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AUTHOR Whitehill, Willian E., Jr., Comp.; And OthersTITLE A Directory of Primary and Community Resources in the

PROBE Area..INSTITUTION Catskill Area School Study Council,_Oneonta, N.Y.;

Otsego County Board of Cooperative EducationalServices, Oneonta, N.Y.

SPONS AGENCY Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, D.C. Projectsto Advance Creativity in Education. -

PUB DATE 68NOTE 210p.

EDRS PRICE' MF-$0.65 HC-$9.87DESCRIPTORS *Community Resources; *Directories; Elementary

Education; Resource Guides; Secondary Education;*Social Studies; Teacher Developed Materials

IDENTIFIERS ESEA Title III; New York; *Project Probe

ABSTRACTCommunity and area resources -- consisting of

persons, places, or objects -- gathered from the regions comprisingChenango,.Delaware, and Otsego Countries, are listed in thisdirectory. Teachers, local historians, and PROBE staff identifiedresources which could be introduced to K-12 teachers. In addition toa brief introduction, the book contains two major chapters, the firstcontaining lists of primary sources and cultural and educationalresources in communities, arranged by county and tLen by business orindustry, church, historical sites, libraries, local organizations,museums, public buildings, private collections and schools. Humanresources include the local historian, political figures, and othersignificant persons. The second major chapter, a specialized section,

-offers listings of geologidal resources in the three counties; anarcheological survey and description of the PROBE area; and countypolitical structures in the PROBE areas. Appendices includeadditional resources, a bibliography of supplementary PROBE materialsand publications, and illustrations. A related document is SO 005973..(SJM)

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RESOURCES IN THE PROBE AREAN-C.)

Compiled Undt.r the Direction of

U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION & WELFARENATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

EDUCATIONTHIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROMTHE PERSON OP ORGANIZATION ORIGINATIND IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONSSTATED 00 NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFEDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY

William E. Whitehill, Jr.

Lawrence J. Heldman, Director, Project PROBE

Principal Consultant, Carol DuBois

Cover, Lois Hurley

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Project PROBE

A Project for the Advancement ofCreativity in Education

P.L. 89-10 Elementary andSecondary Education Act

Sponsored by the Board of Cooperative Educational ServicesSecond Supervisory District of

Greene, Delaware, Schoharie and Otsego Counties. N.-.In Cooperation with thei-Catskill Area School Study Council,

134 Old MainState University CollegeOneonta, New York 13820

The work presented or reported herein was performed pursuant to aGrant from the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Educationand Welfare. However, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarilyreflect the position or policy of the U.S. Office of Education, and noofficial endorsement by the U.S. Office of Education should be inferred.

PROJECT PROBE

SUMMER 1968

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PLANNING COUNCIL

Mr. Werner JacobsenMr. Erle A. SmithMr. Roderick DorranceMr. H. Eugene WieandMr. James BrophyMr. Ernest YoumansRt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph ConwayDr. Esther McKuneMr. Jerry B. BrownDr. H. Claude HardyMr. Warren RytherDr. Howard LynchMr. DDnald Haight

Dr. Lawrence J. HeldmanDirector, Project PROBE

Mr. Edward BurkeMrs. Henry HulbertMr. Edwin MooreDr. Royal F. NetzerDr. John WilcoxMr. James GillMr. Richard HellerMr. Milo StewartSister Mary NathanielMr. Robert WhiteDr. Stephen JambaMr. Elwood Hitchcockpr. Prank Cyr

Dr. John WilcoxPrincipal Consultant

Mr. Erle A. SmithAssistant Superintendent

Board of Cooperative Educational Services

Mr. Elwood HitchcockSuperintendent

Board of Cooperative Educational Services

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BUILDING REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. Charles SmithMr. George WaddingtonMr. Keith McCarthyMr. Floyd ProutyMr. John BrodrickMr. Spencer WarnickMr. Robert SmithMiss Dorothy HammersmithMr. Daniel MorseMr. Clayton WhittakerMr. Anthony KasprowiczMr. Robert AckersonMrs. Elizabeth BilobrowskaMr. Robert KaufmanMrs. Helen RaittMr. Joseph HilkoMr. Albert GeaseyMr. Charles RiderMr. Robert SmithMr. John MacRoyMrs. Doris BennettMr. Charles DiGiovannaMr. Robert BestMrs. Mildred JacksonMr. Frank GrayMrs. Barbara PetersMr. Ronald HeadMrs. Nelda JacobsonMrs. Anna May ChurchMr. David TuetenMrs. Frances CerraMr. James SchibeciMr. Thomas LloydMrs. Lillian Kelly

Ms: Agda DixonMrs. Jean FrinkMr. William-EvertsMrs. Mary BrownellMr. John GreeneMrs. Helene HigginsMrs. Dorothy WallaceMrs. Karyl SageMr. Donald FletcherMrs. Mildred StewartMr. Edward OnodyMiss Marion MaxsonMrs. Margaret YoungMr. Jon GreeneMr. Joseph GreenDr. Fred TubbsSister Mary FrederickMrs. Gladys GiltnerMr. Herbert DietzMr. Edward AbbotMrs. Gracia GroverMr. Donald RussMrs. Barbara StoehrMrs. Barbara MichelMrs. Eleanor 'BeldingMrs. Isabelle MaxonMrs. Marguerite RathbunMr. Larry SmithMrs. Evelyn ZemkinMr. Robert ZemkinMrs. Madeline BerryMrs. Betty Matalavage

-Mr. Jack Nagle

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A book of this nature depends upon the knowledge, skills and

abilities of countless people. It would be impossible to acknow-

ledge all of those involved with this book, but special thanks are

extended to those mentioned below.

To the Secretarial Staff of Project PROBE, Project PRIDE and

The Catskill Area Project we extend our thanks. Particular appre-

ciation is extended to Mrs. Kay Cronk whose secretarial skills and

abilities coupled with her keen judgment made possible the comple-

tion of this work. Special appreciation is also due to Mrs. Evelyn

Lower, Miss Kathy Sobers, Miss Janet Escher and Mrs. Donna Baker.

To Don Lucas, his Assistant Mike Tronolone, his Secretary

Mrs. Gina Jacobs.and to Mrs. Alice Puffer we extend our thanks for

their excellent work with the illustration reproductions.

To Mr. Dennis Shea we offer our thanks for his suggestions and

editing skills in our Political Science Section.

We extend our thanks also to the staff of the Curriculum.."

Enrichment Center, Norwich, New York for their work in publishing our

Directory.

To all community participators, local historians, librarians,

political figures and newspaper editors without whom this work could

not exist, we extend a debt of gratitude.

To the research andproduction team consisting of Mrs. Carol

DuBois, Mrs. Ethel Edwards, Miss Susan Fox, Miss Barbara Ganim,

James Gill, Mrs. Ethelyn Hawkins, Franklin Hesse, Jay Hulbert,

Mrs. Lois Hurley, Dave Hutchison, Thomas Lloyd, Robert Parmerter

we extend our appreciation for work well done.

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Finally, as with any work of this kind, there is a significant

person whose ideas, cogent suggestions, and criticisms give the pub-

lication direction and finality; for this publication, this person

was Dr. Lawrence J. Heldman. It was Dr. Heidman's direction that

lead our book to a successful completion.

W. E. Whitehill Jr.

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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE DIRECTORY

1. Mrs. Carol DuBois, Otsego County Historian, Cooperstown,New York

2. Mrs. Ethel Edwards, Retired Social Studies Teacher, Edmeston,New York

3. Miss Susan Fox, Artist, Franklin Central School, Franklin,New York

4. Miss Barbara Ganim, Artist, Student, State University College,Oneonta, New York

5. Mr. James Gill, Social Scientist, State University Agriculturaland Technical College, Delhi, New York

6. Mrs. Ethelyn Hawkins, Retired Social Studies Teacher,Schenevus, New York

7. Mr. Franklin Hesse, Archaeologist, ptego, New York

8. Mr. Jay Hulbert, Science Teacher, Oneonta, New York

9. Mrs. Lois Hurley, Artist, Oneonta, Ned York

10. Mr. Dave Hutchison, Geologist, Hartwick College, Oneonta,New York

11. Mk. Thomas Lloyd, Social Studies Teacher, Norwich, New York

12. Mr. Don Lucas, Audio Visual Specialist, State UniversityCollege, Oneonta, New York

13. Mr. Robert Parmerter, Social Studies Teacher, Schenevus,New York

14. Mr. William Whitehill, Social Science Education, StateUniversity College, Oneonta, New York

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Planning Council ii

Building Representatives iii

Acknowledgments iv

Major Contributions to the Directory vi

CHAPTER PAGE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. PRIMARY SOURCES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Categorization Scheme

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Chenango County ,5

Delaware County 25

Otsego County 81

III. SPECIALIZED SECTION 126

Geological Resources in Chenango, Delaware and Otsego

Counties - by Dave Hutchison 126

Archeological Survey and Description of The PROBE Area -

by Franklin Hesse 140

County Political Structures in The PROBE Areas 157

Introduction 158

Part I - Otsego County Governmental Structure -

by Carol DuBois 159

Part II - Chenango and Delaware County Governmental

Structure - by James Gill 167

APPENDIX 171

A. A list of Literary and Manuscript Resources from the

New York State Historical Association at Cooperstown 72

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B. PROBE Materials and Publications to supplement the

Resource Directory.

C. List of Illustrations in the PROBE Area. (Samples

of these Illustrations can be found on pages

of the Directory. 179

D. Photograph Catalog of Otsego County. 180

E. Some resources in the Sherburne Library. 182

F. List of Tape Recordings 184

G. Jonas Babcock Account Book Samples. 185

H. "Adam Helmer's Run" Research Document 191

I. Examples of Supplementary Primary Sources: Source,

County Clerk Archives. 197

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustration

I. Map of the PROBE area with selected photographsin the area.

II. Map of the land belonging to Andrew Edmeston 18

III. Illustration of the covered bridge near Delhioff Route 10.. 40

IV. Illustration of the Second Presbyterian Churchin Delhi. 33

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V. Illustrations of historic sights in the PROBEarea: "School House," Charlotte Valley; "For-gotten!" East Worcester; "Griswold House,"Schenevus; "Old Blacksmith Shop," South Worcester. 88

VI. Illustration of The Do-line Railroaj in Oneonta... 93

VII. Illustration of Two Greek Revival Homes inMt. Vision. 98

VIII. Illustration of Hartwick Seminary on Route 28near Cooperstown. 103

IX. Plate 1 - Artifact Identification 151

X. Plate 2 - Artifact Identification 152

XI. Plate 3 - Artifact Identification 153

XII. Plate 4 - Artifact Identification 154

XIII. Illustration of Jonas Babcock's Account Book 187

XIV. Illustration of pages 33 and 34 from JonasBabcock's Account Book. 188

XV. Illustration of pages 51 and 52 from JonasBabcock's Account Book. 189

XVI. Illustration of an Historical Map of Albany. 190(By permission)

XVII. Map of "Adam Helmer's Run" in the Mohawk Valley 196(By permission)

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LIST OF CHARTS

CHART PAGE

I. Otsego County Governmental Structure. 161

II. Chenango County Governmental Structure 168

III. Delaware County Governmental Structure. 169

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Throughout the period of PROBE's Title III Planning Grant, it)ecame increasingly apparent to staff members that a directory ofdommunit ane area resources, including primary source materials,would -f treat benefit to all teachers. As a result, a team ofteacher a. . local historians was invited to join the staff in theidentification of resources and the collection of pert:lent data.These resources (persons, places or objects) were gathered from the ,

region comprising ehenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties.

What follows is a product of the combined efforts of thatgroup and is offered to all teachers (K-12) as an introduction tothe variety of materials available rather than as a definitivelisting of all area resources. Limit4tions imposed by time, money,and staff size precluded a complete listing, but did not preventthe team from identifying a substantial amount of resource material.The directory is intended to provide all teachers with ideas forcreating lessons involving the use of these resources. The futureuse of such material is, of course, limitless.

