City Allocates Nearly Half-Million Dollars to COVID-19 Stricken Businesses & Tenants e National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution and non-profit museum dedicated to comedy, has surveyed guests who have visited the Comedy Center since it reopened its doors nearly four weeks ago and the results are in. Visitors are giving the Comedy Center high marks for LaughSafe, its new, state-of-the-art health and safety program, which has transformed one of the most interactive museums in the country and revamped the experience with new health and safety protocols specifically designed for the COVID era. e post-visit research results confirm that 99% of National Comedy Center guests feel comfortable and safe during their visit, and report that their museum experience has been worry-free, stress-free and touch- free. Key findings for surveys conducted with visitors in recent weeks indicate that an overwhelming majority would recommend a visit to the National Comedy Center to friends and family during the current COVID-19 situation, and do not feel that the new health and safety protocols negatively impact their visitor experience. 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City Allocates Nearly Half-Million Dollars to COVID-19 Stricken Businesses & Tenants
The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution and non-profit museum dedicated to comedy, has surveyed guests who have visited the Comedy Center since it reopened its doors nearly four weeks ago and the results are in. Visitors are giving the Comedy Center high marks for LaughSafe, its new, state-of-the-art health and safety program, which has transformed one of the most interactive museums in the country and revamped the experience with new health and safety protocols specifically designed for the COVID era. The post-visit research results confirm that 99% of National Comedy Center guests feel comfortable and safe during their visit, and report that their museum experience has been worry-free, stress-free and touch- free.
Key findings for surveys conducted with visitors in recent weeks indicate that an overwhelming majority would recommend a visit to the National Comedy Center to friends and family during the current COVID-19 situation, and do not feel that the new health and safety protocols negatively impact their visitor experience.
Specific results include:
• 99% of visitors feel “safe” or “very safe.”• 99% of visitors would recommend a visit
to the National Comedy Center to friends and family during the current COVID-19 situation.
• 100% of visitors rate the National Comedy Center as “clean” or “very clean”
• 93% of visitors indicated that the new health and safety protocols did not negatively impact their museum experience.
• The National Comedy Center’s Net Promoter Score® is holding steady with an extremely strong 80 (a score above 50 is considered “excellent” and a score
above 70 is considered “world-class”). The Net Promoter Score measures customer satisfaction, loyalty and word-of-mouth referrals among some of the largest brands in the world including Apple, Amazon and Nike.
The National Comedy Center developed its multifaceted and comprehensive health and safety program, entitled LaughSafe, in consultation with health professionals and epidemiologists at UPMC Chautauqua and Pittsburgh. LaughSafe was implemented upon the National Comedy Center’s
Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, Inc.
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The City of Jamestown through the Department of Development has provided nearly a half-million, or $469,812, of COVID-19 Recovery Grants to local businesses and for tenant assistance. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) through the allocation of a federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
Rental assistance grants of $52,512 have been provided to local tenants while small business grants of $417,300 have been awarded to eighteen local businesses. Businesses and
tenants are required to provide proof of economic impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
City Department of Development
Director Crystal Surdyk said, "Our community has faced
unprecedented economic hardship
with the pandemic and these monies give businesses help to retool their business
model to try to remain open now or gives them a better chance to reopen when the economic climate changes."
She added, "Landlords and tenants have both benefited from the tenant relief funding by giving tenants housing security because they're able to remain more current on rent while landlords receive financial stability during a time
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Not much these days, according to some people.
But as a fine old Jewish proverb says, “As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul.” So your Jamestown Gazette is here to help clean things up a little bit.
This week, we bring our readers good news about a few good laughs. The National Comedy Center has come up with something they call their “New ‘LaughSafe’ Health and Safety Program,” and we strongly recommend a healthy dose of it.
Everybody knows laughter is the best medicine, and these days we need a safe way to go out and find some. It can be tricky in the day of the pandemic, but you know as well as I that nothing can stick around for long before somebody finds a way to make a joke out of it.
As a matter of fact, I would write a coronavirus joke right now, but you would have to wait two weeks to see if you got it and stay home until you do.
The need for humor is nothing new. Even one of our most renowned Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, reported, “Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.” And Charlie Chaplin, a Founding
Father of comedy, once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
That does not mean, however, that everyone who can tell a joke is automatically a genius.Consider this:
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.”
We join the National Comedy Center this week in trying to lighten everybody’s outlook, at least for a while. Covid-19 is serious, but as cartoonist Charles M. Schulz has reassured everybody, “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” What can go wrong?
The National Comedy Center now has your LaughSafe prescription ready. A visit will certainly be safer than reading self-help books, according to Mark Twain. “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”
The pandemic has also forced many of us to adjust our grocery shopping to account for scarcities and social distancing. But when it comes to good food choices, Doug Larson reminds us, “Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.” Any idea why they are not on the fast-food menus yet?
So here are few more words of wisdom we have carefully accumulated for our readers mental health and safety.
✓ On judging: Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes! Billy Connolly
✓ On staying home: People say one thing that is hard to do while cooped up at home is staying in shape. But as George Carlin said, “I’m in shape. Round is a shape.”
✓ Think it over: “The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.” Paul Fix
✓ Better days coming: “I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
✓ Human kindness: “We are all here on earth to help others. What on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” W. H. Auden
✓ The universe and everything: “There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” Douglas Adams
That’s your Jamestown Gazette’s dose of safe laughter for this week. If you think you can do better, appoint a committee to study it, but don’t be too hopeful. “A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours,” according to Milton Berle.
Enjoy the sunshine this week, even if it is only in your own back yard, because I agree with Steve Martin. “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
And of course, enjoy the read.
