Recently, Richard (Dick) Cease donated four Troy High School year books to the Troy Historical Society. The year books (known as the Trojan) are from the years 1921; 1924; 1926 and 1946. Dick also donated two pictorial magazines regarding the June 1972 flood and a book entitled Fifty Years of Banking Service 1895-1995. Along with the books and magazines, a brass bell from a railroad steam engine was also donated. Dick purchased the bell at the Metzger’s Auction; however, he knew very little about the bell. |
Dick was a tool and Dye maker for twenty years and had a plastic mold shop and a machine shop in Canton for 16 years. He also owned rental cottages on a lake, in Canada, where he had vacationed for many years.
Dick and Esther (Cox) Cease had five children, two boys and three girls. Esther died in 2001. Dick later married Mary Jane Painter and the couple spend most of the winter months in Florida.
The Troy Sale Barn Restoration is proceeding, and the Troy Historical Society hopes to have another open house at the barn sometime this fall. They are still seeking donations of money and artifacts from Western Bradford County.