Early directory planning included a format designed to be handyfor teacher use. Although the directory has been issued as a stapledbooklet, it was printed on punched paper for eventual transfer to aloose-leaf notebook. Thus, the i.Levitable corrections and the hopedfor additions may be made easily. Any new findings should bereported to PROBE, which will then make such information known to allteachers through the PROBE Newsletter.

It shoul.i be noted that this directory is more than just alist of reflow.ences, for it includes a number of photographs, drawings,and diagrams. These are free (as part of the Public Domain) to bereproduced in any way useful to the teachers: for example, as over-head projections or photocopies for bulletin boards and individualstudent use. The camera was a useful tool to those who researchedthe directory and may also be such to the classroom teacher and hisstudents in developing additional materials. Another useful toolwas the tape recorder. (See Appendix for a complete list of tapesmade during research.) Taping human'resources could make an inter-esting class project, as well as a worthwhile contribution to thepresentation of local resources.

Many earlier PROBE produced materials may be used in studiesevolving from tnis directory. For example, The J. Y. Brown unit,devised as a multi-media model for the use of local resources,might suggest activities or lessons. The bibliographies - Life inthe Age of Homespun, Politics in the Age of Homespun, and Trans-portation in ele Age of Homespun - might help to provide a broadbackground against'which to study these aspects of local history.The Iron Rail might be used to give a reasonably accurate, iffictionalized, look at railroad construction through the region.

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The composite newspapers, The Freeman's Journal and The OtsegoRepublican, offer commentary on local politics with their opposingviews of the 1840 Presidential election (Martin VanBuren vs. William .

Henry Harrison). Several tape recordings, including the reminiscencesof the late Otsego County Historian, Roy Butterfield, and Music inthe Age of Homespun by Margaret Cawley, a member of the MusicDepartment at State University College at Oneonta, are also available.Perhaps one of the most helpful supplements, at times even over-lapping, is the Field Trip Guide and Map with its listings of sitesand sources.

A complete list of PROBE materials, as well as copies ofindividual items - this directory, its pictures or tapes, forexample - may be secured at cost from the Project PROBE office,134 Old Main, State University College at Oneonta; the RuralSupplementary Educational Center, Stamford, New York; or theCurriculum Enrichment Center, Norwich, New York.

Your comme.Its, corrections, and additions are always welcomed bythe PROBE staff. Please don't hesitate to pass along any new infor-mation so that it may be passed along to all interested teachers.

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CHAPTER II. PRIMARY SOURCES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

In order to organize and categorize the material gatheredby the research team, the following scheme will be used:

County Name

Category I: Cultural and Educational Resources.

Br Business or Industry

C Church

HS Historical Site - old homes and buildings; monuments;cemeteries; examples of architecture; old bridges

L Library

LO Local Organizations

M Museum

PB Public Building: government building; hospitals;railroad stations

PC Private Collections

S School

Category II: Human Resources.

LH Local Historian

PF Political Figure: government officials, electedofficials of all branches of government

SP Significant Person: people with special collections,artists, musicians, writers, teachers, Clergymen,local "Story Tellers", newspaper editors, business-men, Union men, doctors, lawyers, Judges, craftsmen,sports stars.

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CHENANGO COUNTY

BI - BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY

Slhool groups intending to visit any privateb...liness listed in this Directory should makepr:,. A. arrangements with that business.

BI -1

ZELta?211±11_11 Division StreetSidney, Nevi' York 13838

Although theTri-Town Newsis in Delaware County, italso serves Chenango andOtsego Counties.

Mr. James M. McLaOhlan,Editor and Publisher

Papers do not go too farback and some-issues aremissing. A good file ofpapers is located in theLocal History Room in theSidney Memorial Library.

Sidney RecordEst. 1882

Sidney EnterpriseEst. 1895563-9471 .

The Bainbridge News'& Bainbridge RepublicanEst. 1867

Combined as the Sidney110.,-;ord and Bainbridge News1959

Continuing the UnadillaTimesEst. 1854October 4, 1967

BI -1 Cont.

Tri-Town NewsJanuary 1, 1968

Use in Newspaper officeonly.

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CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT CENTER57-59 South Broad StreetNorwich, New York 13815

607-3.34-2771

Center includes:

Curriculum Resource Department'Library Materials_DepartmentEducational Communications

DepartmentData Processing DepartmentGraphic Arts Department

Contact Mr. Richard Heller,Director, for more detailedinformation.

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C - CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHBainbridgeNew York 13733

On the Common

Built in 1831

Records of early members.Excellent for doing a Steelyof individuals of the earlyhistory of the community

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ST. PETERS EPISCOPAL cmgcuBainbridgeNew York 13733

Church Study: 867-5982

Manse: 967 -2Q20

Architectureh. Built ill 183;

Rectory - Built in 186b.Good example of Carpenter'sGothic. Some remodelingfrom batten'bOards to hor-izontal boards.,

Church Records - May be usedsame as above.

Cemetery - Located in back OfSt: Peters Episbopal Church:Revolutionary War soldierburied here. Many earlyburials located in thisceMetery.

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HS - HISTORICAL SITE - Old Homes and Buildings;Monuments; Cemeteries; Examples of Architecture;Old Bridges.

HS-1

NEW BERLIN CEMETERYSouth Main StreetNew Berlin, New York

Monument in memory ofGeorge Washington's mother.Erected by Caleb Hall, 1897.

Has the following inscription:MARY

THE MOTHER OF WASHINGTON

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PREFERRED MANORSouth Main StreetNew Berlin, New York

Site of Underground Railroad'Stop; present wall paper inhall is copy of the originalpaper. Tells story of hunt-ing expedition.

By appointment

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FOLLOWING COURSE OF ADAM HELMEWSRUN

1) Monument (Co. Rd. northof South Edmeston).Monument in memory ofscouts who perished whensent by Col. Belinger tofind out the plans ofJoseph Brant. Markershows site of Andrustown& Massacre.

2) Boulder and plaque atAndrustown where Helmerstopped to warn his

HS-3 cont.

sister of the coming ofBrant and his Indians.Location: County roadnorth from the fourcorners in RichfieldSprings.

3) Fort Herkimer Church -End of Helmer's run.(Note Appendix H)

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ALBANY-ITHACA TURNPIKEOn NYS` 80Smyrna, New York 13464

A stake driven here marked101 miles west from Albanyor. the Albany-Ithaca Turn-pike. Built in 1805.

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WEST HILL - 1802Sherburne, New York 13460

NYS 80 two miles northwestof Sherburne, on road toSmyrna.

Colonel William S. Smith,aide to Washington, owned150,000 acres hereabout in1791; married Abagail Adams.

Buried at rear, due north.

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HS-6

Western OracleSherburne, New York 13460

cont, next page

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HS-6 cont.

First Newspaper in ChenangoCounty...was published onthis site in 1803 by Abrahamand Nicholas Remeyn.

Located on county road atSherburne Four Corners.However, the sign was knockeddown by a snowplow and notreplaced. It is now in thefarmer's barn.

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TOWN OF LINCKLAENLincklaen, New York

John B. Finch, great Temper-ance Orator, born here March17, 1852.

Right worthy grand templarof the world-wide ordEr ofGood Templars, 1884-1887.

On county road 1 1/2 milesnorth of Linchlaen.

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TOWN OF MC DONOUGHMcDonough, New York

Set off from town of PrestonApril 17, 1816. Named forCommodore Thomas McDonough,1783-1825.

On NYS 220 at McDOnough.

Settlers of McDonough - firstpermanent settlers: SylvannusMoore, Neh. Dunbar, BenjaminKetcham, Benjamin Kenyon,Henry TJudlow, and Ebh. Fish.

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DEACON TOWNENorth ot town road 2 milesnortheast of McDonough.

Came with pioneers from NewEngland and held first Reli-gious services here in LogCabins., Buried cn formerMichael and Daniel Pike farmsouth of Fence.

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TOWN OF NEW BERLINNew Berlin, New York 13411

On NYS 8, North Main Street

John P. Usher, Secretary ofthe Interior under AbrahamLincoln practiced law on thissite in company with JohnHyde.

1837-1839.

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ANSON BURLINGAMEBorn November 14, 1820 inNew Berlin, New YOrk.

U. S. Minister to China underPresident Lincoln.

New'Berlin was first settledabout 1790.

(On plaque on boulder in frontof library. Route 8, SouthMain Street.)

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DANIEL SCRIBNER "S HOMEOn NYS 8, about 2 miles southof New Berlin.

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Built in 1790, first housein 16th township.

Large, log building used asTrading Post and for townmeetings.

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UNADILLA RIVERLands west of River cededto New York State Indiansin a treaty made by Gov.George Clinton at FortSchuyler, September 22,1788.

(On NYS 8 about two milesnorth of New Berlin)

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L - LIBRARY

L-1

GUERNSEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY7 Court StreetNorwich, New York 13815

334-4034

Old Newspapers:Republican Agriculturist(Dec. 10, 1818, Mar., 1829)Anti-Masonic Telegraph(4-6-1829--3-25-1835)Chenango Telegraph(41-1835--4-11-1865)(1872--1876)The Telegraph & Chronicle(4-1-1868--3-18-1871)Chenango Semi-Weekly Tele.(1-3-1877--3-23-1904)Norwich Evening Telegraph(1879)Chenango Telegraph(3 -26- 1904 - -6 -29 -1904)

Morning Sun(5-16-1891--3-15-1904)Norwich Snn(3-16-1904--7-31-1961)Evening Sun(8-1-1961--present)

GenealogiesNorwichChenango County

Old Newspapers have been puton microfilm. There are somemissing issues; however, thereis a great deal of materialhere for getting data onNorwich and Chenango County.

Microfilm and old newspapersmay be used in the libraryonly.

At present microfilm can onlybe used by adults.

Unpublished manuscripts pre-pared by the D.A.R.

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These data may only be usedin the Local History Room ofthe library.

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NEW BERLIN LIBRARYSouth Main StreetNew Berlin, New York 13411

Small museum: Carr dishesare in the museum plus otheritems of early days; materialon Anson Burlingame (firstAmbassador to China underLincoln). Marker in hismemory in front of the library.

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LO - LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

LO -1

CHENANGO COUNTY AGRICULTURALSOCIETY

Pauline TylerSec-Mgr FairAssociation

334-4339

Minutes of Chenango Agricul-tural Society...Records goback to 1847 when first fairopened.

Use in office of Sec-Mgr ofFair Association.

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M MUSEUM

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NATHAN TAYLOR YORKER MUSEUMMain StreetSouth New Berlin, New York

13843

7 Mrs. Grace Johnson, Sponsor

859-2228

6 rooms ff.11ed with exhibits -Located above the library.

Memorabilia:Old Unadilla-Valley Rail-road hand car.

One room with display ofold valuable dishes.(18th Century)

A room with display of farmimplements.

Room with Civil War artifactsand Diorama.

Room with old school dis-trict text books and schooldistrict record books.

Room with local Indian ar-tifacts.

Parlor contains old victrolaand records.

There is a room displayingsewing and washing equipment.

There is a clock that wasin the old Commercial Hotel.

125 year old mouse trap;also old sporting equipment-snowshoes, etc.

Shown by appointment -Yorkers are cooperative anddesirous of showing themuseum.

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PB - PUBLIC nUILDING: Government Building; Hospitals;Railroad Stations.

PB -1

NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIONDEPT. (ROGERS NATURE EDUCATIONCENTER)

Rt. 80, Sherburne, New York

Mr. John Weeks, Dir.607-674-2611 or 607-674-9251

1 1/2 - 3 hour conducted fieldtrip.

Bird and animal (water) sanc-tuary. Nature trails spon-sored by Rotary, Audubon,Federal Wild Life and Conser-vation Dept. Building forlectures, study, observationready by Nov. 1967. Biologystressed by lectures sinceDir. was formerly Professorin the subject at Oswego StateUniversity.

All grade levels

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PC - PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

PC-1

PAPERS ON PRE - COLUMBIANINDIANS IN NEW YORKColumbus, New York

Central New York ArcheologicalSociety

Mercian Whitney

The Central New York Archeo-1:,4ical Society has on filea number of treaties on thePie Columbian Indians ofNew vo7. State.

