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Fall 2015 Volume1 Issue2

K i s h a c o q u i l l a s V a l l e y

H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y

“To preserve for future generations the history of religious, educational and rural life which has made thisKishacoquillas Valley unique.”

For: “ A people without knowledge of its past is like a tree without its roots.”

138 East Main StreetPO Box 43

Allensville, PA 17002

This concrete block Victorian Home at the topof the Belleville Hill, Thrift and Gift Shop, Inc. onWalnut Street and the remains of theBlock Shed on Green Street are all part of the legacyleft behind by the Stuter Brothers that lived andworked their magic in Belleville, Pennsylvania.

The story begins in Switzerland with the birthof Jacob (Stutor) Stuter on February 17, 1808. In1818 he immigrated to the United States and madehis home in the heart of the Kishacoquillas Valleyin the town of Belleville. It was here that he met andmarried Teresa Miller in 1838. Jacob, a clock repairer,and his wife were the parents of Joseph W. Stuter,(1893-1922), a stone mason. Joseph married RebeccaJ. Betlyon from Rockville, Pennsylvania and were theparents of four sons William Henry, James Dahlen,Joseph Alvin, Archie Thomas and a daughter.Jennie.They were the grandparents of Earl Edmond, JosephNelson and James Elmer Stuter.

Both generations of “boys” followed in the

footsteps of their father and grandfather as masterstone masons and bricklayers. It was in a small con-crete block shed that they made bricks and concreteblocks, later referred to as “rock-faced blocks”. Thesewere made one at a time and then used to build notonly the buildings listed above but other buildingsthroughout Belleville. One of those was the BellevilleCommunity Hall built in 1932 and has a combinationof brick and rock-face block. A little farther downWalnut Street was another Stuter building and in 1935Dr. Marlin Helfrick’s began his medical practice inthis building.

The first hollow concrete block was designedin 1890 by Harmon S. Palmer in the United States.After 10 years of experimenting, Palmer patented thedesign in 1900. Palmer's blocks were 8 inches by 10inches by 30 inches. They were so heavy they had tobe lifted into place with a small crane. By 1905, anestimated 1,500 companies were manufacturing con-crete blocks in the United States.

These early blocks were usually cast by hand,and the average output was about 10 blocks perperson per hour. Today, concrete block manufacturingis a highly automated process that can produce up to2,000 blocks per hour.

Most concrete blocks have one or more hollowcavities, and their sides may be cast smooth or with adesign. In use, concrete blocks are stacked one at atime and held together with fresh concrete mortar toform the desired length and height of the wall.

The concrete commonly used to makeconcrete blocks is a mixture of powdered cement,water, sand, and gravel. This mixture produces alight gray block with a fine surfacetexture and a gives the block extra strength.A typical concrete block weighs between 38 and 43pounds.

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The stuter brothers

“One block at a time”

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2015 KVHS OFFICERS

President: Fred BrownVice President:: Ann Thompson

Treasurer: Molly BourgSecretary: Pattie Cruikshank

BOARD MEMBERS: Jim Allison, Molly Bourg,Fred Brown, Patti Cruikshank, Gay Rodgers,Bill Stratton, Mary Ann Stratton, John Stroup,Ann Thompson, and Ron Wilson.

KVHS NEWS, MEETINGS, AND UPDATES!

The Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society is a 501(C)3 organizationand your donations to our Society are tax deductible.

Pattie, Ann, Molly, Fred

Kish Bank Priority Club Donors

We are now on the permanent list for thosewishing to donate their Kish Priority Club pointsto our Society.

We would like to say thank you to the followingpeople who have supported us by donating to ourSociety.

Robert W. AllisonMolly Bourg

Mary LaughlinLloyd and Barbara MoweryHarry & Louise Rothrock

If you would like to donate your points just fill outthe back of your quarterly statement and then drop itoff at any branch office or send it to:

Kish Bank15 Gateway Drive

Reedsville, PA 17063.

WELCOMENEW 2015 KVHS MEMBERS :

Susan Miller, Auburn, CARobert Reed - Georgetown, Texas

Martha Metz - Carlisle, PAJohn Sharp - Hesston, KS

Gerald & Patricia Yoder - Belleville, PAMichael & Marla Smoker - Belleville, PA

Douglas Smoker - Leola, PARonald & Wanda Shade - Myerstown, PA

David & Joyce Smoker - McClure, PAFrank Zook - Reedsville PA

EDITOR’S NOTE

It was a year of decisions, rebuilding and focusing on thefuture for the KVHS Board Members. Most of what was done over thesummer was to work with the insurance company, sort through themany items that were taken to the old Allensville School house follow-ing the fire, and laying the ground work for a new barn.

