First Regular Trains Through Oswego & Rome
The Oswego and Rome railroad began running by timetable on Monday with great public excitement. The 11:20 from Richland station brought in many passengers, over 80 boarding at Richland for Oswego. Crowds welcomed trains at depots and cross roads, while one elderly spectator hoped to see a locomotive in his native town before death. A stranger who saw the locomotive fainted, fearing Slave Power had arrived. An excursion train will run at half fare this month. stagecoaches and mail service will continue by buggy until spring.
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October Local History Events and Tours Summary
Local history events span October with antique appraisals by Catherine Sankey at Schroeppel Historical Society Phoenix and the Plank Road transport talk by Rick Sivers at Starr Clark Tin Shop Mexico. Free lectures at Oswego venues include History on Tap Oswego Schools Down Through the Years and Parkhurst family program at Scriba Municipal, plus Ghost Tour at Fort Ontario. Community events in Fulton, Richland, Hannibal offer fundraisers, dinners, and historical displays with multiple free or paid admission options.
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Schroeppel Historical Society
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Phoenix
Rick Sivers
Starr Clark Tin Shop
Main St
Mexico
George DeMass
Oswego
First St
Parkhurst
Rita
Elena Oldenberg
Anni
James W. Parkhurst
Harriet Whitford Parkhurst
Scriba Municipal
Creamery Road
Half- Shire Historical Society
Half-Shire Historical Society
Richland
Hannibal
Hannibal Community Center
Oswego St
Fifth Grade Band Returns to Dennis M. Kenney Middle School
Hannibal Dennis M. Kenney Middle School welcomes back its fifth grade band with up to 50 students receiving instruments by mid October. Jeff Sawyer, band director, notes lessons start in October and rehearsals in January with a spring performance for Fairley Elementary students and the community.
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Hannibal
Jeff Sawyer
Kenney Middle School
Fairley Elementary School
Hannibal High unveils new music lab with grant funds
Hannibal High School students can access a new music lab funded largely by a $10,000 grant secured by state Sen. Patricia Ritchie Roswegatchie. The lab features a SMART Board, 15 student workstations, piano keyboards and music composition software. Two new electives Piano and sound recording launch, with future courses planned.
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Patricia Ritchie
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