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Oswego County Historical Society 1952 f 1952 Fifteenth Publication of the Oswego County Historical Society 1952 Palladium-Times, Inc. Printers Oswego, N. Y. LIST OF OFFICERS 195 2 President Dr. W. Seward Salisbury drove A. Gilbert Charles A. Denman Mrs. Audrey Hadley Vice-Presidents J. C. Birdleboulgh Mrs. Hugh Barclay Gordon Sturge Alfred G. Tucker __ F. Hosmer Culkin Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Karl Kellogg Recording Secretary _ Dr. Charles F. Wells Miss Helen Osborne Assistant Secretaries Miss Mabel Osborne Treasurer Luther W. Mott Curator Anthony Slosek Program Chairman Dr. Charles M. Snyder Edwin M. Waterbury Mrs. Frank Elliott Board of Directors < Miss Anna Post Ralph M. Faust Dr. Thomas R. Miller III TABLE OF CONTENTS OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY Ill TABLE OF CONTENTS IV PROGRAM 1953 V LEST WE FORGET VI ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT VIII SOCIETY MOURNS EDWIN M. WATERBURY X BEFORE SOCIETY IN 1952: "THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF GERRIT SMITH" (Paper Given Before the Oswego County Historical Society by Dr. Charles McC. Snyder, Oswego State Teachers College, January 8, 1952 1-17 "JEROME INCREASE CASE AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO MECHANIZED FARMING" (Paper Given Before Oswego County Historical Society by Mrs. Nell DeLong, Sandy Creek, on February 19, 1952) 18-23 "POLITICS AND CAMPAGINS IN THE 1840's" (Paper Given Before Oswego County Historical Society by Charles Groat, Oswego, March 18, 1952) 24-48 "THE WILLETT FAMILY AT BELGIUM, NEW YORK" (Paper Given Before Oswego County Historical Society by Rodney Johnson, Oswego State Teachers College, April 22, 1952) .49-61 "OLD HOMES OF FULTON" (Paper Given Before Oswego County Historical Society at Presbyterian Church, Fulton, by Mrs. Frank Elliott and Grove Gilbert, May 27, 1952) 62-73 SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDES TOUR AND PAPERS AT HEADQUARTERS HOUSE 74 "THE JERRY INCIDENT AND UNDERGROUND RAILWAY" (Paper Given Before the Oswego County Historical Society as part of Summer Program by Dr. John O'Connor, July 19, 1952) 75-80 "UNSOLVED QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE WAR OF 1812" (Paper Given Before the Oswego County Historical Society as part of the Summer Program by Major James R. Jacobs, USA Retired of Cazenovia, July 19, 1952) ...81-86 "CLARISSA PUTNAM OF TRIBES HILL" (Paper Given Before Oswego County Historical Society by John J. Vrooman, Su­ pervisor of Historic Sites, State Department of Education, October 21, 1952) 87-90 "WILLIAM DUER OF OSWEGO" (Paper Given Before Oswego County Historical Society by George Joyce, November 18, 1952 91-102 STANDING COMMITTEES 103-105 NECROLOGY 106 IV PROGRAM FOR 1953 January—"Willard Straight," Dr. Norman Whitten, Oswego State Teachers College. February—"Sun, Sand, and Soldiers," Mrs. Stanley M. Gifford, Syracuse. March—"The Story of American Lighting Devices," Dr. Adelbert C. Abbott, Syracuse, New York. April—"Oneida Lake Navigation," Mr. J. Elet Milton, Brewerton. May—"Dr. Mary Walker," Mr. Fred P. Wright, Oswego. October—"A Combat Soldier's View of the Civil War," Dr. C. M. Snyder, Oswego State Teachers College. November—"The Refugees at Fort Ontario," Mr. Carl Palmitesso, Oswego. V THOMAS A. CLOUTIER "Heat Wt 1forget" == {Stomas a. Cloutier NATIVE of the State of Maine, but a New Yorker by adoption, A Thomas A. Cloutier has for more than a quarter of a century been one of Oswego County's most loyal sons. For nearly 15 years he has been one of the most enthusiastic and active members of Oswego County Historical Society to the service of which he has devoted much of his leisure time unselfishly and without thought of compen­ sation or other reward than a consciousness of having performed faithfully and well the duties of the important office of secretary of the society. When he was first elected to that office in 1941 the membership of the society was under 200 persons and the duty of mailing out post card notices of meetings to the membership eight or ten times a year was not too burdensome. When he retired from the office, declining another re-election in 1951, the number of members of the society approximated 700, and the task of mailing out meeting notices had become burdensome indeed—so much so, that the duties of the office have since been divided to relieve the secretary of the duty of sending out notices of meetings and of mailing out bills for dues to those members of the society who do not pay personally their dues on the occasion of the annual meetings held in January of each year. Besides mailing to members notices of meetings and sending out the membership bills and letters to delinquents Mr. Cloutier kept the minutes not only of all meetings of the society held during his term of office, but also of all meetings as