#daisy nelson spring

[heartstopperthoughts]

Feeling sad after finishing Heartstopper?

Here, have some Daisy

[immortals-malec]

daisy nelson-spring's first pride

[heartstopperthoughts]

Nick and Michael are my favorite Osemanverse under-appreciated duo

[totalcharliespringsimp]

Alice Oseman Nick and Charlie pride art!

Can't wait for the comic to start up again!

Source: https://www.instagram.com/aliceosemanart

[whyuseyourbrain]

Mini comic of the year, haha

[phoenixxxlily]

Favorite TV Shows I Watched in 2022

Bridgerton (2020-?)

"Losing races to strange women in parks at dawn, imagine the questions I would face."

Outlander (2014-?)

"I just need a cup of tea. If I can find any. Bloody taxes."

The O.C. (2003-2007)

"Welcome to the O.C., bitch."

Heartstopper (2022-?)

"You are the kindest, most thoughtful, and caring, and amazing person in the whole world."

Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)

"I believe that in order to stand proud before our Savior on the last day, mothers must defend our families from evil, to help men see past themselves, and to stand up to those even in our church who would lead us astray."

Stranger Things (2016-?)

"I say you're asking me to follow you into Mordor. But the shire -- is burning. So Mordor it is."

First Kill (2022)

"Like I said, everybody has tells if you look hard enough. And I couldn't keep my eyes off you."

The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022-?)

"For me, everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June until August."

Kenobi (2022)

"The light will fade, but is never forgotten."

Becoming Elizabeth (2022)

"People talk of her enough. People well know and remember Anne Boleyn was my mother. Why can I not? Is that wrong to love my mother?"

Locke & Key (2020-2022)

"This was the real magic. This was all I ever needed."

House of the Dragon (2022-?)

"The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion. They're a power man should never have trifled with. One that brought Valyria its doom. If we don't mind our own histories, it will do the same to us."

Sex Lives of College Girls (2021-?)

"Which group of butts looks more approachable?"

Anne With an E (2017-2019)

"To bring it into daylight, and realize nightmares aren't so scary without the protection of the dark."

[daisybeewrites]

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Writing prompts

hey guess what!! SNTV is out and it’s time for me to get back into writing with a lil challenge… y’all send me the song/lyrics and character or character pairing you want and i’ll write a short fic to go with it!!

(character/request rules linked in my pinned post)

tracks

1. "Mine (Taylor's Version)" 3:51

2. "Sparks Fly (Taylor's Version)" 4:20

3. "Back to December (Taylor's Version)" 4:53

4. "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" 4:00

5. "Dear John (Taylor's Version)" 6:43

6. "Mean (Taylor's Version)" 3:57

7. "The Story of Us (Taylor's Version)" 4:25

8. "Never Grow Up (Taylor's Version)" 4:50

9. "Enchanted (Taylor's Version)" 5:52

10. "Better Than Revenge (Taylor's Version)" 3:40

11. "Innocent (Taylor's Version)" 5:01

12. "Haunted (Taylor's Version)" 4:04

13. "Last Kiss (Taylor's Version)" 6:09

14. "Long Live (Taylor's Version)" 5:17

15. "Ours (Taylor's Version)" 3:55

16. "Superman (Taylor's Version)" 4:34

17. "Electric Touch (Feat. Fall Out Boy) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)" 4:26

18. "When Emma Falls in Love (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)" 4:12

19. "I Can See You (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)" 4:33

20. "Castles Crumbling (feat. Hayley Williams) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)" 5:06

21. "Foolish One (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)" 5:11

22. "Timeless (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)" 5:21

i’ll link each post as i write them, and will also be posting these on Ao3 <3

[weird-tea]

I like to think Nick took one look at her as was like 'you need some puppy time' and just handed her Henry. Like he knows Tori won't accept hugs and they aren't really there yet even if she did but he can give her puppy time and that always helps him

Tori & Henry

[ao3feed-narlie]

