Dear Carversvillians,
Last month, Rhonda Heffern completed the first oral history for the Historic Carversville Society. She interviewed Ned Harrington, one of the villages most unique and treasured residents. One of the society’s primary goals is to continue
this effort with the ultimate purpose of completing a library of oral histories, which, taken together, will portray a mosaic of life in Carversville over the years. We are fortunate that in this community we have residents who were born and grew up in Carversville and who have stories and remembrances of what village life was like in years gone by. We will continue to interview each of them and to record
their thoughts and memories. This is a far different effort than the house histories that we have done for many years

It is these stories and remembrances that give life and meaning to the historic homes in our village. As the years pass and we become further removed from these roots, we will still have the structures but not the stories of the families that lived in them, unless we collect those stories now.
If you have the opportunity to talk to some of these people, like Bob Kling, Byron Quimby, Clarence Overpeck or Walter Livezey, you will learn about another Carversville, one where chickens were raised in what now is the “secret
garden,” where dances were held in Bob’s antique store and where children used to cool off in the creek without penalty. The HCS is very excited to have at last embarked upon this oral history project. We hope to make these recordings available for you to see at the General Membership Meeting in November so that everyone can have the unique opportunity to experience history by oral
tradition.
Sincerely,
Betsy Muzina, President

SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2005
PRESIDENT:
Betsy Muzina

VICE-PRESIDENT:
Susan Plotkin

SECRETARY:
Howard Barsky

TREASURER:
Ruth Ann Wilson

DIRECTORS:
Rhonda Heffern

Joe Santoro

Paul Savage

Noel Barrett