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Local History Lives Here

If you have family members who attended Mannsville School during the years 1939  to 1941 you will be especially interested in this!

Mannsville Library recently received a box full of local history in the mail. The history came in the form of a scrapbook kept by Mannsville School’s World War II-era history teacher and librarian, Miss Marion S. Pike. Miss Pike kept hundreds of news articles, school programs, photos, and other memorabilia all pertaining to her students, other village members, and moments in Mannsville life during the years 1939-1941.

Also included in the package was a bundle of photos of local WWII servicemembers. Unfortunately, many of the photos have no names on the back, but we feel sure they are the grand- and great-grandparents of some of today’s Mannsville area residents.

As time permits, we post images of the newspaper articles and photos on the website and Facebook page. As we identify the servicemembers’ photos, we will use the North Country Library System’s Fold3 database, available here in the library, to learn more about each individual’s military service.  

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New Books in August 2023

Check out our August adds!

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Watertown Daily Times Collection

Did you know you can explore North Country history through local news, events and people through the Watertown Daily Times Collection. Search the latest and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Here’s how: Watertown Daily Times How to Guide.

 

 

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2023 Mannsville Free Library Survey Download

Download the 2023 Mannsville Free Library Survey here.

Mail to:
Mannsville Free Library
PO Box 156
Mannsville, New York 13661

Or fill it in an send it electronically here. Please fill in and return the survey by Aug. 1.

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July 2023 NCLS Outreach Newsletter

The North Country Library System puts out a newsletter highlighting services and new items. Read it here.
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Local History

What’s Happening? – Oct 18, 1939

Miss Pike saved this article from October 1939 – lots going on in Mannsville Central that month — especially with the FFA! Read on!

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Conception of the Erie Canal

Join us at the library to hear Erie Canal Museum‘s Derrick Pratt present on the Conception of the Erie Canal.

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 – 2 PM

While the Erie Canal took only 8 years to dig, getting to the point where people could start digging was a nearly 100 year long process. This talk looks at the early efforts to harness new York’s interior waterways and the political wrangling that almost kept the “Eighth Wonder of the World” from happening.

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Local Heroes

Local Heroes Charles and Donny Brown

Miss Marion Pike was a teacher at Mannsville School from 1936 until about 1944 and her family kindly donated her scrapbook to the library. There are many photos of local World War II servicemembers in the book and we think Ms. Pike kept up with her former students throughout their service. However, many of the servicemembers’ photos are unidentified. Won’t you stop by the library and help us put names to their faces?

Charles C. Brown

Lt. Charles C. Brown

 C 46 flown by Charles Brown

Donny (or Danny ?) Brown, Iran 1945

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Local Heroes

Local Hero Paul Beckstead

Miss Marion Pike was a teacher at Mannsville School from 1936 until about 1944 and her family kindly donated her scrapbook to the library. There are many photos of local World War II servicemembers in the book and we think Ms. Pike kept up with her former students throughout their service. However, many of the servicemembers’ photos are unidentified. Won’t you stop by the library and help us put names to their faces?

Paul Beckstead

Paul Beckstead 1, Spring 1945, Marshall Islands

Paul Beckstead 2, Marshall Islands, Spring 1945

Paul Beckstead Article (Year Unknown)

 

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Local History

Hillbilly Wedding Success! April 24, 1940

Another clipping from Ms. Pike’s scrapbook — Mannsville Grange had been planning this event and it looks like they had a good turnout!

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Local History

Mannsville Grange Meeting April 15, 1940

Another clipping from  the 1939-41 scrapbook kept by former Mannsville School teacher Miss Marion Pike. Ms. Pike’s relatives donated the scrapbook to the library in December 2022. It is on display in the library and visitors are free to go though it and maybe find a little piece of their own family history.