Puppy Love

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/tsxZbhA by Chescr Nick lives above Charlie. They meet as Nellie drops the ball into Charlie's garden. However, it takes some time to actually become lovers. Words: 5512, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper), Nellie Nelson, David Nelson (Heartstopper), Sarah Nelson, Victoria "Tori" Spring, Jane Spring, Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper), Daisy Relationships: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring Additional Tags: Aged-Up Character(s), Younger characters, Puppy Love, Fluff, Happy Ending, Getting Together, A lot of Getting Together, Hugs, Neighbours to Lovers, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Bisexual Character, Gay Character, Asexual Character read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/tsxZbhA

[allamericansbitch]

Hi everyone! Here’s the newest addition to my Creator Shoutout Series (september 24 - october 7)! Due to my hiatus, this list will include the past 2 weeks. To track this series or look at previous shoutouts, please check out the tag on my blog *creatorshoutouts. Have a great week everyone!

taylor swift: 1989 music videos gifset by @rogerhealey

heartstopper: charlie spring gifset by @spookys

stranger things: season 2 gifset by @emziess

taylor swift gifset by @loversmore

bottoms 2023 gifset by @djo

lorde: pure heroine graphics by @cruellesummer

taylor swift: 1989 (taylor's version) back cover redesign edit by @twinfiresign

maisie peters x taylor swift gifset by @antoniosvivaldi

hayley willams art by @7nathanarmy

the last of us gifset by @spookycora

barbie 2023 gifset by @vanessacarlysle

taylor swift: evermore redesign edit by @william-byers

heartstopper: nick nelson gifset by @robin-buckleys

scream 2 gifset by @kallypsos

bottoms 2023: text posts gifset by @jackietaylorsghost

taylor swift: reputation edit by @tayloralisonswift

stranger things: songs that defined the seasons gifset by @spookyharrington

daisy jones & the six: aurora gifset by @lavenderhazed

bottoms 2023: josie costume design by @chappelroan

hocus pocus gifset by @charmedslayer

barbie 2023 gifset by @morgots

nightmare before christmas gifset by @ajcrowleys

watcher 2022 gifset by @killingsboys

chappell roan gifset by @phoebesbridgers

bottoms 2023 gifset by @mrgaretcarter

olivia rodrigo: guts vinyl redesign edit by @forestsandsandss

halsey gifset by @h-f-k

evermore graphic by @cellphonehippie

bottoms 2023 gifset by @lavenderhze

scream 1996 gifset by @saw-x

maisie peters: there it goes gifset by @perths

stranger things: jonathan byers gifset by @ricky-olson

bottoms 2023 gifset by @rachelsennot

barbie 2023 gifset by @sara-evers

stranger things: el and max gifset by @emblazons

taylor swift graphic by @andtosaturn

fleetwood mac: dreams graphic by @bymine

succession: gerri and karolina gifset by @brotherconstant

maisie peters: literary and cultural references gifset by @jakeperalta

stranger things: robin buckley + patches gifset by @chyler-leigh

the last of us gifset by @skyshipper

paramore: this is why gifset by @heroeddiemunson

the chicks: gaslighter gifset by @borntoruns

the bear: sydney adamu gifset by @jamietarrt

stranger things: season 3 gifset by @kaliprasad

the shining gifset by @gresit

pride & prejudice gifset by @trainstationgoodbye

halsey: if i can't have love i want power gifset by @meliorn

only murders in the building: mabel mora in 1x01 gifset by @scllyowens

barbie 2023 gifset by @ordinarybarbie

[benwvatt]

2023 year-end fic round-up

Thank you so much to @chocomd @itsmoonpeaches @northerngoshawk for the tag! awww, it's a wonderful kataang squad.

words written, published or not: I published 68,911 words on AO3. I publish most of the stuff I write (can you tell I like validation?) so that seems a good measure of my writing.

smut scenes written (if applicable:) two? one for oh, darling (kataang, atla) and some dream sex and religious trauma content for my petals are bruised (tara x darcy, heartstopper.) You can tell I'm funky and ace because I have an easier time writing about hypothetical sex or desire or messy emotions than actual sex.

new things I tried: OOOOH this one will be fun!

