Shortly after the 1980 Olympic Games here, she was named the village historian as well.

"The natives have practically died out," said Carleton Kelsey, the village historian and a native.

Despite Katai's assurance, the village historian began his tale with the primeval moment when the gods created the sun, the moon, and the land.

Hugh had a sudden picture of Alan trying to deceive the old village historian, with his searching tongue and lust for details.

"Most of the manor's housing was built between 1880 and 1910," said Judy Spikes, the village historian.

Mary Huber, the village historian, said, "Nothing so gruesome has happened here since I don't know when."

But Irving Sloan, the village historian, took a more optimistic view.

"When I moved here in 1953 it was getting built up very quickly," said Sylvia Bareish, the village historian.

A village historian brought up the possibility of President Jefferson.

You are talking to the unofficial village historian.