In the early 70s when I joined the Greensburg Fire Department, I saw a reel of 26mm film there and asked what it was? It was a copy of the movie taken of the Greensburg Centennial of 1959. No one could tell me if it was the  (read rest of story)

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Submitted By: Pat Smith on behalf of Gene McCoy


During the 50 years since the Greensburg Community Centennial I've not talked with anyone who didn't enjoy the summer of 1959 no matter how hard they worked. Even so, after looking at Gene McCoy's scrap books of that period, no one had more fun than the members and neighbors of the Kingston Presbyterian Church.

McCoy lived in the family home at Kingston that was named 'Buckeye' when built about 1870 because there were two big buckeye trees in the yard. He and his family renamed it Terre Vista Manor (Earth View Manor). He is a descendant of the McCoy families that helped found Decatur County Anti-Slavery movement. McCoy's Station was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

McCoy was a member of the "Hayseeds" Chapter of the Brush, the only chapter, of several chapters, that had a mascot. This mascot was a little monkey named Joey Monk. Member and veterinarian Dr. Frank Buckley handled Joey. Other members of the Hayseeds were McCoy (the Main Brush), Allan Beall (the Big Brush), Glenn Weston (the Writing Brush), Charles Metz (the Money Brush), John Bedel, Arthur Ralston, Fred Deiwert, John Deiwert, Floyd Deiwert, Bill Deiwert, Don Deiwert, Don Corbin, Albert McQueen, Okey LeMasters, Ray Burkhart, Carvin Angle, Bill White, Ed Harris, Bill Linville, Bob Linville, Charles Wilson, Don Wilson, Tom Swango and Leland Ruble. As far as anyone can remember none of the Hayseeds were fined for being caught without having sideburns, mustache or beard.