Books in Blossom Authors Events for the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival, May 2010

"Books in Blossom", theme for the 51st Williamson Apple Blossom Festival gets underway May 8th lasting through May 16th, 2010. Authors from and books relating to Wayne County, New York are participating in the Books In Blossom events.

Wednesday, May 12th the Williamson Free Public Library will host local authors to meet and talk with readers through formal scheduled presentations and informal gatherings. Children book readings will be throughout the day at the Williamson Library children's reading circle and the youth room. Poetry and prose readings will also be ongoing throughout the day at the Library. Local author books will be available for sale and author autographed per request, with all book purchases, cash or check payable to the author.

Participating local authors and books include:
Local History and History authors JoAnn Meaker (Ontario), aviation history, Paul Roxin, nautical history Susan P. Gateley (Wolcott) and photo books of West Barrier Bar Park, Fair Haven by Peterson Gateley and Pat Cooper Maxon (Sterling), Civil War / NYS 10th Calvary presented by Ron Matteson (Ontario-Walworth), Pultneyville's own John E. Connors' book, Pettiness in Paradise and Other Tales of Appleboom Point, and the book of Christine Moll that started as a family storybook that she published to share with her community. Children and Youth book authors, Sally Valentine Steinmiller (Ontario), Alex Reid (Williamson), and Actor-Author Deborah Smith Ford (originally from Sodus) guest to the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival will present her book, The Little Apple.

Stories for adults and children will be available by Eileen Loveman (Pultneyville) and the cycling journal adventure of underground railroad history by Jim and Carol May (Williamson); Poetry and Prose by Eileen Loveman and Dick TenEyck (Williamson); timely Fiction books by Brooks Tenny (Williamson) with topics ranging from unmanned aircraft warfare to drug traffic trade and Michael Pealo (Marion) book on life-death issues of women in dangerous, abusive relationships. Memoir, Nonfiction- Spiritual hardcover book presented by Jane Marla VerDow of days growing up on an apple farm in Williamson, New York.

Writing and Publishing topics will be presented during the morning May 12th at the Williamson Library by Susan P. Gateley of Whiskey Hill Publishing at 10:30 AM followed by Educator-Self Publisher-Published Author, Dick TenEyck from 11-12 noon. An evening Self to Independent Publishing information session will begin at 6:30, presented by Jane VerDow of Rising Sparrow Press.

Local authors will also be doing book readings and signings at The Apple Crate, Williamson Main Street. Meet the author, discuss their books, get an autographed copy by the author during the author's scheduled times May 12th through Sunday May 16th, 2010. Author MaryJane Auch and Herm Auch, Illustrator (Ontario) will be book signing at The Apple Crate as well as several local authors from the list above. Contact The Apple Crate / Nancy Jordon who will host this opportunity to inquire about specific times for each author.


Friday, May 14th the Authors will be on Main Street Williamson in two Authors Tents from 6 PM-dusk

Saturday, May 15th Local Authors will be participating in the festival activities, returning to the Authors Tents 9 AM-dusk, and
storytelling along the parade route 2:00 PM to parade start time 3 PM.

Grand stand readings, West Main Street, Sat. May 15th at 11:15 by author Eileen Loveman, Pultneyville, NY from her books, "Rhythm and Rhymes of the Heart" and Eileen's George and Bob Stories, a treat for young at heart and youngest.
Actor Deborah Smith Ford, and Author of "The Little Apple" will be entertaining at the Grand Stand 12 noon-12:45 PM.
Joanne Meaker, Ontario NY, author of Images of America, Ontario at 12:45 sharing her researched Town of Ontario history then published through Arcadia Publishing.
Alex Reid, one of Williamson's favorite storytellers will entertain us with stories from his book, Reid's Short Reads 1:30 PM.

Sunday, May 16th meet the authors and book signings Authors Tents 10 AM-4 PM.
Hospitality Tent Local Authors will be sharing their stories from 12-2 PM, Sunday May 16th. Author Paul Roxin will stop by after the Williamson Airport Fly-in Breakfast to tell us stories from his book, One Foot on the Ground: A Pilot's Memoirs of Aviators & Aviation. He could keep you entertained for hours talking about Women in Aviation; Detroit Michigan Aviation/Ford Motor, The Greatest Generation, B24 Bomber production and aviation; and Mohawk Airlines.

Grand Stand storytelling by local authors Sun, May 16th 3-4 PM coordinated with the Hospitality activities and Zoo events Sunday afternoon. Jim and Carol May will be speaking 3 PM about their cycling adventure through the Underground Railroad Trail and their book, "Underground Cycling" prior to the bike drawings sponsored by Herm and Wilma Young. You must be present to win.

Join us in celebrating local literature writing and publishing. Truly Wayne County has had a bountiful harvest of artistic, creative writing talent through the years.


Jane VerDow, Rising Sparrow Press

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51st Annual Apple Blossom Theme

Tho' February is snow covered...the locals along the Lakeshore are talking this morning of snows, driveways, plows going by right after the shovel is placed against the garage now once again blocking...

