Meeting dates for 2026 are
as follows:
All meetings are the third Wednesday of the month & begin at 10:00 am.
Meetings will now be MONTHLY STARTING 1/21/2026
The January, February, March
& November, December meetings will be held at the
Veteran Town Hall on Route 14
The
April, May, June, July, August, September, October meetings will be held at the TOVHS/Grange buildig on 777 Ridge Road
**For the May 20th
meeting**:
Member Judy Slade will do a presentation entitled "Local Connections to the War of 1812".
She will cover causes that led to the War of 1812 & what local soldiers faced
as they headed to the war front on the U.S. - Canadian border. She will present a case study on Isaac Mallett who died in
battle. She will also mention other Veteran soldiers buried
in local cemeteries.
FLX Gives is in November of each year, we will update when exact dates are received.
This is a online giving initiative of the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and Finger Lakes Inc. This
is a 24 hour online celebration of the Finger Lakes Region. It connects generous community members with the causes that you
care about most. This gives you a chance to donate online directly to the Town of Veteran Historical
Society . This gives us a chance to accept online donations via Credit
Card but only during this time frame. It is a great way to help us fulfill our needs to carry out our
mission. Please consider us through your online donation. We so appreciate it. Just go to flxgives.org
and put Town of Veteran Historical Society in the Search and donate. Thank you
for your support!
Our book "Bicentennial of the Town of Veteran New York
1823-2023" is now on sale. This book covers Millport, Pine Valley and Sullivanville NY. The book
costs $35 with an additional charge of $10 per book for mailing, if desired.
Please contact us at veteranny@yahoo.com to order your copy today. Our first printing
sold out in 4 days and got great reviews. We hope you order yours today!
Our Ongoing Fund Raiser for cans / bottles:
Collection bin is set up at Veteran Grange Hall located at 777 Ridge Road. We
ask that all bottles & cans be in bags. Just place your bags in our collection bins & we do the rest! Thank you!
We now offer VENMO. You can buy our Products, send donations and purchase tables for our Craft Fair
through VENMO. Please be sure to use the remarks to show what you are purchasing.
@TOVHS-glo777
**Work has begun on the One
Room Schoolhouse book. Letters have been sent out
to individuals who attended the schools here in
Veteran. If any one has any photos
of the old schools please consider sharing them with us. Also if you know anyone
who attended one of the schools please let them know we are interested in their
memories.
More
information to follow.
Thanks, Tim Rodabaugh, Town Historian
