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Our Charter

Our main reason for wishing to form a historical society was to insure the history of the Town of Veteran - past, present and future, is preserved.  We started out slowly and with a few members but as more people become involved we hope to continue to grow. 

Several people have donated items over the year so our collection continues to grow.  We wish to encourage everyone to continue to look in your garages, attics, etc. for old maps, books, etc. which you may wish to donate or loan.  Many times items are also found in barns and cellars squirreled away in out of the way places.  Some of the items you may find are one of a kind and therefore are not easily replaced or duplicated. 


History of Our Society

The Town of Veteran Historical Society was formed in early 2006, with Bob Roemmelt, Tim Rodabaugh and Rick Smith being the initial members.  The Town Historians, Tim Rodabaugh and Rick Smith wanted to ensure that a society was formed and available for townsfolk and anyone else interested to take part in preserving our towns history.  Our first meeting took place Saturday January 13, 2007 at the Veteran Grange.  At that time there were already 45 members. 


Current officers for the Town of Veteran Historical Society are:
These folks will serve a two-year term.  Elections for new
officers will take place in January 2011


President: Robert Roemmelt (Interim)
Vice President: Franklin Clark, Sr.
Secretary: Janice Ingersoll
Treasurer: Rick Smith

 
A Board was also appointed. 
Each person will rotate out after one year:
Robert Roemmelt (term expires 2009)
Tim Rodabaugh (term expires 2010)

Rick Smith (term expires 2011).
 
Ann Lant (term expires 2012)

Robert Roemmelt: our Interim President, is retired.  He is past Historian for the the Town of Veteran & serves as Treasurer for Veteran Grange.  He is very interested in local history.  (He is serving as President until elections in January)

Franklin Clark Sr. our Vice-President, is retired.  He is an Auctioneer in his spare time.

Janice Ingersoll our Secretary is retired from Chemung County Office for the Aging.  She enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Rick Smith our Treasurer, is employed by the Horseheads School District.  He is Co-Historian for the Town of Veteran.
 

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