Lancaster County Edition
March 2012
Vol. 18 No. 3
The Happy Graduate 2011 PA State Senior Idol Now a Common Sound in Communities, Stadiums By Megan Joyce Peggy Kurtz Keller has been a busy bee these last nine months. It’s an apt metaphor for the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL, who always seems to be cheerfully zipping about, buzzing with energy and fueled by her effervescent and refreshingly positive personality. Her unassuming, people-person charm has made her a fast favorite among local retirement groups and senior-citizen organizations in recent months, who have frequently sought out Keller to entertain them with her clear soprano and obvious enthusiasm for performance. And the key turn of phrase there is sought out—it’s a change from the preIdol days when Keller says it was she who had to place the phone calls, trying to interest various groups in having her come out to sing. She is beyond grateful for the transformation. “It’s like I got my diploma,” said Keller. “Now, somebody calls me because I’m the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL and they know I have some kind of credibility.” Her singing-engagement calendar has been happily full since last June, when Keller earned top honors in the annual talent competition, produced by On-Line Publishers, Inc. It had been Keller’s fourth time as a SENIOR IDOL semifinalist, and she impressed both judges and audience with her renditions of “Summertime” and “Cabaret.” please see GRADUATE page 12 Peggy Kurtz Keller performing at last November’s 50plus EXPO in Lancaster.
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Organ Donation: You’re Never Too Old page 8
Exercise is the Antidote page 10
The Beauty in Nature
A Pasture Puddle in Late March Clyde McMillan-Gamber
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I was pleasantly surprised to see three All species were camouflaged around migrant rusty blackbirds, two males and this temporary pond. The snipe were a female, brown with walking in the darker streaking shallows and and long beaks along the edges they poke into of this puddle to mud under eat invertebrates. shallow water Rusties these after days aren’t invertebrates. common and so The gray it’s a thrill to yellowlegs had experience them. longer legs than I was glad I the other kinds stayed in my car of shorebirds, so so as to not they waded in Lesser Yellowlegs scare the birds deeper water away. than the other Three species of shorebirds probed species. The shorter-legged and -billed the shallows of this puddle for killdeer picked invertebrates from the invertebrates while I was there. There shores of the water. were six Wilson’s snipe, one lesser By using different parts of this puddle, yellowlegs, and a killdeer plover. the shorebirds got food without WOLFGANG WANDER
ne afternoon late in March, I was driving along Route 222 in Lancaster County when I spied a quarter-acre, shallow puddle of rainwater in a pasture on my side of the expressway. Curious as to what kinds of birds might be in that pool, I pulled off the road and stopped to scan the inchesdeep, limb-strewn puddle with binoculars. The first birds I saw were a pair each of wood ducks and mallard ducks. The drakes of both species were resplendent in their breeding plumages, while their mates were equally lovely in camouflaged feathering. Those ducks dabbled in the water for plant and animal food. The female mallard probably had a partial clutch of eggs on the ground in an overgrown part of the pasture, while the woody hen may have had eggs in a cavity of a tree by this pool or along nearby Cocalico Creek.
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competing with their relatives. A few American robins patrolled soil along the edges of the pool for earthworms and other invertebrates. The robins got food where shorebirds are less likely to be, thus reducing rivalry for that sustenance with those birds. I stayed at this puddle of rainwater for about 20 minutes. Although that pool in a pasture was small, it was big in beauty and intrigue. It showed that species blend into their habitats to be invisible for safety, and it demonstrated how they reduce rivalry for food. Soon the blackbirds, snipe, and yellowlegs will migrate farther north to raise young. But the ducks, killdeer, and robins might stay around that meadow to rear babies. Every niche has life adapted to it.
