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OUR HOME AND HERITAGE

L-WHS Volume VIII – Issue I               February – 2010

Belated Happy New Year to all those who call Lilly “home.”

See pages  3-4 – Memberships – We are fortunate to have new volunteers to take over our Membership

and address records. Please read, complete, and return (ASAP) the relevant forms on pages 3-4 of this

newsletter. When we get the returns from this newsletter, we will update (and keep updated) the listings

of Memberships on our website: l-whs.com (probably by the end of April).

    Some on you receiving this newsletter are not current members. You may have ordered a History

Book or calendar or your name may have been submitted by someone – whatever – we would

really like you to join with us in discovering, presenting, and celebrating the fascinating history of

the greater Lilly Area. Please fill out the forms on pages 3-4 and become a member.

See Page 2 – Veterans information. Jack Barlick is compiling massive amounts of information concerning

all military veterans (from the War of 1812 to the present conflicts in the Mid-East) who were connected

“in someway” with the Greater Lilly Area. Jack will edit all this information into a 300-page

book replete with photos – The Military Spirit of a Community. Jack needs your help. Please

complete the form on Page 2 of this newsletter or contact Jack so that YOUR veteran is

not missed.

See Page 5 – We are pleased to announce that we intend to publish The Military Spirit of a Community    

(as described above) for the Homecoming Weekend over the 4^th of July weekend of 2011. See page 5

for the complete story and for the order form. We encourage you to order (ASAP) as we would like to

have a good count before we place the order so that we can get a good printage rate.

See page 6 (with address label) Good News – It looks as though we have found a printer who will

print additional copies of Our History Book – The Spirit of a Community – 1806 – 2006. As you may

already know, we are sold out of the 1300 copies of “The Spirit.” The new printing (which will be the

same quality as the first two printings) should be available by mid-2010. The price will remain

the same - $53 (including tax) for book to be picked-up at Gall’s Insurance Office on Main Street in Lilly

and $60 for a book to be shipped. See order form for “The Spirit of a Community” on page 6.

HOMECOMING ALERT !!

A huge Homecoming Weekend is scheduled for July 1, 2, 3, 2011.           

2011 - the Lilly Fire Company marks its 75^th Anniversary with a carnival and parade on 7/1/2011.

            2011 also marks the 180^th Ann. of Washington Township and 90^th Ann. of the Lilly American Legion.

Sat. 7/2/11 - Breakfast, Field Day, Club Bus Around.

Sun. 7/3/11 – Picnic, Fabulous Flashbacks Concert, Fireworks !

We expect to publish Our Veterans Book and to dedicate our Coal Miners Monument during the Homecoming...

We are asking 6 organizations from Our Community to underwrite the $8,400 budget for the Homecoming Weekend.

We ask you to put the Homecoming on your calendar, to get the word out, and to make plans for your family

and friends to join in the celebration of The Spirit of OUR Community.

Some families, friends, and classes are scheduling reunions for Friday, July 1, 2011 with the plan to flow into

the homecoming weekend.

Note: The 1956 and 1957 classes of Lilly High will hold their reunion at P.J’s on Friday, July 1, 2011

The 55^th anniversary of the class of ’56 (rather than in 2012 the 55^th anniversary of the class of ’57) 

                            VETERANS INFORMATION NEEDED

The Lilly/Washington Historical Society will be the sponsor of a Military History that will cover over 2200 veterans from the Revolution of 1776 until today. We are actively seeking information on as many veterans as possible that have or had ties to the Lilly area including all of the 15938 area including the Level Road, Benscreek and Munster.

We need everyone’s help to do the job right.

You are welcome to submit histories on veterans from your family tree both living and deceased.

Any PHOTOS, and copies of discharges, news items, etc are MOST welcome.

VETERANS NAME________________________

CURRENT ADDRESS IF LIVING________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH_________________________ If  deceased/date of death________

PARENTS’ NAMES_____________________________________________________

BRANCH OF SERVICE______________________

SERVICE DATES__________________ to _______________

MILITARY OCCUPATION____________________________

RANK AT DISCHARGE______________________

DUTY STATIONS__________________________  ____________________________                           

AWARDS/RIBBONS,MEDALS____________________________________________

Please put your name and address at the bottom of the other side of this Form  - NOW !