Walt Pickut
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inch Cassegrain especially designed for scientific astro-imaging. The true renaissance was seen by the general public to emerge with the addition of the Dr. Ronald Kohl observatory com-bined with the Martz facility in 2014 which led the observatory to be totally upgraded. Following three months of construction in 2018, the observatory reopened its doors to the public with-out fanfare in November. The long-awaited effort to complete the revital-ization of the building's structure had neared conclusion…safety concerns were reduced and guests could once again be invited to the observatory for pleasurable educational experiences… including looking through the Kohl telescope, exploring the roll-off roof [observing] area, and seeing the 24-inch telescope under its dome. On November 28th [2018] the association board approved Nu-Wood Creations to complete the inte-riors of the Welcome Center and the new additions added to the front of the observatory. Regular activities will re-sume following construction in January when safety concerns will no longer be an issue for our guests. The shutdown, due to construction, came between the Mars opposition that occurred at the end of July 2018 and the Doors Open Jamestown event on January 19th, 2019, with a brief reopening in Novem-ber. The observatory resumed its regu-lar activities on January 19th, 2019. Please visit the Martz-Kohl website to see the calendar of events at http://martzobservatory.org/ observa-tory-calendar/. News from the Marshal Martz Observatory and the universe beyond our skies is brought to our readers every month by Hall & Laury Optical at 707 Fairmount Ave Ste 10 Jamestown NY, the quality local source for the latest in fashion and highest of quality in glasses and optical aids of every kind, including repairs.
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OBITUARIES / FAITH MATTERS
Contributing WriterPastor Shawn Hannon
Hope Lutheran Church, Arcade, NY
When the Protestant Reformation resulted in the creation of new branches
of thought in the Christian Church, something unexpected happened. Like political parties in the US who continue to polarize one another pushing each other to extremes few self-reflective Americans can actually see themselves in, so the church found itself arguing from the edges. For us, however, the issues aren’t the economy or entitlements (though most Christians seem much more eager to talk about those things than anything having to do with Jesus), but instead works and grace. You see, the Catholic Church at the time argued that indulgences and a certain amount of Hail Marys and the appropriate types of works are what with Jesus’ death saves us. The Reformers on the other hand argued that if a certain type of behavior was what saved us, than we are all in trouble. For them grace alone (and all alone) was what saved.
And so, as conflicts are want to do, as the two parties argued they ended up preaching from positions outside where either of them would have been comfortable when they started. Some in the church argued Christians HAVE to DO SOMETHING to be saved. Say a prayer, ‘find’ Jesus & accept him, live in a manner worthy of the gospel, or anything else. Others argued, however, that since we were saved by grace there is nothing we have to do to be saved. But what that argument turned into was there is nothing we have to do.
See the problem? On the one hand Jesus might not have died since salvation is all on us, and on the other grace is cheap and we can be lazy.
Admittedly, I find myself in a church that tends to fall in the latter half of that argument. But I, and I think I’d be joined by Martin Luther and many other reformers, am not necessarily happy about it. Have we leaned so heavily on God’s power to save that we forgot
what that salvation looks like? Can we become so dependent on God’s grace, that we forget how it compels us to live? And, finally, has the church become so set on not working for salvation, that we forgot that discipleship still (always) means effort and commitment?
I don’t think it’s an accident that the father of grace alone, the Apostle Paul, who wrote, “since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift.” (Romans 3:21) also used another set of words to describe the recipients of that graceful gift. In his letter to the church in Corinth, Paul described Christians as “co-workers” (1 Cor. 3:9, not to mention also calling them, gardeners and builders in the same chapter). How can it be that someone so set on grace alone’s power to save also continued to lift up our responsibility to work—and please forgive the intention ambiguous preposition—for that grace? Or maybe a better question is how do we get that back?
Thomas Edison once wrote, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.” I think the Christian version of that quote would say something like, “discipleship is missed by most people because it comes dressed with fishnets and looks like work.” Or something like that. The point being, how often we miss out on following Jesus (not just being saved by him), because we think our faith life begins and ends with God’s power to save.
You have been saved by God’s grace. Alone. You are a sinner and you have fallen short. We all have. But God, through the amazing grace poured out through Christ Jesus our Lord, has saved you. So what are you going to do with that? It’s easy to say nothing, and honestly, you don’t have to. God saved you. But the Christian life has never been modeled on passive verbs, but active ones.
So may you go. May you show. May you tell. May you love. May you nurture. May you build. And above all, may you never forget to work. In Jesus name. Amen.
For more inspiration and insights from Pastor Scott and Pastor Shawn’s past columns, please visit www.jamestowngazette.com and click on the Faith Matters page. The Jamestown Gazette is proud to present our county’s most creative and original writers for your enjoyment and enlightenment.
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Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care (CHPC) is pleased to formally announce plans to establish a hospice house in Chautauqua County.
Most large communities have a residence that provides round the clock hospice care. CHPC is regularly reminded of this profound necessity because too many of our most frail patients are transferred from the area because we don’t have our own hospice residence; the nearest hospice residence is located in Warren, PA.
Outside of a hospital or nursing home, hospice care in Chautauqua County does not provide in-home 24-hour care. Hospice care team members visit regularly, sometimes multiple times a day, but are not able to stay with the patient day and night. Once admitted to the hospital, patient stays are limited and, if unable to return home, they are transferred to a nursing home or an out-of-area hospice residence. The result is sometimes feelings of abandonment by the patient, stressful circumstances
when the patient is most vulnerable and severance of existing hospice care relationships.
Area residents Liz Frederick and Eric Hall, helped to remind CHPC staff about the need for a residence, after finding a wondering neighbor, who was on hospice care. The gentleman had no family caregiver and ultimately passed in the hospital. Although he had the resources to hire private in-home care, none could be found on short notice.
