THE CART VOL XIII, Issue 2 Newsletter of the Tottenville Historical Society December 2016 A bit of business t the So iet s ua te l Boa d of T ustees eeti g i O to e, A the follo i g t ustees e e i stalled: Li da Cutle Hau k Di e to ; Joh Lea ; Ca ol Pe Lee Plu ; Pat i ia Sal o ; Dia e S ha i g. A e ie of go e a e a d ethi s poli ies as o pleted this fall. Rede elop e t of the Boa d to eet the ha gi g eeds of the o ga izatio fo the futu e o ti ues. The e t Boa d eeti g, follo ed a ope eeti g fo all e - e s, ill e held i Ja ua. Details to o e. Please o ta t us i iti g if ou ha e a uestio s a out ou p og a s o p o edu es. In This Issue A Bit of Business We Honor Our Veterans Flashback What s Happening? Community Partners Membership Application next issue of The CART will The publish in March 2017. Thank you!
WE HONOR OUR VETERANS W e o ti ue to update ou e site s Vetera s Ho or Roll a d ou i -house, pape op data ase. Ea lie this ea e e pa ded the geog aphi ou da ies to i lude all the e a d o e ho se ed f o G eat Kills, A adale, Hugue ot, Pleasa t Plai s, P i e s Ba a d Ross ille; i othe o ds, the data ase o i ludes all ete a s f o G eat Kills to Totte ille. Most of the i fo atio o es f o the fa ilies o f ie ds of those ho se ed; so e o es f o ou a hi al files. Se e al e spape a ti les f o the State Isla d Ad a e a d South Sho e Sta helped us add o e tha th ee doze a es. O e a hi ed ite i pa ti ula, a a ti le that appea ed i the Ne Yo k Ti es o Ap il,, eeded o e atte tio as e ha e ee u a le to lo ate a i fo atio o Co po al Ra o d S a e. Afte sea hi g th ough pages a d pages of ilita lists a d othe esou es o li e, e fi all lea ed the ide tit of the othe s e tio ed i the a ti le. Corporal Ray o d A. Staber, a eside t of Mou t Lo etto, as killed i a tio i F a e, i. He as just ea s old. His othe Stephe, died t o ea s late, i, hile se i g i the ilita. He also as just ea s old. Ho ould the Ti es isspell thei a e, e thought. Co po al Sta e ga e his life fo his ou t. Fathe F a is P. Duff, haplai, New York Times, April 5, 1922 se ed ith Co po al Sta e a d ote a out his a e i a ook that pu lished i, Fathe Duff s Sto : A Tale of Hu o a d He ois, of Life a d Death ith the Fighti g Si t -Ni th. He efe ed to Sta e as the he oi so of Mou t Lo etto. We isited the Mou t Lo etto e ete e e tl to pa espe t to the Sta e othe s. Thei headsto e a d g a esite a e ell a ed fo. Sleep ell ou g soldie, ou jo Is do e. Vete a fo s a e e uested e ail o pho e o do loaded f o ou e site at http://.totte illehisto. o / i ages/vete a swa Yea s/data ase_fo _.pdf 2
WE HONOR OUR VETERANS Anthony B. Manifold VOL XIII, ISSUE 2 O August,, Gu e 's Mate d Class A tho B. Ma ifold, a e e of the U.S. Na al A ed Gua d, as o oa d the e ha t ship Louisia a he it as to pedoed a Ge a U- oat a d sa k. Fo t -o e Me ha t Ma i e s a d eight Na al A ed Gua ds e e e lost at sea. O Ma,, B adfo d A e ue, P i e s Ba, the st eet o hi h A tho Ma ifold esided ith his fa il, as o- a ed i his ho o at a e e o a a ged the He itage Clu of Totte ille High S hool a d othe s. A tho s siste, I e e Re ie Wueth i h of Totte ille, e ei ed the A e i a flag i his e o. She is pi tu ed he e g a hat ith e - e s of Beau ais-hudso A e i a Legio Post. Right: Re ie Wueth i h is p ese ted ith a epli a of the sig pla ed at the o e of B adfo d A e. a d Foste Rd., P i e s Ba i e o of he othe. FLASHBACK I g ou d as oke i Ba Ridge fo hat as supposed to e o e a su a tu el o e ti g B ookl a d State Isla d. The p oje t as a elled. Late p oposals to o plete the tu el also failed. Me tio of the tu el