GREENE
–
In
honor
of
the
250th
anniversary
of
the
United
States,
the
Moore
Memorial
Library
and
the
Post
Office
in
Greene
are
offering
historical
displays
and
a
pictorial
postmark
to
commemorate
the
signing
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence,
250
years
ago.
President
of
the
Greene
Historical
Society
Nancy
Bromley
and
Oxford
and
Greene
Historian
Vicky
House
collaborated
to
provide
a
variety
local
information
from
the
county
archives
to
support
the
celebration.
Greene
resident
Cheryl
Irwin
Driscall
also
contributed
by
donating
her
mother’s
embroidered
quilt
to
be
placed
on
display
at
the
library.
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Bromley
said
the
library
will
have
a
timeline
on
display
through
the
years
1792
through
1812,
a
hand
embroidered
quilt
by
Driscall’s
mother,
Anna
Dubois
Irwin,
and
a
display
case
filled
with
historical
pieces
including
those
from
the
Jeffersonian.
“In
addition,
beginning
today,
July
1,
the
Greene
Post
Office
is
offering
a
pictorial
postmark
of
Greene’s
namesake,
Nathanial
Greene,”
said
Bromley.
“Four
different
commemorative
envelopes
will
be
offered
at
the
window
for
$2
each,
or
you
can
bring
your
own,”
she
said.
“The
pictorial
postmark
is
very
important
and
popular
amongst
collectors.”
Stamp
collectors
will
love
the
pictorial
postmarks
and
noted
the
stamp
is
new,
so
this
pictorial
postmark
is
a
special
event
Bromley
explained.
“Some
people
that
collect
stamps
from
all
over
the
world
will
be
sending
in
their
packages
to
the
post
office
to
get
them
stamped,”
said
House.
“There
will
be
an
additional
29
days
for
stamps
but
once
it’s
over,
the
stamp
will
be
marred,
never
to
be
used
again
and
will
go
in
the
next
time
capsule
and
buried,”
she
added.
House
continued,
explaining
the
celebration
in
the
Moore
Memorial
Library,
where
she
created
a
timeline
to
show
how
it
all
started
in
Greene.
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The
timeline
will
reflect
a
breakdown
of
20
years
from1792
to
1812
and
said
some
years
will
have
more
panels
than
others.
She
said
panels
will
include
Stephen
Ketchum,
who
settled
in
Greene
and
built
his
cabin
in
1792,
the
War
of
1812,
the
First
Church,
built
in
1795,
the
First
Bridge
across
the
Chenango
River,
built
in
1807,
Greene
village
and
the
history
behind
its
first
name
Hornby,
later
to
be
named
after
General
Nathaniel
Greene
in
1842.
Additional
panels
will
include
Joseph
Juliand,
the
French
settler
who
built
his
house
on
the
knoll
outside
of
Greene,
the
Wattles
Tavern,
which
became
the
Sherwood,
the
L.A.
NAJARIAN,
INC
Ribbon
Mill,
once
a
thriving
mill,
and
one
of
only
two
in
the
United
States.
“Najarian
made
ribbons
for
hats
around
the
world
including
Stetson
and
other
big
companies,”
she
said.
“He
also
made
the
webbing
for
the
bombs
during
the
war
and
soldiers
backpacks
and
ribbons
for
Godiva
Chocolates,
Buster
Brown
Shoes,
and
Fed
Ex.”
Bromley
said
the
showcase
near
the
library
check-out
counter
holds
cup
plates,
otherwise
known
as
Pairpoints,
ornaments,
miniature
embroidered
patriots
from
the
Monticello
Shop,
the
Declaration
of
Independence
and
more.
She
also
pointed
to
the
hand
embroidered
quilt
that
tells
a
tale
of
the
50
states.
Each
panel
shows
the
state
shape,
capitol,
flower
and
bird.
The
individual
quilt
pieces
were
laid
out
in
the
order
they
became
states.
Bromley
said
when
they
first
hung
the
quilt,
visitors
to
the
library
were
in
amazement,
not
just
by
the
large
size,
but
the
details
of
every
state.
Driscall
said
her
mom
was
very
patriotic
and
loved
America
with
all
of
her
heart.
She
worked
on
the
quilt
from
1976
and
finished
in
1998,
taking
22
years
for
completion
and
in
time
for
the
bicentennial.
“She
worked
relentlessly
on
it
everywhere,
even
during
travels
across
the
country
and
didn’t
ever
use
a
hoop,
she
just
did
the
individual
squares
by
hand
and
in
order,”
she
said.
“My
mother
was
very
clever
and
always
did
hand
work,
always,”
said
Driscall.
“So,
I
would
see
her
with
these
in
different
places
and
times,
and
it
represents
how
hard
my
mom
worked.”
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“She
took
great
pride
in
what
she
did,”
she
added.
Driscall
said
the
king
size
quilt
fills
almost
eight
feet
of
the
display
bar
adding,
“The
green
floral
pattern
bordering
the
quilt
was
chosen
because
mother
loved
the
color
green.”
“My
mother
always
had
a
bolster
pillow,
so
she
made
this
for
her
bed,
and
the
green
part
where
there
aren’t
any
states
is
where
she
would
tuck
the
quilt
under
her
pillow.
She
didn’t
want
to
disturb
the
pattern,”
Driscall
explained.
The
Moore
Memorial
Library
is
located
at
59
Genesee
Street
in
Greene,
New
York
and
open
Monday
to
Thursday
from
9:30
a.m.
to
8
p.m.,
Friday
from
9:30
a.m.
to
5:00
p.m.,
Saturday,
9
a.m.
to
1:00
p.m.
and
closed
on
Sunday.
The
Greene
Post
Office
is
located
at
11
Canal
Street
and
open
Monday
through
Friday
from
9
a.m.
to
5
p.m.,
with
a
lunch
break
from
12:30
p.m.
to
1:30
p.m.
Saturday
hours
are
9
a.m.
to
12:00
p.m.
Closed
on
Sunday.