These pap.rs are excellent forthose doing research on theearly Indians of New Yorklocated in the area of centralNew York.

They also have a travelinglibrary of over 400 items,50 of which are from theirown society.

There are many private collec-tions of.Indian artifactsowned by the members of thisfine group of amateurarcheologists.

Contact Mr. Whitney.

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POTTERYHarold Doyle59 E. State StreetSherburne, New York 13460

607-674-2161

Pottery made by the HartFamily - 1800 -1878.

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Mr. Doyle, former Supervisorfrom Sherburne, New York, hasbeen collectitg pottery madeby the Hart Family for manyyears and has developed a bigprivate collection. AlthoughMr. Doyle has stated that heis not a lecturer, he does avery good job of tellingabout the pottery industrycarried on by the Hart's inthe community of Sherburne,He will also show his pri-vate collection with histalks.

Suggest Mr'. Doyle be used asa speaker for the Age of Home-spun---7th grade.

Decline of the Hart PotteryIndustry in Sherburne, NewYork.

Shown by appointment.

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LH - LOCAL HISTORIAN

Call for appointment unless otherwise stated.

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Township - ColumbusMRS. GRACE JOHNSONRD. 2

South Ne4: Berlin, New York13843

659-2228

Fine slide collection onUnadilla Valley Railroad,

Technique of maintaining oldcemeteries:

Holmesville CemeteryWhitestore CemeteryPalmer Rich Cemetery

Collection of data and memor-abilia of the Medbury Family,early settlers of South NewBerlin. Data is arranged inchronological order and isbased on letters and diariesof the Medbury Family.

Mrs. Johnson also has a greatdeal of data on South NewBerlin that can be of greatval;:l to those doing histor-ical research in this area.

Call for an appointment.

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LH-2

FRED P. FOSTERMain StreetAfton, New York 13730

Township - Afton

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LH-3

MRS. FRANCES ROBBINSRD. 1Sherburne, New York 13460

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LH4

CATHERINE M, BICKFORDRD. 1Greene, New York 13778

Township - Coventry

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LH-5

MRS. GLADYS HUNTLYRD. 1Cincinnatus, New York 13040

Township - German

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LH-6

MRS. MILDRED C. FOLSOM22 Coventry Rd,Greene, New York 13778

ToWnship - Greehe

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LH-7

MRS. ETHEL GRABOWGuilford, New York 13780

Township - Guilford

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LH-8

WILLIAM HAYDENMcDonough, New York 13801

Township - McDonough

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MRS. LEONARD JONESNorth Norwich, New York

13814

Township - North Norwich

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LH-10

CLIFFORD BURLINGAMERD. 2Norwich, New York 13815

Township - Norwich

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LH-11

MRS. ADELLA. MUISESouth OtseliQ, New York

13155

Township - Otselic

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LH-12

GEORGE ORTIZRD. 1McDonough, New York 13801

Township - Pharsalia

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LH-13

MRS. RUTH EVANSRD.Cinc:;nnatus, New York 13040

Township - Pitcher

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LH-14

MRS. LEO CUSIIMANPlymouth, New York 13832

Township - Plymouth

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MRS. RUTH BLIVENRD. 2Box 118 BOxford, New York 13830

Township - Preston

Mrs. Bliven hay material butit is not yet organized.Much of her material on theearly history of the regioncame from Chenango CountyDirectory dated 1869.10 andfrom History of Madison &Chenango Counties,

She relates many little knownfacts such as the nicknamefor North Pharsalia -- "Skunk'sMisery" and that East Pharsaliais known locally as "Podunk".

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LH-16

MRS. E. P. SMITH17 Union StreetSherburne, New York 13460

Township - Sherburne

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LH-17

MISS FANNIE NELSONRD, 2

Smithville Flats, New York13841

Township - Smithville

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LH-18

MRS. MARY FARGOSmyrna, New York 13464

Township - Smyrna

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MRS. ROSAMOND BRADDOCK106 North Broad StreetNorwich, New York 13815

Township - City of Norwich

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MRS.. ETHEL EDWARDS35 South StreetEdmeston, New York 13335

965-8690

Town historian] Source ofinformation concerning AdamHelmer; Carr Farm; DutchValley history of town andvillage of Edmeston; manypictures; original map ofEdmeston grant - date ofmap is 1805.

Call for an appointment

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PF - POLITICAL FIGURE,- Government Officials;Elected Officers of all Branches of Government.

PF & SP-1

JOSEPH BENENATIWest Park PlaceNorwich, New York 13815

607-334-2000

Chenango County Sheriff

Mr. Benenati is the man tosee to view the old ChenangoCounty records located in thebasement of the old CountyClerk's office now part ofthe Sheriff's office.

Records go back to 1800many of which are filed inblue record boxes with thedates on front. Papers aredusty and should be handledwith care.

Other records are in oldledger books, etc.

Sheriff Benenati is quiteinterested in the history ofChenango County and can proveto be very helpful in gatheringdata about the county.

There is a vast wealth .ofmaterial in the basementstorage rooms.

Researchers should wear oldclothes and be prepared to getcovered with dust.

Memorabilia on Early ChenenagoCounty hangings.


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PF-2

MRS. MAXINE HORSTMANNew Berlin, New York 13411

847-9121

Town Clerk for town ofColumbus -- has wealth ofmaterial; has been on radio;ha's minutes of town meetingsfrom early 1800's, Willingto be inte.iewed for atape recording,

Knowledgeable about town'sold buildingsi ColumbusTown Hall (1814), CommunityChurch (1847), Miller Home,hotel (1830), and store (partdates back to 1805),


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MRS. DRAKELincklaen, New York

Town Clerk for town ofLincklaen.

Has town meeting notes.

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SP - SIGNIFICENT PERSON - People with SpecialCollectionsvArtists; Musicians; Writers;Teachers; Clergymen; Local "Story Tellers";Newspaper Editors; Businessmen; Union Men;Doctors; Lawyers; Judges; Craftsmen; SportsStars.

SP-1

WILLIAM WECKEL17 Savitch Rd.Binghamton, New York 13901

RA2-5408

Chenango Valley High School

The Chenango Canal: Illus-trated slide lectiare of theOld Chenango Canal:le, Its origin2) Engineering3) Route4) Economic ef2ect5) Cultural effect6) Its abandonment7) The canal today8) Canal Buffs

Can be used by any communityin the Chenango Valley.

Mr. Weckel can stress a pars.ticular area along the routeof the canal.

Lecture can be as short asone-half hour or two andone-half hours. Time isallowed for a question andanswer period.

By appointment

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SP-2

MRS. DANIEL HALLRD. 2

Sherburne, New York 13460

674-4242 (Library)

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Spinning With The GreatWheel:.Shearing the sfreep.Cleaning the wool'.Carding the wool.Spinning the wool.Knitting the yarn.

Mrs. Hall takes you thr6ughthe whole process of thehome industry of making woolgoods from the beginning tothe finished product.

The whole family is involvedin the process, the mother,the father, and the twodaughters.

This family has appeared atmany fairs; and craft shows.

They do an excellent job ofexplaining what they are doinVand answer, all queStions thatare asked about the process.

Examples of knitted goods.

Family dresses in the styleof the 1800's.

Available for lectures anddemonstrations.

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SP & PC-3

STAN GIBSONWest Main StreetNorwich, New York 13815

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Norwich Junior High School

607-334-3611

Archeological Digs1) Iroquois Indian sites2) Finding the site3) What to look for4) Permission to work at the

site5) The tedious work of digging6) Recording your findings7) Marking the objects found8) What do the findings reveal9) What to do with the arti-

facts10) Importance of records

Mr. Gibson is an earth scienceteacher at the Norwich JuniorHigh School and a member of theCentral New York ArcheologySociety.

Mr. Gibson has spent maayyears digging at the IroquoisIndian sites and has gathereda great deal of data which hasbecome very valuable in thestudy of Indian culture.

His collection of Iroquoisartifacts is quite valuabletoday, especially for thosewho wish to study the cultureof the Iroquois and learn howto mark artifacts.

Mr. Gibson can prove to be avery important person to thosewho wish to establish anarcheological dig.

On certain occasions he isavailable for lectures andwork on Archeology digs.(Iroquois)

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SP -4

MRS. NORMA JENNINGS7457 Thunderbird Rd,Liverpool, New York 13088

Mrs. Jennings has a vastamount of materials on coveredbridges that she has beencollecting for the past tenyears:

VermontNew HampshireConnecticutMassachusettsRhode IslandOhioIndianaWest VirginiaNew York

All pictures and slides arecarefully annotated,

These data are the most upto date materials on coveredbridges noted by this re-searcher who is a coveredbridge buff.

A great deal of time has beenspent gathering informationon each bridge studied andphotographed.

Mrs. Jennings has been doinga great deal of research onthe covered bridges in NewYork and has an ecellentcollection of pictures andslides of the bridges alreadystudied.

Bridge styles and buildershave also been noted.

This collection is excellentfor ttlf, nqe of Homespun --7th G:,

Available for lectures.

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SP-5

THOMAS NATOLICity EngineerMunicipal BuildingEast Main StreetNorwich, New York 13815

A good file of maps datingfrom 1900. Although, deal-ing with public utilitiesand tax information thesemaps can be of value inlocating buildings andother data relating tc thebuilding being studied.

A good source person onfuture planning for Norwich.

Intexested in local history.

Contact at office of theCity Engineer, MunicipalBuilding, East Main-Street,Norwreh, New York.

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SP-6

THOMAS F. LLOYD170 North Broad StreetNorwich, NewYork 13815

607-.334-3611

Illustrated lectures:The Farmers YearThe Women d. _World_Growing up in HomespunCross pads of Yesterday

'Village CallingsArchitecture and the LocalCOmmunity,,

These lectures deal with theAge of Homespun and in mostOases are aimed at the grar-i*n way of life in ChenangofCounty. A multi-media apprpachis used in the illustratedlecture.

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Lectures can cover a 20minute period of time or atwo and one-half hour periodof time.

Seminars may also be arrangedwith the aim of working ina special community,

Two tapes dealing with theChenango Canal:1) Mr, Albert Phillips -

Its influence on theChenango Vallee

2) Mr, William Weckel -Its rise and decline,slide lecture

By appointment only

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SP-7

MRS. HAROLD SMITH, CURATORRexford StreetNorwich, New York 13815

Chenango County HistoricalSociety. Museum.

No museum phone, call6107-334-7187

Collection on:Spinning and WeavingOld, toolsGeneral StoreTransportationArtHomemaki}gReligionLibra. of rareAlid books of9fenango CoonEy

Afjine collection of old maps'of the County0 & 11/ Railroad collectionpishes'Heavy Farm implementsFine collection of old quilts

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This museum seams to be oneof the better ones in NewYork. It is fairly wellequipped with memorabiliadonated by the people ofthecounty.

Kits are being put togetherto be loaned to schools inthe county.

Speakers are available totalk on the various aspectsof the early history ofChenango County.

Lectures axe held periodicallyand are noted in the localnewspapers.

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SP-8

FAY PALMITERSherbuxne, New York 13460

Route 12, north edge ofSherburne.

Sherburne CR4-26'79

Mr. Palmiter is at antiquedealer but has a very finecollection of pictures per-taining to the histcxy ofSherburne and Columbus. Healso has some excellentscrap books, Mi. Palmiterhas pictures and data con-cerning the Stencil Houseat -_he Shelburne, Vermont,Museum -- came from Columbus,New York.

He has a fine miniature hopbox. Another interestingitem is a hand-made bootjack dated 1792.

Mr. Palmiter is more thanglad to share his material.However, it is wise to

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arrange an appointment.

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SP-9

FLOYD WILBURGenesee StreetNew Berlin, New York 13411

847-4091

Authority on history of NewBerlin and surrounding area.Author of two bookie Mostof material is quite accurate,

Book in New Berlin Library.

Contact at his home for anappointment, Most willingto assist anyone,

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SP-10

MRS. MABEL HAGENFormer historian for townof Pitcher - now in nursinghome in Cincinnatus.

