My great-grandfather, James Grover "Grove" TERWILLIGER, filled his late 1800s Souvenir Album with a miscellany of ribbons, invitations, stamps, cards, tickets, cut-outs from hotel letterheads, newspaper articles, and other items from his travels and affiliations. Page 29, contains a most unusual Musical item surrounded by tickets, including such diverse items as travel tickets and a church event...
First, here's the centrepiece of this page on the right. Although challenging to read, it is much more challenging to understand! I badly want to read what is on the glued-down side, but - Sigh. Here's what is on this padded silk 'ticket':
Left side:
[large image of golden Harp] MUSIC!
[run on names] ADELINA PATTI CHRISTINA NILSSON and ALWINE VALERIA / have used, endorsed, and purchased / Frances Bros. / Upright Piano
Right side:
Willie Edouin SPARKS / in a / bunch of / [large image of Keys] / or the Hotel / Painted by / Roman Art Co. / 3 Union Square
What on earth should I make of this-? Clearly there was something inside this 'ticket' - perhaps an advertisement, a social event, a dinner, or...?
Click on links for information on Victorian era bel canto singers Adelina Patti & Christina Nilsson; as well details about Willie Edouin and his "Sparks" - he was a comedian, writer, performer, and theatre manager, a very successful entertainer despite his disability of dwarfism.
Moving on to the list on the left side of the full page (click on links for information)
1. Grand Concert / Given by / Mr. Marshall P. Wilder, / AT LYRIC HALL, / 6th Avenue, bet. 41st and 42d Sts. / Monday Evening, April 23d, 1883 / Concert commences at 8 P.M. precisely / ADMISSION, * * * * * 50 Cts.
2. Grand Masquerade Ball, / of the / New York Maennerchor, / at / Terrace Garden, / 58th Street, near Third Ave., / On Wednesday, February 21st, 1883. / Lady's Ticket.
3. Centennial Anniversary / No 5 / MASTERS LODGE / March 5, 1868. / Admit One. (Freemasons)
4. Third Annual Ball / of the / MYSTIC TIE ASSOCIATION, / at Irving Hall, / Thursday Evening, Dec. 12TH, 1867. / Tickets, ONE DOLLAR. (Freemasons)
Across the top of this page, are three or is it four travel tickets? Left is a ticket from Syracuse to Baldwinsville, a distance of about 6 miles., on the Del. Lack. & Western R.R. Oswego & Syracuse Division. This is for the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. Next are two tickets together, one admitting bearer on IRON PIER, and the other for the Excursion, IRON STEAMBOAT CO. to New York. (Click on 1.9 on Wikipedia for details.) Finally, a ticket for STEAMER "St. John.", one passage to New York. This steamer travelled between New York City and Albany, the capital.
At the bottom are two odd tickets.
On the left hand side, is an Admittance ticket to The Crescent Club (the top left shows a logo of C C initials). Admit Mr. Jas Terwilliger (his father), Ladies; Introduced by Mr. Chas Blackie. No date provided.
On the right side is an admittance ticket to the Dedication of St. Joseph's Church, Roselle, N.J. / Centre Aisle Pew No 8. And hand-lettered on the side is the date: Sunday May 1, 1898. My Grandmother Marguerite Josephine TERWILLIGER & Grandfather Charles Edward KUHN were married in this church in 1910.
Top right of the page is a Special Excursion ticket for the New Jersey Southern Railway, June 23d, 1881, from West End to New York, and is sponsored by the 7th Regt N.G.S.N.Y. Veteran Association.
Next are two railway tickets with no dates on them: Central Railroad of New Jersey, from Roselle, N.J. to Plainfield, N.J.
Beside it is an Excursion Ticket on the Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR, Morris & Essex Div., Broad St. Newark to New York.
Next is a pale blue ticket, the Madison Avenue Church of the Disciples, / Madison Avenue, Corner 45th Street / Rev. Geo. H. Hepworth, Pastor. / Sunday School Entertainment, / Tuesday Evening, December 17, 1878,/ At 7:45 P.M. / Tickets ... Twenty-five Cents. [check the link - it's a phenomenal architectural 'white elephant']
Finally, the bottom right ticket from 1880 is the American Museum of Natural History / 8th Ave. and 77th St. Central Park / AUTUMN RECEPTION / Tuesday, October 26th, 1880, from 2 to 5 P.M. / Admit Jas. Terwilliger Esq [his father] and Ladies. / Compliments of the Trustees. The AMNH was established in 1869. By the way, any time I find "Jas Terwilliger" it is invariably referring to my 2nd great-grandfather, James M. Terwilliger, who always signed himself "Jas", whereas his son, James Grover Terwilliger, always signed as "Grove Terwilliger", or J.G.
