Holiday camping offered

The Warren County Fairgrounds in Pittsfield will be offering holiday camping for the Fourth of July. Check-in will start at 11 a.m. on Friday with check-out on Sunday, July 5 by 2 p.m. There are several sites to choose from with water and electric hookups, restrooms with showers and a dumping station. For reservations or information call Sue at (814) 730-2890. All proceeds will benefit the improvement fund for the fair.

Firecracker Bingo party planned

Sugar Grove Free Library’s fourth annual Firecracker Bingo Party is scheduled for July 10 at 6 p.m. with doors at 4:30. Donation of $30 at the door and $25 before day of includes 10 Bingo cards.

Prizes include a $500 cash Grand Prize (donated by Briggs Trucking), gift cards and various prizes from local businesses. There will be a basket raffle, 50/50 drawing, pull tabs, pie auction, and door prizes. BYOB but food and non-alcoholic drinks are for sale by the Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department. More information available at sgfreelibrary.org or on our facebook.

Bluegrass concert planned

The public is welcome to attend a free Community Bluegrass Concert featuring Denny & the Misfits on Saturday, June 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Brokenstraw Valley Campsites, 35210 Route 6, Pittsfield. There will be a free hot dog, kettle korn, Amish sugar cookie, and a bottle of water for each person until we run out. Bring your own lawn chair! This free community event is sponsored by Berea Lutheran Church, Brokenstraw Valley Campsites, WELCA, Thrivent®, Dykes Garage, Sweet Sarah’s Kettle Korn, Spring Creek Events, and Wrightsville Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured are Cody J. and Anna getting ready for the concert.

Meet the Author

JAMESTOWN — The Fenton History Center is holding a Meet the Author event at the Fenton Mansion on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Former resident, Edward T. Davis, III M.D. will be speaking about his recent works which will be published by the Fenton History Center.

They are a two-volume set entitled “The Early Years of Boating on Chautauqua Lake” which contains almost 600 pages of text, mostly consisting of newspaper articles dating from 1826 – 1888, the majority of which are from the Jamestown Journal, Jamestown Daily Journal and Jamestown Evening Journal. Accompanying the articles are 280 photographs/advertisements supplied by the Fenton History Center, the Chautauqua County Historical Society, the Chautauqua Institution Archives, the Davis collection of stereoviews of the Chautauqua Lake region dating from the 1870s – 1880s and several private collectors.

The second publication is “Life in a Chautauqua Lake Resort Community: The Early Years of Point Chautauqua, New York” tells the story of the evolution of Point Chautauqua from a Baptist colony in 1875, through the years of the Grand Hotel and ending in 1930, as it settled into a quiet summer and year-round community using period newspaper articles. It consists of 320 pages with 250 photographs.

Copies of the books may be ordered at the event.

Hands-On Day

BUSTI — The Busti Historical Society will once again hold Hands-On Day on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will showcase the 1839 mill’s operation, the campus which includes the 1846 Miller’s house, and museum. Children’s activities will be held throughout the event in the pavilion. The event is free and open to all. For more information call 716-483-3670 or email bustihistorical.edu@gmail.com.