Thank you for subscribing to the Historic Valentown Newsletter!
~A Note From Kathryn White~

Valentown greetings,

Memorial Day is this weekend and this is when we take time to 
respect and remember. We have things in our collection at 
Valentown that have a military history but they cannot speak 
about those who owned them. Their stories are sometimes fused 
into a whole view. But that image is really created like tiny 
pixel fragments of individual stories and people. We are all 
obliged to listen, record and connect those "dots" not just for 
history but to keep us humble and on a good path.

We are "dishing" out some very special deals at Historic 
Valentown! So please visit us for our Open House on June 3rd 
from 1-4 p.m. and "collect" a collector's plate of your choice!
We are sharing (one to a customer please) a trove of Vintage 
plates donated by the Valentine family. The plates range in all 
subject matter from wildlife to oriental designs. So come on down!

Small sample of plates on hand
After the Open House they will be available in our gift area 
for a donation.)

S.O.S.= Save Our Siding.
Our "Riding for Siding" event on June 24th is our first event to 
raise money for repairs to the Valentown Siding. Recently we 
came across another historic building in the area that almost 
matches our cedar siding. We suddenly realized that the 
individuals who built our Hall probably were hired out to build 
other structures at the time.? Could there be some material out 
there in good condition that would match for our needs?? We have 
sample boards to compare.

Kathryn White, President

P.S. Your membership renewals are in the mail.? So watch for 
them. And have a very good holiday weekend.

Quote of the Month
"Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written 
book and more changeable? than the cloud shapes in the air."

Louisa May Alcott, The Abbot's Ghost: A Christmas Story

News and Events

WEB SITE NEWS
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EVENTS
Reminder: Sunday, June 3rd is our 2018 season grand opening! 
This years Open House is for members and non-members! There 
will be introductory tours, an old fashioned lemonade stand, and 
an informal introduction to our new Mason Bee house. This is a 
great opportunity to learn about the new activities going on at 
the museum this season. So come on out and get reacquainted or 
newly acquainted with Historic Valentown, our Peace Garden, our 
centuries old oak tree, and our board and great volunteers. And 
don't forget to pick up your plate with our compliments!/*

The Annual Meeting* for members of the Victor Historical 
Society/Historic Valentown will be held on *Sunday, June 17th at 
noon. More details will follow.

Our June 24th "Riding for Siding" fundraiser is inching 
closer! We are looking forward to a fun filled day with museum 
tours, raffles and a late afternoon BBQ at Milly's Handlebar 
Cafe! We've also now got a limited amount of early bird tickets 
available to buy online that include raffle tickets. Details and 
a full brochure are available in the Events forum: 
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=56

Special thanks to our partners who worked so hard with us on 
this event, please feel free to visit them by clicking on their 
logo's below.

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And some special wishes and endorsement from front man Frank and 
bass man Connor from "our" band *Valentown* in the UK. They are 
shown here holding up our 3-fold brochures and commemorative 
custom event patches by e-patches.com. We wish they could be here 
for the event, and so do they! Well, we do hope to have their 
music at the event via CD and we have some of their CD's being 
raffled off, too! When you hear them, you're gonna want more!

Find Us on Facebook! 
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Recipes
See /our collection of recipes and hints, tips and substitutions at
http://historicvalentownmuseum.org/forum/index.php?cat=2/

German Wilted Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat)

This was a common salad at my grandparents in the 50's and 60's 
and also at home with my parents - picking cucumbers from the 
gardens was usual. I carry on the tradition (both growing them 
and making this yummy salad). I don't know the origin of the 
salad other than it's a German recipe and was probably one 
collected by my great grandparents while in Alsace Lorraine, 
France during the German occupation.
~~~ Submitted by Lynne D. Perry

INGREDIENTS
Amounts of cukes and onions are more or less to your taste and 
serving size needs.
Estimate 1/2 cuke per serving
Cucumbers (scored and sliced)
Onions
Salt
Pepper
Milk
Vinegar
Dill Weed (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare the salad:
1) Slice the ends off the cucumbers, and score them.
2) Slice the scored cucumbers thinly (no more than 1/4" thick)
3) Thinly slice the onions
4) In a glass bowl, mix the sliced cukes and onions with approx. 
1/4 tsp salt per cucumber until slices are coated. Let sit a room 
temp 2-3 hours.

Prepare the dressing:
Using approx. 1 tbsp. milk to 1/4 tsp. vinegar, mix the milk and 
vinegar together, stirring until slightly thickened and 
coagulated. Chill 30 -60 minutes.

Finally: Toss dressing with the (now wilted) cucumbers and 
onions. Sprinkle dill weed on top (to taste) and serve using a slotted spoon.

Note: You want a dressing that's a little bit sour and with the 
consistency of thin cream. Alternative dressings to the vinegar 
and milk are:
1) Vinegar and mayo
2) Vinegar and sour cream

Scoring a cucumber: Use a fork to score the length of the 
cucumber(s) all around.

Ahhh, with June on the horizon, we all start to think and 
see strawberries! 
And we all do it... pick or buy more than we need and the rest 
start to go mushy. Don't throw out those berries slightly on 
the side of rotting! Check out ways to save them for fresh berry 
uses down the road in our Recipe Box's Hints and Tips section: 
Strawberry Salvage 
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Levi's "What is it?" Department
"Here is the new What is it?" from Levi. Levi says, "If you have 
an inkling, don't go too crazy with it. Let your friends have 
some guessing time with it. We used to find this pretty handy. 
But you won't find it exactly like this one today, although it is 
still probably used today." Please remember if you know what it 
is you are invited to give hints, But wait on the answer. Great, 
your first hint is coming very soon. This is a Historic Made in 
America utensil. Join our FB discussion on this item here: 
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Our last "What's It" hasn't been figured out yet!

We don't know what this is, so we can't even give out any
hints. While Lyn Bebee is touring on motorcycle down south,
she's hoping somebody... /anybody.../ can figure this out. If
you have a thought or idea about these rods, please share in
our Facebook discussion about them. These seem to be a real stumper.

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Still going. Will it ever be solved?

Valentown Facebook "What is it?" Wood Carving
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 Correction!
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**Oooops.
Sorry, we had an error in the newsletter where the text link to 
"The Bug Spot" pointed to the wrong thingie!

The link is fixed in this correction and the link now points to 
the right thingie!

Sorry about that!!!

News and Events*
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