                     LILLY-WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 

Please read this section carefully – as we are making some changes to the membership process that will allow us to streamline the membership list accounting system. Sandy and Butch Miorelli have volunteered to manage the membership accounts. Ron Muldoon will continue as systems consultant. We thank them for their service and include a big thank you to Doodles George who worked with your editor over the last half dozen years in trying to keep the membership address list updated.

Each time we have our mailing of about 900 newsletters, we have an average of 50 address changes. It would be most helpful if any member who is moving would include the L-WHS in the announcements you send out indicating a change of address. 

A good number of those receiving this newsletter are not presently a member of the L-WHS, You may never have been a member but are on Our address list because you ordered a History Book, calendar, or other item from the L-WHS – or your name may have been proposed by a current member, or you may have been a member in the past and failed to renew – whatever the case we would love to have you as a member – to become involved in discovering, documenting, and celebrating the fascinating history of the Greater Lilly Area.

The biggest change in the new membership format is that we will no longer have four categories of Annual Memberships –  (those that have been designated up to this time as Adult ($5), Adult Sustaining ($25), Household ($10), and Household Sustaining ($30)  

1. To renew (or to establish) an Annual Membership (a membership other than Heritage, which any one 80 years of age or older may hold with no charge – just by supplying the L-WHS your birth date, or any of the  Life Memberships for a one time $50 – to - $250 donation.) please complete this form and return it with a donation to L-WHS.

Please check one of the following categories and return this form to L-WHS:

___   I no longer wish to belong to (or join) the L-WHS – Please remove my name from the list.

___   I wish to renew my membership*

___   I wish to upgrade my membership**

___   I wish to join the L-WHS***

1. 2010 Annual Membership*                    ___ I want to make a donation to the L-WHS:

                                                                                   ____ less than $25.00 donation to the general fund.

                                                                                  ____ $25.00 or more – I want to donate  $__________

                                                       For ______________________________________________________

                                                  See reverse for list of categories that may be designated for donations.

                                                                 SPECIAL OFFER for 2010 ! !

___**Note if you currently hold an ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, you may pay an additional $25 and become a Life Member – or pay the difference and upgrade to any other Membership.

2. Current LIFE MEMBERSHIPS include:

Heritage (honorary)–Life ($50)– Life Sponsor ($100) – Life Patron ($150) - Life Benefactor ($250)

All of these are Memberships for Life, which means Members do not have to pay anything more  -  ever.    But you may want to check one or more of the following categories and return this form to the L-WHS.

              **____ I want to upgrade my membership: -Note-membership descriptions on reverse

                   From Life: ___  to Life Sponsor (send $50.00)  ___to Life Patron (send $100)

                                     ___   to  Life Benefactor (send $200)

                   From Life Sponsor: ___ to Life Patron (send $50.00)

                                                   ___ to Life Benefactor (send $150.00)

                   From Life Patron:    ___ to Life Benefactor (send  $100.00)

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          ____ I want to make a donation to the L-WHS:

                   ____ less than $25.00 donation to the general fund.

                   ____ $25.00 or more – I want to donate  $__________

                            For ______________________________________________________

                            See reverse for list of categories that may be designated for donations.

       NEW MEMBERSHIPS: IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE L-WHS

The year 2006 was the 200^th anniversary of the establishment of a community that would become present day Lilly Borough and Washington Township. The Lilly Washington Historical Society (L-WHS) intends to recruit all current and former residents of Lilly Borough and Washington Township.

                                                Check the form below- join the celebration!

***If you wish to become a member of the L-WHS, please check off the membership you choose:

___ Heritage –No Charge -Honorary life membership for any present or former resident of Lilly

                        Borough or Washington Township who is 80 years of age or older, or who reaches

                        the age of 80 during this membership year.  _______________ BIRTHDATE

___ Annual Membership –– If you are not currently a member and you wish to join the L-WHS with an Annual Membership – check this block and provide your name, address, and phone number on the form at the bottom of this page.  

