HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 Historian september Sue thompson NL ArticleEnfield Town Historian – Sue Thompson
Throw Back Thursday, I know the term has probably been over used but it brings attention to my new historians articles every Thursday. You can find these articles on the towns website
– www.townofenfield.org. In my weekly “Throw Back Thursday” series I share a little bit of Enfield’s History.Do you have a photo of a past event, bldg., etc. of Enfield you would like
to share? Email the photo to historian@townofenfield.org. andI’ll feature it in an upcoming article. I also invite readers to share their memories of each of our weekly photos by sending
a message to historian@townofenfield.org.
I will be at the Enfield Harvest Festival – October 10 sharing some “Enfield Folklore/Ghost Stories” with the community. I’d love to hear any stories you would like to share!
The Tompkins County Municipal Historians group will be rewriting our “Touring the Towns of Tompkins County, New York”. The major points in the brochures will be geographical highpoints;
Native Americans if evidence; origins of community; use of land: agriculture and changes, industry; town government, interesting characters and anecdotes; cemetery information: highlight
notable residents, ownership; parks, special gardens if public viewed from road; trails; education: remains of one room school houses, notable institutions of education; religious structures,
historic marker and monuments, historic buildings, famous/infamous residents: past only; communities within municipality: ethnic, religious, communal, residents.
If you have any comments information regarding the above list let me know.
The History Center in Ithaca will be featuring Cemeteries as part of the community landscape, architectural importance, responses to death, responsible groups for local cemeteries, genealogical
and historical information. They are working on tours of cemeteries within our communities also. Enfield will be featured in an exhibit on our Rumsey Cemetery. A very interesting
cemetery with double headstones and the families “residing’ there. I researched all the people buried there and how they are related, I learned a lot!