Bethany - Genesee County - NY

Joseph Eastland

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Joseph Eastland,
Marble Factory,
Bethany Center.

"Grave and Tomb Stones, Monuments, &c. at Bethany Centre...Paint-stones, Mullers, Window-caps, Door-sills, &c."

"He has on hand a large assortment of White and Clouded Marble, from Castleton, Vermont, which cannot well be surpassed for beauty or durability..."

"Will take most kinds of Country Produce will be received in part payment and the work done as reasonable as at any shop in Western New-York."

March 1844 - Batavia newspaper

Howard Baldwin, 1899

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reverse side of photograph:
Howard Baldwin
and
dog Samantha
July 4 1899
Age 11

Bethany Town Hall

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Bell
in Old Town Hall
~ Bell was made in 1834 by
James Cochrane,
a Bell Founder whose business was in Batavia
on Bank Street, affectionately called "Dingle Alley"

Old Town Hall,
Bethany Center

Churches of Bethany

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East Bethany Presbyterian Church

Bethany Center Church

Morse General Store, Linden

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Receipt from
MORSE Grocery Store,
Mrs Lorena Morse, Prop.,
Linden

November 1976

Check out some of the prices!

a loaf of Bread: 57 cents
6-pk of Pepsi: $1.21
1 doz. eggs: 83 cents
can of tuna: 63 cents
2 pkgs. Jell-o: 48 cents
1/2 gal. Ice Cream: $1.49

Harry Woolf and S.S. class

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Harry Woolf and his family

Bethany Center Road Notes
Harry Woolf, who has been very ill with erysipelas, but is improving, has
been presented potted plants and cut flowers by his Sunday school class and
that of Mrs McCumber. - The Daily News, Batavia ~ March 18-1911

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Reverse side of photograph:

Back left to right back
Ben Nichols - Allen Ladd - Geo Phillips - Will McCumber -Will Nott

Next row
Della Nichols - Alice Grant - Lee Nott - Dora Chapman -
Mary Raymond - May Phillips - Henry Phillips

3 row
-Alice Peglas - Fred Stevens - Maude Stevens (wife) -
Harry Woolf - Mary Cacner - Clara Cacner

4 row
Annette Stevens - Alice McCumber - Cora Chapman -
Mary Stevens - Maude Phillips - Persis Chapman
Cora Raymond - Ella Maine

S.S. Class Harry Woolf teacher
Bethany Ctr N.Y.
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1941 Polish Falcons: Genesee Co. Champions

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Former Bethany resident, Ted Platek, was a member of the Polish Falcons team.

1940 Polish Falcons: Genesee Co. Champions

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Former Bethany resident, Ted Platek, was a member of the Polish Falcons.

Bethany Schools

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District:
#1: South Transit
#2: Torrey
#3: East Road
#4: County Home
#5: Mayne
#6: Bethany Center
#7: Linden
#8: Pearson
#9: East Bethany
#10: Little Canada
#11: Crawford's Corners
#12: West Bethany

Photos and further info about Bethany Schools:

History of Bethany Schools

Ben Nichols of Evergreen Farms

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Ben Nichols in Evergreen Farm Truck

"Jersey Milk and Cream - Phone 110 A"

Mrs Page

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Mrs Page

Former resident of Bethany

Photo:
Houseknecht Studios

Mr Page

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William Page

Former Bethany resident

Photo:
Houseknecht Studios

Miss Hill

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Pearl Hill

Former resident of Bethany

Photo:
Houseknecht Studio

Mr Nott

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Lee Nott

Photo:
Houseknecht Studio

Parker children

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Merton Laverne Parker, 7 months
and
Eleanor Olive Parker, 3 years

Photo:
J.G. McJury Studio

Mr Palmer and Mr Nott

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Charles Palmer
and
Will Nott

Former Bethany residents

Mr Chaddock

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Mr Chaddock

Former resident of Bethany

Photo:
Houseknecht Studios

Mr Stevens

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Scott Stevens

Former resident of Bethany

Photo:
P.B. Houseknecht

Miss Phillips

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May Phillips

Former resident of Bethany

Photo:
P.B. Houseknecht

Mr Ladd

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Allen Ladd

Former Bethany resident

Photo:
Chase Photography

Miss Mayne

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Ella Mayne

Former Bethany resident

~Photo:
P.B. Houseknecht Studios

Mr Walker

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William L. Walker

Former Bethany resident

~ Photos of Former Bethany Residents provided by Sarah Phillips.

Up South: Tales of Bethany

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Up South: Spring
~ early pioneer days and how they settled in Bethany of Genesee County NY
~ available at Holland Land Office Museum Gift Shoppe

Also:
Up South: Summer

Squires Mill

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Jonas Fay operated a mill on the Little Tonawanda. In addition to grinding feed and flour, he conducted a wood-working shop. Edwin Hyde became a later owner who in turn sold the business to George Squires. Mr Squires installed a circular saw but by now steam had replaced water as a source of power. About 1910 it ceased to operate as a mill and was sold to Henry Hebell who demolished the building.

Harry Woolf

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Harry Woolf was another store keeper, who later settled in Bethany Center in 1889 on the southeast corner. In the front of the building was Dr. Orlando Croff's office. Mr Woolf started peddling on the roads with a hand cart. Soon, by means of horses. He was successful enough in his business to buy the property. He remodeled the house and built on the front part of the building. Here he carried on a flourishing General Store until 1933 when he sold it to Fay Starkweather. In 1941, the Rennerds came out from Buffalo and purchased the property.Then in the spring of '56, Donald Ford took over the store, remodeled it extensively, as a 'serve yourself' store, with 'walk-in' cooler. This store has always been run in a friendly, neighborly manner and is generally known as a 'Mom & Pop' store.
- History of the Town of Bethany, M. Ford;
L. Breckenridge Gaetano & L. Conpenelis Schmidt, c. 2005.

Huggins General Store

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Huggins Store, Bethany Center

Carlos A Huggins had one of the early stores in Bethany Center in 1869. It was located on the northeast corner of the four corners at Bethany Center. His home was the small house just north of the store.

The Poor House, 1825-1900

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Bethany: The Poor House and the People

~ the people of the Genesee County [NY] Poor House
~ available at:
The Holland Land Office Museum Gift Shoppe

Snow !

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1947 - Snowplow on Marsh Road, Linden [Bethany] NY

Bethany Center resident

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Celia Platek at
Bethany Center

Platek Family Kids

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Back row:
Isabelle [Scott] Platek, Monica (Kozlowski) Platek

Front row:
Daniel Platek, Jerome Platek(holding Fido), Ted Platek

Picture taken c. 1929-1930

Teresa, 1933

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Teresa Platek, at Bethany Center
~ family house and barn in background, 1933

Platek Family

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Platek family in Bethany Center, c. 1928

Left to right:
Dorothy(holding Daniel), Ted, Monica, Jerome

Joe Thompson, 1920s

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Bethany Center, 1930

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Photo taken in Bethany Center, early 1930s.

From left to right:
Michael Platek, William Dombrowski, Ben Thompson

Bethany Center Photos of 1920-1930

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Photos graciously donated by Conrad Platek ~