The feature article for this edition would not have been possi-ble without the input of Denny and Doreen Stuter, and his sister,Bonnie Stuter Bigelow. They furnished the information and picturesand unfortunately I didn’t have space to include all the pictures. Taketime as you drive through Belleville to notice the unique buildings thatwere built “one block at a time” by their father, their uncles and theirgrandad.

Charter Member and first President of the KVHS, Karl West-over, has tendered his resignation from the Board after serving for 25years. He contributed so much in so many ways during his active yearsand will truly be missed by all of us. We wish him well at his newhome at Valley View.

Our 2016 calendar features historic homes in the Ki-shacoquillas Valley and is now available at many locations through outMifflin County or it can be ordered by mail. Each home featured in-cludes a brief write up. A huge thank you to Pattie Cruickshank whospent many hours putting this calendar together.

We want to thank everyone for their monetary and emotionalsupport this past year and hope that you will come visit us nextsummer.

To submit articles, pictures, or comments, please contact

Mary Ann Stratton, Editor, at wma2@verizon.net.

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Fred R .Brown was elected President of the Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society at theMarch 2015 Annual Meeting. He began his two year term in June. Fred is a descendant of theBrown, Metz, Wagner, Fleming, Dachenbach and Headings families that came to the Ki-shacoquillas Valley in the early 1800’s. He grew up on a farm five miles south of Allensville.His schooling began in Airydale in a one room school and when in fifth grade he went to theConcord School in Metztown. He graduated from Huntingdon High School and after gradua-

tion enrolled at the Penn State University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture.During his career, he took over the family livestock farm and was manager of a few Agricultural retail stores.

He retired from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau as its regional manager.He and his wife, Vicki, have three children and four grandchildren. They all live in the Kishacoquillas

Valley. Each year his family hosts the Samuel B. Metz family reunion at their home.His interest in becoming a Board Member and now President in the Society is to help preserve the history of

the area that his family came from and continues to be a part of. He enjoys displaying and sharing family artifactsand history with the present generation so they can learn to appreciate their heritage.

We, the Board Members, are happy to have Fred as our President because he brings with him many leadershipskills and enthusiasm for the future of the Society. He actually “dug” right in and began by overseeing the reconstruc-tion of the Society’s barn, lost on October 9, 2014. He worked many hours with the insurance company and as of Oc-tober 2015, the tearing down of the Ore Bank Barn began and under his guidance and working with Jim Bonson, thesleeper logs are already installed on our old foundation.

His vision for the Society will include some changes needed to enable us to keep pace with the ever changingcultural and electronic world.

Meet Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society’sNew President, Fred R. Brown

In memory

Ruth Ann Allison, a native of the Kishacoquillas Valley and longtime friend of the KVHS Historical Society, passed away June 1, 2015 ather home in Florida where she resided for the past 57 years.

She was a retired registered surgical nurse at Oak Hill Hospitalin Florida. Whenever she came back to the valley to visit herbrother Jim, she was always there for us at the Society when ever weneeded a helping hand and especially during Harvest Moon.

Every year Jim has planted and taken care of the flowers at the mu-seum. As summer came to a close and they bothwould head to Florida, Ruth Ann would carefully help him dig up the ge-raniums for transport to Florida where they would replant them in theirflower beds at their respective homes.

In her will Ruth Ann left our historical society a generous donationand we will be honoring her by planting a tree in her memory after thecompletion of the new barn.

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Rock-faced block

This is the car used to haul the workers from one job tothe next. Shown is James E. seated on the running

board. His brothers are inside the car.

In general, the concrete mixture used for blockshas a higher percentage of sand and a lower percentage ofgravel and water than the concrete mixtures used forgeneral construction purposes. This produces a very dry,stiff mixture that holds its shape when it is removed fromthe metal block mold. Making designer blocks is a twostep process. In the case of rock-face blocks, a typicalblock is molded first and then recast to give it the facedesign and also strengthens the texture of the block. Theseblocks were air dried and the workers were paid by theblock.

