Name/Title
111th Bull Family Annual PicnicEntry/Object ID
000587Tags
William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
1. Bull Family Picnic
Publication & Date: Sunday Record, August 27, 1978.
The Event: The Bull family, who are descendants of the original settlers of Orange County, held their 111th annual picnic in Hamptonburgh on a Saturday.
Key Details:
The event honored more than 300 members of the Bull clan.
Special recognition was given to Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Brown of Montgomery (left) and Mr. and Mrs. John Vandervort of Ithaca, who were both celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries.
2. Priming the Pump (Mapes Family Reunion)
Publication & Date: The Evening News, Thursday, August 17, 1978.
The Event: A demonstration during the Mapes family reunion in Hamptonburgh.
Key Details:
The photo shows A. Leslie Mapes of Exton, Pennsylvania, demonstrating to a young relative, 13-year-old Donald C. Mapes of Sparta, New Jersey, how a water pump was primed to get spring water before the era of modern kitchen faucets.
Additional Elements
Masthead: A clipping of the Orange County Post masthead, dated Thursday, September 1, 1977, from Washingtonville, New York.