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The Ischua
Valley Historical Society (IVHS) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization whose mission is to collect, preserve, research and interpret
the historical and cultural heritage of the Ischua Valley region.
We are working to set up a state-of-the-art research center where
family genealogists and historians can perform their searches. We are staffed by unpaid volunteers who support our mission, giving freely of their time and talent. Among those volunteers are the following individuals: David Linderman, President - Description Coming Soon Elizabeth Conner, Vice President - Description Coming Soo Carol Merkle, Treasurer - Carol was reelected Treasurer. She is responsible for paying bills and keeping our accounts in order. This is no easy task. We appreciate her stepping into the position after long-time treasurer Duane Walker moved to Oregon. Peter Molyneaux, Secretary - Peter records minutes of our monthly meetings, and keeps track of our memberships and events. In addition, Peter contributes his time and talents by taking photographs of our events and the 3 historical properties owned by the IVHS. Peter also created the new IVHS Facebook page. Maggie Fredrickson, Newsletter Contributor and Editor - Maggie, a decades-long IVHS member and volunteer, is a retired school teacher, and a walking history book. Her extensive historical knowledge of the Ischua Valley is remarkable. She devotes her time to writing the IVHS quarterly newsletters. In addition, she has used her own resources to acquire historical letters, photographs, postcards, books, documents, etc. which she contributes to the IVHS collections. Our Webmaster - In 2010, our Webmaster, a direct-line descendant of General Joseph McCluer, started volunteering time, talent and treasure to create and maintain our website at the instruction of Maggie Fredrickson. All costs (hosting and domain name) are paid for by our Webmaster. In 2011, at the direction of Maggie Fredrickson, our Webmaster offered to design a new newsletter format with images and links to additional information. The option to receive our newsletter via email was offered, which saves IVHS some of the cost of printing and postage. Subsequent publications of the IVHS Newsletters are still performed by our Webmaster. We are fortunate to have a dedicated group of Board Members who attend monthly meetings, and volunteer for our activities and events. They include: Jon Conner, Al Fish, Terry Hahn, Rick Heavern, Terri Wersinski, and Holly Zendarski. If you are a local resident and would like to contribute your time and/or talent to our mission, please contact Peter Molyneaux at (716) 397-5995. Historical Properties Owned by the IVHS Updated: 01 Apr 2026 |
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P.O. Box 153, Franklinville, NY 14737
info@ischuavalleyhistoricalsociety.org