Concrete blocks were first used in the UnitedStates as a substitute for stone or wood in the building ofhomes. The earliest known example of a house built inthis country entirely of concrete block was in 1837 onStaten Island, New York. The homes built of concreteblocks showed a creative use of common inexpensivematerials made to look like the more expensive and tradi-tional wood-framed stone masonry building. This newtype of construction became a popular form of housebuilding in the early 1900s through the 1920s. Housestyles, often referred to as "modern" at the time, rangedfrom Tudor to Foursquare, Colonial Revival to Bungalow.While many houses used the concrete blocks as the struc-ture as well as the outer wall surface, other houses usedstucco or other coatings over the block structure. Hun-dreds of thousands of these houses were built probablybecause the raw materials needed to make concrete blockswere in abundant supply in sand banks and gravel pitsthroughout a region. The concrete blocks were made withface designs to simulate stone textures: rock-faced, gran-ite-faced, or rusticated. At first considered an experimen-tal material, houses built of concrete blocks were adver-tised in many Portland cement manufacturers' catalogs as"fireproof, vermin proof and weatherproof" and as an in-expensive replacement for the dwindling supply of wood.

Many other types of buildings such asgarages, silos, and post offices were built andcontinue to be built today using this constructionmethod because of these many qualities.

Following the criteria set by the turn of the 19th

Century in finding an alternative building material and

having all the key ingredients available in our immediate

area the sons of Joseph W. Stuter built the “rock- faced’block Victorian home located at the top of the BellevilleHill in 1910.

One by one those blocks were cast in metal moldsin the Stuter Block Shed, located on Green Street which isjust a short distance from the Victorian home. DennyStuter, grandson of James D., would drive the Diamond Tdump truck to Kline’s Sand Works and Concrete Com-pany in Lewistown to pick up sand. He indicated that be-cause of the weight of the sand he would often have to putthe truck in creeper gear to make it up the Reedsville Hill.Denny, Fern Smoker, Edgar Stuter, and Bob Bennetthauled stone in the Diamond T dump truck from BroadMountain. They also mixed the mortar used in formingthe blocks. Once the mixture was poured into a metalmold, a long handled stomper was used to push the mix-ture in place. Green oak timbers were used in the largeoven which was used to bake the bricks. Because of theextreme heat that these timbers created, one could onlystay in the facility for fifteen minutes. It would take twoto three days for the oven to cool down enough so that theworkers could re-enter the room. Tin sheets used for roof-ing material were stored outside the building and wereoften used as sleds during the winter months for sleddingdown the hill between the block shed and the bungalow.

This block shed building, now idle, remains, but has beenreduced to half the size it was in its heyday. The one andone-half story bungalow that sits on the same site is yetanother style of rock-faced block home created by theStuters.

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For more than twenty years, James D. servedUnion township as a school director and was still on theBoard at the time of his passing in 1940.

According to an article from The Belleville Times,dated July 17, 1929, James D. Stuter & Sons accepted ajob that would require almost three months’ time to layseveral thousand bricks for the PA Glass Sand Companyat Berkley Springs, West Virginia. It was at this job sitethat Mr. Stuter employed 175 men, the largest crew heever had to do a job.

The James D. and Sons Garage on Walnut Streetwas purchased from G. E. Brindle on May 15, 1925 forthe sum of $500.00. This large two story building wasalso constructed of rock-faced concrete blocks andcontained 9650 square feet. The bottom level housed thegarage and the upper level was an apartment wherethe James E. and Helen Stuter lived with their family.Often, Helen would come down and take care of thecustomers while the men took their lunch break.

It was a Chrysler and Plymouth dealershipand Atlantic gasoline was sold at the pumps.

The office was in the right side of the building andin the center was a large round table surrounded byCaptain Chairs where some of the town folk would gatherfor a game or two of checkers. James himself, it was said,was an excellent checker player and spent many sparemoments enjoying the game with friends.

The mechanics at that time were Joe Alexander,Barnie Sausman and their apprentice, Jack Patton. In lateryears, the space upstairs was used by Dr. Jacob JamesBrenneman’s for his doctor’s office.

The Great Depression forced the closing of manysmall businesses in Belleville. There were four or fivegrocery stores, two receiving milk plants, two buildingsuppliers and hardware stores, and several service stationsand garages. The J. D. Stuter and Sons Garage was one ofthose affected.

This is the Diamond T dump truck that was an essen-tial part of the Stuter’s concrete business. It is seen herein the early 1930’s in front of the garage and decoratedfor the Belleville Memorial Day Parade.

Taken in 1919 from left toright their sons: James E.(Hun), Earl (Tud) and Joe.

James Dahlen and Rosanna Stuter.

