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NYS Marker Dedications for Pioneer Cemetery and Former School

Historic Marker Unveiling
Saturday, May 20th, 2023 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Pioneer Cemetery: 557 Perry Road, Strykersville, NY 14145

A dedication ceremony for two NYS historic markers commemorating Pioneer Cemetery and the former District #20 school will be held in Strykersville, NY. The unveiling will begin at 10:00 a.m. on May 20, 2023 at Pioneer Cemetery. The second unveiling will take place at the former school, now home to the Sheldon Historical Society Schoolhouse Museum.

 

Marker Inscription

PIONEER CEMETERY
BURIALS AS EARLY AS CA. 1811.
CEMETERY ESTABLISHED BY 1825.
EARLY RESIDENTS, VETERANS OF
REV. WAR AND WAR OF 1812
BURIED HERE UNTIL CA. 1872.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022

 

Marker Inscription

FORMER SCHOOL
DISTRICT #20 EST. HERE 1844,
LATER DISTRICT #10. REBUILT
AS TWO-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE 1891,
CLOSED 1970. OPENED AS MUSEUM
BY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1983.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022