“My dear neighbor’s financial resources could not buy a caregiver on short notice when his illness overpowered him,” said Frederick, who has volunteered as a campaign committee member to raise the necessary funds. “The fright he experienced when he thought he would be transferred in his last days to the care of strangers and lose his beloved hospice nurse will always be with me.”
The vast majority of people at the end of their life would prefer to die at home. Sadly, there are many more situations where it’s not feasible to remain at home due to difficult living conditions including lack of financial
resources or complex medical needs. A local hospice residence will enable these patients to transition to a dignified and beautiful home-like environment, easing the stress of all those involved with caregiving. The strong bonds that have been developed with CHPC staff can remain in place. More significantly, family visitation will be easier than if the patient were transferred to a more distant care setting. An estimated 200 patients and their families will be served by the residence each year.
To realize the dream of a residence in Chautauqua County, CHPC set out to raise $2.1 million through the “Our House” campaign, and has currently raised more than $1.1 million through generous donors and foundations. The funds would allow for the home on the property to be converted into a five-patient facility complete with accommodations for out-of-town guests and a separate kitchen for their meal preparation.
The hospice residence will be accessible to everyone regardless of ability to pay. “Room and board will be paid in full by Medicaid or private pay on a sliding scale, or with funds provided for the un- and under-
insured through an existing fund at the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation,” according to Shauna Anderson, President & CEO.
She added, “This will be a community asset available to everyone in the county and will make a difference in ways we don’t think about. At the end of life, family members need to be family—emotionally supportive companions, allowing time for reconciliation and growth. This would allow them not to become exhausted from the overwhelming stress of providing physical care as well.”
A one-minute animated video provides an exterior and interior tour of the future house at chpc.care/hh.
The mission of CHPC is to provide comprehensive palliative/end-of-life care and education. CHPC provides hospice care for patients and families facing life-limiting terminal illness, palliative care for those with serious chronic illness, and bereavement support to individuals, families and organizations who have suffered the loss of a loved one. For more information, visit www.chpc.care or call (716) 338-0033.
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The 5- bed hospice residence, which will be located adjacent to CHPC administrative offices in Lakewood, will serve an estimated 200 patients annually.
Patient rooms will include hide-awaybeds for family members.
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You and the three to eight-year-old child(ren) in your life can learn about the ground under your feet on Saturday, August 8, 10-11:30 a.m. at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC).
What is dirt made of, anyway? How did that rock get so smooth?
During the outdoor lesson on “Soil, Rocks, and Mud” you can learn what different kinds of rocks and soil are made of and how they change over time. Then take a short hike to explore the soil, sand, rocks and minerals you walk and climb on all the time.
The program will be held in the Stephanie Frucella Education Pavilion in Audubon’s back yard. Participants should bring face coverings in case the program is moved indoors because of inclement weather.
The fee for the program is $8 for adults, $6 for children and Nature Center members.
Make reservations by Thursday, August 6, 2020, by calling (716) 569-2345 during business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays) or by going to AudubonCNC.org/Programs and clicking on “Current Schedule.”
The 2020 Little Explorers series is sponsored by Univera Healthcare. Little Explorers is presented on the second Saturday of every month, 10-11:30 a.m.
Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa. While the Nature Center building is not open for walk-in visitors just yet, you are welcome to visit the 600-acre nature preserve from dawn to dusk daily. Enjoy the native tree arboretum, gardens, picnic area, and six miles of trails, and view Liberty, Audubon’s non-releasable Bald Eagle, while practicing safe social distancing measures.
The Blue Heron Gift Shop is also open for drive-thru sales; visit AudubonCNC.org/Shop for more information.
To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345 during business hours, visit AudubonCNC.org, or find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook.
Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.
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This photograph, “Water on Rocks” by Andrew Gerace of Novelty, Ohio, was a youth winner in an Audubon Nature Photography Contest. Audubon Community Nature Center’s Little Explorers will learn about Soil, Rocks,
and Mud on Saturday morning, August 8. (For information about this year’s photo contest, visit ACNCPhotoContest.com.)
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During a virtual ceremony on July 22, Buffalo Business First honored this year's winners of the 8th annual Manufacturing Awards. Companies were nominated and selected by an independent panel of judges based on category criteria, and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Jamestown Community College was pleased to nominate Falconer Electronics in the category of Innovation.
Falconer Electronics received the Manufacturing Innovation Award this year due to their dedication to creativity, innovation, and ecommerce. Falconer Electronics, a manufacturer of ground straps, commercial power strips and wire harness assemblies founded in 1985 in Falconer, New York, experienced robust sales growth since engaging with the SBDC at JCC. To provide a snapshot of the powerful impact that the SBDC marketing plan delivered to Falconer Electronics, website traffic increased by 1000% from November 2017 through Jan 2019.
Due to the drastic increase in website traffic, Falconer Electronics decided to make an investment in creating a robust software tool to help make the purchasing process much easier for their customers. As a result, Falconer Electronics created the Instant Ground Strap QuoteBuilder and the Wire Harness Estimator. Both of these software tools, combined with online marketing strategies have attracted new customers including Fortune 500 Companies, OEM's as well as engineers and new product developers. Implementing
an aggressive Inbound Marketing game plan has created a steady and consistent flow of new leads and customers. According to Founder and President Roger Hall, "We have not only converted dozens of these leads into paying customers, we are now also seeing repeat orders from many customers. Without the assistance from the SBDC, this sheer quantity of new customer engagement would have never taken place."
Courtney Curatolo, Director of the Small Business Development Center at JCC said of Falconer Electronics' founder, "The success at Falconer Electronics is purely due to the sheer determination, entrepreneurial spirit and tenacity of Roger Hall."
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Jamestown Community College (JCC) vision is to create economic sustainability for all New Yorkers - one business at a time. The SBDC delivers high quality business counseling and training to clients looking to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business. Services are free and confidential and include a range of management and technical assistance from business plan development, accounting guidance, productivity enhancement and export assistance to loan information, marketing, and financial planning among other services.