.Mrs. Hagen wrote, The Historyof Pitcher Springs, a copy ofwhich is in the SherburneLibrary. She is interestingas she relates isolated factsconcerning objects such asthe log pump found on theirfarm; the tombstone of Col.Nathaniel Pitcher found in thecellar,

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SP-11

THEODORE WHITNEYNew Berlin, New York 13411

Authority on geology andIndian artifacts. Member of

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a geology club.

By appointment, as he is ateacher.

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SP-12

MRS. COOPERLincklaen, New York

Knows great deal about theSeventh Day Baptist Church.Church was built in early1800's. Original stainedglass windows and carpet.Church contains oil paintingby Mrs. Ina Staley - 74 yearsold. Self-taught artist.Paints with oil. Picturestell a story. "GrandmaMoses" type of person.

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SP-13

MRS. LAURA 15E LEEDeRuyter, New York 13052

Writes for Syracuse PostStandard and Cortland papers.She is a good source, but ismore interested in happeningsin Madison County. Her infor-mation on Mueller Hill wouldbe very'interesting for aclass to tape.

She writes human intereststories each week for thepapers. Mrs. DeLee has manyinteresting stories to tells1) Story of monument in

field with laurel carvedon it

2) Stories of the UndergroundRailroad.

3) Story of her father whofound a secret passage intheir house, In the

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passage he also foundequipment for makingcounterfeit money forwhich that area of Chenango.,Madison counties was oncefamous. The money wasmostly made in theLincklaen Hills,

4) Story of the littlegirl and her brotherwho were attacked by abear on the way to schoolbut were saved by anIndian,

5) Story of gold mine -"Passenbronder" . nearMueller Hill. Real Gold!

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MRS. CARRIE CALMANSherburne, New York 13460

Genealogist - village ofSherburne,

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DELAWARE COUNTY

BI - BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY

School groups intending to visit anyprivate business listed in this Directoryshould make prior arrangements with thatbusiness.

BI -1

ANDES COOPERATIVE CREAMERYCabin Hill RoadAndes, New York 13731

914-676-3185

Milk and milk products.One of the largest in Dela-ware County.

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BI-2

SEAGER FAIRBARINArkville, New York 12406

914-586-4037

Carpenter and saw mill.

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ERPF'S COVERED BRIDGESDry Brook RoadArkville, New York 12406

On Armand G. Erpf Estate,

914-586-4906

(1) Built 1964 - 30 footprivate

(2) 1966 - 210 foot, 3 1/2foot wide, 14 spans

Private Bridges - contact fortour.

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PAPNETT PACKING PLANTRiver RoadBloomviile, New York

607-538-4240

Meat Products

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13739

KELLY STORAGE BUILDINGMain StreetBloomville, New York 13739

60i-538-7548

Mr Reginald Kelly

Was early mill (race stillthere!, then loan opera house,now storage building.

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BI-6

BURN-LOU CENTURY FARMCtescent Valley RoadBovines Center, New York 13740

607-832-4314

Harold and Mary Lounsbury

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MIDDLETOWN MILK AND CREAM(DELWOOD)Fraser, New York 13753

3 miles below Delhi onRt. 10.

Contact Mr. Owen Pilgrim tomake arrangements.

Student visits welcomed.

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BI -8

The Deposit CourierFront StreetCourier BuildingDeposit, New York 13754

Newspaper produced in co-operation with the DepositChamber of Commerce, a veryinformative pamphlet entitledDeposit, New York. Includesa local history and a direc-tory of local businesses andindustry.

(On file at PROBE Office.)

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TOWN CLERK'S OFFICEMain StreetDownsville, New York 13755

Clippings from local news-paper: Downsville News.Not operating now - sinceApril 25, 1946.

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THE WILLIAMSON VENEER CO., INC.Wagner AvenueFleischmanas, New York 12430

914-254-5454

One of the largest Veneercompanies in the State.

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BI-11

LAKE SWITZERLANDFleischmanns, New York 12430

North off Rt. 28

Water sports area.

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THEATRE BUILDINGMain StreetFleischmanns, New York

914-254-5785

Mr. Robert Lustig

Antiques, ancient and primi-tive art, wood and stonecarvings.

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BI -13

NICKERSON GROVENear Gilboa Dam, 3 milesfrom Grand Gorge, New York12434

518-588-7327

Mr. Ford Nickerson

Collection of rocks andfossils.

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BI-14

Hancock HeraldHancock, New York 13783

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"PRAIRIE HILLS",MARTIN FARMKortright StationNew York -1;.1

Local newspaper dates backto 1870's. On file in Read Turn east on McArthur Road,Library. about 3 miles north of Bloom-

ville on County Road No. 33.* * *

BI-I5607-278-5857

Lloyd MartinBELLEAYRE CHAIR LIFT & SKICENTER Rcund Barn - built 1883 -

Highmount 320 foot circumference, 100 footdiameter. Three floors, 53 feet

914-254-5601 high at center.

Operates in summer and fallfor Mt. View.

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BI -16

REED'S HIDEOUTGun House Hill RoadHobart, New York 13788

Open to visitors. Mr. Martinis very willing to give historyand show groups around.

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RED BARN SUGAR CAMPSouth Kortright, New York 13842

Off Rt. 10 in Hobart, between 1/2 mile off Rt. 23, 6 milesHobart and West Harpersfield, west of Stamford.

607-538-3348

Charles Reed

Collection of Books.

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518-652-2071

Paul and Boris Waterman

Call for appointment.

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GRAHAM LABORATORIESPearl StreetHobart, N.:w York 13788

607-538-7191

East of Hobart on southSide of West Branch DelawareRiver,

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HEGEMAN FARMS CORPORATION(CREAMERY)Kortright StationNew York

607-278-2430

One of few creameries left.

Ulster and Delaware Railroadwas behind the house, now torndown,

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DEPENDABLE STEEL RULE DIEMANUFACTURER

Main StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

914-586-2811

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MARGARETVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANYMargaretville, New York 12455

914-586-2611

Mr. Keene Roadman, VicePresident and Manager

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BI-25 Cont.

Mr. Bruce Caswell

Bird trails, records ofbird calls, films.

Open to public.

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KIRKSIDEMain StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

Next to Jay Gould MemorialReform Church.

518 - 326 -2351

Herbert and Alice Schmalzreidt,BI-23 Managers.

Catskill Mountain NewsMain StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

914-586-2601

Mr. Rosell R. Sanford

Newspaper has back issues.

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OBY'S ANTIQBESMargaretville, New York 12455

914-586-4076

Five buildings full of antiques.

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WAKE ROBIN BIRD SANCTUARYVega RoadRoxbury, New York 12474

51E-326-7753

Home for retired ReformedChurch of America laymen,ministers and missionaries.Home is 90 years old.

Individuals and groups alwayswelcome to tour, entertain,or talk with the residents.

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DELAWARE COUNTY DAIRIESState RoanRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-2961

Creamery.

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MERIDALE FARMSMeridale, New York

On Rt. 28, just south ofhamlet.

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Was internationally knownfor breeding and sale ofGuernsey cattle.

Farm now raises Jersey-Itt.e.

Has large creamery.

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G. Vicary Mahler, Manager

Deal with electronics, makes& assembles small electronicparts.

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PROSPECT DAIRYBI-29 111 Main Street

Stamford, New York 121E7TIMBERLAND MANUFACTURINGCORPORATION

Stamford, New York 12167

Rt., 23, east of Stamford.

518-652-1561

Make "Brix" and Charcoal"Briquets".

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518-652-7308

Creamery

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MAPLE KITCHENOn Rt. 10 between Stamfordand Jefferson, New Yolk

BI-30 518-652-6221

COLLE'.TE MANUFACTURING CO.7 Prospect StreetStamtord, New rork 12i6/

518-652-721.2

Maple sugar and productsmade and served.

Call fox appointment,

* * *Footballs assembled in oldschool, Was Stamford Seminary, BI-34bec,an 185.; latex Union FreeSchool, Present building is CATSKILL CRAFTSMEN, INC.enlarged. West End Avenue

Stamtord, New cork

518-652-7321

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CAULIFLOWER FARM AND PACKINGHOUSE

Rt. 23ctamfotd, New York 12167

Between Stamford and GrandGorge,

518-652-4400

Mr. George K. Todd

Available for school tours,

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BI-38 Cont.

518-652-7364

Mr. John Gould


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BI-39

STAMFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITALStamford, New York

518-652-7312

Built in 1959 with 37 beds,BI-36 now has 46 beds.

STAMFORD PACKING CO., INC.Township RoadStamford, New York 12167

J, Wickham and Scn

Cauliflower packers.

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DELAWARE MERCANTILE CO., INC.Rai Load AvenueStamford, New York 12167

518-652-7265

Mx: Herbert Tz-appenbury,President,

Importers

BI-38

CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OFF:CEJefferson RoadStamford, New York 12167

On road to Jefferson, Rt. 10

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BI-40

Stamford Mirror-Recorder7 Harper StreetStam:ord, New York 12167

Corner of junction of Rt, 23and Main Street

518-652-7303

Mr. Charles Ryder, Jr.

In :851, Bloomviile Mirrorbegan as election resui,,ssheet Have back issues,

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BI -41

TAYLOR SUGAR CAMPMt, Jefferson RoadStamford, New York 12167

Between Stamford and Jeffersonon Rt, 10 ;Signs)

518-652-5331

101, Henry Dayton

Proceso explained and shown.

School groups welcomed,

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BI -42

BANLON'S STOREMain StreetTreadwell, New York

D- _es back to 1901. Con-tains ledgers and recordsback to the 1800's.

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BI -43

W.D.L.A. RADIO STATIONWalton, New York 13856

Contact for appointment.

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BI-44

BREAKSTONE FOODS267 Delaware StreetWalton, New York 13856

607-865-4155

Food division of NaturalDairy Products Corporation.


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ANDEC UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:-ieet

Ande:-., New York 13731

914-586-4410

Original church founded in1-94_ Built in 1863.

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CHRISTiAN SCIENZE :30CIETY3 miles East Delhi onRt close tc FrisbeeHouse

Ceme-..erf thltes basic to I800's

View 1:cm outside.

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THE F"t.RG7:SONVIIIE CHURCHFe.:-.ysrnille, New York

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EPISCOPAL CHURCHFranklin, New York 13775

Built by UpJchn 1865

Ffnished in native chestnut,beams in native pine, sawed-on up-and-ch)wn saw.

Gothic in style.

Cpen fir public view.

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C-5

JAY GOULD MEMORIAL REFORMEDCHURCH

Roxbury, New York 12474

518-326-4101

Rev. Davio Bach for information

$5,000 each for stain glassw±ndows In 1890. Pricelesstoday Built in 1894.

N:eth soe County Road Arly member w :-i1 give a tour.'; :eergu.a.:n:,1:e.

Fomer .:hurch, now\\ C-6

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Buiit In -936, added toba,lx .r 1869 :orig,nal staing:aLs wIrdows also

Open by appointment.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCHT;:eadwz-3, New Yoxk

Mrs, Barlow fri,7,ted as SP)has a history of the church..

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Old Church, 1834.

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HS HISTORICAL SITE - Old Homes and Buildings;Monuments; cemeteries, Examples of Archi-tecture; Old Bridges

HS -1

OLD DR. CRAWFORD'S HOUSEMain. StreetAndes; New York 13731

914-676-3241

Mrs- Helen Westerling

One of the oldest in Andes.

HS-2

ANDES :UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHLelaware AvenueAndes, New York 13731

Built in 1848, cost $1800,case structure.

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ES-3

ANDES CEMETERYAndes, New York

On outskiros of village on Rt. 10.

Dr. Frisbee's project fountainand *.,e_. kept.

Ancher enclosed cemetery DoweCemetery.

HS-4

DRUSKONIE HALLAndes, New York 13731

On hill tsign) off Rt. 10behind cemetery.

914-676-4661

1860's bought butter and soldto city became very wealthy.

Home now boarding place.

Burned, partially rebuilt.

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HS-5

BRANCH OF DELAWARE AND NORTHERNRAILROAD STATIONCabin Hill Road ,,County Road 2)Andes, New York 13731

Now used as storage garage.