Finally actually wrote a multi-chap fic that I (mostly) FINISHED before I published, for i'm cold-blooded, love (heartstopper fic), which got published in 2024.

Can you tell I am very obsessed with writing about religious trauma? I worked a lot on my stories and wrote a lot about sanctity and blood and messy feelings. That's the major influence of i'm cold-blooded, love; my stomach churns (zukka, atla); in reverence (kataang, atla); it's all an epiphany (heartstopper); father, carry me (heartstopper); dance like nobody's watching (miss fisher's murder mysteries); and the heartstopper jolene AU. god is the worst gift that truly keeps on giving. he's a goddamn three-headed hydra.

Wrote a lot more Heartstopper 1000-word prompt fics!

Had fun writing about Graham & Karen from Daisy Jones. They're the cutest. I honestly should/could write more about them.

Attempting to disconnect my writing motivation from the satisfaction of getting comments and hits on ao3. is it working yet???

fic I spent the most time on: my spirit always drifts back to yours, the kataang kyoshi warrior AU that I hope will be finished. Sometime. When my hands and my brain are cooperating. I promise this fic matters a lot to me, I love it a lot, and I need to insert so much tenderness and smut in the future chapters. SOMETIME. SOMEDAY!

fic I spent the least time on: in the velvet water, aka the heartstopper AU where they meet at a swimming pool. Was really busy and happy that night so I just published without a second glance.

favorite thing i wrote: probably my petals are bruised, the tarcy jolene AU / lonely housewife AU, because I love writing about suburban malaise and religious trauma and sapphics so, so much. Can you tell that I am projecting? Loneliness in the suburbs sucks. Writing makes it better.

favorite thing I read: lavender fields by scienceisrealyo (heartstopper); @kaalee's Charlie Spring is Still Not Over Nick Nelson, which I was lucky enough to beta; all of the amazing kataang fics that came out this year for kataang week and for the smut weekend event; everything ever written about love (RWRB) by greenandmoss.

writing goals for 2024:

FINISH MY OPEN WIPS ON AO3. I like it when things are completed.

Don't publish a multichapter fic unless I know I can finish it on a regular schedule. I hate leaving loose threads all over the place.

Try to care less about the numbers and the validation. Writing is about joy, not about the size of the audience. but also it feels so nice to get validation and the circle of life cannot close unless creators get feedback on their work....

Be nicer to myself.

Write more???? mayhaps?

tagging: @kaalee @tinyarmedtrex @firenati0n @nostradamus0 @beachy--head @mothfluff and anyone else who wants to do this challenge! No pressure, really, to the people I've tagged. Do it if you want to.

[heartstopperthoughts]

I’ve been thinking about the fact that a lot of people discovered Heartstopper through the show and may not be familiar with the lore of the Osemanverse. So please share your favorite Heartstopper-related things that aren’t actually in Heartstopper.

I’ll go first!

Everything about this mini-comic is my favorite, but especially this moment

okay so ive been reading all the alice oseman books i can get my hands on, and after scrolling through your blog ive seen some comics, storyline plot thoughts and segments of writing i havent seen before. how many of her books have you read?

All of them! But it’s also probably the fact that I’ve also seen every bit of art Alice has posted as well as all the mini-comics and q&a’s and old Tumblr/Twitter posts etc. There’s so much canon outside of the actual published books!

[theoculus124]

1, 19, 27 for the ask game!