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A series of automated systems technology courses will be offered by Jamestown Community College's workforce readiness department this fall.
The series provides the fundamentals for understanding how automation in industry influences production speed, reliability, and output. Classes, with the exception of the online Shop Math course, meet at JCC's Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses and North County Center.
To register and for information on course fees, visit sunyjcc.edu/workforcereadiness or call 716.338.1005.
Courses include:
• Shop Math, a self-paced online course which teaches students fundamental math functions used in manufacturing, including fractions and decimals, basic triangle and geometry, and an introduction to trigonometry, meets online from September 7-18.
• Electrical Fundamentals meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on September 21-25 in Jamestown, October 12-16 in Olean, and November 9-13 in Dunkirk. The course prerequisite is Shop Math.
Students will examine direct and alternating current theory and fundamentals, schematics, components, voltage, current, and resistance components. Ohms Law will be used to verify results from lab experiments. Power supplies and test equipment will help students observe circuit parameters and operation.
• Motor Control and Drives, focusing on AC/DC motors and motor control skills, meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on September 28-October 2 in Jamestown, October 19-23 in Olean, and November 16-20 in Dunkirk. The course prerequisite is Electrical Fundamentals.
Students will learn about AC/DC motor operations, control circuit components, motor control wiring, connections, ladder diagrams, and interpretation of electronic motor control schematics.
• An Equipment Leveling course provides the skills needed to identify components and best practices used in manual and laser leveling
and alignment. The course, which is not intended for a journeyman millwright, meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on October 29 and 30 in Olean.
The course focuses on leveling and alignment techniques, providing hands-on training for maintenance technicians who have no or limited background in this area of service.
• A Digital Electronics/Sensors course meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on October 5-9 in Jamestown, November 2-6 in Olean, and November 30-December 4 in Dunkirk. The course prerequisite is Electrical Fundamentals.
Topics include logic gate concepts, Boolean expressions, schematics for logic gates, inverters, and amplifiers, digital electronic circuits, and troubleshooting. Students will investigate the logic that is outputted from different types of sensors.
• Fluid Power, a course focusing on pumps, control valves, actuators, maintenance and troubleshooting of fluid power systems, meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on October 12-16 in Jamestown. Students will develop an understanding of fluid power symbols, basic components of fluid power systems (hydraulic and pneumatic) and basic laws and formulas for fluid power calculations.
• Robot Operations, examining robotic safety, controls, operations, and handling tool programming, provides the basic skills needed to operate and program a Fanuc Robot. Classes meet from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on October 19-23 in Jamestown, November 9-13 in Olean, and December 7-11 in Dunkirk.
• Robot Electric Troubleshooting and Maintenance, which meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on October 26-30 in Jamestown, provides the basic skills needed to troubleshoot and conduct electrical repair and maintenance procedures for robotic electrical systems. Robot electrical component identification and robot electrical controller function are emphasized.
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The Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities Division of Parks and Recreation has announced that Luensman Overview Park and Erlandson Overview Park will reopen to the public on August 3, 2020.
John R. Luensman Overview Park is located on Thayer Road in the Town of Portland. It is situated at the top of the Lake Erie escarpment with a view of the lake plain, villages along the north shore and the Canadian south shore.
Tom Erlandson Overview Park is located on Oak Hill Road in the Town of Carroll. The park is at an elevation of 2,080 feet, making it the second highest elevation in the county. It offers a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside, including Chautauqua Lake to the west, Onoville valley to the east, and the Allegheny Mountains to the south.
Both parks will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to dusk
from August 3 through November 1, 2020, but will not have any restroom facilities open. No large gatherings or organized events will be permitted until further notice at either park.
"Both parks usually open in mid-May, but their openings were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing requirements and the county's budgetary constraints," said Brad Bentley, Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities Director. "With the opening of the parks, I remind those utilizing them to please be respectful of others, practice social distancing, and wear a face covering when unable to maintain at least six feet of distance from others."
For more information about parks and trails that are operated and maintained by the Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities, please visit h t t p s : / / c h q g o v.c o m / p a r k s -and-trails/parks-trails or www.hikechautauqua.com, or call (716) 661-8417.
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Jamestown Public School released its 2020-21 Reopening Plan today at www.jpsny.org/reopening. JPS will submit its plan today to the New York State Education Department, per the required deadline for school districts. The submitted plan addresses health and safety, facilities, child nutrition, transportation, social and emotional well-being, school operations, teaching, learning and technology, specialized instruction and communications. A “reader-friendly” version of the plan, along with a video summary and FAQs are also posted on the JPS website.
“As you may know, since March, the JPS community has stood together to combat the C O V I D - 1 9 pandemic by observing social distancing and spending a lot of time at home,” said JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker. “We are just over a month away from the beginning of the new school year. I have often heard in my travels around town that you have many questions and concerns about how we will reopen our buildings safely in light of COVID-19. As I’m sure you can imagine, the traditional school year and past routines have changed. However, our commitment to keeping our students and staff safe has not. That remains our top priority, followed closely by our commitment to devise a plan that also provides equitable academic opportunities for all.”
The Reopening Plan is based on the intensive work of the JPS Reopening Committee composed of more than more than 50 staff, teachers, district partners, and union representatives along with feedback from students, staff and parents. The committee examined many possible scenarios for starting the new school year safely – operationally and academically – under the New York State and CDC COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations. “While we have drafted this plan and continue to refine the details, there continue to be changes in guidelines and requirements,” said Dr. Whitaker. “As we continue
our work, we need your input. We understand that there are many situations and there are many different needs such as childcare or medically vulnerable family members. We need your feedback
to help us to refine our plan so that it is best suited to our community needs. We have created a survey at www.jpsny.org/reopeningsurvey. This survey will be open through Friday, August 7th for students, families and staff to contribute. Please take the time to complete this important survey in order to help us craft the best plan for our children. We are eager to review and use your feedback to make modifications to our reopening plan.”
