Chautauqua Town Historical Society to host speaker

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua Town Historical Society will host Mayville resident Mary Elliott Bradford at its monthly meeting Thursday in the Veteran’s Memorial Meeting Room in the Chautauqua Town Hall, 2 Academy St. Bradford will focus on the Elliott family, local residents since the 1850s. Both the Elliotts and the Bradfords were originally from New England as were many of the early settlers in this region. The original house was on South Erie Street. The Elliott clan now numbers some hundred descendants of the original family, and have played various parts in the evolution of Mayville. Of particular interest should be the Elliott role as recent owners of the Point Chautauqua golf course, and its subsequent current trajectory.

The Historical Society’s regular season runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, when the Mayville Depot Museum is open afternoons Friday through Sunday (1-5 p.m.) and monthly historical talks during the regular season, third Thursday of the month. This off-season talk is scheduled for 7 p.m., and will be accompanied by a slide show presentation. Free and open to the public. All are invited to attend.

Global ‘Sing for Unity’ event in Fredonia

On United Nations International Day of Peace, Sunday, a community event will be held to be part of the global musical movement, Sing for Unity.

To be included in this worldwide musical movement, go to 222 Temple Street in Fredonia, home of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua. “Together we will raise our voices to promote unity, community, equality, and peace across the globe,” organizers said.

The event will take place at 2 p.m. and is free to attend. If you would like to bring a song to share, please bring a copy with you. Copies of lyrics can be made on site.

“The Sing for Unity Event will bring voices from around the world to sing and send a powerful message: We are one world, one people, and we stand together in unity and community,” organizers said.

For more information about this local event, visit www.uucnc.org or call 716-679-7944 and leave a voicemail. Your call will be returned. For information about the global event, visit www.singforunity.com.

SOAR Chapter to meet

SOAR Chapter 4-1 will meet Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the USW Local Union Hall, on Fourth Street in Dunkirk. The meeting will commence at noon with lunch to follow. All SOAR Members and retirees are invited to attend. For further information, call 716-366-1485.