–                             ___ I want to make a donation to the L-WHS:

                                                                                   ____ less than $25.00 donation to the general fund.

                                                                                  ____ $25.00 or more – I want to donate  $__________

                                                            See below for list of categories that may be designated for donations.

___  Life - $50.00 – Membership for the remainder of the applicant’s lifetime

___ *Life Sponsor - $100.00 – Life Membership and $50.00 donation

___ *Life Patron - $150.00 – Life Membership and $100.00 donation

___ *Life Benefactor - $250.00 – Life Membership and $200.00 donation

          * Names are listed on Bronze Plaque                   

                                                _________________________

                                                  DESIGNATION OF DONATIONS

$_______ - UNRESTRICTED TO THE L-WHS GENERAL FUND

$_______ - MEMORIAL ($25) Deceased’s Name _____________________________________

$_______ - *MEMORIAL SPONSOR ($50) Deceased’s Name ___________________________

$_______ - *MEMORIAL PATRON ($100) Deceased’s Name ___________________________

$_______ - *MEMORIAL BENEFACTOR ($200) Deceased’s Name ______________________

*Names are listed on Bronze Plaque

$_______ - MUSEUM FUND - $25 to $1000. – ($250 to $1000. Donors Name listed on Plague)

$_______ - MONUMENT FUND - $500 to $10,000 – Donors name listed on Plaque

$_______ - OPERATIONS FUND (Furniture-Equipment-Office Supplies-Insurance) $25 to $500      

$_______ - FUND for Organizational Memberships, Consultants, Workshops, Seminars - $25 >  

                                                    _________________________        

$________Total Sum of All Memberships and Donations – Make checks payable to L-WHS

Return Form and check to L-WHS – c/o First National Bank of Lilly – 500 Main St.- Lilly, PA 15938

             Name                                  Street Address                                Phone #

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                         City                                State                   Zip Code                E-mail address

The Military Spirit of a Community – 1812 to 2012

 A 300+-page volume replete with photos detailing the 200-year history of the Greater Lilly Area’s* 2250 military veterans from the War of 1812 to the present-day conflicts in the Middle East - bound as a companion piece (Volume II if you will) to Our history book, The Spirit of a Community- 1806-2006.

*From the 15938 area code, attended Lilly Hi, born, lived, and/or died in the Greater Lilly Area or was closely related e.g. grandchild – to someone from the Greater Lilly Area. 

Jack Barlick is heading this project and is trying to include as much about as many of Our veterans as is humanly possible.  Jack needs your help in making this the most complete Military History possible. PLEASE complete a copy of the form on page 2 for each veteran of your family – giving as complete a portrait of each veteran as you can. Photos are a big plus – give Jack a copy of any military photos- especially those showing the person detailed on the form you submit – or lend him a original photo from which he will make a copy and return the original promptly.        

Jack has the names and some biographical material on over 2200 local veterans. There is still time to have the military veterans from your family memorialized in –what will be – an elegant history. PLEASE get involved. Call Jack and see what he has on your family’s veterans and what he needs – 814-886- 4964. Don’t be like the dozens of folks who came up to the editor of The Spirit of a Community with the whine: “Why didn’t I put something (a photo, a remembrance, or a memorial) in about my dad (read mum, aunt, granddad, uncle, or cousin.”)  Call Jack and/or Fill-out the Form and return it to him  NOW !

Email” pappyjack56@aol.com or Jack Barlick – 235 Piper Street – Lilly PA 15938     

We plan to publish The Military Spirit of a Community in time for Homecoming over the 4^th of July weekend in 2011. Please order your copy/copies as soon as possible so that we can set the number ordered with the publisher in time to get a reasonable printage rate.

The Military Spirit of a Community ORDER FORM                         

 No.

____ L-WHS Military History Book(s) @ $32.00-w/tax  (to be picked-up in Lilly)    $ _______

____ L-WHS Military  Book(s) @ $37.00 (to be mailed)                                               $ _______                                                                                                                                                                               

Complete this L-WHS Military History Book order form and return it (with a check payable to  Military History Book) to Military History Book - c/o First National Bank of Lilly – 500 Main St. – Lilly PA 15938

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                    Name                                          Street                                       Phone Number

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                           City                                                 State                                   Zip