Spring Apple Blossom Festival plans are underway.

The 51st Annual Apple Blossom Theme has been set...

http://www.williamsonappleblossom.com/

I'm kinda partial to this festival,the apple blossom festival...

hometown...

and it has been going as long as I have!!!!

Janie

A Farmer's View

Blossom Time Upstate NY

Daydreaming

Very early photos taken by me, 1980's on my Minolta 35mm.
Just something I used to do, a hobby back when...high school and college years.

Updated to movie-video format, 2010 this winter day early February.

Today, searching for what next at a crossroads. How fitting. Then searching for the path..now in search of what else.

(To watch full screen click on arrows, right bottom of screen. To change resolution, choose 360 or 480)




Follow your bliss and be what you want to be.
Don't climb the ladder of success only to find
it's leaning against the wrong wall.
~ Bernie Siegal




Janie

Winter Nights Waiting For Spring

So what does one do in a place like Pultneyville?

After one has done the Spring ahead an hour?
Before Spring flowers and buds pop?

On a night after work?
Or after all the seed books have been looked through in Winter?
At a time when all the fruit trees have been ordered?

Well...dream about play I suppose.

May is coming once we get passed the rains of April.
It will soon be time for the Apple Blossom Festival,
Williamson, NY
and the Lilac Festival in nearby Rochester, NY

So what else can we do for fun this year?

Here's a great find. Enjoy.

http://www.festivals.com/



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Growing a Family

Cherry Pickin'

Friends from Rochester visit the farm, photo shoot attempted

Big Sister, Little Brother

Special moment with Mother


Grandpa (Myron) and Grandma (Sarah), the early days

family posing next to Great-grandma's snowball bush



photos:

#1 Cherry pickin'. 1933. Dad with sisters. Adult female, lifetime neighbor/family (cousin) and her husband.

#2 Approx. 1929; third and fourth,1923; fifth, approx. 1923
top; Dad center fourth from left with sisters, Isabelle clearing her eyes, Mabel crouched down holding Beulah, and right side Viola, little one consoled by adult. Early spray tank background.
#3 Dad sitting on the lap of big sister, Mabel
#4 Dad on Mother's lap, Mabel looking on
#5 Grandpa and Grandma right, Grandpa's sister, Katie left.

Childhood; 1905

photo 1905; Grandpa and sister, Carrie

Nearing Twenty

Blossom Time

A walk through the orchard


Third week of May in Upstate

Apple Blossoms; May, 1920

(photo:1920; Grandpa VerDow with horses, Fred and Kit)

Apples; the Life

Dried Apple Packing Crew. Neighbors and Family unite.



(photos: 1915-1918; Great-Grandmother, Mary
bottom row middle. Great-Aunt, Kate top row, right)

Day-to-Day along Lake Ontario; Upstate

Sun Rise

Approaching Noon

Sunday Afternoon Drive
Lake Ontario

One Room Schoolhouse


Sunday Afternoon at the Pier

Top three photos: 1918-1920
Schoolroom/class: 1912-1918
Crop Duster, aircraft view: 1947
Pier: approx. 1920; Grandma, Sarah middle

Lake Ontario Southern Shore

Rochester, New York

Known in its founding days as "The Flour City" due to its location on the Erie Canal, the earliest means to connect a farmer's grain to regional/City manufacturing and production, Rochester is on the path of the Genesee River as it feeds into Lake Ontario. The Erie Canal waterway system, in our local region an east-west path, was primarily constructed (dug out by man, real horse power, and early pulley/crane systems) to connect farmers and local trade to international markets. Upstate has traditionally been known and remains the major apple production area of New York State and early days the Erie Canal provided the means to ship dried apple products in box-wooden crates and raw apples in wooden barrels to Europe.

Though Rochester's official associated name is and will forever remain to the long time locals, "The Flour City", meaning shifted as the Erie Canal lost its founding function and with the growth of the Lilac Festival (The Flower City).

Most recent years, the Erie Canal has regained popularity as a waterway for boating tourists providing bed and breakfast and stop-n-shop opportunities. Bike trails line the upper banks of the Canal as it travels through New York State.

Rochester is rich in historical significance, the Underground Railroad and the Freedom Trail (The St. Lawrence Seaway) providing means for slaves to Canada; voting rights led by Susan B. Anthony, the primary meeting ground to develop strategy and to write woman's history (along with Stanton from nearby Seneca Falls, NY) and the abolition movement with Frederick Douglass. Rochester is also known as the home of George Eastman (Eastman-Kodak).

What would Rochester be without a slide show?...

From time to time in the future I'll share Rochester and the regional area from my own collection of pictures of "the good ol' days" and some more current of the place I call "home" in Upstate New York along the Lake Ontario (Southern) Shoreline.

For now, to support my Home City, I'll share the tour that Rochester has offerred the world in pictures.

http://www.visitrochester.com/phototour/phototour/index.cfm?action=cover&tourID=22


To view more of the author's photography images from Upstate, NY scroll down to the base of Lake Ontario Shoreline blog.