B-uilt in 1905,

***

HS-6

BRUCE HOMESTEADDelaware AvenueAndes, New York 127L1

On Rt. 28 as entering townon right, 2nd from school,

Miss Bessie Bruce is grand-daughter of late Dr. Bruce.

Rev. James Bruce - 1864-1910Pastor of United PresbyterianChurch. He printed firstnewspaper on hand press in 1866.Weekly - Andes Recorder,

HS-6 Cont.

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This original press will begiven to Delaware CountyHistorical Association.

First telegraph operator inAndes - sent and receivedfrom this house.

Son was a Lt. Governor ofNew York State - Lynn Bruce.

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HS-7

LYNN BRUCE HOMEMain StreetAndes, New York 13731

Built in second half of1800's.

Lynn Bruce was Lt. Governorof New York State.

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HS-8

CABIN HILL CHURCHCabin Hill RoadAndes, New York 13731

On top of mountain, sixmiles from Andes on right,

Pre-Civil War.

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HS-9

REV. JAMES LAING HOMECabin Hill RoadAndes, New York 13731

Across from Creamery.

He came to Andes in 1838.

Not in use.

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HS-10

HUNTING HOTLLMain Stri-etAndes, New York 13731

Up and coming hotel duringAnti-rent War.

Presently has apartments.

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HS-11

MUNROE FARMOld State RoadAndes, New York 13731

Settled in 1825.

Land still owned by JohnMunroe.

No building standing.

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HS-12

METHODIST PARSONAGEMain StreetAndes, New York 13731

Next to church.

914-586-4410

Built in 1861.

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HS-13

STATE HIGHWAY MARKER - ANTI-RENTWAR

Andes, New York

On County Road 1, one and ahalf miles south of Andes.

On Moses Earle Farm (1845)

Says "1 mile to scene oftragedy where UndersheriffOsman N. Steel was slain byAnti-Renters, Aug 7, 1845".

ANDCE, PARK & WAR VETERANSMENCR.ZAK. RCCK

M.-3Ln Street,

Next 1-c Illora?.y

Namei ihscrlbed. ReqolutionaryWar; WaL- of 1912; Civil. War;

Amer::c.an War; Worldwc, I; Wat II.

Cr. D. f.:':iscee is respon-sie pazic ani rock,r..c7meLe;:i vc:.u,.t for winter

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HS-15

ARKVILLE CEYFTERYrule north of

Atkv:.'1,! :rL County Road 38

Early

NFW LE1;7:44.:. U1 TER ANDDE_AWAliF FAL1CAf; STATION

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HS-18

SHEFFIELD CREAMERYBloomville. New York

Just east of Bicomville onSouth side of Rt. 1C.

607- 538 -7031

Lawrence Peletz

Now occupied by the PeietzAuto Body Works

Site of plot plant which didthe first b.:ttled pastearizing'f milk in the United States,

Present owner has informationand pictures.

Former wo':ker laves next door,air., has information.

h.3- 19

CEME1ERYBoulha Center, New -rork

Oe-half mlle east of 13(..ihaCenter.

P?:rst lo:.,tflal was Ln 1835-06.

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HS-20

CAPE Ht:PN I-tdINT CEMETERYCape HI.' n Road, North cf2Route 6.

R1.'ETt:::;:CE CEMETERY. Dates from 1800.New York

JLn r,,t fire hoc.se in

Ralph Clbblo, Caretake.!

Vets' ,nreresting early grave-st,nes 181?, 1820).

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HS-21

BOVINA CEMETERYBovina, New York

Dates from 1790's - 1800.

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HS-22

PLANK HOUSEMain StreetBovina Center, New York 13740

Oldest house in BovineCenter.

607-832-4206

***

HS-23

CHARLOTTEVILLE CEMETERYCharlotteville, New York

Short distance from theMain street and contninsmany early stones.

Well kept.

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HS-24

CHARLOTTEVILLE SEMINARIESCharlotteville, New York

Contact Mrs, Sperbeck,Postmistress atChatiotteville.

List of fcrmer students thereand requirements to live there.This includes cleaning mater-ials and personal items.

Site easlly available. MainStreet in Charlotteville.

Ruins of one school buildingon the hillside.

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HS-25

ODD FELLOWS HALLMain StreetDavenport, New York 13750

Was original school.Built before 1869 - schoolmoved and building wasgiven to Odd Fellows.

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HS-26

DAVENPORT HOTELMain StreetDavenport, New York 13750

607-278-9998

Sheldon Hotel, thenGlobe Hotel, nowDavenport Hotel.

Built pre-1869

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HS-27

MUD LAKE (WEST)MUD LAKE (EAST)MUD LAKE (NORTH)

Davenport, New York 13750

West - about 2 milessouth of Davenport.

East - about 3 milessouth-east of Davenport.

North - about 3 milesnorth of Davenport Centeron "South Hill",

Unusual flora found here.

No roads. Topographicmap advised for locating.

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HS-28

DAVENPORT CENTER CEMETERYDavenport Center, New York

Just east of the church.

One cf Timothy Murphy'swives is buried there.

***

HS-29

DAVENPORT CENTER RAILROADSTATION - ULSTER AND DELAWAREAND NEW YORK CITY

Davenport Center, New York

Still standing.

***

H3 -30

HOME OF ELBRIDGE GERRY - GERR:'ESTATEDelaware LakeDelhi, New York 13753

Grandson there. In RobertLivingston family for over200 years,

Moze then 4000 acres.

HE-3_

ANT:-RENT WAR MARKER2 miles from Delhi, easton Rt. 10 - side road.

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HS-32

COVERED BRIDGE - FITCHER BRIDGEDelhi, New York 13753

3 miles east cf Delhi onright hand side of road.

HS-32 Cont.

Built in 1870; 106 feetlong. Bridge has beenmoved from original place,

Can drive over anytime.

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HS-33

CIVIL WAR MONUMENTVillage SquareMain StreetDelhi, New York

Picture.

Available anytime.

***

HS-34

WANTAUGA FALLS1 mile out Rt, 10 eastof Delhi, New York

Scenic and good fishing atfoot of falls.

On Honest Brook.

***

HS-35

CEMETERY AT REAR OF FRISBEEHOUSE

Delhi, New York 1.3753

Dates from 1790.

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HS-36

STATE MARKER FRISBEE HOUSERt, 10, 2 miles North-eastof Delhi, New York.

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HS-17

VIEW FROM FEDERAL HILLUse either Upper or LowerFederal Hill Road which turnnorth off Rt. 28, southeastof Delhi, New York

In walking distance fromjunction of two roads.

Scenic view up the West BranchValley.

Fitches Covered Bridge isvisible.

Holiday Magazine featured thisEar5FVrig iWTiptember, 1957.

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HS -38

TWO HORSES MONUMENTDelhi, New York 13753

Go north on Court Street,take last dirt road left.

Mrs. Stoddart, DelhiHistorian, knows history ofthis monument.

Inscribed on stone:"Erected by War Youmans tomemory of Rob and Charlie,brothers who died in 1878 -

Age 36 and 37."

"In life inseparable, indeath united - ever trustfuland faithful."

HS-39

VILLAGE SQUAREMain StreetDelhi, New York 13753

Bandstand was painted in1951. Copy of paintingappeared in Saturday EveninLPost,

HS-39 Cont.

Mrs. Stoddart, DelhiHistorian has copy of themagazine mentioned above.

For public view,

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HS-40

PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN DELHI OFHISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEDelhi, New York 13753

1. Frisbee House2. Perry House - built by

Ad. Perry family - 1823.18 Second Street, Delhi,New York. Now owned byMr. Ross.

3. Robinson Home - in backof Mr. Ross' home.

4. Henderson House - MainStreet.

5. Sherwood House - Rt. 10out of Delhi.

6. Branley House - DivisionStreet. Unusual construc-tion, exterior interesting.

7. Second Presbyterian Churchbuilt in 1830 - on VillageSquare.

8. Adee House - built byGeneral Root.

9. First Delaware Academy,near College

Tape of Mrs. Stoddart givesa good brief on each of thebuildings. (On file atPROBE Office,)

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HS-41

COVERED BRIDGELower end of Downsville, NewYork.

Built in 1854, cost $1700.

Can still drive over it.* * *

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H3-42 HS-45

OLD STONE HOUSE - ROWLANDHOMESTEADEast Meredith, New York

Turn north on second right,west of Doonanis Corners onCounty Road 12.

Built in 1830

Land tract obtained by SamuelRowland from King George III.

6C:7-278-5970

George Maison

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HS-43

TEE FERGUSCNVILLE ACADEMYFercusonvIlle, New York

60-2-18-9967

Mrs, Louida Powell

FERGUSONVILLE CEMETERYFergusonville, New York

North side, ;us*, west ofhamlet.

Second one north of largerone. One of ea,:liestcemeteries.

* * *

HS-46

TURNERS TAVERN (MARKER)Franklin, New York

History of Delaware Countyin Library tells aboutTurner's Tavern.

HS-47

GREEK REVIVAL HOUSESFranklin, New York

1848-1868 boys boarding Many Greek Revival houseson Main Street

Fam;_ly welcolies visitorssc.mmer.

HS-48

CEMETERYHS -44 Franklin, New York

BUTTERMILK FALLS Just outside of FranklinFerguson-4:11e, New York Rt. 7B

1/2 mile ,J10. Charlotte Valleyftcm Fergusonville Church.

Early family - Edgertenclaim to have had first whitechild,

Sce-c wilen there is afreshet. Gave Fountain and Monument,

John Edgerten was instrumentalin having village where it is,

Also, McCall of McCall Maaazin(is buried here.

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HS-49

CEMETERY-Rt. 7B, 2 miles from Franklin,New York

Wattler, buried in EastSidney Cemetery, was originalFounter of Franklin.

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HS-50

EAST SIDNEY DAMRt. 7B, 2 miles west ofFranklin

Supplied electricity toFranklin before flood of1935 washed it out.

Mentioned in tape of Mrs.Lulu Mary Finch (On fileat PROBE Office).

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HS-51

ORIGINAL CATSKILL TURNPIKEMARKER

Rt. 7B, 1 mile west ofFranklin on left side of road.

---- Inscription:

"85 miles to Catskill"

Other markers along Rt. 7B.

Turnpike finished about 1800.

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HS-52

SITE OF HOME OF SHUMAN WATTLESRt. 7B, 2 miles west ofFranklin on left side ofroad.

First settler of Town ofFranklin.

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HS-52 Cont.

Note on marker indicatingwhere he signed the Treatywith tile Indians.

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HS-53

MISSION CHURCHPr.attsville RoadGrand Gorge, New York

Rev. A. M. Eades

518-589-9856

Church was moved fromArena, New York when dam wasbuilt.

* * *

HS-54

GILBOA DAMSchoharie Reservoir, 2-3miles from Grand Gorge.

Open to public.

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HS-55

PETR_ .1 ED TREES

Schoharie Reservoir2-3 miles from Grand Gorge.

Along roadside just belowreservoir.

Open to public.

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HS-56

CEMETERYMain StreetGrand Gorge, New York 12434

Next to Methodist Church.

Earliest stone noted was1813.

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HS-59

NORTH HARPERSFIELD CEMETEW2North Harpersfield, New York

South off County Rod LnNorth Hatpersfield.

HS-60

STEVENS CEMETERYHS-57 Harpersfield, New York

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPALCHURCH

Grand Gorge, New York 12434

South side of Rt. 23, justoutside Grand Gorge towardEast Durham.

Built in 1852.

Methodist Society pra-1800in Moresville.

1830 Union Meeting Housein Moresville on site of 1786John More settlement.

HS-58

REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH MARKERRt, 30Grand Gorge, New York 12434

In frc:nt of west wing ofGrand Gorge Central School

This church was first inGrand Gorge. Built in 1830

Taken down in 1930 and theland given to the schooldistrict.

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West side of Peck Streetoff Rt. 23, 2 miles east ofHarpersfield.

West of Stevens Hotel onCatskill Turnpike.

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HS-61

STONE MARKERHarp.ersf,eid, New York.

Turn off Rt. 23 as you enterthe "old state road" tc gotc Harpersf..eld on north sdp.

