Biography of William J. O'Hern
 William J. "Jay" O'Hern lives in rural Cleveland New York.
He
worked as an elementary school teacher for thirty-five years in nearby
Camden, NY before retiring in 2007. He and his
wife Bette have raised five children and today, in retirement they enjoy their many grandchildren.
Jay is a graduate of SUNY Auburn and SUNY Oswego and did
graduate work at SUNY Oswego and the College of St. Rose in Albany.
Carpentry, handicrafts, gardening, kayaking, backpacking,
snowshoeing, mountain biking, and writing are his hobbies.
Years of backpacking taught Jay the Adirondack Mountains'
nooks and crags not only had natural beauty, but could be interesting from a historical
point of view. Jay became a 46er in 1he 1980s and has been a member of the Adirondack
Mountain Club (ADK) since 1969. He lectured for Adirondack Discovery for 17 years, for
Sagamore Lodge in Raquette Lake for 7 years and occasionally for the Adirondack Museum in
Blue Mt. Lake.
Jay's published books include:
Noah John Rondeau's
Adirondack Wilderness Days, The Forager Press, LLC, 2009
Under An
Adirondack Influence:
The Life of A. L. Byron-Curtiss — 1871-1959
by William J. O’Hern and Roy E. Reehil. The Forager Press, LLC 2008
Adirondack Characters and Campfire Yarns:
Early Settlers and Their Traditions, The Forager Press,
LLC, 2005
Life With Noah: Stories and
Adventures of Richard Smith with Noah J. Rondeau (North Country Books,
1999)
Anyplace Wild in the Adirondacks, (a
self-published book of postcards)
Adirondack Stories of the
Black River Country (North Country Books, 2005)
Articles written by Jay have appeared in the following
magazines:
Adirondack Life, Fur, Fish and Game, and Adirondac.
Author Biography
Roy E. Reehil
 Roy
traveled an unusual path to become an author and publisher. From 1978 to
1987 he was a professional musician working part-time in the printing
industry. During 1986 he took an interest in computerized electronic
publishing and by 1988 he was working as a freelance computer trainer,
salesman and programmer. In 1990 he started Assist-tech, a freelance
graphic design, technical support and computer training firm. In 1995 he
was "drafted" to be Mayor of the Village of Cleveland and served until
2002. In 1997 he
became President of DSS Environmental, Inc. a start-up water
purification technology company. When DSS was sold to an international
water and energy conglomerate in1999, Roy became a work-at-home dad
looking after his toddler son Ethan, and designing internet web sites.
In 2003, when Ethan began school full-time, Roy started his publishing
company, The Forager Press, LLC and became its president. In September
2003 the company published its first book,
Black Mold - Your
Health and Your Home.by
Richard Progovitz.
The second publication,
Adirondack
Characters and Campfire Yarns, by William J. O’Hern, was published
in 2005. After working
with O’Hern for four years as co-author on
Under An Adirondack Influence, The
Life of A. L. Byron-Curtiss, that book was published in June of
2008.
Roy is working on another book with O’Hern,
Adirondack Adventures: The Camping
Journals and Biographies of Harvey Dunham & Bob Gillespie which is
scheduled for release in the Summer of 2010.
Roy has been a member of the Central Adirondack Search
and Rescue Team (CASART) since 2003. He is a is a DEC certified
Wilderness First Responder, a Crew Boss and serves on the Board of Directors as
Treasurer. He also manages the team web site and teaches clue awareness
and human tracking.
Roy resides with his wife Patricia and son Ethan in Cleveland, NY on
Oneida Lake.
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