Browse Items (566 total)
Lobo
One of Dr. McCleery's original wolves.
Birth Date: Early 1921
Death Date: Was still alive in 1929 to be transferred to the new park1(p.15)
Boreas
One of Dr. McCleery's original wolves.
Birth Date: Early 1921
Death Date: Was still alive in 1929 to be transferred to the new park1(p.15)
Jerry
One of Dr. McCleery's original wolves; his first wolf. His bloodline does not run in the current pack.
Birth Date: About March 1920
Death Date: Probably around mid-1925
Rose V. Carroll
Rose V. Carroll was employed at the wolf park as Dr. E. H. McCleery's personal secretary.
Birth Date: March 14, 1897
Death Date: March 1974
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.
Letter from Leonard Rue III to Dr. E. H. McCleery
Letter to Dr. E. H. McCleery from Leonard Rue III (of Leonard Rue Enterprises, signed "Lennie Rue"), who photographed Dr. McCleery’s wolves for True Magazine. Rue tells Dr. McCleery about his friend, Fred Space, a mink farmer and owner of the largest zoo in New Jersey, who is interested in…
Date: Between 1958 and 1960
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Leaflet]
This leaflet was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history, physical characteristics, and behavior, and provides stories about the individual wolves in each of the pens. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different…
Date: Between July 1933 and 1962. Probably from the 30s or 40s.
Dr. Edward Heber McCleery
Dr. Edward Heber McCleery founded the lobo wolf park. He was a physician in Kane, PA.
Birth Date: July 23, 1867
Death Date: May 23, 1962
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Sign]
Lou Widmer found this sign around 1975 when he slipped on it in the woods by the wolf park archway.
There are many bullet holes in this sign. The sign reads:
THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON ROUTE US 6
There are many bullet holes in this sign. The sign reads:
THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON ROUTE US 6
Do Not Tease Animals [Sign]
This sign used to hang on the wolf pens at Dr. McCleery's wolf park.
The Only Lobo Wolves In The World Kane PA. [Sign]
This sign is on display in the history classroom 216 at the Kane Area High School in Kane, PA. The following inscription is painted on the sign in the lower left-hand corner:
S. B. (Small Willow)
D. G. (White Water)
J. S.
g (?)
A transcription of the sign can be found below.
S. B. (Small Willow)
D. G. (White Water)
J. S.
g (?)
A transcription of the sign can be found below.
The Only Lobo Wolves in the World [Sign]
Around 1947 or 1948, this sign was located along Route 14, about halfway between Montour Falls, NY and Watkins Glen, NY on the left hand side of the road.
This sign was hit by a bullet but the bullet did not puncture the sign. The sign reads:
THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON…
This sign was hit by a bullet but the bullet did not puncture the sign. The sign reads:
THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON…
Wolf Head Taxidermy and Plaque
A wolf head taxidermy of one of Dr. McCleery's wolves. This taxidermy is on display at the Kane Area High School in Kane, PA. This wolf head was donated to the Kane Area High School by John and Mike Lorenzo (great nephews of Mr. Earl Jones). The case and plaque were donated by the class of 1996. A…
Memory by Sharon Parker
A memory submitted by Sharon Parker whose father, an airline worker, cared for one of Jack Lynch's cougar cubs at the airport while waiting for Jack Lynch to collect her. Sharon and her family subsequently visited the wolf park several times in the 1960s.
Date: December 23, 2015
Interview with David Johnson
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.
The text in square brackets was added by the interviewer for clarity.
Date: September 30, 2015
Memory by Dr. Elliott Dushkin
A memory submitted by Elliott Dushkin about his and his wife's (Carolyn Dushkin's) correspondence with Jack and Mary Lynch over the course of several years, starting in the late 1980s.
Date: September 29, 2015
Memory by Leora (Hoge) Duncan
A memory submitted by Leora (Hoge) Duncan, a relative (second cousin once removed) of Jack Lynch. She visited the wolf farm in August 1968 when she was 10 years old.
Date: May 5, 2014 to May 20, 2015
Memory by Terry Taylor
A memory submitted by Terry Taylor about a family visit to see the lobo wolves in the 1950s.
Date: December 19, 2014
Memory by Sandra Bradybaugh Johnson
A memory submitted by Sandra Bradybaugh Johnson about visiting the lobo wolves during a class visit when she was in 6th grade.
Date: December 19, 2014