Subject: September 2018 Edition XII
Posted on: March 12 2022 @ 11:56 AMBy: Admin-Julie
Content:
Thank you for subscribing to the Historic Valentown Newsletter!
~A Note From Kathryn White~
Valentown greetings,
September has arrived but where was summer? Does everyone always
say that? We are winding down the season and will tuck the place
in sometime in October.? We are so very fortunate to now be able
to stay in touch through the web site, newsletter and Face Book.
We are able to "stay open" through our media. We will spend the
next few months working on projects and planning for next year.
We have some exciting possibilities coming and you will hear
about it as soon as things are ready to set in motion.
We are fortunate also to have such great volunteers and friends
who help us. It is always about Historic Valentown and its
welfare and they all work together without the need for personal
recognition. However, we do like to take note of them on some
occasions. This month we especially want to thank John Palomaki
for having served on the Board of Trustees. His knowledge and
interest in us as a Victor resident has been greatly appreciated.
The forever wild areas of the Valentown site are now becoming
shades of rusts and browns. And with it comes that distinct
tangy smell of drying leaves crunching underfoot. Our milkweed
has hopefully helped a few monarchs. Our red tail hawks will
spend the winter somewhere near by and we know from the past that
we have visiting foxes and of course deer. The Victor Hiking
Trails are especially beautiful starting this time of the year.
Please check their listings (https://www.victorhikingtrails.org
<https://www.victorhikingtrails.org/>
of trails and special hikes.
Be On Our Side!
Just a Reminder Again - Please take the time to review
and share our S.O.S.Go Fund Me Campaign to repair
the siding on Valentown Hall. We have a meeting on September 27th
with a company that will look at the Hall in terms of repairs.
When they saw the building they were quite taken and they are
looking forward to seeing it up close and personal.
We will have more news about this next month. Sometimes it takes
someone from out of town to recognize what we have.
http://gofundme.com/save-our-siding-sos__
<http://gofundme.com/save-our-siding-sos>;
The End is Near!
Not for long, just the winter. Our last open day is September
30th. We will be spending the next month winding down and closing
up. Valentown Hall was never centrally heated. It did use coal
however. We reopen partially in May and officially in June.
Please kept in touch through this newsletter as we have some
exciting events coming. So we don't want anyone to miss the news.
As always, we are your down home, hometown museum.
Kathryn White, President
Discover your Made in America Past at Historic Valentown!
Farm Fresh & Fantastic
At your Local Market or Farm right now!
Most of last month's veggies are still on the stands but hint,
hint, a cabbage is sitting there too. It wants you to buy it. Now
we wonder what you can make with them? Humm?
Please check out our Events below.
Buy Local, Support Local, Love Local History!
Quote of the Month
"Begin today! No matter how feeble the light, let it shine
as best it may. The world may need just that quality of light
which you have."
Elder Henry C. Blinn, Canterbury, New Hampshire Shaker Community
News and Events
SAVE OUR SIDING PROGRESS UPDATE
~~~ as reported by Frank Kosmerl
Carl (May) and I went down today (Thursday,Sept. 19th) and picked
up the freshly milled siding for the Hall, and it is now stored
in the basement. I plan to pick up some dark brown stain and work
on some pieces to get ready for some installations soon.
Here is a picture of the milling of our siding. They were just
finishing it up when Carl and I arrived.
The milling machine was brand new at High Profiles Millworks in
Penn Yan, NY
(http://www.buzzfile.com/business/High-Profiles-315-536-0525
<http://www.buzzfile.com/business/High-Profiles-315-536-8705>.
The new machine was just delivered about two weeks ago and they
had to rent a large generator because the power company was late
in getting their 400 amp electric service connected.
There were about 23 pieces totaling 300 feet. It is Cyprus wood,
which has a very nice grain to it. The distributor was in
Massachusetts and the wood was from the southern states.
The bill was $870 and we could use a bit more contributions to
cover it completely.