Stone marks Lc:r.;;.,r. of thefirs* house erected in theTown of Harpelsfield ,nby John Harper,

Burned xn 177' by 'ndians andTories under Bzandt and

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HS-62.

HARPERSFIELD RURAL LEMETER'iHarpersfield, New itic

1/4 raise west of Hareletieldon Rt. 23, north s:de.

James Hendiy but.Led thetakilled by Indians and Tor_:esin 1780 'Aptil 8).

cont., nskt page

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HS-62 Cont.

John Hendry captured andTaken to Canada.

Thomas Hendry killed is 1780.

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HS-63

OLD CHESTER UTTER FARMRt. 23Harpersfield, New York

2 1/4 miles east ofHarpersfield on north side.

Sam Stevens Old Hotel onCatskill Turnpike.

Has been altered - presentowners know none of itshistory.

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HS-64

STODDARD STEVENS HOTELRt. 23Harpersfield, New York

2 miles east cf Harpersfieldon north side.

Mrs. Von Brockdorff, formerowner can give information.

518-652-7147

Was Hotel on CatskillTurnpike. Built in 1807,was hotel till 1872.

Stone in front yard says"Van Loan 1760".

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HS-65

REAR ADMIRAL MARK L. BRISTOLSouth Hobart RoadHobart, New York

1868-1939

10 years as High Commissionerto Turkey. Did pioneer workin building up U. S. NavalAviation.

Commanded the battleshipsNorth Carolina and Oklahoma.Commander-in-Chief of theU. S. Asiatic Fleet 1927-1929.

He lived on the RobertMcLauglin farm on the SouthHobart Road.

Contact Mrs. DeSilva, Stamford,New York for more information.

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HS-66

ST. PETER'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPALCHURCH

Hobart, New York

Foot of Church Street

Towns of Stamford, Harpers-field and Kortright - Parishwas organized in 1794.

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HS-67

JOHN BANG'S HOUSEDoonan's CornersKortright Station, New York

Now Robert Williamson's Farm.

oohn Bang was one of threebrothers who were missionariesin the Catskills.

They came to Stamford in 1782and John is buried in Stamford.

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HS-68

GILCHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH

HS-72

COVENANTER CHURCHKortright Center, New York Kortright Center, New York

1/4 mile east of KortrightCenter on County Rt. 33.

Mother Church of surroundingchurches.

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HS-69

GILCHRIST CEMETERYKortright Center, New York

Next to Gilchrist MemorialChurch, County Rt. 33.

Civil War Monument inscribedpre-1820.

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HS-70

JONES FARMKortright Station, New York

First place past the cross-roads at Kortright Station

Farm ha.s been in same fanulyfor over 100 years.

607-278-2436

***

HS-71

OLD PARSONAGESouth Kortright,"New York

1/8 mile west of DoonansCorners on north side.

Now used for barn, but stillrecognizable as church.

Was moved back from road.

***

HS-73

COVENANTER CEMETERYKortright Cencer, New York

Just north-west of Doonan'sCorners.

Dates noted - 1811, 18i8,

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HS-74

NORTH KORTRIGHT PRESBYTERIANCHURCH CEMETERY

North Kortright, New York

West off Rt. 23 at NorthKortright,

Dates from 1826,

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HS-75

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHMain StreetSouth Kortright, New York 13842

Built in 1848 by United Built in 1833 for $2700,Presbyterians.

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H5-76

SOUTH KORTRIGHT FIREDEPARTMENT BUILDINGMain StreetSouth Kortright, New York 13842

Was originally a one roomschool house and one of thefirst buildings in the village.

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HS-77

HOUSEMain StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

South side of Main Street2 doors east of Roman CatholicChurch.

Plank house, very old. Vacantat present.

Owned by Mrs. Degnan.

914-676-4422

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HS-78

MRS. FRED MYERS HOUSEWalnut StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

1st house on Walnut Street.

914-586-4668

Built in 1846.

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HS -19

"OLD GRANT HOUSE"Rt. 30Margaretvile, New York 12455

Between Margaretville andDunraven on Rt. 30. Threemiles west on north side.

HS-79 Cont.

Mahogany. stairway importedfrom France.

Built in 1820's or 1830's.

***

HS-80

PATRICK FAULKNER SITE FOUNDATIONMargaretville, New York 12455

Upper end Bull Run Valley

On Earl Sanford's farm, nowone of the oldest houses intown.

Built about 1820ts or 1830's.

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HS-81

WILLIAM SANDFORD SITEHubbell HillMargaretville, New York 12455

William Duboveck

914-586-4142

Settled in 1797.

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HS-82

STONE SCHOOL HOUSE DISTRICTNO. 10

Town Road about two milessouthwest of Margaretville,New Ycrk

Built in 1820, rebuilt in1860.

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HS -8:.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCHMargaretville, New York 12455

cent. next page

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HS-83 cont

No longer a church - nowa barn.

Built in 1851.

HS-84

MAC DONALD HOMESTEADElk Creek RoadDelhi, New York 13753

607-746-3673

Elizabeth MacDonald

Settled in 1793. Housebuilt in 1851.

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HS-85

EAST MEREDITH RAILROAD STATION(NEW YORK CITY AND ULSTER ANDDELAWARE)

East Meredith, New York

Just north of East Meredithon west side of County Road10.

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HS-RE

MEREDITH SQUARE CEMETERYMeredith, New York

Behind church is Square.

Dates from early 1800.

***

HS-87

MEREDITH BAPTIST CHURCHMeredith, New York

On Turnpike.

Congregation formed in 1811.

Mrs. Fisher has churchhistory.

607-746-3329

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HS-88

Z. SANFORD SITECounty Road (Old)Dunraven.- New Kingston, NewYork

2 miles North of Dunraven

Settled in 1819.

State Marker

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HS-89

VAN BENSCHOTEN CEMETERYNew Kingston, New York

1/2 mile south of NewKingston on east side.

V.B. Jacob left Kingston in1777 when British burned itand was given (by Livingston)relief lots (50 acres).

Two cemeteries one near roadand another up hillside.

Oldest about 1823.

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HS-90

0

PAUL KENNEDY - OLD STONE HOUSEAND BARN

Rt. 30 east of Roxbury, NewYork 12174

518-326-2194

Bu.ilt in 1829 by E. L. Morefamily (pioneer settler).

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HS-91

BURROUGHS MEMORIAL FIELDHardscrabble RoadRoxbury, New York 12174

1/8 mile beyond WoodchuckLodge.

John Burroughs buried therein 1921. There is alsoa "sitting rock".

Open to public.

Call Woodchuck Lodge if touror guide desired.

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HS-92'

WOODCHUCK LODGEHardscrabble RoadRoxbury, New York 12174

1 mile west off Rt. 30(sign)

Contact Mrs. Blanche Burroughs518-326-2146 Summers516-299-3498 Other times

Summer home of John Burroughsfrom 1912 - 1921.

Magazine colleCtion:

pauiar Science Monthly,1880's; Atlantic Monthly,early 1900's; Galaxy,1870's; and others.

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HS-93

RoXnURY CEMETERYRoxbury, New York 12174

'North side of Main Streetbehind Church.

Dates from 1800.

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HS-94

THE EDITH SCHUSTER HOUSEUpper Main StreetRoxbury, New York 12174

White cottage, first one asyou come in on Rt. 30.

518-326-2246

Built in 1823 - was firstTavern.

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HS-95

JOSEPH LUDWIG BUILDINGUpper Main StreetRoxbury, New York 12174

Built in 1835, first storein Roxbury.

Weekend residents only.

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HS-96

HARDENBURG MANOR HOUSERoxbury, New vork 12174

New York State 23 nearDelaware-Greene County Line.

On a 2,000 acre grant toJohannes Hardenburg, 1708,by Queen Anne.

Present stone house built in1806. Oldest stone house in

. Town of Roxbury. Closed.

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HS-97

HOUSEStratton Falls RoadRoxbury, New York 12174

Built in 1825.

John J. Kelley, owner.

518-326-7771

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HS-98

HOUSERt. 30 on way to Margaretvillefrom Roxbury.

Built in 1808 by Dr. Underwood,the first Doctor there.

Mrs. Frederick Natter, owner.

518-326-3651.

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HS-99

CATSKILL TURNPIKE MARKERSAlong Rt. 23 and TurnpikeRoad

1924 survey of markers .

Photographs of all remainingthen, and locations.

Data above held by Mrs. LeoDeSilva, 10 Beaver Street,Stamford, New York

518-652-2601

Also has a slide-tape pre-sentation of Turnpike markers,..nd route available.

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HS-100

SUTHERLAND FARM HOUSEMeridale, New York

Beside old stone house2 miles from Meridale, weston Turnpike Road.

Circa 1830's.

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HS-101

OLD STONE HOUSEMeridale, New York

2 miles from Meridale weston Turnpike.

Circa 1835.

Near second stone house.

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HS-102

OLD STONE HOUSEMeridale, New York

2 miles from Meridale weston Turnpike.

BuiLt in 1837.

Used to have stone roof offlagstones quarried on farm.This roof removed and shingledin 1885. (Door casing andcorners are cut stone.)

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HS-103

H. M. DAYTON FARMMt. Jefferson RoadStamford, New York 12167

Carl Mueller present c.wner

518-652-2011

cont. next page

HS-103 Cont.

"Delaware Head Farm"

West branch begins here -flows into-take Utsayantha.

Dayton could trace toCharlemagne.

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HS -104

DELAWARE HOUSE16 Main StreetStamford, New York:1216,

On Main Street at head OfSouth Delaware Street:

Still standing and hasoperated contindmusly since1790, except foicifew years ofDepression of 1930's.

Same appearance today as in1860's except for additionsfront and rear.

Teddy Roosevelt stayed therein 1883.

Delaware Inn .518-652-4351

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HS-105

DU BOIS FENELON HASBROUCKHOUSE

South Delaware StreetStamford, New Yeik 12167

Hasbrouck was a noted land -ecape artist from 1860-1917.Was noted especially for,Catskill Mountain snowscenes.

Mr: Hasbrouck sold ens `Q,1his paintings at 1893 Wid'sFair for $1,500.

Home now owned by j. Sisct.

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UTSAYANTHA LAKE AND UTSAYANTHAMOUNTAIN

Rt. 10 at Schoharie-DelawareCounty Line.

Legend is that Lake andMountain were named after anInd*an maiden.

Lake is source of Went Branchof Delaware.

Observation tower at top ofMountain, accessible by auto.

Open to public July and August.

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HS-107

EAGLES NESTStamford, New York 12167

1/2 mile out South DelawareStreet on left.'

Home of Edward Zane Carrollbasal (1821-1886) whose pen'

name was Ned Buntline. Mostprofilic of the dime-storenovel writers.

Helped make Buffalo Billfamous.

Built Eagles Nest in 1871standing. Wrote and

entertained there.

Buried in Stand Cemetery.

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HS-108

OLQ HOWARD TAVERNStamford, New York 12167

2 miles east of Stamfordnu Rt, 23.

04,00 early Turnpike Tavern..***

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HS-I09

OLD TOLL GATEStamford, New York 12167

1 mile east of Stamford.

Abandoned tenant house.

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HS-110

STAMFORD RA;LROAD STATIONRailroad AvenueStamford, New York 12167

Trains still :run freightstorage.

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HS-111

INDIAN TRAILStamford, New York 12167

On Rt. 23..

Mohawk hunting excursiontrail - Schoharie Creek toCook House !,Deposit).

HS 1.2

SCENE OF HARPER'S FIGHT WITHTHE TORIES

Jeffers:n, New York

Contact Mrs. Mildred Bailey,Stamford, New xork Historianfor info:mation.

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HS-113

BREWSTER TOMBOn right side of Rt. 23between Grand Gorge andStamford.

Cemetery is across fromBusil's Hardware.

HS-113 Cont.

Contact Mrs, Morris Frazee,South Gilboa, New York forinformation. 518-652-5901.

Burial place cf Brewsterswho were descendants of May-flower. Elder Brewster,

Had large land holdings.

First frame building, firstsaw mill, and grist mill cnthis tract.

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HS-114

REXMERE CEMETERYStamford, New York 12167.

Northeast of RuralSupplementary EducationalCenter.

