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Welcome
to the Kid's Corner |
GUARDIAN AND PARENTAL
NOTICE:
North
Franklin Federal Credit Union DOES NOT COLLECT, OBTAIN, REQUEST OR USE any information
from children (under the age of 13).
Our Children's web page site is strictly for viewing and is not interactive.
Your credit union, North Franklin Federal, has a great children's savings club just for the youngsters of Franklin County. We can help you save for all the great days ahead. Your Mom and Dad will be glad you did.
Some Interesting Facts About BEES:
1. Honey bees' wings beat 11,400 times per minute.
2. Bees possess five eyes!
3. Bees cannot recognize the color RED.
4. Bees have been producing honey for at least 150 million years.
5. The Queen Bee can lay 3,000 eggs in a single day.
6. Honeybees communicate with one another by "dancing" so as to give the direction and distance of flowers.
7. A single hive contains approximately 40,000 to 45,000 bees.
And did you know?
8. To make one pound of honey, worker bees in the hive fly 55,000 miles and tap into two million flowers. Phew!
…so enjoy that honey all you busy little bees!
New
York Facts and Trivia:
New York State has 62 Counties. Listed here are just a few, including our own Franklin County and its neighbors.
1. ALBANY COUNTY
named in honor of the Duke
of York and Albany, who later became James II of England.
2. BRONX COUNTY (PART OF NEW YORK
CITY)
named in honor of Joseph Bronck,
first settler of the region north of the Harlem River
(a peace treaty with the Indians of the Region was signed at his home in 1642).
3. CLINTON
COUNTY (ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS)
named in honor of George Clinton,
first governor of New York State.
4. ESSEX COUNTY
(ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS)
named for Essex County in England
5. FRANKLIN
COUNTY (This is home to North Franklin FCU and You)
named in honor of Benjamin
Franklin, statesman, inventor and ambassador.
6. HAMILTON
COUNTY (ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS)
named in honor of Alexander
Hamilton, the only member of the New York delegation
who signed the original federal constitution.
7. JEFFERSON COUNTY
named in honor of Thomas Jefferson,
third President of the United States.
8. KINGS COUNTY (PART OF NEW YORK
CITY)
named after King Charles II
of England
10. NEW YORK COUNTY (MANHATTAN)
named in honor of the Duke
of York of England
11. NIAGARA COUNTY
named from an Indian word meaning
"bisected bottom lands".
12. OSWEGO COUNTY
named from the Iroquois word
meaning "the out-pouring," referring to the mouth of
the Oswego River.
13. ST. LAWRENCE
COUNTY (ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS)
named after the St. Lawrence
River, named by Cartier in honor of St. Laurent, on whose
birthday the river was discovered.
14. SCHOHARIE COUNTY
named from the Mohawk Indian
word meaning "floating driftwood".
15. WASHINGTON COUNTY
named in honor of George Washington
(who else), first President of the USA.
One last tidbit for all you busy bees…
Did you know that there are nearly 1,500 towns and villages in New York State.
Which town (or village) do you live in?
Click here for your bee coloring page!