Richard Dean's Homepage

*******This page was last revised - February 6, 2012

(as Ephraim Cutler, Cutler Highway Marker, Veto, OH)

School of Hearing, Speech & Language Sciences
Ohio University -Athens, OH 45701
(Retiree/Emeriti)

Ephraim Cutler Ohio Pioneer	Coonskin Library (updated)	Civil War Songs on Youtube
Early Dean's in Athens County/Silas Dean	History of Mudsock - Pioneer Ohio Vlg.	David Lamb-103 year old Cybernaut

Will reenact Ephraim Cutler at UGRR Freedom Center February 17, 2012 - 10A-2P

New Location for Rockerbeater History Page: http://www.ohio.edu/people/deanr/rockerbeater
Phyllis Dean - page webmaster (phyllis.d.dean@gmail.com)

Information that Might be of Interest !!!!!

Am now a member of First Families of Athens County. This was established on the basis of the following ancestors who were pioneers to Athens County, i.e. present prior to 1820: Nathan Dean (1762-1830), Mary Thayer (his wife), Nathan Dean (1787-1837), Fannie Lane (his wife) and Nathan Wiliam Dean. They are great-great-great-great-grandparents; great-great-great-grandparents; and great-great-grandfather (respectively). Brothers Gary and Jim are also applying.

Am now fully retired from School of Hearing, Speech and Language, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Was invited to participate as a reenactor of Ephraim Cutler at Freedom Center (Underground Railroad Museum) - February 17, 2012. (Will talk to 400-500 school children in grades 5-10 in groups of 25 - a busy day.

Member of the D.V. Davis Men's Voice Choir in Jackson, OH. This choir was organized on February 2009 in Jackson, OH. It is a 20-30 man choir that meets for an hour rehearsal in the Markay Theater, home of the Southern Hills Arts Council, on Tuesday evenings at 7:30-8:30 P. Don Shamblin and Bob Williams of the Athens Barbershop Chorus are attending. We leave the Richland Avenue Methodist Church each Tuesday at 6:30. http://www.dmdavismvc.com/dmdavis%20MVC%20HP.html

Member and Secretary of the Athens Barbershop Chorus that meets weekly to rehearse at the First Christian Church. Details below.

NOTE: Men interested in learning more about barbershop singing are always welcome at weekly rehearsal, each Thursday 7-9:00 P at the First Christian Church, corner of W. State and N. Congress (unless scheduled to sing at this time on a parcitular evening). Come and stay as long as possible. Email me for more information or a most cordial personal invitation. Chorus does not meet/rehearse during summer months.

Click here for description and map.
Member of the Ohio University Emeriti Assn. Board. Currently, chairman of the Emeriti Park. NOTE: We meet for an hour each week in the park to perform maintenance Meetings are currently 8:30-9:30 A March through October. Need additional volunteers. Tasks include: planting, mulching, weeding and other beautification projects under direction of Susan Calhoun, OU landscape coordinator.

Member of Church of the Good Shepherd Vestry (governing unit).

Am the current webmaster of the Athens County Historical and Genealogical Society. Link: http://www.athenshistory.org

Member of the Executive Board, Athens County Senior Board.

Contact me by email: deanr@ohio.edu

Internet Addresses:

deanr@ohio.edu
www.facebook.com
http://www.ohio.edu/people/deanr (update for previous email address on the Oak computer at OU)

Professional Interests:

Problems of Hearing Aid Users in Reverberative Environments (common to many churches and large auditoriums)
Organic Communication Disorders [Voice, Neurogenics, Dysphagia]
Acoustic Nature of Barbershop Harmony
Vocal Hygiene & Voice Preservation for Singers-particularly senior singers
local Amesville/Athens history

Current Projects

Retired Faculty Member, School of Hearing, Speech & Language Sciences
Secretary - Athens County Chapter: Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America
Secretary, Coonskin Library Association
Member of the Board (since 2009), Athens Senior Center
Writing Dean Family History
Getting caught up on overdue home maintenance projects - cleaning garage & maintaining home.
Construction and gardening projects at the Good Earth Farm
Webmaster: Athens County Historical Society

Internet Activities

Creation of of special internet pages - Ephraim Cutler, Mudsock, Coonskin Library & David Lamb (See above)
Dean Family Homepage
Consultant to Rockerbeater Homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/people/deanr/rockerbeater
Facebook participant (not avid)

Current Avocations/Projects

Amateur Enologist[winemaker]
Genealogy - have been involved in family history since 1976 (writing family history)
Researching the history of Mudsock - an early Ames Township Village [1804-1858] - WWW page launched to world on June 18.1998.
Reenatcor of Ephraim Cutler - 1767-1853 (Athens County Pioneer, early Ohio Legislator, abolitionist, Ohio University Trustee)
Barbershop Quartet & Chorus Singing
Maintenance of Dean Homepage (accessible by request only)

Favorite Links

Judy Kuster's Home Page: This home page contains a multitude of files and references on communication disorders.
Mapblast: This is fun site where you can enter your address and have the home page creat an actual map showing the location of the address you enter.

Barbershop Harmony Society (formerly Soc. for the Preservation & Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America): This is my latest hobby. I have been singing barbershop harmony for little over a year now. I am currently a lead singer, although I've sung baritone in the past. I'm secretary of the Athens County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society as of Jan 1, 2004 (http://www.athensbarbershopchorus.org).; an early Ames pioneer village that may be the oldest documented village in the Northwest Territory that did not survive.; Underground Railroad Currrent activites in Ohio to bring attention to this historic system to assist slaves acquire their freedom.

David Lamb - Computer Guru: This page documents my experiences introducing David, my wife's second cousin, to the personal computer at age 96. David died a day belore his 104th birthday. David was using his fourth personal computer.