Fosters Meadow Heritage Center: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

DONATED MEMORABILIA ~ ST. BONIFACE RC CEMETERY

In former times, many of the older graves in St. Boniface RC Cemetery were subdivided into

family plots. Each family's plot was arranged in a rectangular area, at each corner there was
a two foot stone post, and the posts were interconnected by iron pipes. The entrance to the plot held a iron gate, and inscribed in the gate was the family’s name. These gates were placed circa 1902. During the 1960s the designated plot areas were eliminated and the gates were disposed. Fortunately, some families saved their family’s gate. Each gate is roughly 3.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide.

Three gates have been donated to the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center.

Alois Finn Family Plot Gate - donated by the Alois Finn Family

C. Kappelmeier- A. Schmitt Family Plot Gate - donated by the Kappelmeier-Schmitt Family

Johannes Dubon Family Plot Gate - donated by the Johannes Dubon Family

A. Finn Family Plot Gate

C. Kappelmeier - A. Schmitt Family Plot Gate

J. Dubon Family Plot Gate

Friday, March 30, 2012

FAMILIES OF FOSTERS MEADOW

Barb, Batt, Becker (Baker), Dubon, Erb, Fausner, Felten, Froehlich,

Gattung, Günther (Gunther), Hartmann, Herman, Hoeffner, Hoffman,

Jacobs, Kapplemeier, Kiefer, Kiesel, Kollmer, Kraus, Kreischer, Krug, Krummenacker,

Lang, Makofske, März (March), Meier (Meyer), Müller (Muller), Nussbaumer,

Rath, Reisert, Reuter, Richter, Ridder, Robrecht, Rottkamp,

Sappelt, Schmitt, Siegert, Stattel, Wesnofske, Wulforst and Zimmer

Sunday, March 25, 2012

HORSERADISH

Last year, on April 9, 2011, more than 35 people attended a horseradish demonstration at the Franklin Square Historical Museum, located in Rath Park, Franklin Square, NY. The event was hosted by the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center under sponsorship of the Franklin Square Historical Society. Descendants were shown and helped in the making of how horseradish was made by the German families of Fosters Meadow — a Long Island pasture land and farming community settled by a German population in the mid-1800s.

Once again, it's April and we will be making horseradish.

Date: April 21, 2011, a Saturday at 10:30.

Refreshments will be available. Please bring your potato peeler and a small jar to take some horseradish home.

If you are interested in attending please contact us at FostersMeadow.FSHS@gmail.com.
If you haven't already responded, please let us know, so we know how much horseradish to dig.

Below, are some photos of last year's event.