Parma Hilton Historian David Crumb and Parma Historical Society Trustee, David Almeter, have co-authored the recently published book,
Parma Hilton Timeline from the Beginning. The book explains the events that took place from 1638 when the land where Parma is located was called Terra Incognita (Land Unknown) and under Dutch rule. Rare old photographs and maps (shown in color) relative to the dates and events that unfold throughout the next 381 years in Parma and Hilton are featured chronologically by date.
The Town of Parma first became official in 1809 when pioneers began arriving to occupy the fertile land along the Lake Ontario shoreline and south including then the town of Ogden (Ogden became a town in 1817). Everything changed when the Rome Watertown and Oswego Railroad came through Hilton, then called North Parma, in 1876. The railroad brought prosperity and opportunity to the sleepy little agricultural community. Later fires swept through the village destroying most of the early commercial buildings constructed of wood. The timeline takes the reader up to the present date of 2019 which co-incidentally is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and also the 50th anniversary of the Parma-Hilton Historical Society.
The front cover of the Parma Hilton Timeline shows Hilton as it looked in 1919, 100 years ago, during the Armistice Day Parade on Main Street that celebrated the end of the First World War.
Other new books recently authored and published by local authors are With Our Boys, an expertly researched book on the Parma/Hilton men who valiantly served in World War I. Tammy and Kyle Mullen are the authors.
Marilyn Lowden Wright has just published her memoirs, Patchwork Pieces of My Life. All books are available on the Parma-Hilton Historical Society webpage parmahiltonhistoricalsociety.com under Gift Shop to review. The recent Parma Hilton Timeline book can also be purchased in the Village of Hilton Main Office, the Parma Town Hall, and the Village of Hilton Historian’s Office. The price is $15.
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