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A retrospective article that describes the events of ten years ago (1921). One such event is the farewell party Mrs. E. H. McCleery hosted for Mrs. George Byham. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: May 2, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of ten years ago (1921). One such event is the fate of two coyotes sold to Dr. McCleery as timber wolves. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: March 10, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of eleven years ago (1922). One such event is the escape of three of Dr. McCleery's wolf pups whose playful antics drew a crowd at Evergreen Park. Reports later described the escape of three vicious child-eating wolves. Partial text of the article…
Date: March 3, 1933

A retrospective article that describes the events of nine years ago (1924). One such event is the filming of the McCleery wolf pack by the Fox Film corporation. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: March 2, 1933

An interview with Susan Williams, whose father Laurence (Pete) Williams was the Deputy Game Protector in the area and brought roadkill deer for Jack Lynch's wolves from 1965 to 1970. She remembers being fascinated with the mountain lion, seeing Marjorie Lynch shortly after she was attacked by the…
Date: July 29, 2014

An interview with Rob Paul who worked for Jack Lynch for two summers in the mid-1960s.
Date: July 13, 2014

An interview with Dr. Randall L. Eaton regarding his 1974 Pacific Search Press article "The Lonely Plight of the Lobo Wolves."
Date: November 25, 2013

An interview with David Johnson who, during one of his visits to the wolf park in the late 1950s, helped an employee carry buckets of water for the wolves, and was given a silver dollar for his work.

The text in square brackets was added by the interviewer for clarity.
Date: September 30, 2015

Many companies offered their appreciation for and well-wishes to Dr. E. H. McCleery and Jack Lynch in this special edition of the Kane Republican. This advertisement by the Kane Bank & Trust Company describes how Dr. McCleery and his wolves have benefited the Kane area and extends good wishes to Dr.…
Date: February 20, 1962

Many companies offered their appreciation for and well-wishes to Dr. E. H. McCleery and Jack Lynch in this special edition of the Kane Republican. This advertisement by the Kane Chamber of Commerce offers its appreciation for Dr. McCleery's work which brought many visitors to the Kane area, and its…
Date: February 20, 1962

This article reports that a wolf was killed last night in the streets of Erie, PA by City Detective Sandy Thadt. Partial text of the article is quoted below.
Date: December 5, 1931

This article reports that Siruis Adams (whose name may be Sirius misspelled), a fur buyer in Mercer, PA, has purchased 9,684 pelts this year, including one wolf pelt. All the animals were shot in Western Pennsylvania. Partial text of the article is quoted below.
Date: October 26, 1931

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This photograph depicts the wolf Idaho (sometimes called "Old Idaho"), whom Dr. McCleery acquired previous to May 1931 and who was alive at least until December 1933.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location) and 1949 (when A. A.…
Date: Probably the 1930s

This article reports that at Belle Isle Zoo in Detroit, a hyena chewed off a timber wolf's leg when the wolf's foot got caught in the wire separating the two species' cages. This behavior is attributed to the two species being "traditional enemies." The director of the zoo, John Ireland, shot the…
Date: January 14, 1933

This yearbook's theme of the wolf was inspired by Dr. E. H. McCleery's local wolf pack in Kane, PA. The yearbook contains a writeup on page 10 about Dr. McCleery's wolf park which describes Dr. McCleery's notoriety, the setup of the park, and the wolves and their origin. It mentions that an…
Date: 1926

This article reports Dr. E. H. McCleery's disbelief of a recent news dispatch that a hunter shot an arctic wolf near Camp Hill, PA. Dr. McCleery denies that any wolves have escaped from either of his parks and believes the animal to have been a timber wolf or police dog. The "wolf" reportedly…
Date: November 21, 1931

This article reports that the 130-pound lobo wolf "Bounding Elk" broke through two layers of wire fencing separating his pen from that of two timber wolves (weighing 85 and 75 pounds) and proceeded to kill both wolves. At the time of writing, there were 27 lobo and white arctic wolves in addition to…
Date: January 31, 1934

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This photograph depicts two girls, identified by the caption as Helen and Gert. One of them may beHelen Gertrude Josephine Miller (source) and the other may be Edna Gertrude Barlow (source - 1931 KHS Yearbook, source, source) but neither are confirmed. This photo is not necessarily relevant to Dr.…
Date: Probably the early 1920s

Birth Date: Before 1926

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This photograph depicts a headshot of a wolf in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA (judging by the amount of wire on the fence and the fence "skirt"). The back of this photo is stamped with Oct 3 1992.

This photograph was taken between 1929…
Date: Between 1929 and 1972