Dates from 1803.

HS-115

BRIMSTONE MEETING HOUSEBlenheim HillBlenheim, New York

At the Four Corners.

F',.rst built in 1815.

Methcdist anti-renters heldmeetings.

"Law and Order Posse" used tohold prisoners and horsesthere. Severs) built there.

Still a Methodist Churchthere today.

Contact Carl Euckland forinrormation.

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HS-116

BATTLEFIELDSoutheast side of LakeUtseyantha off Rt. 10on Schoharie-DelawareCounty line. (No road)

HS-120

TYLER CEMETERYStratton Falls, New York

1/4 mile south'of StrattonFalls on County Road 41,east side.

1781 Battle - bones found1878. Dates from early 18001s.

Brandt vs. Tim Murphy.,

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HS-137

GRANT CEMETERYStamford, New York

Ahout 3 miles south of Stamfordon Mo.antain Road (west side)Two miles past StamfordCemetery,

0ri.ginai Stamford settlementarea

Dates from .1807.

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HS-118

CECH .ZEMETFR:Now YOs

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at 1.

Pod 4J.

'4 rt,1:.e .,, of Stratton.Bailo oo County Road 41.

Built in 1832.

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HS-121

BALLARD FARMDenver-Vega RoadVega, New York

Settled in 1794, same familyand generations.

HS-122

VEGA CEMETERrVega, New York

1/2 mile south of Vega onCounty Road 36, west

Dates from 1195.

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HS-123

MC MINN CEMETERYWest Davenport, Neon 'fork

I mile east from WestDavenport on Back Road,north side.

Behind Baptist Church,

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HS-124

STATE HIGHWAY COUNTY MARKERTOWN OF DAVENPORT

Rt. 23 at Delaware-OtsegoCounty line, 1 mile west ofWest Davenport.

"Delaware County" set apartfrom Ulster and OtsegoCounties 1797.

Named for Delaware River,which was named for LordDelaware, Governor ofVirginia, 1609.

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L - LIBRARY

L-1

ANDES PUBLIC LIBRARYMain StreetAndes, New York 13731

Rt. 28, Main Street

Given by Bowman Family tobe used as a Library.

L-2

BOVINA CENTER LIBRARYMain StreetBovina Center, New York 13740

Part of Four-county gystem.

100 years old

County histories.

L-3

,CANNON FREE LIBRARY44 Elm StreetDelhi, New York

Includes:

1, Frisbee Geneology2. Munsell: History of

Delaware County. 1880.3. Jay Gould History and

Jay Gould Map - Dealingwith Anti-Rent wars.

4., Monroe. Chapters in theHistory of Delaware.(Anti-Rent wars)

5. Christman: Tin Horn andCalico

6. Rafting on the Delaware7. There is a short tape

available with an inter-view with the AssistantLibrarian, This tape

L-3 Cont.

offers a more complete listingand information on the CannonLibrary.

On file at the PROBE Office.

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L-4

DEPOSIT FREE LIBRARY159 Front StreetDeposit, New York

467-2577

1. Indexed file of pastissues of the DepositCourier.

2. Local Census records.

3. Rare books and collectionsincluding:a. Two copies of Biblio-

graphical Review ofBroome County

b. Colonial, 1600-1656c. History of Westchester

County (Shays)d. History of Binghamton

and Broome County(Lewis Publishing Co.)Vol, 1-3.

e. History of Village andTown of Broome County1800-1900, Lawler.

f. History of Broome Co.1885, H.P. Smith

g. History of Chenango andMadison County 1880,J. H. Smith

h. Illustrated History ofDelaware County 1797W. W. Munsell

i. History of N.Y.S.1523-1927. J. Sullivan

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L-4 Cont.

j. History of Otsego County,New York 1740-1878.Everts and Feriss

k. Platt Book - BroomCounty - 2 copies:Shows original landgrants)

1. Stiles Family Historym. Book on History of

Cannonsville, 1786-1956n. D.A.R. Records on file.o. G.A.R. (Grand Army of

the 1.epublic) on filep. S.A.R. (Sons of the

Revolution) Recordson file.

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L -5

FRANKLIN FREE LIBRARYFranklin, New York 13775

Special book on History ofDelaware County. Munsell

Yearbooks of Delaware LiteraryInstitute.

French Gazetteer.

Gould's History ofDelaware County.

Will have special room_of_Local Historical Society,local exhibits in 1969.

Hours: 1:30 - 5:306:30 - 8:30Tuesdays and Saturdays

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L-6

LOUISE ADELIA READ MEMORIALLIBRARY

Hancock, New York 13783

Infantry school off OldRt. 17,

L-6 Cont.

PicturesArtifacts"Read" collection iscatalogued, arranged inalphabetical orderaccording to subject,Collection includes suchthings as:a. Almanacs - 1833 on

Farmers and MechanicsAlmanacFrank Leslie's ComicAlmanacThe Franklin AlmanacMany others of the time.

b. Newspapers and period-icals.

c. Cataloguesd. Express and Freight

billse. Indian relicsf, Hancock Photographsg, Postersh. Hard billsi. Business Culture

Available Tuesday, Thursdayand Friday 12:00 - 4:00 and7:00 - 9:00.

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L-7

MARGARETVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARYMargaretville, New York 12455

* * *

L-8

HELEN GOULD SHEPARD LIBRARYIN,ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOLMain Street"Roxbury, New York 12474

School - 518-326-2451

Genealogy materialSome of John Burroughs books,

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L-9

STAMFORD VILLAGE LIBRARY117 Main StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-5001

Special local history room.

Good newspaper clippingcollection and local historycollection.

September - June, open2:00 - 5:00 daily,7:00 - 9:00 Monday & Thursday

,_July & August, openTuesday - Saturday 10:00 -12:00Monday - Friday, 2:00 4:00Monday & Thursday evenings7:00 - 9:00

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L-10

LIBRARY IN LOCAI.. SCHOOLTreadwsll, New York

Have some pictures and bookson local history.

A local ibrary is beingplanned which will be locatedin the "Cc.m:aunity House" on

.Main Stre'et.

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L-11

WILLIAM B. OGDEN FREE LIBRARYWalton, New York

This library has an extremelyvaluable collection of localhistory which can be viewed,with the aid of a localmember of the HistoricalAssociation.

Miss Kate Eells, localhistorian will help.

L-11 Cont.

Some of the works included inthe collection are:

a. Deeds and surveys (Hanfordand Olmstead families)

b. C4.ipping on blizzard of1888 (not immediate Waltonarea)

c. List of Civil War Veteransd. Wills (William B. Ogden's

included)e. Scrapbook of Hannah

Manvin Seelyf. Scrapbook of Julia Ogden

Guild (1884 - 1938)Scrapbook of Edmund More,Jr.

h. "Advertising dak.ds"Amusing and of historicalinterest

i. Scrapbook of World War I(belonging to Mary WeedMarvin Chapter of NSDAR)

j. Plank Road History,Documents

k. Tax Roll - Walton, 1888-91. Store ledger, 1805m. Letter written by William

B. Ogden.

g.

The library also has rare-.books on New York Statehistory, local genealogies,local newspaper collections,'and diaries. .

Daily hours.

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M - MUSEUM

M -1

DELAWARE COUNTY HISTORICALMUSEUM, FRISBEE HOUSE

Delhi, New York 13753

2 miles east of Delhi onRt. 10.

Contact Mrs. T. N. Matthews,....:. .., 23 Delview Terrace,Delhi, New York 13753

607-746-2433

Excellent collection ofearly tools, clothing,furniture, etc.

Building is good example_of.,,Federal architictUre. Builtin 18-04.-

Headquarters of DelawareCoUnty Historical Association.

Collection of former Stamfordnewspaper editor. Fills oneroom; catalogued. (Artillesconcerning Delaware, Scho-harie, and Otsego Counties.)

There is also a barn (to befilled wil:h tools and wagons),a cne-room school, gatehouseand a gun shop to be openedsoon

In log cabin on this sitewas first meeting of Boardof Supervisors in 1797. Firstcounty court was held here thefollowing October.

Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 -4:00 p,m.; Memorial Day throughLabor day. Other times byappointment.'

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M -2

MILL-RAIL FARMSEat Meredith, New York

North side of County HighwayNo. 12, center of EastMeredith.

Contact Kenneth Kelso,East Meredith, New York

607-278-2669

Gristmill and sawmillmusuems. Very interestingworking double waterwheel.Steam and gas engines, animals.

I.

M-3

PRATT MUSEUMPrattsville, New. York

Former home of Col. ZadockPratt, Republican in Congress.

He was a tanner - closedtannery in 1359. Employedlarge number of men,

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M -4

L. J. TODD BLACKSMITH MUSEUMMain StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

East side of Main Street(sign)

Archie Jones

518-326-2211

On Tuesdays, a Blacksmith isat work. Welcomes schoolclasses. No Charge.

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M-5

MAPLE SUGAR MUSEUMJust off Rt. 23, west ofStamford, New York 12167

Mrs George ClarkWindy RidgeSouth Gilboa, New York

518-652-7106

Good collection ofmaterials.

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PB - PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Government Building; Hospitals;Railroad Stations

PB-1 PB-3 Cont.

NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL ANDTECHNICAL COLLEGE

Delhi, New York 13753

607-746-2354

* * *

PB -2

Surrogate's Office:1. Wills2. Administration

proceedings3. Some minutes of wills

Open Monday - Friday,9:00 - 5:00.

* * *

Delaware Republican ExpressNewspaper PB-4

Court StreetDelhi, New York 13753 MARGARETVILLE HOSPITAL

Orchard StreetDates back to about 1860. Margaretville, New York 12455

History of the paper is inthe May 9, 1968 issue.

*

914-586-2631

Built in 1931

New one started with 50PB-3 beds:

DELAWARE COUNTY SEATMain StreetDe.ihj., New fork 13753

Village Square

County Clerk's Office1. Census records, 1850

through present.2. Death Records, 1897 -

3. Some court cases4, Some mustering out

records of Civil War.5. Some cases of Anti-Rent

Wars6. 1799 Tax records

County Treasurer's Office:1,, Assessment toles, 1860

(approz1

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PC-1

O W RAILROAD1. Herman House

Hancock, New York 137832. Oscar Bennett

Hancock, New York 13783Capach

Fishes Eddy, New York

These men have knowledge oft-rs 0 & W Railroad as wellas private collections ofpictures and related arti-fazta

There is an annual picnic ofpast 0 & W employees atHanccck; usually on a Sat-urday in September.

*

MR. DE NIOHancock, New York 13783

Starced to write localhistoy cf Hancock, butdied. His manuscripts arewith the Delaware CountyHistorian, Mr. Davidson(S.s.e LH for Delhi;

PC-3

BUTTON COLLECTIONMrs Robert SmithLocust StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-7751


4;4,,

PC, -4

GEORGE MORSE ;BANKER)45 Lake StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-257;

Gem stones collection.

Contact for appointment,

* * *

PC-5

REGISTRY RECEIPT (ORIGINAL)Project PROBE134 Old MainState University CollegeOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-5374

Signed by Chester Treadwellwho was Postmaster of Tread-well - town named after him.

Registry Receipt indicatesthat Treadwell was onceCroton (1896).

Receipt signed on February 26,1880.

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S - SCHOOL

S-1

ANDES CENTRAL SCHOOLAndes, New York 13731

On the Route enteringAndes on Rt. 28 from Delhi.

91:-676-3166

Built in 1939.

Originally was AndesCollegiate Institute - laterHelton Memorial High School(1905-07).

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S-2

DELAWARE LITERARY INSTITUTEFranklin, New York 13775

Off Main Street, onInstitute Street.

Founded in 1835. In 1856original building burned.Present building built inits place.

Stone Hall and MasonicTemple.

1890 - Military School1902 - Public School

Walls are three feet thick inplaces.

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S-3

RURAL SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONALCENTER


518-652-7511

Former Rexmere Hotel.

Broadtasts educational T.V.to nine schools.

Library.

Had a Catskill Turnpike mile-stone as corner stone.

