Lake View (NY) Times - WEB-Related Resources for Lake View, NY and Erie County

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

	July 31, 2008 - Doris Hopp Honored for Years of Volunteer Service to Lake View Community
	January 13, 2008 - Long-time Lake View Resident Dorothy Spittler turns 97
	March 22, 2007 - Fire Strikes Historic Buxton Inn at Rt. 20 & Pleasant Ave.
	January 15, 1999 - Lake View Volunteer Fire Association Celebrates 75th Diamond Anniversary
	January 31, 1998 - Lake View Firefighters Honor Charles Spittler, Sr.
	August 21, 1993 - Lake View School has Reunion for Classes of 1890 to 1955 (includes photos of classes beginning 1906 and History of Hamburg Dist. #12; see Class History 1927-1936 below)
	October 8, 1986 - Retired US Army Colonel Donald Spittler inducted into US Army Artillery Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame (see interview with Donald Spittler below)

ARCHIVES
History of Lake View from 1804 to 1924 written by Ray Healy in 1965     Read how Lake View got its name
(based in part on interviews with Allen Ames, Richard Fierle, Leland Hazard, William Heil and Donald Spittler)

History of Frontier Central School District from c. 1810 to 2002, written on 50th Anniversary by James D. Baker, Class of '52 (with copy of Commencement Program of 1916)

The Gatling Land Boom (1893) which ALMOST put Lake View on the map!
(from the Western NY Heritage Press)

Lake View Photo Album Buildings/Scenes   People/Groups OLD PHOTOS WANTED
Lake View Hotel (1908) Fisher Estate (c.1915) Building of Trestle over 18-Mile Creek (1942-43) Lake View Railroad Stations
Kalterhouse Tavern (c.1915) Lake View Juniors Baseball Team (1950) Lake View Athletic Club (1950) Arions Band (1960)
St. Vincent's Class of 1955 Lake View Girl Scout Troop 373 (1959) Tannery on 18-Mile Creek (1906)  Train Wreck 1954
Building Bridge over 18 Mile Creek (1929) Boy Scout Camping Trip (1948) Trolley (1930s) G.W. Spittler Grocery (1931)
Bicycle Factory (1895-1903) Baseball Team 1903 Berry Pickers at Heath Farm (1889)

Maps of Lake View 1866-1938    History of the Town of Hamburg     History of Versailles Plank Rd.
     (details of locations on Map of Lake View 1866)

Maps of North Evans 1880 1908 Evans Township 1866
Photo of WS Sikes Store in North Evans, NY (1860)

1930 Census of Lake View area with list of names

Actual copies of the Lake View Local newsletter, produced during WWII for the troops overseas, with Christmas Greeting-1944 signed by everyone in town!

Lake View Community Association's recipe book "The ABC's of Cooking"
produced in the late 1950's to fund the playground on Burke Rd.
(Includes names and photos of some contributors)

The Great Wiltranco Shipwreck at Lake View in 1967

HEIRLOOMS
Eulogy to Genevieve M. Hummel Eulogy to George W. Spittler (1883-1958)
Memories of Lake View (1887-1906) by Viola Trinder Bailey (provided by Jon Buchwald)

Relections of a life-long resident of Lake View - an interview with Donald Spittler, unofficial town historian, born in 1919 (done in 1987 by his great-nephew for a high school project)

Class History for years 1927-1936 at Lake View School written by Winifred Stadler Pericak (1922-1961)

OTHER LINKS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Join the Lake View group on Facebook.
Location of Lake View, NY    Lake View on Wikipedia     Demographics-ZipCode 14085   14085 Map

Visit Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the Southtowns Christian Center, Lake View Community Church (fka Lake View Congregational Church) websites for up-to-date news & other info about the community.

Access the Lake View Volunteer Fire Association's Website for info on current activities.

Lake View Community Association website. Field Days 2008 Calendar of Events

Go to Lake View on the DMOZ Directory     Info about U.S. Route 20 in New York

Graycliff - home on Lake Erie designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1926

Some excellent information and photos on 18-Mile Creek, More and More and some of Buttermilk Falls

View the websites of neighboring towns and cities: Hamburg Eden Buffalo

Erie County Fair - Sponsored by the Erie County Agricultural Society, America's Fair, the Erie County Fair began in 1819 as a one-day event in the city of Buffalo. It was moved to the current Hamburg location in 1868 where it has grown into the largest independent county fair in North America. The 11-day event takes place on 265-acres packed full of entertainment for the whole family, featuring agriculture, food, rides, shows and much more!

Search the following websites for Historical & Genealogy Info:
     Ward-Spittler-Metz-Lyon-Nash-Avery Family Heritage Center
            (contains 8 family trees, historical narratives, photos, maps, etc. created by Susan Ward Merk, a former resident)
     Walkershire (website of another great Lake View family)
     Erie County GenWeb Page
            (the official US GenWeb site for Erie County; very comprehensive)
     Local Links for Buffalo & Erie County
            (this site, created by Cynthia Van Ness, a local librarian, has a vast amount of very well organized info)
     Buffalo & Erie Co. Historical Society     Western NY Genealogy

Explore these Educational Websites:
      Frontier Central School District    Buffalo/Erie County Library   Western NY Regional Info Center

Check out the following websites for General Info on Western NY:
Buffalo.com - Everything Buffalo!     Buffalo-News     Business First - Buffalo
    Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau     CitySearch-Buffalo     Hamburg Sun
    Buffalo Free-Net     Buffalo Talks!    Guide to Buffalo English

Order foods and other items from the Buffalo Region: Made-in-Buffalo

Find Fellow Alumni from Schools on these Search Engines: Frontier Central Alumni Association
School News Website    Reunion.com    Find Classmates Online     American School Directory

Website for Frontier Central High School's Class of 1962

Learn about the New York State Society's Buffalo Nite in Washington, DC

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