Wilhem, Nick Nelson, Charlie Spring, Tao, Darcy, Torri, Simon, Pip from good girls guide to murder, Haze Wong + Daisy from murder most unladylike, Charmander from Pokemon (idek why I have a plush of him tho)

yes always, whatever design you'd like me to paint I'll do <3

Depends on how many mg of melatonin I take- and my stress levels so I really couldn't say

TYSM FOR THE ASK @paysomeonetopaysomeone Ilysm <33

[marveltrumpshate]

July 2023 MTH fills

The best way to see all the fills that have been shared with us is our monthly roundups tag or our #MTH-fills channel on our Discord, but you can also view them through the following methods:

Our Tumblr tags: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Our AO3 collections: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (only has works posted to AO3)

Completed works tag list

To find specific content, use our completed works tag lists above which includes instructions on how to search for a particular character, gen or romantic relationship, universe, and fanwork type. 

SOLO CHARACTERS

BUCKY BARNES

@captainjimothycarter - Four paintings representing Bucky Barnes through the years, from CA:TFA to TFATWS for buckybarnesdeservestobehappy

DAISY JOHNSON

Lalaith Quetzalli/@lalaithquetzallicaresi - Banner of MCU Daisy in her different identities: hacker, agent, and hero for @athletiger

STEVE ROGERS

@Call-Me-Kayyyyy - Art of Steve naked except for red, white, and blue stockings and his shield lifting his legs up and above himself with his core strength for @liloau

GEN/PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS

BUCKY BARNES & MARIA HILL

@uofmdragon - "A Frost in Spring" (MCU AU fic where rookie SHIELD agent Maria Hill meets the Winter Soldier on her first mission and things get complicated) for @bulkyphrase, @oper1895, and RhubarbKetchup

JAMES "RHODEY" RHODES & NATASHA ROMANOV

@uofmdragon - "5 times Rhodey had a Conversation with the New Avengers (+1 time He talked with their sponsor)" (post-AoU Rhodey fic where he gets to know and support his new teammates) for @bulkyphrase

JAMES "RHODEY" RHODES & SAM WILSON

@uofmdragon - "5 times Rhodey had a Conversation with the New Avengers (+1 time He talked with their sponsor)" (post-AoU Rhodey fic where he gets to know and support his new teammates) for @bulkyphrase

JAMES "RHODEY" RHODES & STEVE ROGERS

@uofmdragon - "5 times Rhodey had a Conversation with the New Avengers (+1 time He talked with their sponsor)" (post-AoU Rhodey fic where he gets to know and support his new teammates) for @bulkyphrase

JAMES "RHODEY" RHODES & TONY STARK

@uofmdragon - "5 times Rhodey had a Conversation with the New Avengers (+1 time He talked with their sponsor)" (post-AoU Rhodey fic where he gets to know and support his new teammates) for @bulkyphrase

JAMES "RHODEY" RHODES & VISION

@uofmdragon - "5 times Rhodey had a Conversation with the New Avengers (+1 time He talked with their sponsor)" (post-AoU Rhodey fic where he gets to know and support his new teammates) for @bulkyphrase

MARIA HILL & NICK FURY

@uofmdragon - "A Frost in Spring" (MCU AU fic where rookie SHIELD agent Maria Hill meets the Winter Soldier on her first mission and things get complicated) for @bulkyphrase, @oper1895, and RhubarbKetchup

MATT MURDOCK & FOGGY NELSON

ceterisparibus/@ceterisparibus116 - "Sunlight on Chessboards" (post-Daredevil season 3 Matt & Foggy case fic) for metaderivative

SHIPS

BUCKY BARNES/STEVE ROGERS

E_Greer - Podfic of "Bucky and His Stubborn Goat," a non-powered Bucky/Steve A/B/O AU fic by and for @aquatigermice

BUCKY BARNES/STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

E_Greer - Podfic of "When Your Isosceles Triangle Turns Out To Be Equilateral," a MCU Bucky/Steve/Tony Valentine's Day fic by and for @aquatigermice - Podfic of "Sign Your Name Across My Heart, I Want You To Be My Baby., a Bucky/Steve/Tony A/B/O AU fic by and for @aquatigermice - Podfic of "Only in My Dreams Am I Happy," a Bucky/Steve/Tony A/B/O shapeshifter fic by and for @aquatigermice

