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The Air Traffic Control Response To the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

The Air Traffic Control Response To the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks By Richard Kettell Senior Air Traffic Control Manager Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center   Lima Town Hall Monday, September 8, 2025 : 7PM   On September 11, 2001, Rick Kettell was the senior Federal Aviation Authority official in charge of Cleveland ARTCC—the busiest air traffic control facility in the world. When news of multiple hijackings reached him, Kettell established a command post at the facility and led the FAA response to the terrorist attack in the skies of US Airspace.  He witnessed firsthand the flight path and altitude changes…

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AN OLD TIME PICNIC

AN OLD TIME PICNIC Sunday August 24th 1-4 pm At the Pavilion at Lima’s Mark Tubbs Park   Hots, Hamburgs, Beverages and Fun Provided A Dish to Pass Welcome (but not required)     RSVP with number of attendees required for us to plan Limahistoricalsociety@gmail.com or call 585-329-7675

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NEW EXHIBIT @ THE TENNIE BURTON MUSEUM

The Impact of the Civil War on the Lima Community The Tennie Burton Museum in Lima has a new summer exhibit focused on the impact of the Civil War on the people of Lima—the soldiers and their families who endured so much during the four long years of war. Learn the heartwarming story of two young men from Lima’s Genesee College who organized their fellow students to form Company G of the 27th Regiment of the Union Army. Included are weapons, clothing, letters, diaries, photos, discharge and pension papers, original regimental rosters, and a complete inventory of those Civil War…

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Quilt Raffle

Lima Historical Society Quilt Raffle   “Mechanical Genius”   Win A Beautiful Queen-size Quilt Handmade by Quilt Designer/Artist Lima’s Own Sandi Shusda Raffle Tickets $5 each / 3 for $10   Purchase Tickets Online Here (link)   The American Hotel; The We Shop; Tennie Burton Museum: Sundays 2-4 pm this summer     Drawing:  August 24th -LHS Picnic

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LHS Annual Dinner Meeting

LHS ANNUAL DINNER MEETING at Pinehurst Senior Living Community 1000 Pine Trail Honeoye Falls, NY   Sunday, May 18th Dinner at 12:30 PM / Program at 2:00 PM      The Music of the Women of the Civil War By Don Dwyer   Don Dwyer, musician, singer, and songwriter from Buffalo is back in Lima by popular demand to share more of his stories of the Civil War with music about Civil War era women.  He played as part of the Irish Civil War band for many years. Attendees at a previous Lima performance by Don will attest to how informative,…

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