In The Park – Video tours of Enfield https://ithacafingerlakes.com/about-us/ 3.Leon Ginenthal – Antique Roses in Christian Cemetery – June 12, 2021 4.Quilt – The Ohio Star pattern was chosen because it was available in the 1820’s and is still popular today. Ann Rider gathered cutters and sewers to put together this quilt. Quilter’s Corners owner and Enfield resident, Linda VanNederyn, donated the fabric for the quilt. So many squares were produced that a single quilt and a bed throw are also being completed. The quilts and throw will be raffled at the Enfield Harvest Festival in October. Tickets will be on sale May 8. 5.Logo Contest- Two designs were submitted and will be used to print T-shirts. 6.Eric Carter, Tompkins County Cooperative Extension with Enfield Youth Group are working on a digital project using historical maps and current maps to locate “historical” locations in the town, churches, stores, farms, etc. Interviews with older residents on living in Enfield are being conducted with members of the Grange. The group will also be producing a video of the bicentennial reenactment. 7.Using the 1850 census (the first one listing all residents’ names and ages), we identified 18 residents born close to 1821, possibly in Enfield (as it turns out, several were born elsewhere, but arrived here before 1850). Researcher and genealogist Robert Wixom wrote short biographies of these people and their families, which can be read on the ECC web page: http://www.enfieldcommunitycouncil.org/who- was-born-in-enfield-in-1821/ Jonathan Auble Jane Dey (Johnson) Bostwick Abram Bragaw William C. Chase Charles Compton Clarissa A. Cowen Mary A. (Lovell) Georgia Calista (Godding) Byrum Samuel A. Holmes Priscilla (Smith) Lyon Freelove (Carman) Rolfe Myron Augustin Sexton Lydia Ann (Crawford) Sherer Nelson R. Updike The Enfield Bicentennial Committee (1821 – 2021) 2 John VanDorn John H. Willis Mary Budd Wood Orsemus Wortman 8. Update of Enfield History Book - The Town of Enfield, New York – Christian Hill to Enfield Falls. 2002. Copies of these documents can be located on www.townofenfield.org - Archived Documents. There will be future discussion on printing a paper copy of these updates. Contact Sue Thompson, Enfield Historian, at historian@townofenfield.org. A pdf version of the original history can also be found under Historian on www.townofenfield.org. The Town of Enfield is part of the Tompkins County Electronic Document Management System (Laserfiche). This program has enabled the Town of Enfield to scan Town Minutes and Building Permits. The scans have been placed on the “cloud” under the Laserfiche system. We have also been scanning and placing other “older” town documents in this cloud storage area. This system will ensure that our town documents will be around for future generations. The town has been granted space to place “public” documents on the Laserfiche sight we think the community would like to view. We will be slowly adding other documents as time goes by. A link to these public documents can be found on the Town’s website: www.townofenfield.org - Archived Documents.