Lodi Historical Society - Lodi NY - Record Covers

Winter 2008 Cover

kthomas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:07:10 -0400

THE FREEZE OF 1912 - Seneca Lake is known to have frozen over during several Februarys in the mid to late 1800s, and most recently in February 1912, when its surface was solid from shore to shore, from Geneva to Watkins Glen. A foot thick closer to land, theIce cutting frozen lake was strong enough to support cars and draft horses hauling away blocks of ice by sled. In 1977, record low temperatures throughout western New York caused residents to expect a second 20th century freeze. The extreme cold generated a number of news articles recalling the 1912 freeze, which from most accounts, seems to have lasted about a week.

Fall Cover 2007

kthomas — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:13:42 -0400

Amos HallThis photo, simply titled "Amos Hall's Basket Factory," has been confirmed by several reliable sources as located on the property just north of the North Main Street home (east side) of the late Floyd Covert. Census records show Hall listed as a carpenter, born around 1850. These unidentified people are a reminder of Lodi's enduring history in the fruit industry, and the cottage industries that once supported the local economy. (photo and information courtesy of Mark Brown)

Summer 2007 Cover

kthomas — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:45:19 -0400

‘TIS THE SEASON FOR PARADES - In this undated photo of a fireman's parade in Seneca Falls, William Dohrer (with cigar) rides along with his son William Dohrer, Jr. (at far right). The couple with hats switched are unknown, and the other men are believed to be Henry Dohrer (in vest) and Bill Putnam. Bill Dohrer ran the Eagle Hotel from the mid-1920s to the 1940s. Prior to that, the Seneca Falls native operated the Ovid Hotel, now Community Bank.(Photo courtesy of Nancy Covert Reff)

Spring 2007 Cover

kthomas — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:09:55 -0400

1893 SPRING FASHION FOR BOYS – These sailor suits for boys were among spring and summer clothing for men, women and children, offered by the John Wanamaker Company on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. The suits were priced from 2.75 to 4.50 in the 1893 mail order catalogue, which also pictured bone corsets, real tortoise shell hair combs, hearing aids, lace, trunks, glass, china, silverware, rattan furniture, scissors, baskets, refrigerators, dog collars and horse harness, toys, sporting goods and clothing patterns.

Autograph Book, Fall 2004 cover of the Record

kthomas — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:33:15 -0500

Autograph BookTHIS 1880s AUTOGRAPH BOOK of Sarah Townsend was recently given to the Lodi Historical Society by resident Gayle Hatch, director of the Elizabeth B. Pert Library in Hector. The book was among miscellaneous items found by Bob and Lois Nordling when they owned the John Townsend farm on the east side of Rt. 414, at Upper Lake Road.Somewhat like the tradition of school yearbook signing, the autograph book was offered to friends and family for a fond, written gesture. Rendered in the most perfect of penmanship, heartfelt messages were composed at the time of signing, especially for the recipient. In some regions, illustrations appeared.

An Unidentified Woman, Winter 2005 cover of the Record

kthomas — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:58:52 -0500

unknownSOFT MOMENT IN A HARD LIFE? This undated photo of an unidentified woman and her cat was among numerous photos found in a barn on the John C. Townsend farm, now the location of Suzanne Fine Regional Cuisine on Rt. 414 at Upper Lake Road. Unlike most of the professionally produced, matted photos in the collection, this one was wrinkled and torn. Does anyone know who she is? (photo courtesy of Gayle Hatch) (featured on the cover of the Winter 2005 issue of The Rec

Caywood General Store, Spring 2004 cover of the Record

kthomas — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:51:19 -0500

Caywood General StoreKEEPING WARM AND UP-TO-DATE AT THE CAYWOOD GENERAL STOREtc "KEEPING WARM AND UP-TO-DATE AT THE CAYWOOD GENERAL STORE"

Pictured are Charley Ellis, Monroe Smith, and Lou Coleman. (c.?) Located a short distance down Caywood Rd., west of Rt. 414, the general store supplied goods for the hamlet of Caywood. The Caywood Station, a stop for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was about a hundred yards west of the store. The building is now home for Caywood Antiques, owned by Steven Wagner. Caywood Road has been dubbed a number of other names, including “Caywood Station Road,” “Station Hill Road,” “Porter’s Caywood Shores,” and “the road going down to the store.”

School Picnic, Summer 2004 cover of the Record

kthomas — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:40:03 -0500

School Picnic, Summer 2004 cover of the RecordSchool’s Out! This truck was packed with students who traveled from the Caywood School to Taughannock State Park for a school picnic on June 16, 1939. The one-room 24’ x 40’ wooden schoolhouse, still standing on County Rt. 137, operated for 114 years, and was “the last of its type in South Seneca County,” according to a Geneva Times article by Elizabeth McElroy, dated June 18, 1959.

Lodi 1929 Snowplow, Winter 2004 cover of the Record

kthomas — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:34:15 -0500

Snowplow, Winter 2004 cover of the RecordIN 1929, Lodi town board member Arthur Knight took this picture of a new snowplow being demonstrated for board members. The gas-powered vehicle is shown plowing through a massive drift, on Townsendville Rd. (County Rt. 146), about one half mile south of Rt. 96A. Among those pictured are Sidney Colgate, Gilbert Townsend, Edgar Covert and his son, Clermont Covert. (photo courtesy of John and Ann Knight)

The Fox and the Grapes, Spring 2005 cover of the Record

kthomas — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:30:12 -0500

Porter homeOne of three large houses built by James and Charles Caywood, around 1900, has been purchased and renovated by James and Patricia Pellegrini. Located at the corner of State Rt. 414 and Caywood Road, the house was home for Elmer J. Porter and his wife, Mary DeBuyscr Porter, and their family before it was sold to the Pellegrinis. The couple is set to open the doors of their home to bed and breakfast guests in March. The est