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FEBRUARY
11 2022
Photo proivded In February 1822 Cuba was named for the Roman goddess Cuba, protector of infants and children. A statue of Cuba stands on Genesee Street in the town, which is planning its bicentennial celebration this year.
Photo by Kathryn Ross A bust of Abraham Lincoln is just one of the hundreds of items the David A. Howe Library will have on display throughout the month.
Wellsville library hosts Lincoln exhibit; one of a kind for small library BY KATHRYN ROSS WELLSVILLE — Throughout this month, David A. Howe Library will display its Clifford D. Coyle collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia. The display opens this week with “The Lincoln Image,” a lecture by historian
Craig Braack at 5 p.m. Feb. 10, followed by a reception in the exhibition room with Civil War era music by Alan Hopkins. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and was elected twice to the office. He served from 1861 until he was assassinated in April 1865 shortly
after his second inauguration and having led the nation through the Civil War. He was born in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky and was raised on the frontier. He was self-educated and became a lawyer. He served in the Illinois state legislature, and as a U.S. Congressman from Illinois. He served three
tours of duty in the Illinois state militia, but never saw combat. For the last 70 years the Howe Library has stored within its vault and cabinets the Lincoln Collection donated by Clifford D. Coyle.
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Winter weather dashes Cuba’s first bicentennial event BY KATHRYN ROSS CUBA — On exactly its 200th anniversary, Mother Nature put the freeze on the Town of Cuba’s first celebration planned for 2022. A wreath-laying ceremony, remarks from officials and a fireworks display were all set for the evening of Feb. 4, but the winter weather intervened, said Michelle Conklin, who is chairing Cuba’s Bicentennial Committee. “We just thought we’d better cancel because it would be too dangerous and too
cold and no place for people to park because of the snow,” she said. “We (the bicentennial committee) have a meeting tonight and we will make a decision then as to when to hold the memorial.” The event was due to take place at the memorial in Willow Bank Park, where the first town board meeting took place on Feb. 4, 1822, when the town was incorporated. The town was named after the Roman goddess
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