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"Corey does a bit of everything"

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:52 pm
by Stefani
Found this article about a woman named Kathy Corey. Ha ha! :lol:

http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publis ... 2459.shtml

"Jan 11, 2007
Town Clerk Kathy Corey
By Seth Green

Corey does a bit of everything

For 24 years, troubled residents who do not know where to turn have called Town Clerk Kathleen M. Cory. From filing marriage certificates to redirecting a call about a raccoon in a basement, Ms. Cory seems to do, well, just about everything.

“I love the aspect of helping people,” she said from behind her desk at the town clerk’s office at the Town House, stacked with a variety of projects. Any resident who has attended a Town Board meeting knows Ms. Cory takes minutes for each gathering; people may not know that she is also registrar of vital statistics. In a nearby room, mounds of birth certificates from as early as 1747 and death and marriage certificates (including that of Marilyn Monroe to Arthur Miller, which was held in Katonah in 1956) line dozens of shelves twice as tall as Ms. Cory.

Recently, she said, “a man from Michigan traced himself to John Lewis,” the businessman who, in 1847, paid the then-called town of South Salem $10,000 in cash and railroad stock to change its name to Lewisboro. History seems to be a passion of Ms. Cory; a recent visitor witnessed Ms. Cory smiling as she imparted this knowledge as well as a firsthand glimpse of 18th Century birth certificates. The town is currently seeking a grant to scan and electronically store those certificates, which despite evidence of care, clearly show their age.

Ms. Cory is also in charge of all cemetery plots, dog licenses, permits for gatherings, and licenses for hunting, bingo and, strangely enough, video games. In the 1990s, there was fear that video game arcades would bring “hordes of rowdy kids” causing trouble; as a result, anyone using video games for profit in the town of Lewisboro is required to register with the town clerk. It appears that no such licenses have been necessary to date."

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:31 pm
by Kat
Ha-Ha! :smile:
Is that in CT?

I happened to have saved out this snippet from the Fall River City Directory, 1896- This Miss Cory is a Druid!
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:53 am
by Kat
What do you suppose a *Modern* Druid does in Fall River?

(As in late 19th century Druid.)

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:59 am
by Harry
Only true Bordenites will recognize the first name on that list - Dwight E. Cone.

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:11 pm
by Kat
Oh yes- let members guess who D.E. Cone is!

That's the kind of question that got me so involved with this case and its characters.

(I still would like to know what Fall River Druids did besides march in parades?)

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:42 pm
by bobarth
Is there going to be a test on this? :lol:

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:48 pm
by Kat
This Is a test- Yes! :batman:

Hopefully not a spelling test because it's one of my bad spelling days! :grin:

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:34 am
by doug65oh
D.E. Cone, MD., was if I recall correctly one of three physicians present during the "Oak Grove autopsies" conducted on or about the 11th of August. The other two were Drs. Draper and Leary. Dr. Cone - again if I recall - served primarily as the recorder of observations made by Drs. Draper and Leary.

That sound about right? :wink:

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:40 am
by Kat
Yes Indeedy!

see the website autopsy reports for Dr. Cone's name:
http://www.lizzieandrewborden.com/Crime ... Borden.htm

Hoffman says he was a founder of the Fall River Hospital in 1886, and that he died "unexpectedly in 1927 while attending a clambake in Swansea, Massachusetts."

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:22 am
by Harry
Excellent, Dough65oh!

The American Order of Druids appears to be some sort of fraternal organization. I could find little about it on the web. One site said organizations of this type were concerned with industrialization.

It's interesting that both male and females were members, probably rare for the time. Women also seemed to hold at least an equal number of the high positions.

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:29 am
by Kat
Yes that is exactly what got my attention, Har!