EMMA FROST/SCOTT SUMMERS

@flightinflame - "Homeflight" (Emma/Scott dragon riders AU fic) for @mmgth (MTH 2021)

PETER PARKER/GWEN STACY

TheCuriousSofa - "First Aid" (TASM Gwen/Peter hurt/comfort fic where Peter goes to Gwen to get patched up even though they've broken up) for wombatking

PETER PARKER/JOHNNY STORM

@bardicious - Art of 616 Johnny lying down in Peter's lap, talking to Peter for Mech

STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

Hermit/@hermit-writes - Typesetting for "A Common Guttersnipe," a My Fair Lady Steve/Tony AU fic by and for @betheflame (also here)

Ravin/@shadow-ravin - Podfic of "It's Diet Coke Time," a non-powered Steve/Tony getting together AU fic by and for @betheflame

@superdecibels - Art of a grumpy Steve in a suit sitting in a car next to a happy Tony wearing casual clothes for @betheflame

[identity-library]

Diverse Sexuality (Web Series)

A:

Acception (Webtoon)

Bo (Aromantic, Asexual)

Casper (Gay)

Iris Bossman (Bisexual)

Always Human (Webtoon)

Austen (Lesbian)

Rae (Aromantic, Asexual)

Sunati (Lesbian)

B:

Brimstone and Roses (Webtoon)

Ava Song (Unspecified WLW)

Beatrice "Bea" Rosario (Unspecified WLW)

Sofia Rosario (Unspecified WLW)

C:

D:

Daisy Brown (YouTube)

Daisy Brown (Lesbian)

E:

Epithet Erased (YouTube)

Arnold Markdown (Gay)

Giovanni Potage (Bisexual)

Howie Honeyglow (Aromantic, Asexual)

Naven Nuknuk (Bisexual)

Percival King (Asexual)

Phoenica Fleecity (Bisexual)

Trixie Roughouse (Pansexual)

Zora Salazar (Bisexual)

F:

Forever After (Webtoon)

Aladdin (Lesbian)

Badroulbadour (Lesbian)

Lea (Lesbian)

Mad Hatter (Gay)

March Hare (Gay)

Rapunzel (Gay)

Robin Jane Brown (Bisexual)

Tank (Bisexual)

Wicked Witch (Bisexual)

Foxglove (Webtoon)

Anna (Lesbian)

Ceridwen (Aromantic)

Einan (Gay)

Elisa (Lesbian)

Feno (Aromantic, Asexual)

Rowan Alberio (Demisexual, Panromantic)

G:

H:

Heartstopper (Webtoon)

Aled Last (Demisexual, Gay)

Ben Hope (Bisexual)

Charlie Spring (Gay)

Darcy Olsson (Lesbian)

Michael Holden (Pansexual)

Nathan Ajayi (Gay)

Nick Nelson (Bisexual)

Sahar Zahid (Bisexual)

Tara Jones (Lesbian)

Tori Spring (Arospec, Asexual)

Youssef Farouk (Gay)

Helluva Boss (YouTube)

Asmodeus (Unspecified MLM)

Blitzo (Pansexual)

Fizzarolli (Gay)

Moxxie Knolastname (Bisexual)

Stolas (Gay)

I:

J:

K:

L:

Leif & Thorn (Web Comic)

Annie Persil (Unspecified WLW)

Clover Estragon (Unspecified WLW)

Cress Fenouil (Unspecified WLW)

Ebony Muscade (Bisexual/Pansexual)

Elisa (Bisexual/Pansexual)

Florian Amande (Unspecified MLM)

Grassie Amande (Unspecified WLW)

Hedge Dubois (Unspecified WLW)

Katya (Asexual)

Laurel Cerise (Bisexual/Pansexual)

Leif of Sønheim (Unspecified MLM)

