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Oswego’s Historian Dies: Rosemary Nesbitt, 84

August 3, 2009 Contributor

The woman who brought history alive in Oswego for decades has died.

Rosemary Nesbitt died Sunday, 84 years old, ending a life of documenting Oswego’s history and spreading those stories to others through theater, books and talks.

Read her obituary here
See pictures of her retirement party on the H. Lee White Marine Museum website.

Enjoy this slideshow of Rosemary in action:

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Hastings Crash Kills Motorcycle’s Driver

August 3, 2009 Contributor

A car and motorcycle collided on Route 11 in Hastings this morning.Ã‚Â The motorcycle’s driver was killed.

The crash happened at about 7:20 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Route 11 and Hastings Transfer Station Rd. in Hastings.

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Rosemary S. Nesbitt, 84, 08/02/2009

August 3, 2009 Contributor

Rosemary S. Nesbitt, 84 of Oswego, passed away peacefully on Sunday Aug. 2, 2009, with her family by her side. She was born on Oct. 12, 1924, in Baldwinsville. In 1959, Mrs. Nesbitt adopted Oswego as her home, and worked tirelessly to bring to life the rich history of the Oswego area.

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Radio Oswego: What Makes Today So Special?

August 3, 2009 Contributor

Click to listen and find out!

[podcast]http://RadioOswego.com/0803Almnc.mp3[/podcast]

Hear more at RadioOswego.com

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Janet Coons, 81

August 3, 2009 Contributor

Janet Coons, 81, of Fulton, died Friday at home after a brief illness.

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Witnesses Describe Maxwell Home, Erin’s Last Days

August 3, 2009 Contributor

The firefighter who tried to save Erin Maxwell’s life described a home so foul that she ran outside and threw up, then went home and asked her husband to burn her clothes.

Debra Denery, president of the Palermo Fire Department, was the key witness on Saturday in the trial of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell, Erin’s parents, who are not charged in Erin’s death but with misdemeanor counts of child endangerment for the conditions of the house Erin lived in.Ã‚Â Erin’s step-brother, Alan Jones, will be tried in September for what police say was Erin’s sexual assault and murder.

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