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Independent Living The Long Community at Highland (855) 407-9240
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Prudential Homesale Services Group Rocky Welkowitz (717) 393-0100
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Free assistance with completing income tax forms will be available again this year to older, disabled, or low-income persons in Lancaster County through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. VITA provides trained volunteers to assist with completing local, state, and federal tax returns at sites throughout the county. Appointments are necessary at most sites and assistance can be provided to homebound individuals. To speed the filing process, individuals should be prepared by bringing all pertinent tax documents such as W-2 forms, interest statements from banks, copies of your 2011 income tax returns, and the tax packets received in the mail. Please call for an appointment unless listed otherwise. American Red Cross 430 West Orange St., Lancaster (717) 291-5462 Until April 11 Columbia Presbyterian Church 360 Locust St., Columbia (717) 291-5462 Until April 16 Community Action Program of Lancaster County 601 S. Queen St., Lancaster (717) 291-5462 Until April 17
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Events • March 4, 1830 – Former President John Quincy Adams returned to Congress as a representative from Massachusetts. He was the first ex-president ever to return to the House and served eight consecutive terms. • March 19, 2003 – The United States launched an attack against Iraq to topple dictator Saddam Hussein from power. The attack commenced with aerial strikes against military sites, followed the next day by an invasion of southern Iraq by U.S. and British ground troops. The troops made rapid progress northward and conquered the country’s capital, Baghdad, just 21 days later, ending the rule of Hussein. • March 23, 1775 – Patrick Henry ignited the American Revolution with a speech before the Virginia convention in Richmond, stating, “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”
Birthdays • March 1 – American band leader Glenn Miller (1904-1944) was born in Carilinda, Iowa. His music gained enormous popularity during the 1940s through recordings such as “Moonlight Serenade” and “String of Pearls.” On Dec. 15, 1944, his plane disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris where he was scheduled to perform. • March 6 – Renaissance genius Michelangelo (1475-1564) was born in Caprese, Italy. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and visionary best known for his fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and his sculptures David and The Pieta. • March 31 – Boxing champion Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was born in Galveston, Texas. He was the first African-American to win the heavyweight boxing title.
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useums say a lot about their locale, the unique qualities of a collection, or the founders’ mission. In my travels, I visit many museums. They run the gamut from the fun to the funky. Here is sampling of museums, both on and off the beaten path, that recently captured my attention.
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Paris International Exhibition of 1925. At Rene Lalique’s death in 1945, his son Marc took over the Wingen factory and changed it from producing glass to making crystal. Marc designed the crystal chandelier that now hangs in the Musee Lalique’s main foyer and he also designed the medals for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. At the Musee Lalique, the tradition of making great objects lives on.
Musee Lalique (www.musee-lalique.com) There is a new museum devoted to Norton Simon Museum jeweler and glassmaker Rene Lalique in (www.nortonsimon.org) the village of Wingen sur Moder, where Like many intimate yet fine American his glass factory was built in 1919. The museums, the story of the Norton Simon museum is a is a story of an sight to industrialist behold, with a love for located north art. of In business, Strasbourg, Norton Simon near the (1907-1993) German enjoyed border. unprecedented Musee success by Lalique establishing opened in corporations June 2011 such as Max after Factor, receiving McCall’s numerous publishing, gifts. For Avis rental car, instance, the and Hunts Rodin’s Burghers of Calais Lalique Foods, among from the collection of the Norton Simon. Company others. donated He shared crystal pieces from its archives and his private art collection, one of the best Lalique’s chairman of the board donated in the United States, with residents of perfume bottles from his own private Southern California as well as the world collection. of art enthusiasts. Located on 8 acres in Rene Lalique was born in 1860 and Pasadena, Calif., in a California Modernopened his own shop in 1885. Jewelry style building renovated by architect was his first love and first commercial Frank Gehry, the Norton Simon is a success. Exquisite jewelry pieces place of wonder with 10 major galleries including enamel, gold and diamond broken down by art historical period. pendants, and aquamarine and citrine When I visited the museum, there brooches became Lalique’s trademark. were enough museum security guards on In the Art Nouveau style of the late duty to fill a major museum, like The 19th century, Lalique pieces were Met or the Louvre. For such a small characterized by a concentration of museum, I was taken by the sheer sinuous lines and organic forms based on amount of masterpieces. The Norton nature. Simon is known for its impressive After success in the jewelry realm, masterpieces of Impressionism, Lalique moved to the making of art glass. particularly paintings, works on paper, His objects—perfume bottles, vases, and sculpture after sculpture by Edgar chandeliers—were all the rage at the Degas. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Yet, the Italian Renaissance was well represented by works by Botticelli, the Baroque was highlighted with paintings by Rembrandt and Rubens, and the 18th century shined with pieces by Elizabeth Vigee le Brun (the personal artist to Marie Antoinette) and Chardin (he is my vote for one of the top five best artists ever!). For 19th-century art, Degas’ work was, by far, represented with the greatest number of pieces, yet there were outstanding works of art by Courbet, Rodin (including his famous, life-size figural sculpture group called The Burghers of Calais), Gauguin, Renoir, and Cezanne on display too. If you find yourself in Southern California, take a short drive to Pasadena—pass the Rose Bowl—and visit this great museum in a small package. Memphis Music Museums (www.sunstudio.com and www.staxmuseum.com) In Memphis, Tenn., there are many museums that chronicle the city’s numerous contributions to American culture. The Sun Studio museum tour gives visitors the opportunity to experience the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll. Just a