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The Belleville Community Hall and Fire Station

James D. Stuter and sons built the Belleville Community Hall and Fire House in 1932. Shown are the Stuters and their workcrew. All of the workers were from the village of Belleville. The General Contractor was J. M. Young and Sons.

Following a series of disastrous fires, the need was felt for more adequate protection in Belleville and in 1920the present fire company was formed. Application for a charter was made on June 17th, 1920 and was granted by theCourt of Common Pleas in Mifflin County. A committee was then formed to update the fire truck to an Internationaltruck, 800 feet of hose, one nozzle, and the building, known as the Bell Theater, for a total indebtedness of over$11,000.00. The first President was Frank Warner, cashier of the Farmer’s National Bank. Later, the Ladies’ Auxil-iary was organized with Mrs. Frank Warner as temporary chairman. Mrs. Harry Graybill was later elected the firstpresident.

It was decided that a Theatre and Fire Truck would not be allowed in the same building, So, after thirteenyears of planning the Belleville Community Hall and Fire Station were built in 1932. Work was started on the newbuilding in February 1932 under the supervision of the Stuter Brothers, stone masons and bricklayers. The buildingwas designed by the Wilson Engineering Company of Belleville. The building was dedicated on April 25, 1933. Atthe dedication, the history of the Belleville Fire Company was prepared and ably given by the local Post Master andVice President of the Fire Company.

Another update was added in 1938 at a regular monthly meeting of the Fire Company. Dr. Getter, announcedthat he would present to the organization a much needed piece of equipment, namely, a fire siren. The new siren wasdriven by a 3 Horse Power electric motor and could be heard for a distance of at least two miles. A string was at-tached to this gift. Dr. Getter stated that as long as the Fire Company existed, the siren be sounded every year at noon,on October 27th, which just happened to be his birthday. For years, his wish was carried out and the citizens wouldstop for a moment of silence to remember a man who brought so much to the village of Belleville.

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The first Kishacoquillas Board of Directors included:

Karl Westover, President; Bill Dancy, Vice President;Dorothy Knapp, Treasure; and Stephen Dunkle, Secretary.

Additional Board Members included:

Ross Metz, Richard Kidd, Norman Welfley, Jim Allison,and Lee Kanagy.

Shown are: Lee Kanagy, Karl Westover, Dorothy Knapp,Ross Metz and Steve Dunkle.

HARVEST MOONOctober 2, 2015

On October 2, 2015 the Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society held their very successful annual fundraiser,Harvest Moon, in the Brookmere Winery barn. Approximately 120 guests, including fifteen KVHS Charter Members,joined us in celebrating our 25th Anniversary. The evening included social interaction, dinner, bidding on the Liveand Silent Auction items.

Of the original 80 Charter KVHS Members, those present and recognized at our 25th Celebration are:Seated: Karl Westover, (KVHS’s first President)

Row one: Jeanne Metz, Louise Brown, Molly Bourg, Cindy Updegrove and Fleta Croft.Back Row: Carolyn Malone, Sandra Metz, Robert K. Metz Bonnie Glick, Mark Glick, Ray Brown,

Stephen Dunkle, (KVHS’s First Secretary), Jim Allison (still serving on the Board today), and Jon Updegrove.

Set at the first meeting and part of the By-Laws is the following: The primary purpose of the society is to promote,collect, preserve, clarify and classify and record historical items; and to provide historical material and relatedgenealogies to interested people, with historical roots in the valley.

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Native American History during the French and Indian War in theSusquehanna River Basin Region

An Educational Power Point Program entitled Native American History during theFrench and Indian War in the Susquehanna River Basin Region was presented September 15, 2015by Stephen Runkle and hosted by the Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society. Stephen is a retired HydraulicEngineer and Engineering Supervisor with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection andis a volunteer speaker wi th the Susquehanna River Bas in Speakers Bureau .

Approximately 100 guests attended the presentation held in the Belleville Community Hall. Most of Stephen’spresentation centered around the effects the war had on Mifflin County with special focus on the involvement of FortG r a n v i l l e .

The Fort, built by Captain George Croghan and his men, was near the Juniata River about one mile abovewhere the borough of Lewistown now stands and was completed in April 1756 . The stockade was garrisoned by acompany of seventy-five enlisted men, under Captain Edward Ward and Lieutenant Edward Armstrong. The settlerswere encouraged to come to the fort for protection. A group of twenty-five French soldiers and thirty Indians under aFrench leader attacked the fort and the battle lasted all afternoon and into the night. The fort was destroyed by theFrench and Indians in the summer of 1756.

