On July 21, 2018, Ellicott Town Historian Karen E. Livsey’s Post-Journal article entitled “What to Write About?” motivated me to elaborate upon the importance of research, a favorite pastime of mine. As a public service throughout 2011, the Chautauqua County Historical Society featured ...
There have been many changes in the life of Loujean White since I last told her story 19 years ago on June 5, 1999. In 2004, when she left the winter job she held for 16 years in the ski shop at Peek’n Peak Resort, she undoubtedly had no idea she would make up those hours during a milder ...
Local author and illustrator James Vincent says he is inspired by his own grandchildren to write and draw children’s books. “I’m Gonna Miss My Brother,” the third book in the Beginning Cycles of Life series exploring the emotions of sister Rita and brother “Bubby,” is all about how ...
CHAUTAUQUA — Chautauqua Institution is proud to announce the program lineup for Week Six of its 2018 season. The week, which begins July 28 and concludes Aug. 3, features a performance of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets† in Concert with Live Orchestra and presentations by renowned ...
Although Charles Dodson III of Mesquite, Texas has never lived in Chautauqua County or even on this side of the country, he has visited the area many times, having married Rhonda Simmons Dodson, a native of Ashville. “My mom is actually a really good cook. My grandmother was ...
Henry Danielson started out from humble beginnings here in Lakewood and grew up to be a teacher alongside his wife. What differentiates him and his spouse from most teachers is their Peace Corps adventures, chronicled in his recently released book titled “Island People: Finding Our ...