short walk from Beale Street, visitors can stand in the spot where Elvis sang; learn about the careers of B.B. King, Ike Turner, and Johnny Cash; and listen to vintage recordings. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music has a great collection and an equally great promotional tagline … “Nothing against the Louvre, but you can’t dance to DaVinci.” If that doesn’t make you consider a visit, I don’t know what will! The Stax Museum displays 2,000 artifacts and exhibits that feature the Stax sound and focus on the illustrious careers of music legends like Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. When it comes to museums, there are a lot of choices. Visit a local or faraway museum soon and open your world to something new. Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, awardwinning TV personality, and TV talk show host, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on the hit TV show Auction Kings on Discovery channel airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Visit www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
Lemon Shrimp Risotto By Pat Sinclair Arborio rice is a short-grained Italian rice that releases starch as it is cooked, making a creamy sauce. Although the results won’t be as creamy, you can use any short-grained rice. Some recipes require constant stirring, but I don’t find that necessary although I do stir often. Add the shrimp and peas when the center of the rice is still slightly firm. Don’t skip the lemon because it adds a burst of springtime freshness! Makes 2 servings 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 2 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup Arborio rice 1/3 cup white wine 2 1/2 – 3 cups hot chicken broth 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms 8 to 12 ounces cooked cleaned shrimp 3/4 cup frozen baby peas 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and add the onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until the onion is transparent, stirring often so the garlic doesn’t burn. Add the rice and stir until it is well coated with the butter. Pour in the wine and stir until most of it has evaporated. Begin adding the chicken broth about 1/2 cup at a time. Continue adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring often, until most of the broth has been absorbed. This will take about 20 minutes. Add the mushrooms with the last of the broth. If the rice is not tender at this time, add more broth and continue cooking. Stir in the shrimp and the peas. Cook over low heat 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Stir in the parmesan cheese and the lemon rind. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cook’s Note: One of my favorite convenience foods now that I’m cooking for only two is frozen peeled shrimp. Look for peeled, deveined shrimp. Almost all shrimp is frozen shortly after it is caught, maintaining freshness. Individually frozen shrimp usually come in 12- to 16-ounce packages, allowing you to remove the amount you need and return the remainder to the freezer. Thaw frozen shrimp overnight in the refrigerator. Look for the number of shrimp per pound as an indication of size. To cook raw shrimp, simmer gently in salted water about 3-5 minutes. I often slice a lemon and add it to the water. When shrimp is cooked it turns bright pink. Overcooking will make it tough. Copyright by Pat Sinclair. Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond (Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy. Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com
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Organ Donation: You’re Never Too Old Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Is there an age limit on being an organ donor? At age 73, I’m interested in being a donor when I die, but I am wondering if they would still want my organs. What can you tell me, and what do I need to do to sign up? – Willing But Old Dear Willing, There’s no defined cutoff age for being an organ donor. In fact, there are many people well up into their 80s that donate. The decision to use your organs is based on health, not age, so don’t disqualify yourself prematurely. Let the doctors decide at your time of death whether your organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation. Donating Facts In the United States alone, more than
112,000 people are on the waiting list for organ transplants. But because the demand is so much greater than the supply, those on the list routinely wait three to seven years for an organ, and more than 6,500 of them die each year. Organs that can be donated include the kidneys (which are in the greatest demand with more than 90,000 on the waiting list), liver, lungs, heart, pancreas, and intestines. Tissue is also needed to replace bone, tendons, and ligaments. Corneas are needed to restore sight. Skin grafts help
burn patients heal and often mean the difference between life and death. And heart valves repair cardiac defects and damage. How to Donate If you would like to become a donor, there are several steps you should take to ensure your wishes are carried out, including: Registering: Add your name to your state or regional organ and tissue donor registry. You can do this online at either Donate Life America (www.donatelife.net) or the U.S.
Job Opportunities LANCASTER COUNTY EMPLOYERS NEED YOU!! Age 55 or over? Unemployed? The 55+ Job Bank is one of three services offered by Employment Unit at the Office of Aging. Jobs are matched with those looking for work. Based on an evaluation of your skills and abilities, we can match you with a position needed by a local employer. Some employers are specifically looking for older workers because of the reliability and experience they bring to the workplace. There is a mix of full-time and part-time jobs covering all shifts, requiring varying levels of skill and experience, and offering a wide range of salaries. The other services available through the Office of Aging are the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and the regularly scheduled Job Search Workshops.
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Department of Health & Human Services’ organ-donation website (www.organdonor.gov). Both sites provide links to all state registries. If you don’t have Internet access, you can call your local organ procurement organization and ask them to mail you a donor card, which you can fill out and return. To get the phone number of your local organization, call Donate Life America at (800) 355-7427. Identify yourself: Designate your decision to become an organ donor on your driver’s license, which you can do when you go in to renew it. If, however, you don’t drive anymore or if your renewal isn’t due for a while, consider getting a state ID card—this also lets you indicate you want to be a donor. You can get an ID card for a few dollars at your nearby driver’s license office.