Stephen & Janeann Runkle This crescent - shaped gorget worn by Stephen this evening is similar to theone worn by Colonel George Washington in the French and Indian War. Gor-get is French for throat and when worn it was designed to protect the throat.

This hand painted picture of Samuel Diffenderfer was recently donatedby John Stroup. Ironically, Larry Drynon, Samuel’s great grandson, had justdonated the legacy of Samuel Diffenderfer, to the Society. So, it seemed fittingthat we merge the two and do a brief article on Captain Samuel Diffenderfer.

Samuel Diffenderfer, was the first blacksmith and iron worker and its justiceof the peace for many years in the village of Allensville, PA. He was highly esteemedin this community and was an earnest and faithful member of the Methodist Churchwhere he is buried in the cemetery to the rear of this church.

He was born February 13, 1832. He enlisted, August 18, 1862, for the war ofthe Rebellion and was mustered into service at Mt. Union, Huntingdon County. Hewas assigned to Company I, with the 149th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.“Bucktail” Regiment, as sergeant. He continued to move up the ranks until he at-tained the position of Captain. He was discharged on May 4, 1864 on a surgeon’s cer-t i f i c a t e .

This year, a brick honoring Captain Diffenderfer was placed in the RivieraBeach, Maryland Community Park by Larry Drynon. His grandfather is the onlyCivil War Veteran listed on this Memorial for those who sacrificed for the good oftheir neighbors.

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A Bit of Kishacoquillas Society’s History

The land was purchased in 1804 by John and Jacob King from Benjamin Chew.

In 1848, the property was put up for sheriff’s sale for non-payment of a $737.50 mortgage.

Quote on initial letter, dated 10/23/1990, to those interested in starting a historical society.“ There is history in all men’s lives.” Shakespeare.

Open House quote, May 24 1991, “Preserve our future by saving our past.”

KVHS Memorial Fund established in 1991.

Sold out of KVRR, DVD’s in 2010.

Bill Peightel did the Pen and Ink drawings in 2013 for the Society’s correspondence.

2015 KVHS Summer tours

Summer is always a busy time when it comes to giving tours at the museum and this year was no exception.The Big Valley Association held their meeting here and then took the tour given by Ann Thompson and Fred Brown.Other individual and group tours were also given to people either passing through the Kishacoquillas Valley or bypre-arrangement.

This year was an exceptional year as we hosted three young couples and their Priest fromBurkina Faso, French Africa. This area is in the heart of the poorest nation in Africa. All the visitors spoke Frenchand the three young couples, each from a different village, spoke their own native language. A young man from StateCollege, Andy Blunk, who has been in the Peace Corp for three years, served as their interpreter.

They were visiting our country and staying with hosts in State College before taking the train from Lewistownto Philadelphia to meet the Pope in some of his special meetings that were by invitation only.

With some extra time before leaving, Gail Guss, a friend of President Fred Brown’s daughter, and a memberof the Presbyterian Church in State College made arrangements for them to come to Belleville to experiencethe Sale Barn and Peight’s Store. They then headed to our museum to hear about the diverse cultures in the valley.We talked about and shared our Indian artifacts, the Amish culture and then gave them a tour of the artifactson display at the museum. They were extremely interested in all that we shared with them.

We shared approximately three hours together and when they were leaving we gave them some of calendarsand it is an awesome thought that when they return to Africa some of our local history will be shared with the rest ofthe people in their respective villages.

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Ann Thompson and John Stroup are our designated buyers.They attend auctions and purchase artifacts, within our

budget, that might otherwise leave our valley.

DONATIONS

Larry Drynon - History of Capt. Samuel Diffenderfer, picturesof an inscribed brick honoring Capt. Diffenderfer in theMemorial Park, Riviera Beach, Maryland. (This is LarryDrynon’s home town.)

Patricia Black - Louise Westover Estate, a 1790 Huey Home-stead Chest, brass bucket, antique wooden high chair withcanned seat, a three hole Cast Iron Skillet, Genealogy for RubyYoder, Daisy Barr, Dachenbach, an 1888 Testament & Psalmsand a 1941 Prayer Book.

Carol Heller King - (Isaac Peight’s granddaughter) a framedpicture of the Fultz Reunion held at Liberty Park, Mill Creek.

Dale & Anna Buchanan - a monetary donation, a White Hallflyswatter, 37 local postcards, and a KVRR Picnic Program.

