RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

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Engaged to Rowena Washburn. 3-27-1925Wedding. 4-15-1925Mrs. Edward P. Atwater of slyacauga, Alabama. 12-22-1925Has been manager for lumber company in South to join Genesee TheatricalEnterprises. 5-31-1928To Jamestown for Genesee Theatrical Enterprises. 6-23-1928To represent Pistell, Deans & Co. of Buffalo, an investment house. Has beenin Jamestown representing Genesee Theatrical Associates. 8-30-1929Picture. 8-31-1929Mr. & Mrs. Atwater, Daniel Webster, motoring to Florida. 1-27-1930Made trust officer of First National - has managed brokerage firm abovebank two years. 1-1-1934Succeeds Edward A. Washburn as president of First National Bank. 11-26-1934Buys 424 East Main from Wesley C. Prugle. 1-20-1937Rents 18 Ross St. to Dr. Thomas P. Crane of VA Hospital. (Moving to EastMain now being remodeled.) 9-14-1937Move to 424 East Main today. 10-21-1937Named president of Bank of Elba. 5-3-1938Born in Rochester, NY, son of Edward C. Atwater and Linda Perrin Atwater.Family moved to Batavia in 1903. On becoming president of Liberty Bank,was youngest bank president in the state. From obituary. 6-6-1967Estate: $659,276. 12-21-1972Atwater, Edward W. Home after several weeks at Dansville Sanitarium. 8-20-1890Buys house corner of East Main and Ross St., to move there from 212East Main to 401 East Main. 10-31-1898Chosen president of Harvester Co. 1-22-1907Ill with heart trouble. 7-16-1909Dead: 68. Sons: William L. & Edward C. Daughters: Mrs. E Dean Hickox &Miss Fannie Atwater. Sisters: Mrs John H. Mason & Miss Alice M.Atwater. 9-2-1910RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAtwater, Fannie Of Wheelocks School of Kindergarten. 12-19-1903Atwater, James 7th of family to attend University of Rochester. 10-20-1947Marries Miss Wandin? 5-15-1957Atwater, Julian W. Validictorian at Ashville School. 6-24-1949Winner in Moot Trial. 3-31-1958Attended Princeton. 12-21-1949Passes bar exams. 10-1-1958Joins Rochester law firm: Nixon, Hargrove, Devans? & Doyle. 12-23-1964Elected director of Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co. 4-27-1970Atwater Rev. Lucius Obit. 12-6-1892Atwater, Lucius C.Atwater and Harry S. Kibbe offer for sale cone's addition - on Jackson,Cherry, Chestnut, Robertson, Warren and Cone Streets. 9-10-1913Sells parcel of land between Pearl and South Main St. to Leo G. King ofRochester or Syracuse. John Branton holds mortgage. Wants
settlement in court. 12-18-1931Obit - 85 - in Rochester. 1-19-1954Atwater, Lyman J. Obit. Died of Brights desease. 5-22-1916Atwater, Richard. Heads Paris office of Harvester Company, visiting brother E. W. 1-7-1902Atwater, Rowena Washburn Attending Miss Porter's School in Connecticut. 12-15-1915To Walcourt School in Aurora, NY. 10-3-1916Rowena and the R. O. Scatcherds home from Nassau - hotel burned whilethey were there. 4-12-1922Rowena and Mrs. R. C. Scatcherd to Italy. 11-14-1923Rowena and Mrs. Scatcherd home from Europe. 5-12-1924Marries Edward P. Atwater. 4-25-1925Was late for her wedding and got married in her riding costume.(Someone told me at Historical Society meeting.)With son Edward W. visiting parents. 3-5-1926Entertaining at bridge at home of parents. 8-16-1926Rowena and son return to Alabama. 8-24-1926Rowena and son at home of parents in Koskusko, Miss. 10-9-1926President of hospital board. 1-17-1941A Red Cross Nurses Aide honored for 1,000 volunteer hours. 1-17-1945President of YWCA. 6-17-1960Diana says the story told when she was a child is that Rowena was in lovewith William Webster, a layer who never married. Rowena told me asimilar story about her mother.Remembers early hospital dances. 6-10-1963Helped to start Nurses Aide Program. Picture in Red Cross uniform. 10-15-1975Obit - 94. 9-27-1993Article on Mrs. A's contributions as volunteer to both hospitals - St. Jeromeand Batavia, Later Genesee Memorial. Special hospital edition. 8-5-2000Atwater House424 East Main Street.Edward P. Atwater buys old Collins home (Lewis D. Collins) from Wesley C.Prugh. 1-20-1937Earlier Collins House. Grandmother Collins lived in the main house. LewisCollins and bride, and eventual family of children lived in two tiny rooms toRUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAtwater House (cont)west. Built originally as a school.Rowena and Ed lived in Washburn house on Rose Street. She set herheart on Collins house. When father died a generous legacy made itpossible to buy. House ugly inside. Present dining room cut up withclosets. Kitchen impossible. Ed had shelves built in library, put onewindow in drawing room, added mantle. Grandmother Collins had asort of greenhouse bay, not open to light room, built in wall of library.May have been done by Homelius - she doesn't seem to remember him.Ed got panelling for the library from South America.Rowena says her father left her a small legacy and she persuaded Edwardto buy the Collins house with it. Homelius planned the renovation. It wasthen an ugly place. They put windows in the present dining room and in
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Edward F. Nye, navigator fire truck
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Three teenagers and instructor in d
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Universal Studios - she has been in
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Half page ad: Adelman Electric cele
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Adria Idle factory on Evans St. to
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Employee puts out fire caused by ex
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Air MailFirst official air mail fli
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some history - until municipal airp
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County buys airport (building) for
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East Main Rd. 11-30-1980Air Service
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Councilon Alcoholism & Substance Co
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Has grown from modest start to larg
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Schweiger uncertain what to do. 10-
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Allans sell Contractors' Machinery
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Chance as fullback for Allen - pict
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Allen - Flying Allens Allen's ballo
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Allen to make drop Memorial Day. 5-
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Alpine Ski Hut Harry Strobel moving
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plan reunion at Chicken Roost in Ea
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Post #1. 3-18-1919Glenn Loomis Post
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Page 66 and 67: voluntary work. 4-2-1988John Gillar
Page 68 and 69: seeks loan. 4-26-1990Ames gets bank
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Page 118 and 119: SUBJECT TEXT DATEAustin Park (cont)
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Page 130 and 131: 23 West Main. 2-4-1928Burt Welch se
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