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Tell your family: Even if you are a registered donor, in many states family members have the ultimate say whether your organs may be donated after you die. So clarify your wishes to your family. It’s also a good idea to tell your doctors and add it to your advance directives. These are legal documents that include a living will and medical power of attorney that spell out your wishes regarding your end-of-life medical treatment when you can no longer make decisions for yourself. If you don’t have an advance directive, go to caringinfo.org or call (800) 658-8898, where you can get free
state-specific forms with instructions to help you make one. For more information on organ and tissue donation and transplantation, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Donate the Gift of Life website (www.organdonor.gov). Also see the United Network for Organ Sharing (www.unos.org) and Transplant Living (www.transplantliving.org), which offers information on being a living donor. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.
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Exercise Is the Antidote for Aging, Disease, and Decline By Dawn Williams The changes come gradually, sneaking up on us while we’re busy doing other things. Perhaps walking up a flight of stairs is more tiring than it used to be. Groceries feel like they’ve gotten heavier over the years. Muscle strain and injury occur more often, and a few hours of yard work or home repair require days of recovery. Our waistlines grow thicker, flesh becomes doughy, posture slackens, and energy flags. We chalk up these symptoms to the process of aging, assuming they are inevitable and attempting to endure them with as much grace and good humor as possible. It doesn’t have to be that way. Statistics gathered during the last 50 years consistently show that people who exercise regularly suffer a far lower incidence of heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and even cancer. Exercise is that powerful and that important. Beyond the Obvious We know exercise is good for us, but
why, exactly, is it so? Harvard University summarized the most relevant research findings on the specific effects of exercise. Among them: • Exercise improves the cardiovascular system by decreasing resting heart rate, heart stiffness, and vascular stiffness; by lowering blood pressure; and by increasing the heart’s maximum pumping capacity. It also decreases thickness of the blood, all of which make the heart stronger and more efficient, while making its job easier to accomplish. The effects of being sedentary are exactly the opposite.
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• Metabolism slows with age, but exercise increases it while reducing body fat, regulating blood sugar and insulin levels, and lowering dangerous LDL cholesterol as it increases beneficial HDL cholesterol.
• The skeletal and muscular systems benefit from exercise, too. Muscle mass and strength increase over time, which in turn build stamina and reduce the risk of injury. Bones benefit from increased calcium content and strength, reducing the risk of osteoporosis and decreasing the likelihood of fractures. • Even our neurological functions are improved through exercise. Physical
activity slows the loss of nerve conduction and reflex speed associated with aging, improves quality of sleep, reduces risk of depression, and reduces memory lapses and other cognitive decline. • Heart health drastically improves with exercise, even for those who have already developed cardiovascular disease. People who are regularly active are 45 percent less likely to experience cardiac-related incidents in their lifetime, and some research suggests that exercise may even improve cardiac event-free survival in coronary patients better than angioplasty. Reaping the Benefits Research at Harvard School of Public Health studied 13,000 subjects and found that those who exercise for five hours a week were 76 percent more likely to age free of chronic illnesses, including heart disease and cancer, than those who worked out only 20 minutes a week. Physical activity in this study was also correlated with less mental and physical impairment. Even if you have been inactive for a long period of time or have never
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exercised seriously, you can still reap the benefits of getting fit. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that decreased mortality is documented even among those who were sedentary until mid-life or later. It’s never too late. The National Institutes of Health recommends that all seniors strive for at least 30 minutes of moderate activity most days of the week. Medical conditions such as arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease may all be improved through exercise, so the presence of these diseases should not be considered a reason not to exercise. However, be sure to see your doctor first to learn if there are specific precautions
you should take. Exercise is quite likely the surest buffer against disease and the only known antidote to age-related decline. An investment of a little time and sweat equity will buy you a healthier, higherquality, longer life. For information on how to get started, see the NIH National Institute on Aging website at www.nia.nih.gov. Dawn Williams is associate publisher of Senior News 50 and Better and a health writer who is pursuing certification as a fitness trainer with a specialty in senior exercise. More of her health articles can be found at www.csn50andbetter.com.