has su fa ed e e tl i dis ussio s a out sol i g State Isla d s t affi oes. Se e al ea s ago, Ja e S haaff Cole - sha ed ith us he e o of the tu el hi h at the ti e sti ed g eat e ite e t i Totte ille. I fa t, Ja e lea ed the follo i g so g i i he ki de ga te lass at P.S. a d e e e ed the o ds a d elod ea l eight ea s late! Ten Minutes to Broadway O l Te Mi utes to B oad a F o Dea Old State Isla d Te Mi utes A oss the Ba Hip Hip Hoo a! We e o Ou Wa! The B o, Quee s, B ookl a d Ma hatta Ha e Tu els a d Su a s, too M. Ma o, It s Up to You To put Ou Tu el Th ough 3
What s happening? Open House New York (OHNY) O to e a d Mo e tha people isited the Wa d-le e House, Satte lee St., du i g OHNY eeke d, a it - ide p og a. A displa of i tage, a d so e e u i ue, a hite tu al ele e ts e e o displa i the house. Lo al eside t Ro e t Si dle, aste ood o ke, as a aila le o Su da to a s e uestio s a d talk a out his e pe ie es o ki g ith olde houses. Ward-Leven House No e e Joh Kil ulle, di e to of Co fe e e House Pa k, a d I had the oppo tu it to eet ith NYS Asse l a Ro Casto i a at the Wa d-le e House to talk a out futu e pla s fo the house. Ro posted the follo i g o his Fa e ook page: Ron, Linda, John There is some great work being done here at the Ward- Leven House and Conference Park by the Parks Department and the Tottenville Historical Society. I am excited to see what the future has in store for this historic building! FOLK HISTORY No e e A g oup of se e e e s of the histo i al so iet et at the Visito s Ce te, Co fe e e House Pa k, as a fi st step to a d add essi g the la k of itte folk histo sto ies ha ded do o e e it ess a ou ts a d the halle ges of the digital age fo the futu e. Tha k ou Sha o Heule, Ji a d Na Bu i, Ca ol Joli e, Be e l V oo e, a d Bo Wilso fo sha i g ou ideas a d i sights. Mo e i fo atio a out the Folk Histo p oje t ill e ailed i Ja ua. We also a t to tha k the follo i g ho ha e p e iousl su itted itte a ati es that p o ide i fo atio a out e e da life i ou o u it s past: Eilee Hul i k, Ro e t P. Fo d, Re ie Wueth i h, Elias Kusulas, Ted Wood, Bo Wilso ith No a F ied a, Na R a Willia s, Ca ol-l Rossel, Dia e S ha i g, A old K oege a d othe s. 4
Wo ki g i pa t e ship ith the Pa ks Depa t e t a d ith the app o al of the Met opolita T a sit Autho it MTA, pla ti gs e e added to the e pla te o a d to sig at the foot of Be tle St. O ste shells hat else?! f o the ea hf o t e e added to p ote t the oots f o the i te eathe. This eautifi atio p oje t ill o ti ue e t sp i g, he the o ill e aglo ith su daffodils. Wo ki g togethe fo the ette e t of the o u it L to R: Diane Schaming (THS); John Kilcullen (Parks); Linda Cutler Hauck (THS) TOTTENVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PO Box 70185, Staten Island, NY 10307-0185 info@tottenvillehistory.com \ 718-887-9125 Gift memberships a perfect idea for the holidays! DONATION / ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: $15 Individual - $25 Family - $100 Patron - $250 NAME MEMBERSHIP for: ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP Dat e Phone *E-mail NEW: 1 OR 2 YEAR: RENEWAL 1 OR 2 YEAR : AMT. $ *Please provide a current email address. Unless you notify us in writing, the newsletter and all announcements will be sent via email. NAME GIFT MEMBERSHIP for: ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP Dat e Phone *E-mail NEW: 1 OR 2 YEAR: RENEWAL 1 OR 2 YEAR : AMT. $ Gift recipient(s) will be notified by mail. Contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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