Written by David Crumb and published in the Westside News (Spencerport, NY) May 13, 2012 The picturesque old country cemetery located on the south side of West Creek north of Hilton on Lake Avenue and the corner of Dunbar Road is the resting place of Hilton’s pioneer founding fathers. Parma Union Cemetery did not…
June 8, 2019 Hilton-Parma Parks and Recreation is once again showcasing all our great community has to offer! We invite you to come and experience local restaurants, beer/wine tastings, civic groups, businesses, churches and recreation department fun! The Council of Churches will be on hand with Hullabaloo and children’s activities of all kinds including…
Written by David Crumb, Hilton Village Historian and published in the Westside News (Spencerport, NY) Editor on February 24, 2013 On a quiet cold and damp Sunday morning, March 21, 1965, disaster struck the small village of Hilton, population 1,700, with sudden and awful consequences. This year is the 48th year since the local…
Published in the Westside News (Spencerport, New York) on November 11, 2012 James Billings enlisted in May 1775 in Stonington, Connecticut and served six months as a private in Captain James Eldredge’s Company, Colonel Samuel H. Parsons’ Regiment. He re-enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served three months as a private in Captain…
Written by David Crumb, Parma Town Historian and published in the Westside News (Spencerport, NY) August 18, 2014 The spark that ignited the “Great War’ of 100 years ago better known today as World War I happened in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914. Gavrilo Princep, an angry Serbian student, fired several shots on…