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With her win came the grand prize of a limousine trip for two to New York City for dinner and a Broadway show, which Keller took advantage of in November with her husband and two additional friends. They saw Follies, the musical about a group of past performers who reunite in their soon-to-bedemolished theater and reminisce about days past while facing the realities of their present lives. “That show was really sentimental to me,” explained Keller, who was once very active in community theater at Ephrata Playhouse. “When they closed the old barn and did all the renovations, the last show they did there was Follies, and I was in it.” Though understandably dazzled by the big stage, it was a slightly smaller stage closer to home that served as the location for her most memorable experience since becoming PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. Keller was honored to perform the national anthem at the 9/11 memorial event held at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster. Her performance started off an entire day of activities, including a firemen’s walk that featured firefighters from all over the state who ceremoniously walked the number of steps that would have
been walked in the 9/11 rescue attempts. “It was so incredibly moving; it was just unbelievable,” remembered Keller. “These guys were in full gear, just like they were doing a rescue … It took them like two hours of solid walking to get to that amount of steps.” Keller also performed the national anthem for the region’s other minorleague baseball teams, the York Revolution and the Harrisburg Senators—her Senators performance was even punctuated by an aircraft flyby. Both opportunities were a direct result of exposure from her SENIOR IDOL win. “One bit of exposure leads to another. It’s been really cool,” Keller said. She has also been a mainstay at OnLine Publishers’ 50plus EXPOs, easily winning over the crowds with her repertoire of jazz and pop standards that feature melodies that transcend time and bring back memories for anyone over 50. But Keller’s appeal extends beyond her taste in music. “I think people look at me as a 50plusser, and I have a lot of energy; I’m gregarious. They know I love what I’m doing and I’m not afraid to share of myself,” she said. “As much as I give and they give back to me, then I can give
more—it’s that cycle of return, that growing energy.” That “sharing of herself ” is another change Keller has observed since winning SENIOR IDOL last year: Audiences are eager to know more about her. “I used to spend more time introducing songs that I was singing, but now it’s: ‘Tell us about you,’ ‘Why are you here?’, ‘How did you win?’” Keller noted. “They wanted to know more about who am I as a person versus who am I as a performer, so I told some stories about myself when introducing songs. I became more comfortable sharing of myself in my performance.” Keller also uses these platforms to encourage others to audition for the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition, citing both her own enjoyable four-year experience and the unique opportunity for people over 50 to step up and claim their talent. She shares with them her conviction that contestants should choose a song, dance, or comedic routine that means something to them and not to worry about appealing to others’ tastes. “I really think that if you’re going to do this [competition] and take the time, be true to yourself, do what you want to do, and don’t worry about the judges,”
she said. “If you are true to yourself, you’re gonna wow ’em.” Although her year as the reigning PA STATE SENIOR IDOL is winding down, Keller looks toward her musical future with eagerness and down-to-earth ambitions, hoping to land a regular, recurring singing opportunity for a senior group or restaurant. And, as always, her “bucket” is overflowing with genuine thankfulness. “I can’t even express gratitude enough to On-Line Publishers for giving me this opportunity,” she said. “If this [SENIOR IDOL] program didn’t exist, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be a participant for four years and now to have a venue to share what I love to do. I hope I continue to be utilized as much as they see fit, because I would love to be.” Bees do need to keep busy, after all. For more information on the 2012 PA SENIOR IDOL competition, including audition dates and locations and a downloadable registration form, please visit www.SeniorIdolPA.com or call (717) 285-1350. If your business would like to support the 50-plus community, please call to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. STATE
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The Search for Our Ancestry
The 1920 U.S. Census Angelo Coniglio ensuses can be used to find more than simply the address of an ancestor in a certain year. Here’s some general information about the decennial U.S. census, with specific details about the 1920 census. The first federal census was in 1790, under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. There have been 22 since then, taken at 10-year intervals. The last was in 2010. Censuses from 1790 through 1930 are available online and in hard copy at many sources. Excluded is the 1890 census, most of which was destroyed by fire. For privacy reasons, availability was limited after 1930; however, the 1940 census is expected to be released this April. The questions asked varied between censuses, from simple identification and place of residence in the first to much more detailed information in later versions. An image from the 1920 U.S.
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census can be seen on Wikipedia. That census collected the following information: • Address • Name • Relationship to head of family • Sex • Race • Age at last birthday • Marital status • If foreign born, year of immigration to the U.S., if naturalized, and year of such • School attendance • Literacy • Birthplace of person and parents • If foreign-born, the mother tongue • Ability to speak English • Occupation, industry, and class of worker
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• Was home owned or rented: if owned, was it mortgaged Before considering individual listings, note the township, county, and state where the census was taken. You can contact churches, courthouses, or public offices in those localities for other records: naturalization, birth, death or marriage records, etc. Address: Be sure to distinguish between house number (address) and the sequence number indicating the order in which the census was taken. Street names and house numbers allow location of the actual property where your ancestor lived and can lead to churches, cemeteries, local funeral homes, schools, etc., to search for other records. Name: Remember that to search online or digitized census records by name, you
may have to use innovative or imaginative spellings of the name. Usually the head of household’s given name and surname are listed, with only given names for the rest of the family. Relationship to head of family: Study the family members’ names and relationships to the head. A woman with a different surname than the head may be listed as “mother-in-law,” thus giving you the “maiden” surname of the wife of the head of household. When a surname listed for a “daughter” is different from that of the head, it’s the married surname of the daughter. Sex: Errors here are not uncommon. Young children with “foreign-sounding” names may have been attributed the wrong gender. So your grandfather Andrea may have been incorrectly listed please see CENSUS page 19
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Pre-registration is required for these programs. All activities are held at the Environmental Center in Central Park unless otherwise noted. To register or to find out more about these activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 295-2055 or visit www.lancastercountyparks.org.
Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 March 6, 10 a.m. – Slideshow at Adamstown Library: “A Trip to Ireland” March 16, 10 a.m. – St. Patty’s Day Party March 29, 10 a.m. – Guest Speaker: “The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s”
March 3, 10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. – “Discover PA’s State Animal: White-Tailed Deer” March 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “What Will Juno Think?: Jupiter and Venus Together” Planetary Program March 31, 2 to 4 p.m. – Spring Wildflower and Bird Walk, Pavilion 22 in Central Park
Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 Fridays, 9 a.m. – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment March 7, 9 a.m. – Tai Chi March 21, 10:15 a.m. – “Spring Fitness” Program
Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 March 8, 7 p.m. – Lancaster Civil War Roundtable: General John F. Reynolds March 15, 6:30 p.m. – Food for Thought Documentary: Forks Over Knives March 27, 7 p.m. – Village Art Association: Slab Hand-Built Pottery Manheim Community Library, 15 E. High St., Manheim, (717) 665-6700 Manheim Township Public Library, 2121 Oregon Pike, Suite 101, Lancaster, (717) 560-6441
Lancaster House North – (717) 299-1278 Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle
Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, (717) 653-1510 Moores Memorial Library, 326 N. Bridge St., Christiana, (717) 593-6683 Pequea Valley Public Library, 3660 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, (717) 768-3160 Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, P.O. Box 678, Quarryville, (717) 786-1336 Strasburg-Heisler Library, 143 Precision Road, Strasburg, (717) 687-8969
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March 4, 1 to 5 p.m. Dancing: Bluegrass, Gospel, Old-Time Country Music Denver Fire Hall 425 Locust St., Denver (717) 330-6789
March 11, 2 p.m. Annual Service of Remembrance Hospice of Lancaster County Highland Presbyterian Church 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster (717) 391-2413
March 6, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Parents/Grandparents with Special Cares Support Group Garden Spot Village Village Square Board Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6010 khorning@gardenspotvillage.org
March 11, 3 p.m. Organist Weston Jennings in Concert Grace Lutheran Church 517 N. Queen St., Lancaster (717) 397-2748
March 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Coping With the Loss of a Companion or Spouse PATHways Center for Grief & Loss 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy (717) 391-2413
March 12, 10 to 11 a.m. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Garden Spot Village – Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6076 jmorton@gardenspotvillage.org
March 26, 2 to 3 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group Garden Spot Village – Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6259 jshaffer@gardenspotvillage.org
March 15, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894
March 28, 6 to 8 p.m. Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Support Group Lancaster General Hospital Stager Room 5 555 N. Duke St., Lancaster (800) 887-7165, ext. 104
March 6, 7 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Farm & Home Center 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster (717) 917-1222 March 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Coping with the Loss of a Parent PATHways Center for Grief & Loss 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy (717) 391-2413 March 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pennsylvania Music Expo Continental Inn 2285 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster (717) 898-1246 www.recordcollectors.org
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March 16, 6 to 9 p.m. Music Fridays 200 and 300 Blocks of North Queen Street 24 W. Walnut St., Lancaster (717) 341-0028
Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 299-3943 March 9, 9:30 a.m. – “Gambling Among Older Adults” Program March 12, 10:30 a.m. – Learning Spanish March 16, 10:30 a.m. – Grannies’ Remedies/Memories Lancaster Rec. Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 Fridays, 12:30 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Bridge
Shuts Environmental Library, 3 Nature’s Way, Lancaster, (717) 295-2055
Programs and Support Groups
Elizabethtown Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment March 13, 10 a.m. – Blood Pressure Checks March 19, 10:30 a.m. – Music with Frankie Widder
March 20, 6:15 p.m. Red Rose Singles – Dine Out The Cat’s Meow 215 S. Charlotte St., Manheim (717) 917-1222
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Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 Mondays and Thursdays – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment March 8, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Carol Lea & Bill March 22, 10:15 a.m. – “A Trip to Africa” by Vernon Boose LRC Senior Center – (717) 399-7671 March 2, 9 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Trivia and Irish Sing-Along March 13, 9 a.m. – Mental Health America Program March 28, 10 a.m. – Fashion Show with Senior Center Models Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 March 13, 10 a.m. – “How to Read Your Glucose Machine” Program March 16, 9 a.m. – Memory Book Project March 20, 10 a.m. – “Diabetic Healthy Food Choices” Program Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 March 7, 9:30 a.m. – Blood Pressure Checks March 12, 10 a.m. – Crafts with Girl Scouts March 19, 10 a.m. – “Gambling Among Older Adults” Program Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 Fridays, 8 a.m. – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment March 5, 10:30 a.m. – Mental Health America Program March 16, 10:30 a.m. – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Rodney Park Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle and Bingo Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.
