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
** May
20, 2026 **10am TOVHS/Grange 1108 building 777 Ridge- Rd Horseheads NY
We cordially invite you to attend our 2nd Community Outreach Program! Free and Open to the Public!
Member
Judy Slade-retired Educator, Family Historian and Genealogist 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.
Please join us at 10am 5/20/2026
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
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