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Library Exhibit, May 2022: The Shatzer Family in Jamestown

Library Exhibit, May 2022: The Shatzer Family in Jamestown

by JHS | May 9, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits

Harry Shatzer (1879-1922) was born in Pennsylvania.  He married Lulu Virginia Broll (1879-1945) of West Virginia in Baltimore in 1907, the year after he began coming to Jamestown for summer work.  When Harry bought his livery stable/garage at 20 Narragansett Avenue in...
Library Exhibit, April 2022: You Are Invited

Library Exhibit, April 2022: You Are Invited

by JHS | Apr 19, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits

Invitations have called Jamestowners to many events over the years.  An invitation, hand-signed by John L. Smith, Chairman of the Jamestown Bridge Committee, invited the recipient and their guests to the dedication of the Jamestown Bridge on August 3, 1940. There is a...
Library Exhibit, March 2022: Baseball Caps

Library Exhibit, March 2022: Baseball Caps

by JHS | Mar 14, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits

Back in 1849, there was a New York City baseball team called the Knickerbockers.  During their games, they wore straw caps to protect themselves from the sun.  This was the first version of the billed cap we know as a baseball cap.  Players experimented with various...
Library Exhibit, February 2022: Signs and Plaques

Library Exhibit, February 2022: Signs and Plaques

by JHS | Feb 13, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits

The JHS library exhibit for February displays some of the smaller signs and plaques from the Jamestown Historical Society’s collection of signs.  Many of the larger ones are on permanent display in the town’s Recreation Center lobby and the back stairwell of Town...
Library Exhibit, January 2022: When Candles Lit the Way

Library Exhibit, January 2022: When Candles Lit the Way

by JHS | Jan 16, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits

Some of the earliest donations to the Jamestown Historical Society collection reflect an age that in 1912 was just ending with the introduction of electricity. Wick trimmers were already out of date by 1919 when the first wick trimmer was added to the collection. The...
Library Exhibit, December 2021: Toy Fire Engines and Equipment

Library Exhibit, December 2021: Toy Fire Engines and Equipment

by JHS | Dec 15, 2021 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits

For the December exhibit in the library, the Jamestown Historical Society joined forces with the Valmont “Bucky” Caswell Museum at the Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department to show toy fire engines across the last century. The earliest is a miniature version of the...
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