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I Spy My Hometown
I Spy My Hometown is a collaboration among Brunswick Community Library, Brunswick Historical Society and Tamarac Middle School, which seeks to identify historically significant sites in the town of Brunswick, do research to place them in historical context, photograph them and develop educational materials based on this research. This educational material will include a website and a driving tour highlighting these sites.
The Tour:
Members of the team (see below!) gave a tour of Eagle Mills
The team:
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Top: Leah Glass, Marcus d'Urso, Emma Rivers Middle: Abby Moquin, Emily McCaffrey Bottom: Samantha Evans |
Town of Brunswick Historian Sharon Zankel (left), Historical Society President Marie Stasiak (center), and Library Director Carol Trager helped the team. |
Surveyed sites:
The links in the placenames are to MapQuest maps showing the various locations. The "Pictures" links open a popup with pictures and possibly some added information about the site.
- Morrison Farm, Clums Corners
Pictures - McChesney-Green Mill, Clums Corners
Pictures - Brunswick Church (White Church), Farm to Market Road and White Church Road
Pictures - Forest Park Cemetery, Pinewoods Ave
Pictures - Christ Disciples Church, Maple Ave, Eagle Mills
Pictures - Winship House, 718 Pinewoods Ave
Pictures - Filieau House (Garfield School Builder), 734 Pinewoods Ave
Pictures - WW I Memorial, Brunswick Road and Creek Road
Pictures - Eagle Mills Bridge
Pictures - General Store, Eagle Mills
Pictures - Dater House, 567 Brunswick Rd
Pictures - Garfield School, 605 Brunswick Road
Pictures - Creamery, Moonlawn Rd
Pictures - Eagle Mills Cemetery, Brunswick Road and Dater Hill Road
Pictures - Clums Corners School
Pictures
Miscellanea:
- Permission form to photograph properties (Word97 format, 42k)
- Permission form for students to participate (Word97 format, 42k)
- Brunswick Library's Our Town page
- Brunswick Library's Garfield School page
- Town of Brunswick Website
This program was run last year by Mohawk Valley Library Association. The results of their program are posted at http://www.mvla.org/ispy/index.html.
I Spy My Hometown is supported in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services