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Model Now Open at The Lancaster Press Building
Steve Lindsey, CEO of Garden Spot Village, greets guests and well-wishers at the recent celebration to mark the opening of the first model and on-site sales office at The Press Building.
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Hundreds attended the opening of the first model at The Lancaster Press Building, at 401 N. Prince St., held last month. The sample also serves as the new on-site sales office for Garden Spot Village’s project, which brings 44 unique lofts to this historic building near downtown Lancaster’s Gallery Row. The Lancaster Press Building is a 55-plus community of 44 unique lofts, ranging from 1,100 to 1,600 square feet. Built in 1907 as the S.R. Moss Cigar Factory, the building served as home to the Lancaster Press for 50 years, from 1922 until 1992. Available floor plans include a one-bedroom with a study, a twobedroom, and a two-bedroom with a study. All feature two full baths and such architectural touches as original brick, refinished original concrete, and hardwood floors, as well as customized design packages. Garden Spot Village is working with developer Ed Drogaris and the Lancaster Press Partners to bring new life to the building.
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Our Words Retire Too Walt Sonneville ike people, words retire. A growing number of nouns, verbs, and adjectives, used by today’s seniors, are considered archaic or quaint by younger generations. If you struggled studying the language of Shakespeare, you have a lot of company. Shakespeare’s vocabulary was enormous for his era, partly because he made up words. A dictionary of words he used would have some 21,000 main entries, almost three times the count of famous modern authors. Our country’s first dictionary of American English was produced by Noah Webster in 1806. His most popular edition was released 22 years later when he was 70 years old. It had approximately 70,000 main entries. The current edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, published by the Oxford University Press, consists of 20 volumes and almost 22,000 pages. It
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contains 300,000 main entries, reaching back to the mid-eighth century. (The count depends on how “word” is defined. In this essay, “word” means the basic word, called the “main entry,” e.g., run, but not running. The average adult American today has a vocabulary of about 15,000 English words.) Your vocabulary, like your first name, can suggest the generation to which you belong. Referring to grammar school, for example, instead of elementary school, could be an age-revealing disclosure. Dated words have not escaped usage at our nation’s “newspaper of record,” The New York Times. In its July 29, 2011, edition it titled an article “Governor Said to Have Irked Transit Leader Who is Leaving.” Irked? Not vexed, troubled, or annoyed? The word irked soon began to appear in article headings of the Washington Post after it appeared in The New York Times article.
Some words indicate both your age and the part of the country in which you were raised. Words such as yonder, fixin’, and fetch imply a Southern upbringing. “I’ll carry (drive) you home” and “You favor (look like) your mother” are phrases heard in that region. In New England, one might say that a highpriced item is “dear.” World War II veterans would recognize the acronym SNAFU (situation normal, all fouled up) and the terms gizmo (an unnamed device) and Gob (sailor). Yiddish words, such as schlep (to carry), schmo (a fool), or chutzpah (audacity), have found some usage among those who wish to appear “cool.” In disagreeing with another, do you say, “You will rue the day”? Did your adversary carp? Were you and your friend gabbing, bantering, or engaging in scuttlebutt? Did you find the complaints piddling? Were you unable to sleep until
the wee hours of the morning? Have you ever had to scram because a ruckus was created by riffraff? When your plans have gone amiss, did that raise your ire? Did you bawl-out the person responsible? Were you irked? If you had no difficulty understanding the oldfangled words while reading this essay, you are a senior with scads of smarts. If, however, this essay appears to you as rigmarole, you are forgiven for snickering at the oaf who wrote it. Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of MY 22 CENTS’ WORTH: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen, a book of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. He recently completed the manuscript for another book of essays, A MUSING MOMENT, scheduled for release in January 2012. Contact him at waltsonneville@earthlink.net
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He Sailed with Admiral Byrd to the South Pole Robert D. Wilcox hen Thomas Conroy graduated from high school in Baltimore in 1951, the draft was going strong. And that led him to quickly enlist in the Navy, where, he says, “I could expect to enjoy three hot meals a day and a warm bunk to sleep in at night. “Yes,” he grins. “I was happy to take up the Navy’s offer to ‘See the World.’ I had no way of knowing that I’d soon be headed for the South Pole, the least explored area on the face of the earth.” Conroy had always been interested in radio, so after boot training, he asked if he could be assigned to aeronautical electronics. Assured that he could do that, he was shipped off instead to the Fleet Sonar School, where graduates were to serve on destroyers or submarines as they detected German U-boats. A hearing problem prevented his hearing certain sonar frequencies,
