The common word "Nazi" is a contraction of the German word Nationalsozialismus, or National Socialism, a political movement that emerged after W.W.I. The party was founded in 1920 and led almost from the outset by Adolph Hitler. In 1933 the party gained control of the German state and established a dictatorship, embarking on a program of domestic reconstruction and foreign conquest that culminated in W.W.II.
The group’s aims were to foster and promote natural, organic and alternative farming, to promote a local food economy and act as a support system to small rural farmers and homesteaders. Almost immediately it became apparent that a major focus of the group would be direct marketing of local produce. In the early 1980’s the co-operative hired, with the help of outside funding, marketing coordinators to assist this effort.
Nathaniel Burwash (1906-2000) was an American artist born in California. He worked as an artist with the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA), the largest employer of artists during the Great Depression. Burwash worked much of his artistic life in New Hampshire but dropped out of the art world soon after the Depression. His body of work was rediscovered by the State of New Hampshire in the 1990s.
Lewis Murray of Morley in St. Lawrence County, was a soldier for the Union during the Civil War. He served as an orderly in Company K 6th, New York Calvary. His entries start in December of 1861 and end in January of 1864.
The booklet is a 25 page document summarizing Lewis Murray’s time in the 6th NYS Calvary.
Miscellaneous Manuscripts.
Michael D. Cousino was born in Gouverneur, New York in 1947. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps’ I Corps in Northern Vietnam from 1968 to ’69, when he was wounded in battle. After his discharge from the service and stints in physical rehabilitation, Cousino lived in the southern U.S. for several years before returning to Northern New York in 1983.
Mr. Howard appears to have been a farmer as there are several entries which are related to farm chores. There are also entries which indicate that he was engaged in logging. Each entry begins with a description of the weather and is followed by his activities for the day.
The diaries are an excellent source of information about daily life in St. Lawrence County during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
St. Lawrence University does not own the literary rights to this collection.
Karl M. Mayhew Jr. was proprietor of Mayhew Wholesale Candy and Tobacco Company in Canton for many years. He was born in Ridgetown, Ontario, moved to Canton as a young boy, graduated from Canton High School in 1934 and St. Lawrence University in 1938. During World War II Mayhew served with the 95th Division, serving in France, Germany and England. Following the war, Mr. Mayhew joined his father’s candy and tobacco business. He married Bette Limpert Mayhew in 1946. He died in 1994. While in business, Mr.
Gladys Gray Merrill was a 1919 graduate of St. Lawrence University and a public school teacher in Heuvelton and Norwood, New York for several years after graduation. She later taught in the public schools in Canton. Clyde Maxwell Merrill was a resident of Canton, a veteran of World War I who saw duty in France, and, after the war, a partner in the plumbing and heating firm Tupper, Storrs and Merrill in Canton. The company later became Merrill Bros. Hardward store. The couple met while Gladys was at SLU and maintained correspondence throughout their courtship.
Mary H. Smallman (1919-2009) was daughter of Doris Jones Hadlock (1896-2000) and Perry Hadlock (1899-1983). Well known for her preservation work in the history of northern New York, she served as St. Lawrence County Historian from 1965 to 1981. Mary was also the town historian for the Town of Hermon, NY. After her first marriage ended in 1951, Mary lived with her parents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and later moved to Ogdensburg, NY in 1960. Along with her late husband Walter, Mary dedicated her life to genealogical research.