WEB SITE NEWS
Community Members: Our Community Membership Gratitude's
<http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/page.php/communitymemberships#bookmark2>;
page has been updated to reflect new and renewed members who have
opted in to proudly display their name and town. (p.s., if we
have missed anyone please contact us directly at
webmaster at historicvalentownmuseum.org)
Thank you all for your support!
Volunteers: The volunteer application form is now available on
our web site in both downloadable hard copy format and an online
form format. The downloadable is a .pdf file which may be printed
and filled out, then mailed via USPS or scanned in and emailed.
The online form is accessed via our SurveyMonkey.com account. The
link to the volunteer info forum has been made available in
multiple menu's and areas of the website, and the specific
application forms are available in this sub-forum:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/volunteerinfo
<http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/index.php?forum=30>;
Searching the Web Site:The search box has been removed from
the web site menu bar as it was not displaying for all device
types. To search the site, a link has been added to the menu bar,
and also in the "Welcome!" block with the rotating pictures. You
may also go directly to the search function here:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/search.php or learn more about
the search function from our Recipe Box here:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=119
Polls: We still want to hear from you! Please answer seven
quick multiple choice questions for us. Polls are completely
anonymous and are open to the all:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/polls/index.php.
<http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/polls/index.php>;
The current *Newsletter Poll* results (to date) are based on a
very small sampling (9 voters, 1 of whom was the Website Manager
who needed to test the poll):
1: Do you Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter?
__No __ Not yet,
_Yes __not interested __but I will now! __what newsletter? __
66.67% 0.00% ??? 22.22% 11.11%
2: Do you look forward to the Monthly Newsletter?*
I forget about ??? ??? ??? ??? ...what
_Totally! Somewhat.??? it until I get it.???? I just delete
it.?? newsletter again?_
44.44%? ??? ? 22.22% ???? 22.22% ??? 0.00% 11.11%
3: Do you ever forward the newsletter on to others? *
_Quite often __Sometimes __Rarely __??? Never __...what
newsletter again?_
11.11% 33.33% 11.11% 22.22% ??? 22.22%
4: Where did you learn about the the monthly Newsletter?
Valentown Valentown Other Forwarded Valentown Other??? ??? ...what
_Website __Facebook __Facebook eMail to Me ?? Tour ????
Source Newsletter/_
55.56% 11.11% 0.0%???????????? 11.11%??? ??? ? 0.00%??? ???
22.22%??? ??? 0.00%
5: What is your favorite part of the Newsletter?
Notes from ??? Web Site "WhatIsIt" Special ...what/_/
the President News Events Recipes Contests Stories Newsletter
again?_
11.11% 0.00% 44.44%??? 0.00% 11.11% 33.33% 0.00%
6: How often do you visit the website because of something in
the Newsletter?
Every single Almost Once in a
_/issue! every time while Rarely Never ...what Newsletter again?
_22.22% 33.33% 22.22% 11.11% 0.00% ???????? 11.11%
7: Did you look at the sample newsletter before taking this
survey?
I did, and ??? ????? I did, I'd ??? ??? ??? I didn't ??? ??? I
didn't bother.
I already get ???? never seen the bother, I sorry! Not ...wait!
What??//
/_/the newsletter newsletter already get it interested ??? ???
What Sample?
/_22.22% 22.22% ?? ? 44.44% 0.00% ??? ??? 11.11%
You may also view the results in graph form on the website here:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/polls/index.php?pid=newslettersurvey&aid=-
EVENTS
A SPECIAL EVENING EVENT!
Home Made Sauerkraut Demonstration
Thursday, September 27th 6:00pm
Includes free museum tour & collector's gift plate!
Registration isn't required, but will be appreciated to help us
plan. We will be planning based on registrations +/- 20%. We are
using SurveyMonkey to help us collect registrations. Please let
us know if you plan to attend by registering here:
/Valentown Sauerkraut Registration
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/58GM77G>/
/
/Learn more about this event here:
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=108
*S**EPTEMBER EVENT FOLLOW UP*
*Square Dance & Live Music*
_Sept. 16th 1pm - 4pm_
//Sadly, this event was cancel//led due to poor//turnout.