If anyone has questions on the JPS Reopening Plan, please email [email protected] or call yourschool’s main office.
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Communities that have reopened or are on the cusp of reopening are feeling a complicated mix of emotions. While most people are no doubt happy to get out of the house, whether it's to return to work or visit a favorite restaurant in person, those same people are probably somewhat hesitant to stray too far from home. Such feelings have made some wonder if it's safe to travel.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that travel increases a person's chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. But not all travel is the same, and the CDC notes there are different levels of risk associated with different types of travel.
• Air travel: Time spent in security lines and airport terminals brings travelers in close contact with other people and frequently touched surfaces. While airplane cabins are filtered, which makes it difficult for viruses and other germs to spread through the air, social distancing is difficult on crowded flights. That difficulty can increase the chances of airline passengers spreading COVID-19 to each other.
• Bus/train travel: Social distancing on buses and trains also is difficult, increasing the likelihood that COVID-19 will spread among passengers.
• Car travel: Short car trips can be safe, but long car trips involve pulling over for gas, food and restroom breaks. That puts drivers and their traveling companions at risk of exposure to COVID-19 from other travelers or contaminated surfaces.
• RV travel: Recreational vehicles, or RVs, are typically equipped with restrooms and kitchenettes, which can cut down on the need to make potentially risky pitstops. But RVs also tend to be parked in overnight RV parks so travelers can sleep. Such places may make travelers vulnerable to COVID-19.
Much is still unknown about COVID-19. In fact, many people do not even know if they have had the virus or not. Scientists suspect that millions of people have been exposed to the virus but produced no symptoms. Because of that uncertainty, many people are willing to travel as economies reopen. The CDC recommends that such people adhere to local travel restrictions and take steps to anticipate travel needs before departing so they can minimize the chances that they are exposed to the virus.
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• Pack enough alcohol-based hand sanitizer (at least 60 percent alcohol) and keep it within reach at all times during your trip.
• Bring cloth face coverings to wear in public places. The CDC advises such coverings be routinely washed, so bring enough clean coverings to last the trip if you will not have access to a washer and dryer.
• Prepare food and water for your trip. Pack non-perishable food in case restaurants and stores are closed.
Travel remains risky, even as economies reopen. People who intend to travel can take certain precautions to make their trips as safe as possible.
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reopening to ensure the health and safety of all guests and staff. In much the same way that the Comedy Center redefined the museum visitor experience with state of the art personalization and interactive technology when it first opened in 2018, the LaughSafe program has reimagined health and safety protocols in order to ensure a safe, worry-free and touch-free experience for all visitors to the National Comedy Center and Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum.
The centerpiece to the LaughSafe program is the LaughSafe Kit provided to each visitor upon entry in order to ensure that their museum experience is touch-free. The kit features a disposable stylus, disposable earbuds and a new “LaughCard” with an RFID chip for personalized comedy.
Visitor feedback via open-ended post-visit survey questions resulted in extremely high positive sentiment for their museum experience. Comments include:
“I honestly don't know how I would improve the LaughSafe Health & Safety Program! The National Comedy Museum is one of the best and most fun museums I have ever been to!” – Guest from Williamsville, NY
“I felt great planning went into making it a “touch less” experience during this time of a pandemic. Hand sanitizer very available as well.” – Guest from Buffalo, NY
“The National Comedy Center museum was very safe, because everyone had to wear masks, everyone had to touch the screens with their own personal stylist pen, and everyone had to use hand- sanitizer before and after they touched something with gloves on. How much more safe could you be? I felt extremely safe!” – Guest from Williamsville, NY
“Everything was planned exceedingly well to maintain social distancing and non-contact with museum exhibits.” – Guest from Lakeview, NY
“All the precautions in place gave you peace of mind and the staff were great in helping you and explaining everything.” – Guest from Jermyn, PA
“The thought given to safety precautions re: the coronavirus was outstanding! Everything was so well planned, and we felt very taken care of.” – Guest from Forestville, NY
“Social distancing, mask wearing, and spotlessly clean facilities gave me the highest confidence that visiting the museum was completely safe.” – Guest from Williamsville, NY
“You did an incredible job! Above and beyond what I expected!” – Guest from Marilla, NY
“Protocols are perfect for what we are going through.” – Guest from Buffalo, NY
“Comedy legend Milton Berle once said that ‘laughter is an instant vacation.’ We’re pleased that the National Comedy Center can provide a mini-vacation for anyone who needs laughter right now,” stated Journey G u n d e r s o n , National Comedy Center Executive Director. “The survey results are telling us everything we had hoped and planned for – our visitors feel safe and quite comfortable as they spend their day with us, allowing them to laugh freely throughout our museum as they enjoy some of the greatest comedy of all time.”
New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, who visited the National Comedy Center yesterday to host a roundtable of local tourism leaders and encourage all New Yorkers to take a “staycation” and visit the many attractions within Chautauqua County, NY stated, “We can all use laughter in our lives after the sacrifices we’ve made the past several months. New Yorkers deserve it and the National Comedy Center offers just that. The Comedy Center has taken health and safety protocols a very high level – and they’ve been very creative with how they’ve transformed their interactive exhibits to keep everyone safe.”
The National Comedy Center and Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum reopened on Friday, July 3, 2020, following New York State officials’ authorization of Phase 4 of its New York Forward reopening plan for the Western New York region. Both museums had been temporarily closed since March 16, 2020 as a precaution due to COVID-19, just two weeks after the National Comedy Center was named the “Best New Museum” in the country by USA Today.