Nicole Hanawalt - an assortment of old bottles from theGibboney Drug Store.

Ellen Esh Wiseman - a butter press machine from her family’sdairy and a Logan Guard Book.

Ruby Yoder - books, obituaries, a hand written cookbook, andfamily histories from the Daisy Barr Estate.

Frances Peachey - a brown and yellow felt 1971 Kish HighSchool pennant.

.Sandy Goss - a CD with photos and history of the SamuelMaclay House in Milroy

Sandra Metz - a newspaper photo of the Union Mills School,Allensville Community Home ledger, History of theAllensville Methodist Church, photocopy of a line drawingdone by Joseph E. Peachey, Sr. and The History of Postal Ser-vices in Mifflin County.

Antique Oak filing cabinet, 7 foot high and has 24 drawers.1873 sale bill from J. C. Kipp and an 1870 invoice forMechanics Pottery.

Three KVRR statements of freight cost to McNabb &Fleming.

Advertising knife from Belleville Condensed MilkCompany.

1887 picture of the old Milroy Foot Bridge at the Graff &Treaster Stave Mill, Milroy.

New Holland toys. Kettle Rendered Lard can from E. Snook & Sons, Reeds-

ville. Plank painting.

ACQUISTIONS

Donation from James “Jim” Bonson

James “Jim” Bonson, who is overseeing the construction of the barn,recently donated to the Society an art piece that he did. He also sharedthe following article about James Alexander, his fourth greatgrandfather who was born in 1726 and was one of the first settlers inthe Kishacoquillas Valley.

James Alexander served in the Revolutionary Army, under General George Washington. James spent the win-ter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. Records show that his two brothers, Hugh and John Alexander, also served in thiswar. Hugh was a member of the Council of Safety for Cumberland County, a member of the Council of Deputies, andof the First Pennsylvania Assembly, which met in Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, on November 28, 1776. Hugh wasalso a cabinet maker in West Nottingham Township in 1747-1765. He made a slant top desk for his brother James. Adesk like it is in the Winterthur Museum Collections, and James’s desk is in the family here in the KishacoquillasValley. Winterthur came here to study it for it is indeed a rare piece of furniture done in line and berry inlay.

James and his brother John of Nottingham Township, Chester County came to the Kishacoquillas Valley, andbuilt a log cabin, took possession of their land and planted a crop of wheat in the summer and fall of 1754. Jamesloved to hunt foxes, so he had two fox hounds shipped here from Lanarkshire, Scotland. The dogs were namedChaunter and Charmer. James came to Chester County from County of Armagh, Ireland in 1736, then to theKishacoquillas Valley, Spring Run in the year 1754.

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Make checks out to KVHS and send to KVHS, 138 E. Main Street, Allensville, PA 17002

Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society Membership Form.

Don’t forget to RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2016?

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KVHS 2016 CALENDARS

NOTE: This year’s calendar focuses on “Treasured Old Homes” and the inserts are from 1929.

We are extremely interested in acquiring old photographs for future years and would be glad to come toyour home and scan them, or email a copy to Pattie, or you could bring them to the Historical Society.Please contact Pattie Cruikshank @ 717- 483- 6596 or pcruikshank@gmail.com for more information.

I would like to order ____ 2016 calendars @ $5.50 each. If you would like to have it shipped to you, pleasefill out the following information and add $2.00 per calendar for shipping.

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Information about the Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society can be found at:

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PHONE: 717-483-6525 MAIL: 138 East Main Street, Allensville, PA 17002

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The Kishacoquillas Valley HistoricalSociety is participating in the 2015

Alternative Gift Fair !

This year’s fair, the seventh, will be held onSunday, December 6th, from 1-4 pm at the EastKishacoquillas Presbyterian Church in Reedsville.

Hope you can stop by and see all thedisplays. Volunteers will be at each station toanswer questions.

This is a great way to honor someone bygiving a donation to an organization of yourchoice.

Many of the items on display at the Societyhave been donated and for that we are verygrateful. Please continue to keep us in mindwhen you clean out your attic, garage, shed,barn and other interesting places. We welcomeall items, large and small that in any way arepart of the history of the Kishacoquillas Valley.

We are very interested in receiving oldpictures for use in our annual calendar. If you wouldlike to share your special pictures and aren’tquite ready to let them go, no problem. Just bringthem in and we will scan them into our systemand you can take the original home with you. Can’tcome to the museum, then email a copy to us atwma2@verizon.net or to mollybrg@gmail.com.