Now and Then: The Newsletter of the Sheridan Historical Society

Index of Past Issues

Vol.No.DateArticles (by Title)
11Spring 2002

Sheridan Turns 200 Years Old in 2004
Growing Up on Route 5 in the Early 1900s
Keepsakes of a Community: Preserving Artifacts & Their Stories
12Fall 2002

Bringing Down the Roof: The Store at Sheridan Center
Brewing Up Some Early History: Irish Immigrant Beer
Town of Sheridan Officially Created 175 Years Ago
21Spring 2003

How Sweet It Was: Maple Sugaring in the Early 1900s
SHS Publishes Booklet about Farm Life 100 Years Ago
Countdown to the Bicentennial Begins
Society Hosts County Historians
22Fall 2003

Unearthing a Mystery: Twin Boys’ Gravestones
Sheridan Artifacts at 1902 County Centennial Celebration
Patrons of Husbandry: Sheridan Grange No. 235, Est. 1874
Album Features Old Homes of Sheridan
31Spring 2004
Bicentennial Commemorative Edition, 20 pages
(Special issue documenting Sheridan’s early history to 1827)
41Spring 2005
John B. Keach Letter Paints Portrait of Sheridan in 1839
Sheridan Bicentennial Festivities Bring Community Together
NCCF Grant to Assist with Purchase of New Software
SHS Outreach Programs Bring History to All Ages
51Spring 2006
Braving the High Seas: 1850 Letter Uncovers Sailor’s Life at Sea
The Harrowing Tale of Orsamus Holmes’ Revolutionary War Service
52Fall 2006

Before ‘Game Boys’: Old-Fashioned Ways to Have Fun
Revolutionary War Reenactors Visit SHS
SHS Program on Victorian Women’s Fashions
SHS Program on Fur Trapping
61Spring 2007
Setting it Right: Repairing Stebbins & Ensign Gravestones
Early Grape Farming: Sheridians Among Earliest to Grow New Crop
62Fall 2007

Guest Speaker Shares Stories of Lake Erie Shipwrecks
UB Archaeological Team Excavates Site of Sheridan Tannery
Youth Recreation Program Visits Sheridan Center Cemetery
Sheridan Cheese Factory (reprinted from local scrapbook)
71Spring 2008
Grace Under Fire: Wartime Service of Nurses Blanche Gilray and Katherine Galloway
Old and New Sheridan Fire Halls
72Fall 2008

Underground Railroad: Sheridan Residents Helped ‘Fugitive’ Slaves
Survey Shows Town Residents’ Support for Society’s Mission
Society Selected to Receives IMLS “Bookshelf” Resources
81Spring 2009

Cleared for Takeoff: a History of the Dunkirk Airport
Sheridan United Methodist Church Marks 100th Year
Rev. Ernest Bolling Found His Calling Close to Home
SHS Board Adopts New Vision Statement
82Fall 2009

Ten Years Young: SHS Shares Five-Year Strategic Plan
St. John Bosco Church History
The “Odd” Story of the Sheridan Town Hall & the Odd Fellows
91Spring 2010

Sheridan Fire Department Celebrates 100 Years of Service
Renovations Give New Life to Old Patterson Home
Boom Time: Oil Boom Brought Patterson Family Great Wealth

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Fall 2010

A Patchwork of History: Sheridan Days Quilt Show
101Spring 2011

From the Ground Up: Sheridian Built First County Courthouse
Local Civil War Soldiers Honored on 150th Anniversary
Civil War Soldiers William Durfee and Edward Tuttle
Remembering Edwin L. Hamlet
102Fall 2011

NYS Board of Regents Grants SHS Absolute Charter
Donated Lantern Spawns Enlightening Search
Honoring Immigrants Who Fought in Civil War
Illuminating the Past: Reed Family Ship Captains
Sheridan Exhibit at County History Fair
111Spring 2012
On the Brink of War: Sheridan and the War of 1812
Behind the Lines: Missionary John Spencer Turns War Correspondent

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Fall 2012

In the Old Neighborhood: Sheridan Center in the 1920s
121Spring 2013
From Sheridan to Washington: U.S. Congressman Daniel A. Reed
Civil War Soldier’s Account of the Battle of Chancellorsville

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(Double issue – 8 pages)
Dreams of Eagle Bay: Larkin Co. Exec.’s Vision for Model Farm
A Brief History of St. Columban’s-on-the-Lake
Milk Bottles Subject of Popular SHS Talk
141Spring 2015

In Pursuit of the Ballot: Sheridan and Women’s Suffrage
McKinley Meeting Draws Hundreds to Sheridan in 1896
“Glorious” Town Picnics of Old
Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Hamlet

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Special 2015

A Home to Call Our Own: SHS Purchases Former Town Hall
151Spring 2016

A Home to Call Our Own: SHS Purchases Former Town Hall
Glenna Neibel’s History of the Odd Fellows/Town Hall
At the Center of the Community: IOOF Hall Through the Years
152Fall 2016

Original 1845 Sheridan Census Booklet Finds its Way to SHS
History of Local Sheep Raising
Make Cheese: Cheese Factory Once Operated Near Beaver Creek
1845 Sheridan Agriculture & Horticulture Statistics (from census)
161Spring 2017

The Great War: Marking 100th Anniversary of World War I
Memorial Day Exhibit Showcases World War I Posters
Remembering Their Service: Sheridan World War I Veterans
Research Confirms Story of 1950 Sheridan Grange Fire
New Sign Installed Through Generosity of Volunteers
171Spring 2018

Strike Up the Band: Memorial Day WWI Exhibit & Concert
Armbruster-Niebel Family Christening Gowns
Memorial Days Pasts: As Recorded in Local Newspapers
172Fall 2018

Building for the Future: SHS Capital Campaign Targets Roof
SHS Receives NCCF Grant
Main Motors: Car Business Was a Friends’ Dream Come True
1842 Sheridan Murder Made Headlines Around State
Completion of Sheridan Odd Fellows Hall in 1927 (reprinted)
181Spring 2019

A Tip-Top Job: New Roof Installed at Historical Center
SHS Receives Grant from County Bed Tax
Sailing into History: Sheridan Men who Sailed the Great Lakes
191Spring 2020

Before the Draft: Document Reveals Local Citizens’ Role in Raising an Army during Civil War
New Colors: SHS Gets New Paint and a New Look
Portrait of a Little Lady: Edith C. Patterson Portrait
Sheridan Men Selected in 1863 Civil War Draft