With its expansive 37,000 square feet of space, non-linear, free-flow design, and self-guided, self-paced tour experience, coupled with new reduced capacity to 25%, timed-entry ticketing and touch-free protocols, the National Comedy Center is uniquely suited to enable a safe, socially-distant and worry-free visitor experience. The Center’s rural Chautauqua County, NY home,
where relatively few cases of C O V I D - 1 9 cases have been reported, makes a day trip or overnight visit to Jamestown a perfect family get-away or a “staycation” for those who live close by.
The LaughSafe health and safety program features include:
• “Touch-Free”: All exhibits and screens are now touch-free with the use of a disposable stylus, disposable earbuds and a new “LaughCard” featuring an RFID chip for personalized comedy.
• Temperature checks are required for all guests and staff members upon entry, as well as a daily health screening for staff members.
• Masks are required to be worn by staff and guests (including children age 2 and above) at all times.
• Museum capacity has been reduced to 25% and timed guest entry protocols have been implemented.
• Certain exhibit experiences in contained spaces are limited to small
groups consisting of members of same household.
• Advanced online reservations are strongly recommended to ensure entry.
• Social distancing markers and signage have been placed throughout the museum to ensure proper physical distance between guests.
• Hand-sanitizing stations are located throughout the museum.
• Touch-free, contactless payment options are now available.
• Museum staff have been trained extensively for new health and safety protocols.
• State-of-the-art, deep cleaning and disinfecting techniques have been implemented, including frequent disinfecting throughout the day.
• Real-time monitoring of the guest experience and guest feedback to optimize health and safety protocols.
For more on LaughSafe, visit ComedyCenter.org/LaughSafe.
In addition to consultation with local UPMC Chautauqua health professionals, the National Comedy Center sourced local Chautauqua County companies for many of its LaughSafe initiatives, including The Resource Center and Team Jock Shop for face masks, Jamestown Soap & Solvent for cleaning and disinfecting supplies and 360 Graphics for signage.
The National Comedy Center and Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum is operating on a reduced schedule during this reopening phase, with opening hours as follows:
National Comedy Center:• Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday , 10 am to 5 pm.• Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum:• Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Monday, 10 am to 5 pm.• Open Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm.• Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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JOB DUTIES:• Maintain accounts receivable• Pay bills and invoices according to a payment schedule that takes full advantage of maximum terms and discounts• Verify business records such as invoices, sales contracts, etc., for accuracy• Prepare fiscal budget reports for council• Newsletter/First Edition: Compile, type, publish online, mail, email…• Prepare contribution statements and mail to each congregation member• Reconcile and allocate endowment funds and earnings to appropriate accounts• Print weekly worship bulletins• Create monthly newsletters and distribute by mailing, email, and publishing to our website and social media accounts
REQUIREMENTS:• Experience in bookkeeping and accounting• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills• Knowledge of financial reports (balance sheets, P&L, etc.) and general accounting practices• Excellent organizational skills• Proficient in spreadsheet programs (i.e. Microsoft Excel) and a willingness to learn church financial management software• Proficient in Microsoft Office and web based communication
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Fewer deer are getting hit by cars during the coronavirus quarantine. That’s why several writers have said fewer deer/car impacts are a benefit to conservation. You may have read one of their articles, but don’t believe them. They’re not telling the truth about conservation.
No driver who avoids hitting a deer has performed an act of conservation. That’s not to say no good comes from successful avoidance of deer on the highway. Lots of good comes from it.
Drivers spare themselves an expensive car repair, or at least the deductible they would have paid.
They help their insurance companies to turn higher profits, which arguably might reduce insurance premiums for themselves and other drivers.
They may save lives. Deer collisions result in about 200 human fatalities each year. Fewer human deaths mean avoiding huge negative financial and emotional impacts on families.
Each time a driver doesn’t kill a deer, the driver keeps that dead and bloody deer from lying along the highway, sparing what is essentially decomposing litter from the sight of passersby.
We can argue that all these things (and more) are silver linings to the coronavirus, but we can’t argue that hitting fewer deer with our cars is a plus for conservation. It’s not.
I remember years ago seeing a mother deer dead along a highway near my house. Sadly, within a couple of days both her fawns were also hit. But even if the doe had not been killed and her fawns survived with her, that would have had a negligible short-term impact on the deer population and no long-term impact at all.
Sparing the lives of deer along the roadways does not add to the population of deer. If a thousand deer in a state are “saved” from cars during the coronavirus quarantine, the deer population benefits barely an iota. In the bigger picture it means virtually nothing for conservation.
Conservationists, wildlife biologists and hunters know that summertime has a higher population of deer than spring, fall or winter. Wildlife biologists factor that into their plans for the hunting seasons. They anticipate the number of deer that hunters will kill, and if the deer population is
higher (due to lower highway mortality) hunters
will kill more deer. If it gets too high, wildlife managers will allocate more antlerless deer tags to increase
the number of deer killed before
the young arrive in the spring.
More than anything else, what governs the deer population and deer health is the carrying capacity of the land. Lower highway deer deaths caused by a temporary reduction in driving might reasonably be used by wildlife managers to increase the deer kill.
That offsets a reduction in highway deer mortality.
If we could magically reduce the number of deer killed by cars to zero, hunters would need to kill a few more because hunting is conservation.
Road kill is not conservation. It’s much more complicated than that. Remember that drivers bought their cars on lots that were once wildlife habitat, and park their cars on thousands of business parking lots that cover land deer once used. Pavement and all that goes with it, more than anything else, has reduced the carrying capacity of the land. That’s a far greater negative factor on wildlife populations than the positive factor of cars remaining in the garage during the coronavirus quarantine.
The idea that the coronavirus quarantine has helped conservation because fewer deer are killed by people going to the grocery store might help drivers feel good, but it’s not worth a drop of gasoline in the tanks of their cars.
