Category Archives: Westchester Township History Museum

Rally to Save Furnessville Road This Tuesday, April 3!

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Trent D. Pendley

 If the assault on the Schoolhouse Shop’s signage along Highway 20 at Brummitt Road recently, and also earlier last year at Dunes Highway and 1500 (Furnessville Road), wasn’t enough now the National Park Service is attempting to usurp Furnessville Road in … Continue reading →

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Every Dig is a Discovery

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Trent D. Pendley

Last week I wrote that every dig is a discovery here in the dunes. Whenever I shovel around my home it becomes a mini excavation. I’ve uncovered brick paths, and also a concrete sidewalk from a previous house that once … Continue reading →

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First Furnessville Cemetery Tour, A Jackpot of History

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Trent D. Pendley

On Sunday October 9th a successful partnership of the Duneland Historical Society and the Westchester Township History Museum brought about perhaps the first tour ever of the Furnessville Cemetery.  The gorgeous Indian summer weather no doubt encouraged the scores of … Continue reading →

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Furnessville Cemetery Tour this Sunday, A Rare Opportunity to connect with Vintage Dunes History

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Trent D. Pendley

The Westchester Township History Museum will host a tour of the enchanting Furnessville Cemetery this Sunday, October 9th beginning at two O’clock in the afternoon.   About twelve representatives of families who settled in this part of the dunes during the … Continue reading →

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Furnessville rattled by a nocturnal Man made earthquake!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Trent D. Pendley

This sleepy hamlet of Furnessville had an earthquake of its own in recent weeks thanks to nocturnal work on the Conrail tracks that have been going on for weeks in the wee hours of the night. On August 10th, a … Continue reading →

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