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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Family History & Biography
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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| J. Kelsey Jones entered the field of genealogical research at
age 12. Although still a young man, he has decades of experience researching
the interconnected family relationships of the early populations of Wells
township in Bradford County PA and the townships surrounding it in Bradford,
and Tioga Counties in PA and Chemung County in NY. Over the past several
years, Kelsey has submitted many articles and family histories to Tri-Counties
site where we are very grateful to be able to publish them. On this page
we are going to collect together some of Kelsey's work that has been and
continues to be published on our site.In 2007, Kelsey was appointed historian
for Town of Southport. Thanks, Kelsey, for your ongoing participation
in our Tri-County library development.. |
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Jones appointed President of Bradford County Historical
Society
Troy Gazette Register 19 NOV 2006
TOWANDA – J. Kelsey Jones was appointed to the position of President
of the Bradford County historical Society by the 15-member Board of Trustees
at their November 6 board meeting. Jones most recently held the position
of President Elect on the Board. He will be one of the youngest board
members ever appointed to the position. He has been involved in the
Bradford County community in the preservation of historical and genealogical
records for many years. Jones became a life member of the society
in August 1987.
Jones stated, “When I could first drive at age 16 I would make the one
hour drive from the northwest corner of Bradford County where I was raised
to the historical society, then on Main Street. No one really took
a 16-year-old kid very serious about their interest in Bradford County
history and the search of their ancestry. But, I kept showing up.”
Jones further added, “then in college there are times I probably should
have been in class when I was off copying the transcription from a marker
in some rural cemetery.” That compulsive search to learn one’s identity
by learning of the past led him forward.
Jones hopes the community is aware of the historical society housed
in what was once the former jail, which consists of a three-story stone
structure on Pine Street in Towanda, one block off Main Street. Jones
stated, “the Bradford County Historical Society and Museum is truly one
of the most impressive facilities in the state of Pennsylvania. With
extensive archives and exhibits it is one of the best research centers
for genealogy and local history.” Jones would encourage anyone to
visit the Bradford County Historical Society or visit online at http://www.bradfordhistory.com.
Jones, a native of Bradford County, whose maternal ancestors were early
settlers in Wells and Columbia Townships and his paternal ancestors on
Barclay Mountain, is a graduate of Troy High School and Elmira College
with further studies at the Philadelphia Institute, the University of Oklahoma,
and the New York State Bankers Institute. Jones brings to the Board
a strong background in finance, marketing, and leadership skills with a
career that spans tax and finance, investments, and more recently economic
development. Since 2000, he has been the Executive Director of a
public private partnership involved in economic and community development
in Watkins Glen, NY, which recently announced the construction of a $14
million dollar resort and conference hotel on the Seneca Lake waterfront.
Jones is credited with creating Leadership Tioga in Owego, NY, in 1998
and Leadership Schuyler in Watkins Glen, NY, in 2001, having graduated
nearly 100 participants from the latter program.
Jones is also CEO of the Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency
and serves on several other Boards including chairing the Schuyler County
Empire Zone Board; the Regional Economic Development and Energy Corporation
Board, Corning, NY; Chemung Schuyler Steuben Workforce Development Board,
Corning, NY; Southern Tier Central Regional Development and planning Board,
Corning, NY; and Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce, Watkins Glen, NY.
Jones is involved with the New York State Economic Development Council,
New York State Business Council, Leadership Schuyler Advisory Committee,
and several other state and regional development organizations.
Jones has been a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants,
the Huguenot Society of America, and the National Society Sons of the American
Revolution. Beside his love for genealogy and early American history,
Jones has long been an avid Australian Shepherd dog exhibitor, showing
at worldwide events, and having produced Best In Show champions in a long
career. He is a member of the United States Australian Shepherd Association,
having served on their Legislative Committee, and the Australian Shepherd
Club of America. Jones resides in the Seeley Creek Valley near Mosherville.
Jones appointed Town of Southport Historian [August 2007]
Elmira, New York - J. Kelsey Jones was appointed to the position of
Historian by the Town of Southport Board at a meeting held on July 10,
2007. He has been involved in the community in the preservation of historical
and genealogical records for many years. He was a founding board member
of the Southport Historical Society and is currently President of the Board
of Trustees of the Bradford County Historical Society in Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Jones stated, “When I could first drive at age sixteen I would make
trips to historical societies, courthouses, and cemeteries. No one really
took a sixteen-year old very serious about their interest in their pursuit
of their ancestry.”
Well acquainted with former historians Nelda COOK Holton and Virginia
WHEELER McElroy he hopes to continue their legacy of gathering further
records of Southport and assist members of the community with questions
relating to the history of the Town of Southport.
Jones, a native of Bradford County, Pennsylvania whose maternal ancestors
were early settlers in Wells and Columbia Townships and his paternal ancestors
on Barclay Mountain, is a graduate of Troy High School and Elmira College
with further studies at the Philadelphia Institute, the University of Oklahoma,
and the New York State Bankers Institute. Since 2000, he has been the Executive
Director of a public private partnership involved in economic and community
development in Watkins Glen, New York, which recently announced the construction
of a $14 million dollar resort and conference hotel on the Seneca Lake
waterfront. Jones is credited with creating Leadership Tioga in Owego,
New York in 1998 and Leadership Schuyler in Watkins Glen, New York in 2001,
having graduated nearly 100 participants from the latter program.
Jones is also CEO of the Schuyler County Industrial Development Agency
and serves on several Boards including chairing the Schuyler County Empire
Zone Board; the Regional Economic Development and Energy Corporation Board,
Corning, New York; Chemung Schuyler Steuben Workforce Development Board,
Corning, New York; Southern Tier Central Regional Development and Planning
Board, Corning, New York; and Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce, Watkins
Glen, New York. Jones is involved with the New York State Economic Development
Council, New York State Business Council, Leadership Schuyler Advisory
Committee, and several other state and regional development organizations.
Jones has been a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants,
The Huguenot Society of America, and the National Society Sons of the American
Revolution. He is a life member of the Bradford County Historical Society,
Tioga County (PA) Historical Society, Sussex County (NJ) Historical Society,
and the Tioga Point Museum in Athens. Besides his love for genealogy and
early American history, Jones has long been an avid Australian Shepherd
dog exhibitor, showing at worldwide events, having produced Best In Show
champions in a long career, and recently judging. He is a member of the
United States Australian Shepherd Association, having served on their Legislative
Committee, and the Australian Shepherd Club of America. Jones resides in
the Seeley Creek Valley.
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