Marula Boatman (Unspecified WLW)

Matatuhi Kaihanga (Unspecified MLM)

Nigella Badiane (Pansexual)

Pania Kaitangata (Asexual, Panromantic)

Plum Estragon (Unspecified WLW)

Thorn Estragon (Unspecified MLM)

Violet "Vi" Fenouil (Unspecified WLW)

M:

Marble Hornets (YouTube)

Jay Merrick (Gay)

Jessica Locke (Bisexual)

Muted (Webtoon)

Avaline Severin (Bisexual)

Camille Severin (Lesbian + Polyamorous)

Dendro (Lesbian)

Jazmin LeRoux (Demisexual)

Nyra Dupre (Bisexual)

Silvia Severin (Aromantic, Asexual)

N:

Nevermore (Webtoon)

Annabel Lee Whitlock (Unspecified WLW)

Lenore Vandernacht (Unspecified WLW)

Prospero (Aromantic)

O:

Out of the Blue (Webtoon)

Eddie (Gay)

Out With Dad (Web Show)

Nathan Miller (Asexual)

Rose Miller (Lesbian)

P:

Q:

R:

S:

Serious Trans Vibes (Webtoon)

Stephanie "Stephie" Bondu (Bisexual)

T:

The Four of Them (Webtoon)

Gaby Marquez (Unlabeled MLM)

Mariel Bemberg (Lesbian)

Marina (Aromantic, Asexual)

Micaela Grillo (Lesbian)

The Mysqueery Gang (Webtoon)

Archie (Lesbian)

Hani (Bisexual)

Io (Asexual)

Rash (Unlabeled WLW)

Total Drama Next Generation (YouTube)

Belinda (Bisexual)

Cosmo (Unspecified MLM)

Kate (Lesbian)

Stuart (Bisexual, Male Lean)

U:

Unity (Web Comic)

Juni Melrose (Asexual)

V:

Vindicaris (Tapas/Webtoon)

Arbo (Pan)

Sel (Pan)

W:

Winter Moon (Webtoon)

Florence de Beaumont (Gay)

X:

Y:

Z:

#:

#Blessed (Webtoon)

Joanna (Unspecified WLW)

[yatescountyhistorycenter]

A glimpse of firefighting in Yates County

By Jonathan Monfiletto

As I think about local Yates County history topics to write about for this Oliver’s Travels blog (and I’m always thinking of things to research and write about, and I’ll never run out of ideas for things to research and write about), I have often thought I would like to capture the history of firefighting and fire departments in Yates County in some form or fashion. My father was a volunteer firefighter and EMT in my hometown for many years, so I know firsthand how firefighters, EMTs, and all kinds of first responders are among the most noble professionals (and often unpaid at that) in our society.

So, as I share the history of some of the fire departments around Yates County, I dedicate this article to anyone who has ever served as a first responder in any capacity, whether in Yates County or anywhere else. To these courageous and steadfast men and women, I simply say thank you.

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 The Himrod Fire Department has, to me, the most interesting origin story of any of the fire departments I researched through the subject files of the Yates County History Center. The fire department formed in the spring of 1968 through the benevolence of Daisy Marquis Jones, who had established the foundation bearing her name the same year. Jones donated the Himrod Road property in the hamlet on which she and her husband, dairy farmer J. Nelson Jones, had their home for the firehouse and headquarters. According to what I found while researching Daisy Marquis Jones, the person and the foundation, the foundation has continued to support the fire department ever since.

In May 1968, the newly-formed fire department had 37 members, 19 of whom had completed New York State training in firefighting and three of whom had completed officers training. Then, the members were receiving instruction in a pump operating school, as the department had purchased a 500-gallon-a-minute pumper and was in the process of remodeling a tanker. The department expected to purchase more equipment as its funding permitted.

