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CAROL HENRY

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SPECIAL 2011 BICENTENNIAL
MEETING PLANNED
First Organizational Meeting -- June 23, 2010; 6:30 p.m.
Masonic Lodge, Rt. 96B in Candor
Home of the first Town Meeting!

MY INVOLVEMENT
IN CANDOR'S HISTORY

In 1993, I became the Deputy Historian for the Town and Village of Candor, NY. In 1995, I assumed the position of Historian, and immediately formed a history group. After meeting for one year, I formed the Candor Historical Society. Although I don't hold a position on the Historical Society, I am very active in it's operation.

During Tioga County 's (NY) Bicentennial, I served on the celebration committee as Secretary, and wrote a chapter on Women of Tioga County (and co-authored another chapter) for the county history book
Seasons of Change.

Check out my History Book site to find my three most recent books on Candor and how to order them.

I am always open for stories about people living in Candor, as well as interesting facts. And of course, pictures!
Send them along -- (Click Here)

THE CANDOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Candor Historical Society 2010 Meetings:

Jun. 30: Annual Meeting/ Elections - Town Hall.

Jul. 5: 4th of July Parade

Jul. 28: Historic Talk with Dave Nichols, Coins Club - Candor Fire Hall.

Aug. 21: Society Picnic - all invited - place and time to be arranged.

Sept. 18: Society Trip - to be arranged.

Oct. 9: Fall Fetival Yard Sale - Masonic Lodge.

Oct. 27: Historic Talk with Don Yeier, Telescopes - Candor Fire Hall.

Note: Wednesday night meetings are held between 7:00-9:00 p.m. No meetings are held in November or December.

For more information about these meetings, how to purchased the many promotional items available, as well as other aspects of the Candor Historical Society
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Annual Meeting/ Elections - Town Hall.

CANDOR'S HISTORY

Candor is a quaint, historical town. The first people came in 1794, but settlement is recorded as starting in 1796. The townspeople were industrious, religious, and educated people who immediately set up churches, schools, mills, and other industry and businesses as needed. Farming and timber were major occupations in the early days that kept the mills running. It was not until 1811 that Candor was redefined and separated from the town of Spencer. And in 1900, the two small villages of Candor Center and Candor Corners became the current village of Candor.

Like all small towns that grow with the changing times, so too did Candor. Still, the community is best known as a bedroom community where most residents find work outside of the town. But Candor maintains many small- to mid-sized enterprises and mid- to large-sized farming and specialty farming operations and businesses today. Grown in proportion and notoriety are AA Dairy, Iron Kettle Farm, Side Hill Acres Goat Farm, Fallow Hallow Deer Farm, and several other dairy farms and organic vegetable farms. Many mills have gone by the wayside, but lumbering and feed mills are still a big part of Candor's diversity.

Famous or almost-famous people have left their mark on Candor. Kinney Street is a reminder that the founder of Kinney Shoes (now Foot Locker) once walked the streets of Candor. Louis "Moondog" Harden call Candor and New York City home, and even Harry Chapin wrote a song about the Mayor of Candor. Stories of visits from movie stars like Walter Huston, Politicians like Theodore Roosevelt and Warren G. Harding, and even a ghost or two are topics of conversations. And the book: Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power and Religion in a Rural Community is all about Candor in the 1950s, and still used the classrooms today.

Steeped in tradition, Candor's Fourth of July celebration goes back to 1889. The annual Candor Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival of Events, Memorial Day Parade, and other smaller annual events continue to make Candor a great place to stop, visit, or find a place to call home.

Check out Candor's Chamber of Commerce WebSite for current information on what's happening around town; or the Candor Business Center.