Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County
Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County
Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County
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RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 12<br />
SUBJECT TEXT DATE<br />
Second Baptist Church, LeRoy Colored people of LeRoy to form a Baptist Church. 9-14-1916<br />
Received into the Baptist Fellowship. 10-12-1916<br />
Secord, Mrs. Florence Plowe Of Hall Street. (Olive Croff used to use her to locate keys, etc.) 6-5-1951<br />
Secord, John M. Honey Pratt and Jean Weiss say Secord invented a gadget to go on electric poles<br />
which he offered to General Electric, who said wasn't interested. Later<br />
General Electric used it anyway. Secord didn't have the money to patent his<br />
inventions at that time. Made a policy of not patenting his inventions. Went<br />
to Fraterigo's lunch cart every noon. Smoked cigars. Honey Pratt says Secord<br />
was born in St. Catherines, Ontario and brought up in Niagara Falls, NY. Did<br />
much of the woodwork in the house at 5 Lewis Avenue including leaded glass<br />
in the kitchen. Built curving stairs in a house for his son on Colonial Blvd. -<br />
one of the few brick houses on the south side of the street. The builder said<br />
the design he suggested couldn't be put into the house so he built it. Also built<br />
a beautiful rocking horse for her children which someone in the family still owns.<br />
Staircase of cherry wood - at least ball on the newell post is of cherry. She<br />
thinks a friend at Horseshoe Lake was clearing a building lot and gave him<br />
the wood. Secord had a rough cottage at Horseshoe Lake. Had to support<br />
his mother and sister when his father died about 1910. October 1986<br />
Secord and Charles Lamkin to manufacture mineral wool pipe covering. 6-4-1887<br />
Secord and Frank Johnson manage Lamkin & Co. - pipe and boiler works. 3-23-1888<br />
Lamkin & Co. becomes Secord & Weeks. 1-14-1889<br />
To sell mineral wool. 2-4-1896<br />
See also: Batavia Industrial Co. 4-10-1896<br />
See also: Batavia Industrial Co. 11-11-1896<br />
See also: Batavia Industrial Co. 2-2-1897<br />
Secretary, to act as president. 3-12-1898<br />
To sell mineral wool. 9-9-1899<br />
To sell mineral wool. 2-25-1901<br />
To sell mineral wool. 10-<strong>24</strong>-1901<br />
To sell mineral wool. 11-5-1901<br />
To sell mineral wool. 12-5-1901<br />
Marries Marjorie L. Volz. 6-9-1908<br />
Putting new lighting in the Hotel Richmond. 5-18-1910<br />
Wiring houses in Oakfield. 10-13-1913<br />
Gets a contract for a lighting plant at the <strong>County</strong> Home. 5-29-1915<br />
Puts electric BPOE sign on the new Elks home. 5-8-1919<br />
Past & Present.<br />
Buys the old Perry house being moved from Jackson to School to make way<br />
5-31-1919<br />
the new Volz-Secord building - to remodel for a store. 1-9-1922<br />
Building at 6 Lewis Avenue. 10-21-1922<br />
Invents a new electric switch. 9-23-19<strong>24</strong><br />
Article on the use of electricity - and on John M. Secord, experienced electrician. 2-2-1926<br />
Volz & Secord dissolved - Secord to open an electrical shop at 3 Jackson Street. 2-15-1930<br />
Secord - Wilder wedding.<br />
Secord Electrical Shop, 8 School Street, sold on voluntary bankruptcy - to<br />
1-22-1934<br />
Johanna Volz, plaintiff, for $3,000. 8-25-1934<br />
Mrs. John Secord files a petition to run Secord Electrical Shop.<br />
William Jones moves his plumbing shop from Russell Place to the Secord Shop<br />
11-16-1934<br />
at 5 School Street. 3-9-1935<br />
Hit by a truck of the Flying Allens on his way to pick up the balloonists. 6-20-1938<br />
Past & Present column: on Secord churning butter in a washing machine. 4-6-1946<br />
Picture of the churn. 4-30-1946<br />
Sues the City gasoline leaking under his shop impairs his health. 3-<strong>24</strong>-1941<br />
John Secord, Jr. builds a model locomotive - picture. 9-13-1941<br />
Picture of two boats Secord is giving the YMCA camp. 7-9-1946<br />
Finds a black snake coiled in a farm electric motor, cutting off water pumping. 7-19-1946