On a regular day near the beginning of March, one of our members, Josh Densmore, called me to see if I was at work. He
Thank you so much to all of our soft plastic contributors who have diligently scoured every inch of the homes and garages to help us
As this is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be nice to highlight Soldiers’ Circle at Lake View Cemetery. Soldiers’ Circle was a necessary
Last month, I was recalling a great story from Dec. 24th, 2010, and an email we had received from the Netherlands in hopes of reuniting
On December 8, 2022, the Fenton History Center hosted the medal ceremony for Private First Class Thomas Tedesco, a 98-year-old veteran of World War II
THE BACK STORY Elwood J. Hanson, a young man from Ashville, New York, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. Unfortunately, he was
Good News!! A nice group of Veterans, their guests, and one service dog have finally enjoyed the Veteran Cruise aboard the Chautauqua Belle, as we
As you must know by now, I’m an advocate for Veterans in general and particularly local Veterans. Just today, Sept 1st, I was fortunate enough
This summer the Fenton History Center became a Blue Star Museum, which means that active duty service members and/or their families have free admission to
As a result of the previous experience of Director Jane Babinsky, we are thrilled to have become a Blue Star Museum this summer. This means
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