When “The Everyday Hunter” isn’t hunting , he’s thinking about hunting , talking about hunting , dreaming about hunting , writing about hunting , or wishing he were hunting. If you want to tell Steve exactly where your favorite hunting spot is, contact him through his website, www.EverydayHunter.com. He writes for top outdoor magazines, and won the 2015 and 2018 national “Pinnacle Award” for outdoor writing.
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No one wants to see whitetail fatalities along the highway, but reducing highway mortality is not deer conservation.
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One of the biggest challenges for Jamestown's revitalization is the financial burden of renovating historic buildings. Grants and loan programs from the city, state, and foundations are available to help fill financial gaps however developers often need more support to sensitively restore older buildings and carry projects through to completion.
Beginning in 2013, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) worked closely with the City to formally nominate the downtown Jamestown commercial district for historic designation. By November 2014, the district consisted of over 100 downtown properties listed on both the State and National historic registers. The New York State (NYS) and Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit programs can be combined to cover 40% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures.
With the downtown historic district listed, JRC turned its sights to the Jamestown neighborhoods. Adding the designation of historic district to a neighborhood uniquely benefits our community, because unlike most states, NYS makes historic preservation tax credits available to homeowners. Guided by a 1993 city-wide intensive historical survey, several neighborhoods stood out for possible nomination. At the top of the list was the Lakeview Avenue and Forest Height’s neighborhoods. The Lakeview Avenue Historic District was created in
2015. This fall, the Forest Height’s Historic District will be added as Jamestown’s third Historic District. For homeowners located within a historic district, there is a 20% tax credit available from the NYS for qualified projects.
For the Downtown Jamestown Historic District securing the historical designation means most property owners can tap into historic preservation tax credits, one of the most lucrative and effective subsidies of recent years. The current federal and NYS tax credit programs have enabled much of the recent revitalization work in Buffalo and other parts of the state. Giving downtown Jamestown property owners access to this subsidy significantly increases the chances of renovation downtown, improves the quality of the downtown environment, and increases the inventory of available space. Over time, this stimulates demand, which brings new investments, rising rents, higher property values, a more stable financial picture for building owners, and a stronger tax base for the city. The Gokey, Key Bank and the Wellman Buildings, along with the Covenant Manor Apartments, are examples of those that have been able to take advantage of these tax credits.
The Lakeview Historic District is the first residential neighborhood in Jamestown to have been nominated. JRC worked with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to define the boundaries of the Lakeview district to be as broad as possible to encompass 200 property owners making them eligible for the tax credits. In just two years, a total of $88,000 has been invested in SHPO-approved improvements to eligible historic properties in this historic district. The property owners report that the SHPO staff was kind, understanding and helpful in the tax credit paperwork process.
The Forest Heights Historic District, with over 140 properties, is important to the historic development
of Jamestown and contains a distinct mix of buildings in various architectural styles. Some properties in the neighborhood are individually listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, including the former home of Governor Reuben E. Fenton. Architectural styles in Forest Heights include Greek Revival, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and other vernacular types of structures.
"Jamestown has some unique and outstanding architecture that needs to be preserved,” says Mary Maxwell, JRC Neighborhood Project Director. “The JRC is eager to select the next neighborhood to nominate for historic district designation."
JRC hopes these incentive will continue to assist the revitalization of important neighborhoods and prevent additional buildings from falling into disrepair or becoming vacant.
Want to know more about this program and how you may be able to take advantage of these renovation grants? Watch this mini tax credit workshop at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvKz6BlEAqE&feature=youtu.be
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Ellery Center native Shawn Sweatman rushes outdoors as storm clouds gather while
the rest of us hunker down inside to ride out some of nature’s fiercest weather. Ever since 1983 Shawn has been infatuated with the weather and storm chasing, but recently he has worked on fine-tuning his other passion: sunset photography.
Chautauqua Sunsets
With his new book titled “Chautauqua Sunsets,” released on July 11, 2020 he offers a glimpse for everyone of our majestic corner of the world.
“It all started out because I do storm chasing and when there weren’t storms to chase, I was getting bored, so I started doing sunset pictures,” recalled Mr. Sweatman.
Originally as Mr. Sweatman explained, he would share his sunset pictures on his Facebook page, Chautauqua Weather Today. As his artistic eye for sunset photos was commented on by his many followers, the idea of compiling these photos into a book came to fruition.
“On Chautauqua Weather Today’s Facebook page I have followers in at least 48 states. Ninety percent of them have grown up in this area and have moved to other parts of the country and they like to see what’s going on back home,” stated Mr. Sweatman.
With so many incredible photos it was a daunting task to pick the top 90 pictures to include in this project out of the nearly 1,300 he had in total.
“My niece helped me with the book; she has a better eye at judging pictures than I do,” stated Mr. Sweatman, as he reminisced about the importance and excitement of having his niece assist him in the selection process.
As for the many who have witnessed Mr. Sweatman’s awe-inspiring photography, it is incredible to hear that the only equipment he uses is his iPhone. “The equipment is not the key,” he explained, “but the timing is everything.”
“The biggest thing with sunset pictures is being at the right place at the right time. When I go up to Barcelona, I’m there an hour before sunset because you don’t know as the sun is setting, you might miss
some amazing pictures. I try to take pics every few minutes; that way you can see the progression,” said Mr. Sweatman.
In a normal summer many area natives flock to the lake in order to witness its beauty and unwind at night as the sun glazes over the water with spectacular bursts of color. For Mr. Sweatman, he has taken this to the next level and shared these peaceful images with the world.
The Weather Man
When he is not out taking sunset photos Shawn Sweatman proudly runs one of the only mobile weather stations in the area. He was first inspired by watching the tornado that ripped through Chautauqua area back in 1983 as he recalled watching it from his backyard with his father.