///Thank you to everyone who spread the word to promote it and
were ready to help and participate.///
*Running Co.**Marathon*
_Se__pt. 16th - all day
_
__//Although it was quite warm there was a good gathering for the
event. This is what we like to seeat Valentown. People enjoying
friends and the day.//
/// Click the image below to check out some /
/pictures from the event and a video./
//*<http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=106&topic=106#106>;
UPCOMING EVENTS:
***
*Valentown's Mason Bee Autumn Harvest*
(Date, Time and Place to be Determined)
Find Us on Facebook!
<https://www.facebook.com/Historic-Valentown-157101550971895/>;
**
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***Recipes***
See /our collection of recipes and hints, tips and substitutions at
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/index.php?cat=2
/
//
*Fried Green Tomato's*
Tomato's are upon us! Southern fried green tomatoes are crunchy,
sweet, and tangy- crusty on the outside and tender on the inside.
I first had these in the 70's in Virginia, served with a
barbecued chicken leg and grits. When I made some for my parents,
my dad (an avid gardener of tomato varieties) loved them! They
make a great snack or side dish.
/~~~Submitted by Lynne./
/**/
*Ingredients* (Serves 2 to 4)
??? 2 large green tomatoes, sliced 1/3-inch thick
??? 2 teaspoons sugar
??? 1/2 teaspoon salt
??? ground pepper to taste (optional)
??? 1/2 cup whole milk
??? 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
??? 2 eggs
??? 1 1/4 cups flour
??? 1 cup butter (use butter for best flavor, but optionally you
can use vegetable oil)
*Instructions*
1. Season tomato slices with salt, sugar and (optionally) ground
black pepper. Let them sit for 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, blend together the white vinegar and milk.
3. Whisk the eggs into the blended milk and vinegar.
4. Give the tomato slices a good dunk in the milk & egg bowl,
then pat them into the flour until nicely coated.
5. Melt 1/2 cup of butter (or oil) on medium high heat until a
drop of water sizzles when dropped in the pan.
6. Fry the tomato slices 5-6 minutes on both sides until golden,
and place them on a serving plate lined with paper towel. Add
more butter (or oil) as needed while frying.
Serve and enjoy!
*/Note from our website manager:/*///If you find yourself overrun
with ripe tomato's and aren't in the mood to can them, just toss
them whole into a zip lock back and freeze them. You can use them
later in soups, sauces and stews!/
Levi's "What is it?" Department
Here is our next "What is it?", friends.
"We know this one might be easier. This time of year this was
especially great. It made the time to do this task go pretty
quick.? And everyone appreciated the results.? If you have an
idea or know and want to give a hint go to our Face Book post
about it." Levi
Join our Facebook discussion and submit your guesses here:
Facebook 11th "WhatIsIt?"
<https://www.facebook.com/157101550971895/photos/a.708518075830237/2327352817280080/?type=3&theater>;
Our last "What is it?"
This is a meat grinder! Meat grinders came in various styles,
some had a clamp that would hold them onto the edge of a table,
some were wall mounted, and some were built to mount permanently
onto a table or a board. This meat grinder is the latter type.
Meat cuts are pushed into the top funnel, and then the handle
(attached to a screw conveyor) would twist and turn the meat
cuts, pushing them towards the side end where the final ground
meat would drop out. The insides of meat grinders of this sort
typically had rows of blades along the screw conveyor that would
chop and mince and meat cuts on their way towards the discharge
opening.
We found this interesting web site blog about a couple who got
one of these vintage meat grinders and put it to use. Check it
out, it's interesting!
http://www.rural-revolution.com/2012/06/oldl-fashioned-grinder.html
Still//going. Will they ever be solved?
These "mystery rods"
<https://www.facebook.com/157101550971895/photos/a.708518075830237.1073741826.157101550971895/2096916816990349/?type=3&theater>;
and this wood carving
<https://www.facebook.com/157101550971895/photos/a.708518075830237.1073741826.157101550971895/1912890852059614/?type=3&theater>seem
to be a real stumpers.
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