Wonderful articles about the history of Hicksville, researched and written by Ron Wencer. This complete monthly series spans 4 years, from May 2018 until April 2022. Enjoy!
This month, Ancient Hixtory profiles John F. Heitz, who bought land in Hicksville in 1850. He was not the first German immigrant to settle in the village, but he may have been the one whose generosity had the most beneficial and enduring impact.
Click here to continue reading July 2020: A Quiet Man, Who Gave So Much to Hicksville
In the years following the Civil War, Hicksville was not a village which one expected to see mentioned in front-page news - newspapers usually reserved such honors for criminal, the gory, or the terrifying. Thus, if it got mentioned, it probably was because ofa railroad mishap which had killed or maimed someone.
By October 1918, the number of American war casualties was growing rapidly. At home, a Liberty Loan fund-raising campaign - the fourth in 19 months - was attracting crowds to its rallies, urging them to lend the government more money with which to fight the war.
Click here to continue reading May 2020: No Coffins to be Had
Jericho was settled by Europeans in the mid 17th century. To its south, the empty plain saw no settlement for two centuries, although it was crisscrossed by many merchants and other travelers, who went back and forth between the settlements on the North and South Shores. The hooves of the travelers' horses, and the wheels of their wagons, slowly carved roads across the plain. Before one of the southbound roads got too far from Jericho, it forked in three, with each of its fork's tines heading off to a different South Shore settlement.
Click here to continue reading April 2020: The Triangle and the Square
This month, Ancient Hixtory continues its look at Miss Farley, and attempts to capture the nature of the woman behind so many achievements.
Click here to continue reading March 2020: Not Your Typical Schoolmarm
One April morning, a young woman from the Susquehanna Valley began teaching at the school on
This article, which covers Miss Farley's first twenty years in Hicksville, is the first installment in a series of Ancient Hixtory articles about her life and career.
Click here to continue reading Febuary 2020: Miss Mabel Farley Comes to Hicksville