The fire department’s first call was a grass fire, to which 11 firefighters responded; they had the fire out in four minutes. “Himrod citizens have been aware of the need for a fire department in their unprotected area for some time,” a May 7, 1968 article in The Geneva Times stated. Now, they had the protection of their own fire department as well as departments in Dundee, Penn Yan, and surrounding areas through mutual aid.

Twenty years later, in the spring of 1988, Himrod firefighters purchased the Bellview Dairy property – once operated by J. Nelson Jones – across Himrod Road from the former site of the Jones home. The department funded the purchase and subsequent improvements out of its own finances as well as a contribution from the Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation.

The department planned to use the dairy building to store its parade truck and other equipment and to build a reservoir behind the building to use as a water supply rather than depending on Seneca Lake. Firefighters also hoped the property would become a community center with a baseball diamond or basketball court and other amenities for the public.

In December 2006, however, firefighters began transforming the former dairy building – which they named the Leo Lyons Building after Daisy Marquis Jones’ nephew and the foundation’s trustee – into a training maze. While the building had been used for training for many years, this project took things to a new level by incorporating an obstacle course through the building’s various rooms to simulate the conditions firefighters might encounter during a structure fire.

The features of the maze could be moved and modified so firefighters wouldn’t get used to the layout of the building and could prepare for various situations. And, the building wasn’t used exclusively by firefighters in Himrod or Yates County but was open to other departments around the region.

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 The Branchport Fire Department, organized in April 1936, acted not just as an emergency response force for the hamlet but also as a civic organization to support the people there. According to a newspaper article published 11 years after its founding, the department “combined the efforts usually undertaken by the Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, and a village board of trustees,” beginning by supporting men and women from the area who served during World War II. While the department up to that point had contributed to annual drives of the Salvation Army, Red Cross, and Christmas Seals and supported the work of various church organizations, its own work started with sending a local newspaper to every service member from the town of Jerusalem and the section of Steuben County the department covers. At one point, that list exceeded 100 names.

After the war, firefighters erected the town honor roll and made it into a permanent memorial, situated by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The original board was widened to make room for all of the names and decorative aspects, and the firefighters formed a permanent committee to be in charge of the memorial.

In 1940, the department sponsored a Boy Scout troop, though the troop disbanded after a few years. Firefighters hosted basketball games for boys of two age groups during the winter months, buying uniforms for the boys and growing their work until the sport developed under the sponsorship of the Jerusalem Township Youth Recreation program. In 1947, the department planned to remodel a baseball diamond in the hamlet for both baseball and softball games and use the land as an ice skating rink in the wintertime. Firefighters also expected to start a girls basketball team and host craft classes and tennis games. They also built ping pong tables and developed indoor activities for youth in the community hall that was built as an addition to the Branchport Methodist Church. Of course, the firefighters had helped build that hall.

Naturally, the fire department held fire prevention classes, through groups such as 4-H Clubs, and annual fire prevention contests for children. Firefighters also bought 100 fire extinguishers and distributed them throughout the community. To these efforts, firefighters attributed a steady decrease in calls from 47 in 1937 to an average of 24 or 25 per year a decade later.

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Dundee might host one of the oldest fire departments in Yates County, as the village formed a company in the 1850s referred to as Dundee Fire Company No. 1. H.W. Pierce led the company of about 35 men, but it apparently either folded or its protection was deemed inadequate for the village. Three decades later, in the 1880s, residents raised their concerns to the village board, which once again took action to form a fire company.

In the spring of 1888, the village board voted unanimously to raise $500 in taxes to purchase a hook and ladder truck with buckets, axes, and other equipment to fight fires. The current engine house was repaired and enlarged so the equipment could be properly stored, and fire extinguishers were also ordered to aid the firefighters. When the equipment was purchased, the actual amount came to $345 instead of the original $500 that was to be raised.

Thus, Dundee formed the G.P.L. Hooks Company, named for George P. Lord, one of its organizers along with Philo Rogers. The company started with 50 proposed members, who needed to be approved by the village board, and the company was on its way to providing fire protection for the village.