A History of Greenwood by Those Who Lived It

Many spent this holiday deployed in Vietnam. Bob Hope traveled to visit the troops and presented his Christmas Special: Around the World...

I know, I skipped 1967; but, it was eerily similar to 1966...The boy scouts sold trees and had a party...the cub scouts had a party at...

I have now traveled to 1966 when we found out How the Grinch Stole Christmas for the first time. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a...

I am still hanging around in the 1960s. Throughout the sixties in small towns all over the United States, children were waiting for the...

The town of Greenwood was in full swing with holiday events and sharing with others. What were you doing to celebrate? The Greenwood...

Many may look at my Christmas tree and say, "oh, that's a pretty tree." But, when I look at my tree, I see my story, my legacy, my past,...

During the 1940s and 1950s, while some were hosting family for a traditional Thanksgiving feast, many in Greenwood were hosting parties...

From a 1935 newspaper article (not sure, but probably Hornell) Levis Davis cut his way through the forest from Canisteo to Greenwood in...

As Albert and I both shared last time around, we had five children. The oldest was Louise or Weasy as the others called her. Then Stub,...

In 1946, George Burd sent me to fix some fence on a farm he had purchased from Ames Rogers there on Greenwood Hill because he wanted to...

Albert and Flora, to date, created a family of 138 with spouses, grandchildren, their spouses, great grandchildren and spouses and great...

A Little, Okay a lot, of Background Albert and Flora, to date, created a family of 138 with spouses, grandchildren, their spouses, great...

As a child, after Albert and I were first married, and then even when the children were very young, we led a pretty nomadic life. We...

You can take the boy out of Greenwood, but, you can’t take Greenwood out of the boy. I was born in Greenwood and lived there until I was...

Our first through fifth grandchildren were all born between 1960 and 1965. John’s first five. You heard Stanley’s stories about the...

We had Ellen right away and just kept on until there were six, Catherine, John, Sally, Stan and Anna Marie. One of the benefits of a...

I did not grow up in Greenwood; but, spent the rest of my life there. I grew up in Geneva, New York with my parents, Charles and Ellen...

Born January 27, 1911 to Charles Dewitt Toombs and Ella White. Died April 1, 1994 Teacher at Greenwood Union School, Woodhull, Jasper and...

You have experienced the first of the series over the last month. I hope you are enjoying reading my blog posts as much as I am enjoying...

Margaret and I had great kids and they shared 20 grandchildren with us. We were blessed. We spent a lot of time with all of them. Big...