Boston Post Cane Recipient

Barbara Nelson

The picture above is of Board of Selectmen Chairman Ron Grant presenting Barbara Nelson with the Boston Post Cane and plaque.

A presentation ceremony was conducted at The Meadows Senior Living Center on April 5, 2009.

Barbara (Sawyer) Nelson is Greene's oldest resident and still lives at her old homestead.

CONGRATULATIONS BARBARA!

Town of Greene

Boston Post Cane Recipients

Name                           Date of Birth                 Honored                      Date of Death

Oliver Caswell             11/27/1821                                                      06/12/1920

Cyrus Bates                                                                                          01/08/1926

Winfield Scott Wilkins01/14/1847                                                      01/26/1935

Alvah Merrill                03/26/1869                                                      03/21/1962     

Merton Fogg                12/01/1873                                                      08/22/1962     

James Tibbetts              03/16/1873                                                      05/13/1966     

Issachar Lane               09/01/1877                                                      09/08/1973

Anne Field                    06/19/1879                                                      09/23/1977

John Bates                    06/12/1884                                                      05/27/1978

Florence Wheeler         07/19/1885                                                      11/13/1982

Hattie Rose                  09/01/1886                                                      11/16/1983

Isabelle Coburn             08/06/1889                                                      08/04/1986

Marie Bedard               12/19/1894                                                      12/18/1987

Florida Caron               03/28/1891                                                      03/08/1991

Sadie Phinney               10/15/1895                                                      01/08/1995

Esther Ray                    02/23/1901                                                      03/24/2001

Mary Bubier                 04/07/1905                  04/07/2002                  03/15/2004

Verna Coady                10/26/1905                  04/19/2004                  02/17/2009

Barbara Nelson             01/15/1910                  04/05/2009