well of its Board of Managers. In addition he made time in his busy life to serve on important commit­ tees of the society and to perform special tasks in its behalf requiring constant exercise of tact and judgment. Born at Sanford, Maine, December 16, 1904, Mr. Cloutier was graduated from Bowdoin College with the class of 1926. He spent the following summer attending Harvard University Sumimier School. In the fall he came to Oswego to accept a position in the circulation department of the Oswego Palladium-Times. He has since been identi­ fied with the newspaper successively as a circulator, reporter, manager of its Fulton office and as assistant business manager. For 13 years he served as secretary of the Fulton Rotary Club following 1936. He was a charter member of the Oswego-Fulton Torch Club in 1939 and has since served as its secretary, and more recently as its treasurer as well. He has been a director of the Security Building and Loan Association of Oswego since 1943. He is a member of the Fulton and Oswego Chambers of Commerce, a member of the Advisory Board of the Oswego branch of the Salvation Army, and a member of the Fort­ nightly Club of Oswego. "In recognition of Mr. Cloutier's sustained zeal in the interest of Oswego County Historical Society through many years of devoted duty and vigorous effort and of his many contributions to its work, the Board of Managers of the Society formally dedicates this volume to him." VII Annual Report of The President T^ HE PROGRAM for 1952 included regular meetings each month dur­ ing the fall, winter, and spring, and a Summer Tour in July. At these meetings nine papers were given, the texts of which appear with­ in these covers. Open-House Sunday afternoons from 3 to 6 were held during the spring, summer, and fall. Hundreds of persons from all parts of the County, from New York and many other states visited Headquarters House and inspected the Museum. Special fund-raising activities included a benefit card party at the Headquarters House, and a scrap-metal drive to finance the construc­ tion of museum exhibits. Hundreds of school children brought by their teachers through special arrangement with the officers were taken on guided tours of the House and Museum. In an endeavor to widen the educational ser­ vices of the society, the officers invited Dr. William J. Tyrrell, educa­ tional specialist of the Division of Archives and History at Albany, to conduct a special meeting December 2, for the benefit of the social studies teachers of the County. The Society's Committee on Historic sites in collaboration with the Division of Archives and History, organized and administered a Trading Post service at Fort Ontario. This feature of the Fort On­ tario Historic Site proved most popular among the thousands of visi­ tors who flocked to the Fort this past year. The Barnes Estate property was sold and the proceeds deposited in the Endowment Fund, and placed at interest for the benefit of the Society. Mrs. James Riggs, widow of Dr. Riggs past president of the Oswego County Historical Society, donated several hundred historical maps of Northern New York to the society. These maps were drawn and edited by Dr. Riggs following his retirement from the presidency of Oswego State Teachers College. The maps are for sale at fifty cents each for the benefit of the general fund. The Society is unique in that the ambitious program and varied activities are carried on exclusively by the voluntary work of its members. Hundreds of man-hours went into the work of the curator and his assistants, the work of the treasurer, secretaries, and assist- VIII ant secretaries, the entertainment activities of the Auxiliary Commit­ tee, the successful efforts of the committee to dispose of the Bames property, the reconditioning of the drapes in the Reception and Draw­ ing Rooms by the House Committee, and the money-raising project of the Ways and Means Committee. A large number of members devot­ ed a Sunday afternoon to serve as hosts at Open-House. Others served as guides and lecturers to groups of school children. The strength of the Society lies in the interest and work of so many of its members. The point has been reached, however, where the Society can no longer meet the demands placed upon it, and continue to broaden its educational and other public services on the basis of volunteer help alone. Complete realization of the full possibilities of the Museum and other activities of the Society calls for a part-time worker and executive secretary to perform the jobs that need to 'be done from day to day and week to week. A modest sum each year to prepare exhibits for the maximum display purposes would be money well spent. This fine old Victorian mansion was turned over to the Society six years ago in a splendid state of repair. The exterior should be painted within the next few years.
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