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Town of Clay Historian

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News articles and information about the history of the Town of Clay.

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Susan Avery Bick Remembers Life on Buckley Road

Remembering Clay | May 1, 2012

Just a couple weeks ago, I had the great fortune to come into possession of an original manuscript written by Susan Avery Bick, which she completed just a few months before she passed away entitled “When It Was Country”* This and many…

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Carl Sotherden* Reminisces on Harvesting Hay, Grain and Corn

Remembering Clay | Mar 14, 2012

We continue with Carl’s memories: “As my brother and I grew, we soon were driving the horses on the hay fork with one driving the team and the other handling the hay rope and ‘whiffletrees’.

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Holland Exchange Student Remembers Clay

Remembering Clay | Feb 1, 2012

Last November I was invited to the wedding of Radha Bhageloe in Holland, a former exchange student from 1995 – 1996 who lived with us during her senior year at Phoenix High school.

CLAY HISTORY FROM THE BEGINNING

Remembering Clay | Jan 1, 2012

The first settlers in Clay are believed to be the Onondagas who made a settlement at Three Rivers.

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Dorothy Heller

Town Historian

(315) 652-3800 x 196