Helen Josephine Woods
1883 - 1976 (93 years)
Chronology for Josephine (Woods) Baker
Exerpts from Newspapers during her time in New York
From "The Friendship Weekly Register", 28 Jun 1894 (fultonhistory.com)
To night, June 14th, the Richburg Union School will render the following program:
1. Salutatory,.......Miss Helen Woods
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 28 Sept 1894
The students of the academic room of the Richburg union school together with the teachers and some of the young people of the village, to the number of 55, gave principal F.L. Peckham quite a surprise last Wednesday evening, it being his birthday. Soon after their arrival Misses Maud Jordan and Helen Woods presented Mr. Peckham with three very large and handsome volumes entitled \"Europe, India and England Issurstrated\"...
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 10 Sept 1895 (futonhistory.com)
Miss Helen Woods and Mrs. Jonas Jordan were in Friendship Saturday.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 8 May 1896 (nyshistoricnewspapers.org)
Misses Maud Jordan and Helen Woods visited friends in Friendship, Saturday.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 8 Jul 1897 (nyshistoricnewspapers.org)
Richburg, July 2.-Ralph Woods and sister Helen leave Saturday for an extended trip to Lakewood and Pittsburg.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 20 Sept 1897 (futonhistory.com)
Miss Edna Hall of Little Genesee, assisted by Miss Clara Bowler of Boston, Mass., pleasantly entertained a few friends at the home Thursday evening. Among those present from out of town were, Misses Helen Woods and Maud Jordan of Richburg, Miss Francis Hearons of Bolivar, Messrs Charles Jaques of Buffalo, John Bell of Portville, Floyd Benjamin of Richburg, and Joseph Warren of Bolivar.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 8 Jul 1897 (nyshistoricnewspapers.org)
Miss Helen Woods left Monday for Geneseo, where she has entered the state normal school.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 28 Dec 1899 (nyshistoricnewspapers.org)
Misses Gertrude Loomis and Helen Woods, who are attending school at Geneseo are home for the holdiay vacation.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 25 Jan 1900 (futonhistory.com)
Miss Gertrude Loomis and Helen Woods came home from Genesco last Saturday to take the regents examinations.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 1 Feb 1900 (fultonhistory.com)
Richburg, NY, Jan 30 - The Misses Helen Wood, Gertrude Loomis and Jeannette Dermott, were home for the Regent\'s examinations. Study has an improving effect on the young ladies. They were looking exceedingly well.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 6 Sep 1900 (fultonhistory.com)
Miss Helen Woods returned home Saturday. She has been spending the summer with an aunt in Pennsylvania.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 6 Sep 1900 (fultonhistory.com)
Maud Jordan have a party Tuesday evening in honor of her guest, Helen Woods. There were quite a number present and everyone had a pleasant time.
from "The Portville Autograph", 19 July 1901 (futonhistory.com)
Helen Woods returned to Angelica Thursday to spend a few days with her father, she was accompanied by Maud Jordan.
from "The Belmont Dispatch", 4 Jul 1902 (fultonhistory.com)
ANGELICA NOTES: Miss Helen Woods, who has come to spend her vacation with her father, will assist him in the Thomas drug store while she is here. Miss Woods is engaged to teach in a school at Lake George next year, and will go there the latter part of August.
from "The Friendship Republican", 26 Dec 1902
Miss Helen Woods is spending the holiday with her father, Alexander Woods of this place.
from "The Warrensburgh News", 14 May 1903
Following is a complete list of the teachers registered:
Caldwell - C. Louise Dugan, Lillian Banks, Mabel E. West, Bertha M. Taylor, Helen J. Woods, Ree Fina Durfee, Martha M. Copeland, Jennie Moshier, Margaret M. Tucker
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 6 Aug 1903 (futonhistory.com)
Richburg, July 28 - A.A. Wood and daughter, Miss Helen of Angelina visited friends in town last week.
from "The Bolivar Breeze". 7 July 1904 (futonhistory.com)
Miss Gertrude Loomis was a guest of Helen Woods of Angelica this past week.
from "The Belmont Dispatch", 30 June 1905 (fultonhistory.com)
Miss Helen J. Woods has come home to Angelica to spend her vacation with her father. Miss Woods has been attending school at Cornell University for the past year.
from "The Caledonia Era", 27 Mar 1907 (futonhistory.com)
Miss Helen Woods spent Thursday and Friday with her father and brother, Messrs. A.A. and R.A. Woods.
from "The Caledonia Era", 26 June 1907 (futonhistory.com)
Miss Helen Woods of Medina was the guest of her father, A.A. Woods, and brother, R.A., Saturday and Sunday.
from "The Bolivar Breeze", 27 Jan 1938 (fultonhistory.com)
In the next four issues including this, I am going to remind you of the official family, commonly known as alumni of Richburg Central school of the 20th century. I have give you now the first decade - 1900 to 1910 inclusive:
1900- Gertrude (Loomis) Dowd, Helen (Woods) Baker, Faith (Lyons) Dening, Floyd Whitcomb, Jeanette Dermitt
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