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LEROY — More than 300 people gathered in LeRoy this past Saturday to learn more about the heritage of Barclay Mountain.
Presentations throughout the day included Van Wagner, who presented a program about the history of elk in the state. He also performed later on in the afternoon.
The band Noggin Hill performed as background music while visitors walked around to the various booths and vendors on the grounds.
President of the Bradford County Historical Society Henry Farley of Sayre presented a program on the history of the Irish on Barclay Mountain.
There were also numerous demonstrations, exhibits to browse at, vendors, food and more.
According to LeRoy Heritage Museum’s Matt Carl, 12 agencies/organizations/businesses partnered with him to present their mission on Saturday. These organizations were specifically picked to help represent Barclay Mountain in their own way, whether it be related to the history, wildlife, environment, hunting or natural gas.
There were also vendors present which sold products related to the day, as well as food.
“A total of 24 volunteers worked on behalf of the museum to setup for and host the event. Without their help, this event would be impossible to pull together. Income from this event was used to provide a match to a grant from the Endless Mountains Heritage Region that paid for the beautiful new paint job at the hotel where the museum will be moving its collection soon. It was a great event and we again thank everyone who made it possible,” Carl said on a post for the LeRoy Heritage Museum.
The guestbook was signed by people not only from Bradford County, but from other states as well.
More information on the event as well as updates on the museum can be found at www.facebook.com/LeRoyHeritageMuseum or www.leroyheritage.org.