I hope you enjoyed travelling down this page. It was quite a bit of work, and I managed to find information about many of the items. Click through on the links for more details or photographs. And if you have further information on any of these items/events, do let me know via calewis at telus dot net, or in the Comments below. Thanks for stopping by.
PAGE 20, Terwilliger Souvenir Album.
My great-grandfather, James Grover "Grove" TERWILLIGER, filled his Souvenir Album with a miscellany of ribbons, invitations, stamps, cards, tickets, cut-outs from hotel letterheads, newspaper articles, and other items from his travels and his affiliations.
Grove TERWILLIGER lived from 1856 to 1929, mainly in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, then later settled in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, where he and his wife raised their children. Continuing on with inventorying this wonderful huge Souvenir Album, I'm up to Page 20, many more to go.
Here we have 8 tickets of various kinds; I'll start with the left-hand vertical list of 5, then do the 3 on the right side. The 6th & 7th tickets are clearly his father's, being in the 1860s; whereas my great-grandfather was only born in 1856!
1. RECEPTION, PURITAN No. 339 F. & A. M. [Masons], Thursday Evening, June 21, 1883, at 8 o'clock. Terrace Garden, 58th & Lexington Avenue. (I haven't found anything more about this event in the Fulton Newspapers site, nor in NY newspapers sites.)
2. ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATION, Elmira, N.Y., July 4, 1868. Newtown Lodge No. 89, I.O.O.F. Clearly this would have been one of the early July 4th celebrations! for more information on the I.O.O.F., click here. My great-grandfather and his family seem to have been active in or supporters of several charitable and/or business organizations.
3. Annual Pic-Nic and Summernight's Festival of L. BECKER'S DANCING ACADEMIES at Wendell's Elm Park, 92d St & 9th Ave. on Wednesday, June 13th, 1883, commencing at 4 o'clock P.M.
4. CELEBRATION of the Sixty-Second Anniversary of the Order, and the Thirty-Ninth of EMPIRE LODGE, No. 64, I.O.O.F., Turn Hall, Fourth Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue, N.Y. Tuesday Evening, April 26th, 1881. Exercises to Commence at 8 o'clock. Consisting of Music, Tableaux, Drama, &c, which will be complimentary. Dancing at 10:30. I gather my great-grandparents enjoyed dancing!
5. SECHSTES PIC-NIC und SOMMERNACHTS-FEST Centennial Loge, 261, Knights of Honor, Mittwoch den 15. August 1883, im Loewen-Park, 109, Strasse und 9. Ave. Anfang 3 Uhr Nachmittags. How's your German? Did you figure it out?
Now for the 3 tickets along the right side edge, from left to right:
6. COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET by the MERCHANTS & BUSINESS MEN of BALTIMORE. Representatives to the Grand Lodge of United States, I.O.O.F., at the New Assembly Rooms, on Friday Evening, September 22, 1865, at 8 o'clock P.M. Made out to Jas. Terwilliger Esq. I'm not certain if he signed his name - wouldn't it be lovely if this is his signature here?
7. Mystic Tie Association, ANNUAL BALL, Irving Hall. Thursday Eve., Dec. 12th, 1867. This is once again a Freemasons group. Irving Hall and neighbourhood has an interesting history - check it out by clicking here.
8. Grand Afternoon and Evening Entertainment and Reception, ROBERT ANDERSON POST, 58, G.A.R., Dept. S.N.Y., at Lion Park, 108th Street and 9th Avenue. Tuesday, June 19th, '83. G.A.R. is referring to the Grand Army of the Republic. You can read details of Robert Anderson's military career, including a photograph, here.
Phew! Another page completed. The next page includes - that's right - more tickets to musical evenings, entertainments, and more.
If you have more information or have questions about these tickets and events, do contact me via calewis at telus dot net, or comment below.
