What Kind of a Name is Soons?

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			William Soons, circa 1920 Barn building in 1938 (the original barn burned) A brief timeline for Soons Orchards... 1910 William Soons founds Orchard Hill Farm. The Soons Orchards name was adopted later in the ‘50s. 1930s Sinclair Soons takes over farm operations. 1922 Sinclair and Helen marry 1939 First tractor purchased 1945 Last team of horses purchased 1959 Art and Sandy Soons marry and begin buying the farm in 1962 (They finish paying it off in 1976.) 1963 Cider mill is built 1968 Salesroom addition is built 1987 Scotty’s Country Kitchen founded by Laura Soons and Scott Thornton. 1998 UV (Ultraviolet) technology adopted for cider 2000 U-Pick orchard opens for first season 1999 New peach orchard comes online; first Soons peaches in 30+ years. 2000 First “Apple Press” newsletter 2002 Soons perfects apple cider donuts 2004 Soons “documentary” debuts 2006 Soons first-ever nectarines 2007 Scotty’s Country Kitchen celebrates 20 years

					What kind of a name is Soons?
					A brief history of Soons Orchards Around 1910, William Soons, an electrical engineer living and working in New York City, decided to move north and try his hand at dairy farming. Always being a student of horticulture from his youth in England, William was soon planting trees everywhere - hardwoods, plus apple, pear and peach trees. One of his sons, Sinclair, (1896-1984) became the next farming Soons, as he expanded wholesale apple sales and the dairy. Sinclair married Helen (1902-1996), also a New York City transplant, a school teacher who grew up in a family store setting. Their youngest of four, Arthur, completed college at Princeton University and army service before settling down with Sandra, a Nebraska native and Vassar graduate. Since 1959, Art and Sandy have worked to make Soons what it is today. The entrepreneurial spirit continues as eldest son Jeffrey, also an attorney, takes over orchard and farm operations. Daughter Laura, and husband Scott, founded Scotty's Country Kitchen in 1987 and continue to hone their mouth-watering recipes. The youngest, Sharon, spent 10 years in the NYC non-profit world before rejoining the family business and starting her own, Streamline U., offering professional organizing and home staging services. The future hold continued challenge as we expand our selection of fruit for sale, manage our U-Pick operations, and offer new items like fall weekend food service, freshly prepared foods, cut flowers, homemade fudge, and unique bakery treats.