Currently Shawn is a National Weather Service spotter and has taken multiple classes through the NWS Skywarn program.
“If I see something wrong, I’ll log off my videos and get in touch with the National Weather Service. I’ll give them an update on what I’m seeing so they know what’s actually
going on rather than just what’s on the radar,” said Mr. Sweatman.
Shawn does not get paid for what he does, but one can hear the passion and pride in his voice when discussing his storm chasing.
“I prefer all the seasons no matter what the storm is. If it’s snow or a thunderstorm, people do not want to go out in them. I go out because nobody else wants to,” he exclaimed.
Giving Back
It is wonderful to celebrate the passions of our families, friends and neighbors. The bravery, dedication, and willingness to put himself out there to inform and inspire us is very generous of Shawn. Sharing photos of magnificent sunsets over Chautauqua Lake from various vantage points so the world can revel in its glory is another chapter in the story of Shawn Sweatman.
These gracious gestures and calming images that are the fruits of Mr. Sweatman’s dedication to his hobbies are the reasons that we are so thankful this Ellery Center native is one of our own.
Contributing WriterNathan Ditonto
One of Our Own
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• Programmable Logic Controllers 1 & 2 familiarizes students with Rockwell RSLogix PLC programming. Electrical Fundamentals, Motor Control and Drives, and Digital Electronics are the course prerequisites.
Students will learn how to create, transfer, test, and verify working RSLogix projects and monitor, edit, and create programs and routines. The concept of ladder logic using tags and datatypes instead of data tables will be applied. The course meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on November 2-6 in Jamestown, November 16-20 in Olean, and December 14-18 in Dunkirk.
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• Rigging, a course introducing students to the process of moving heavy loads with ropes, hoists, and other types of specially designed tools and to the equipment used to lift a load, will focus on safe rigging techniques. Classes will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on November 11-13 in Jamestown.
• Pipefitting, which meets from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on November 17-20 in Jamestown, provides an understanding of piping drawings and component identification and equipment used in pipefitting and tube bending applications. Pipefitting, tube bending methods, pipe materials, joints, fittings, pipe hangers, and support applications are explored.
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period where New York State has an eviction moratorium."
The City of Jamestown received a total allocation of $704,881 through the HUD program which was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), for the two relief programs.
Businesses have been able to apply for grants of up to $20,000 for the purposes of reopening and recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rental Assistance Program provides up to $1,500 to assist tenants whose employment has been negatively impacted by the state's response to COVID-19 and are not receiving rental assistance through other agencies.
"I encourage any tenant or business owner who could benefit from this assistance to contact our office or visit the city website. We have limited funds remaining and want to help
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For more information, call the Department of Development at (716) 483-7659 or visit jamestownny.gov/restart to view the applications for both programs.
Business recipients of the first round of the Small Business Relief Grant include:
• The Pub• Fringe Hair, LLC• The Landmark• Escape Rooms Jamestown, LLC• Lotus Healing Center• Nouveau Salon & Day Spa• Panache Salon & Day Spa• Sauce• Tarp Skunks• Allen Street Diner• 4 Below Haggy's Bar and Grill• Jamestown Bowling Company• The Cherry Lounge• The Chop House• Forte• Gialy's• Shawbucks• Lisciandros
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Have you ever considered building your own personal Library? In
this day of the Internet most of us spend a great deal of time on the hundreds of sites available for genealogical research. However, there are thousands of books and other resources that can take you further in your journey especially when you are confronted with the inevitable “Brick Wall”. So where do you start on this construction project?
There are some basic books that everyone should have and then those that would be helpful for the research unique to your family history. If you can afford to purchase only one book, you should consider, The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Greenwood, Val D. This is one of the most popular how-to genealogy textbooks. Another essential book is The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy by Loretta D. Szucs, and Sandra H. Luebking. It is a comprehensive guide covering major U.S. record sources, and various categories and special fields of research. For those with roots in the New England area you might want to consider, Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family's Genealogy by Ralph Crandall. It is an easy read.
One of the main documents that we all use are Census Records as these can yield incredible amounts of data. The key to using census records is to have a good understanding of what they are telling you and learning to read them thoroughly will enhance this process. The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules, and Indexes by William Dollarhide, will give you the guidance that you need. Another book that will help with you in using census records is Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. This book
has maps of the counties in each state and how they changed over the years. It will be a great guide to use when looking in the correct county for records as county and even state lines changed over time.
Citations are an important part of documenting your research as you may wish to take a second or third look at the information that you found. Many people get a bit overwhelmed with the task of properly citing their research so you will want a book that explains this task. The expert on this is Elizabeth Shown Mills and her book titled Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian can be a great source for you. In addition, Quick Sheet and At A Glance have a 4-page laminated quick guide that might be adequate to get you started.
For those of you working on ancestors from other countries, you will have the additional need of a manual for that country as well as bilingual dictionary. I do Swedish research so have the book Your Swedish Roots by Per Clemensson and Kjell Anderson. I also have a modern-day Swedish English Dictionary and a genealogical dictionary for Sweden. The genealogical dictionary contains word no longer in common use but found frequently in documents from the 1700s and 1800s.
All the books mentioned above are available at the Hall House. Please feel free to drop in and peruse them for your research or to determine if you do indeed want to add them to your personal library.
As your skills grow you will find that you may need additional guides for your research. And as your research takes you backward in time, or into specialized areas, or into additional localities where your ancestors once lived, your needs will change. You will also find books that just pique your interest and will want to add them to your library. This is part of the joy and obsession that genealogy is. Indulge yourself and start a Personal Genealogy Library today.
To read Janet Walberg’s previous genealogy columns or to delve deeper into her writings and insights for searching out and recording your own family’s genealogy, please go to jamestowngazette.com and visit Janet’s own web page.
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