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however, and this time Sound and at the Bay he did get into of Whales. training to be a The Wyandot radioman, where he joined the eight-ship finished third out of convoy that left 25 men in his class. Norfolk, Va., on Nov. As a radioman 14, 1955. They went second class, he was through the Panama then assigned to the Canal, then across the U.S.S. Wyandot, an Pacific to Port attack cargo carrier Lyttelton, New that was to be one of Zealand, where 2,000 an eight-ship convoy of the residents that would be taking gathered at dockside Admiral Richard E. to greet them. Chief Radioman Thomas F. Conroy Byrd on his last Conroy says he in 1977. expedition to couldn’t get over what Antarctica. nice, friendly people As part of the International the New Zealanders were. The convoy Geophysical Year 1957-58, the U.S. had then steamed to Auckland before heading agreed to join seven other nations in south and arriving in Antarctica on Dec. going to the South Pole to establish 27 at the end of their 14,000-mile permanent bases there at McMurdo voyage.
The convoy was under the command of Admiral Byrd, who had become world-famous for his previous South Pole expeditions, including one in which he made the first flight over the South Pole. So, everyone in the convoy was excited about having the chance to share the adventure with that famous explorer. Conroy’s job was to receive and deliver the Morse code messages that came to his vessel. He worked shifts of 12 hours on, then 12 hours off. Did he ever get a chance to actually meet the admiral personally? “Oh yeah,” he says. “When the admiral made our vessel his flagship, I had to take him messages I had received and have him sign for them. He was one of the finest people you’d ever want to meet … very warm and friendly. “One time I asked him if he would mind if I were to take a picture of him, and he said, ‘Not at all. But why don’t
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you get one of your buddies to take the until he got to the far side, when the ice shot of us together?’ So that’s what we suddenly broke, carrying him down with did. it. They named the base after him, the “He couldn’t have been more Williams Air Operating Facility.” thoughtful in the way he treated The Seabees that Conroy’s ship had everyone aboard. You’d never guess that brought along successfully built a here was a man who had earned just permanent research station that paved about every medal the Navy offered, the way for more exhaustive research including the later. In the Medal of spring, their work Honor.” was done, and the What was it Wyandot returned like to be in the to Norfolk, its hostile climate mission complete. of Antarctica? Conroy made Conroy says it a career of the took some time Navy, retiring as a to get used to chief radioman The U.S.S. Wyandot on its way to Antarctica. seeing the sun on Sept. 30, 24 hours a day, 1977. He then day after day, but you did get used to it. taught communications at Rets He says there wasn’t a lot to do outside Electronic Trade School in Baltimore for the ship. 20 years, retiring from there as operations “But we used to get a kick out of manager in 1997. watching the penguins,” he chuckles. Nowadays, he says he spends a lot of “They were real clowns. We had never time in the woodshop at his retirement given them any reason to fear us, and community. He also sits on the library they were very curious. But we were committee, sorts the mail, and plays a lot warned not to get close to them. They of pool. had really sharp beaks.” But a first priority for him is to attend Was the duty dangerous? all the annual reunions of the men with “Well, we learned early on that the ice whom he sailed to Antarctica so many could kill you. The Seabees had built a years ago. bridge over a 25-foot crevasse, and one of Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in the bulldozer operators drove over it to Europe in WWII. make sure it would hold. It looked fine
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Make note of the other names on the census: neighbors of your ancestor. They may be his relatives or friends, and research on their backgrounds may unveil otherwise unknown information about your ancestor or ways to find it. The censuses prior to 1920 and those subsequent provided essentially the same information, with some variation. The 1900 census, rather than giving a person’s age, lists the month and year of birth, while the 1910 and 1930 censuses list “Number of Years Married” or “Age at First Marriage,” from which you may determine whether the couple was married in the U.S. or before they came here, aiding in the search for a marriage record. The censuses, especially those of the late 1800s and early 1900s, carry much meaningful data about our ancestors and are a valuable source of information for the genealogical researcher. Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to contact him by writing to 438 Maynard Drive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email at Genealogytips@aol.com; or by visiting www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogy Tips.htm.
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