* * *

S-4

WALTON CENTRAL SCHOOLStockton AvenueWalton, New York 13856

607-865-4116

School vault contains historicalmaterial on the local schoolsincluding documents, pictures,school publications, programs.


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LO - LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

HALF - CENTURY CLUBMargaretville, New York 12455

Class of 1911 began thisclub in 1961. Class of 1918began it this year.

Annual get-togethers.

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O1. -2

D,A R CHAPTERStamford, New York 12167

Mrs. Burns /HeadLibrarian;

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L3-3

6XC:ANGE STUDENT PROGRAMStamford Central SchoolStamford, Nea York 12167

Rotary and Amer-..can FieldSe:vice,

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LH - LOCAL HISTORIANS

LH-1

MRS. MILDRED BAILEYStamford, New York 12167

Town Historian.

Has Long letter writtenduring the Civil War.

* * *

LH-2

JOHN W. RONEYAndes, New York 13731

914-676-3317

Village Historian.

***

LH-3

MRS. EDWIN DECKERMain StreetAndes, New York 13731

Fourth house on right afterright turn at blinker(Rt. 28) .

914-676-3213

Town of Andes HistorianSome documents, photos,histories, etc.

* * *

LH-4

HOWARD F. DAVIDSONBovine Center, New York

tic) east of Delhi on Rt. 28to Rt. 6, turn left on Rt. 6and go 1 mile. Tnird houseon right.

LH-4 Cont.

Delaware County Historian

Tape of Resources located atPW)BE Offices. Holdingsinclude account books and-ledgers, articles and essays,diaries and letters, manuscriptcollections, newspapers, oralinterviews, public documents,historic mafls.

Mr. Davidson's collection isextensive and worth seeing.

* * *

LH-5

IRWIN H. DENTPost OfficeMain StreetDavenport, New York 13750

607-278-5813

Town of Davenport Historian

Has atlas, books, informationphamphlets.

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LH-6

MRS. IVAN AXTELLBarbonsville New York

7'miles from Deposit on Rt. 8

Deposit Historian

467-2538 for appointment.

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LH-- LH-10

FRANr.'.E6 GRANT

111nhopple, New forkMRS. FRED WHITAKER

Stockport RoadHancock, New York 13783

mlles ffom Do-Ansville onR*, Hancock Historian

Hlst-)rian

LH-8

MRS. LULU MARY FINCHMali. Street.Franklin, New York

607-8k9-236;.

FlankiLn Histor.an

Sorpb:)cks available. Ownsbook on Phea..t, Bresee,.i.trider of the Church ofNazareve He W3S a nativeci F2snxlin. Tlook

Man :f Merniai, Nazarene1:ubilehIng Co,, Kansas City,1,4:55,:sul, by Donald P,

607-637-3641

Has knowledge of localhistory and significant peoplein the area. Also has a listof local cemeteries.

*lc

LH-11

MISS JOSEPHINE MC DOUGALLKortright Station, New York

House next tc Hegeman FarmsCreamery

60-'-278-5226

Town HIstorian

Three generations cn farm

Has scrapbooks, 1860's Stamfordnewspapers, Collection ofletters from soldiers.

Tapf.d tot-.::z,,jew on f.L1i3 at

Willing to help,

A A * * A

MR MARINA GOSSCid State RoadHaip=t;vield Centet, NewYork

Litte whl!e house in trianglein Ha:persi.,sid Center,

Good knowledge of history ofHecpersfleld.

Town Histc,-ian,

Lc: -;.2

WILLARD F. SANFCRDMain StreetMazgarstville, New fork 12455

Town of Middletown H-storian

Has photos, histories, greatdeal of knowledge of localhistory and lore.

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Lib-13

MISS IRMA M. GRIFFINMain StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-4091

Town of Roxbury Historian.

Over 30 scrapbooks, 1932 on;(general events, deaths,marriages, historicalarticles).

* * *

LH-14

MRS. LEO DE SILVA10 Beaver StreetStamford, New York 12167

Turn east off Rt. 23, justafter passing the VictoryShcpping Plaza.

518-652-2601

Excellent collection of localhistory, all indexed. In-cludes photos, scrapbooks.

Former newspaper woman.

Very extensive and wellorganized collection of localhistory.

Has 1924 survey of CatskillTurnpike markers,- photos andall

***

LH-15

WALTER HERBERT STEWART3 Liberty StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-6661

Town of Stamford Historian.

LH-15 Cont.

Collection of materials; books,maps, pictures.

* * *

LH-16

MISS KATE EELLS9 Townsend StreetWalton, New York

S07-865-5686

Walton Historian

Very knowledgeable aboutlocal history and has a well-organized collection including:1. Material used in Walton

Historical Society pro-grams:a. "Walton Streets"b. "Italian Immigrants"c. "Dr. Thomas Ogden"d. "Early,Schools in the

Town of Walton"e. "Farm Paid for by

Charcoal Burning"2. Diaries3. Rare Books

By appointment.

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Pf - PPLITICAL FIGURE: Government Officials; ElectedOfficers of all Branches of Government

PF-1 PF -4

MRS. MARILYN R(*KEFELLER MRS. HUGH MACLAURYBloomville, New York West Harpersfield, New York

Town of Kortright Town 518-652-5152Clerk.

Town of Harpersfield TownHas Town Clerk's records. Clerk

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PF -2

Town Clerk's records.

MRS. MARGARET HOY PF-5Bovina Center, New York

Town of Bovina Town Clerk

Has Town Clerk's records.

607-832-4206

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PF -3

DELAWARE COUNTY CLERKHouse SquareDelhi, New York 13753

607- 746 -2123

Holdings: Census Records:18501865187518801892190519151925

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KERMIT CANTWELLMain StreetHobart, New York

607-538-3821

Town Clerk of Stamford.

***

PF -6

EDWIN MASONMain StreetHobart, New York

607-538-6931

New York State Assemblyman.

***

PF -7

WALTER J. O'DELLMain StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

Office: 914-586-4418'Motile: 914-586-4761

Village of Margaretville Clerk.

Has Village Clerk's records.* * *

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PF -8

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TOWN OF ROXBURY TOWN CLERKRoxbury, New York 12474


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PF -9

TOWN OF MEREDITH TOWN CLERKMeridale, New l'ork


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PF -10

MRS. BERNICE RATHBUNR.D. 2 (Rt. 23)Oneonta, Nev York 13820

Town of Davenport TownClerk.

Town Clerk's Records.

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PF -11

MRS. VIRGINIA BOUGHTONAndes, New York 13731

2nd house on left atfoot of Palmer Hill

Office: 914-676-4791

Town of Andes Town Clerk.

***

Pr-12

SARAH HULLMain StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

Town of Middletown TownClerk.

PF -12 Cont.

Office: 914-586-4566Home: 914-586-4867

Town records.

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SP - SIGNIFICANT PERSON: People with SpecialCollections; Artists; Musicians; Writers;Teachers: Clergymen: Local "Story Tellers";Newspaper Editors; Businessmen: Union Men;Doctors; Lawyers; Judges; Craftsmen: SportsStars

sr-1 SP-4

CLIFF O. DICKSONMain StreetAndes, New York 13731

MISS ELIZABETH BRUCEDelaware AvenueAndes, New York 13731

914-676-3264 914-676-3393

Old resident - knowledge cf Retired principal, Rockvillelocal history. Center,

Call for appointment. Knowledgeable cf Andeshistory.

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SP-2

MRS. EMORY ARMSTRONGDelaware AvenueAndes, New York 13731

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SP-5

MR. & MRS. GEORGE BALLANTINEAndes, New York 13731

914-676-4659 Cabin Hill Road, 3 mi3es

Collection of AmericanAgriculturist back tobeginning. Other magazines.

Call for appointment,

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SP-3

MISS BESSIE BRUCEDelawa3..e AvenueAndes, New York 13731

914-676-4721

Both are artists and schoolteachers.

SP-6

Second house on right fromschool when entering Andes.

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MURAL 0, MILLERMain StreetAndes, New York

Post Office Building

914-676-4451

914-676-3393 Father was editor of theRecorder newspaper.

Spent 40 years as missionaryin China. Knowledgeable of Andes history.

Also versed in village history.

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SP-7

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WILLIAM DAVISMain StreetAndes, New York 13731

914-676-3310

Has an original costume ofAnti-Renters and other arti-facts.

Has much knowledge aboutAndes history. Willing tospeak.

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SP-8

FLOYD GREGORYBrook RoadBloomville, New York

607-538-7980

At Gregory C_rage

***

SP-9

WILBUR CLEVELANDChurch StreetBioomville, New York

607-538-7503

Kncws local history.

***

SP-10

MRS. ISABELLE MAXONMaple AvenueBloomville, New York

607-1(B-7116

Junior High School SocialStudies teacher at SouthKortright Central.School.

Local History.

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SP-11

EUGENE LUTZKortright Station RoadBloomvil, New York

Road to Bloomville fromKortright Center

607-538-7545

Russian trip - slides.

***

SP-12

LEONE CEASBloomville, New York

Next to Post Office on MainStreet

607-538-7039

Long time family residents.Familiar with local history.

* * *

SP-13

MR. W. H. OPPERMANBovina Center, New York

607-832-4426

Came to the U. S. in 194Sfrom East Germany.

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SP-14

MRS. HELEN BRUCECharlotte Valley RoadDavenport, New York

South Worcester early homes'and families, expecially theMulter family.

Interesting sketch of weathervane on Mrs. Bruce's Lawnon file at PROBE Office. Thiswas taken from an old b ;.rn

Cont. next page

SP-14 Cont.

and set on the lawn.

SP -1@

TIMOTH1 MC MULLENDavenport, New York 13750

Color slide collection ofPeru

EDWIN BUCKState RoadDavenpert, Ni P* York 13;50 SP-,9

2 miles Fast on Rt. 23.

60.,-278-57J.0

MISS ANNE NORBERGBrick House RoadDavep:,rt, New :or. .3750

Slides of Southern and Wes:ern 60':-278-5722United States trips.

Ow k

SP-16

GEORGE HILLISSts RcadDavenport, New -iork 13'5C

1 m Le east en Rt. 23,

c37-278-5'01

Some Ind:an artifacts,farm implement,s,

; Pt

SP-1/

HOWARD HOAGLANDState Rov,dDal;enport New York 13 50

2 miles eas- on Rt.

607-278-57::

Has Indian attifact collectionand kn::wiedge,

Extensive slide collection ofEuropean tLip,

SP-20

MRS WINSTON WHZTECharlotte Creek RoadDavenport, New Yczk 1`9750

Davenpc:t back r.:ad,

607-2;8-9932

T,fclmation and items on local6,oty,

"S -2

MR RAJ :H IABERMain StreetDavenp,!", New York 13'50

Next Davenpot Hotel,

60'-28-5533

Hietczy

Contact appointment,

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SP-22

RAY W. VOEGEDug RoadDavenport, New York 13750

North Jf Rt. 23, nearDavenport.

F-278-5835

lanted fcr reforestation50,000 little trees -"Anchor Farms".

Make-up man for John Carson.

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SP -23

JOHN GRAIGMain Stree-t-Davenport, New York 13750

Next to Davenport Hotel

607-278-5803

Substitute teacher, farmer,information on local history.

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SP-24

JENNIE BEERSMain StreetDavenport, New York 13750

First house east of storeon south side.

607-278-5853

Picture post cards andinformation.


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SP-25

PHILIP ASHEPumpkin Hollow RoadDavenport Center, New York

607-432-2655

English teacher at Schenevus.Wide range of experiences,including sky diving.

Willing to speak to groups onany subject (sky diving toeducation).

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SP-26

MRS. HARRY BRIGGSDavenport Center, New York

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607-278-5318

Teacher of 5th grade.

Local history, researcher.Compiling a work on social andeconomic growth of Davenport.

Has many pictures of oldpictures; copies of slides ofPeru.

May soon do a dig on propertywhere Cooperstown and CharlotteValley Railroad Terminal andRoundhouse were.

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SP-27

GAYLORD MC FARLANDDelhi, New York 13753

On Flat, other side of river.

607-746-3:341

Indiar. artifacts collectedover 3 generations. Willing toshow them.

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SP-28

MRS. FRED LIPPLaurel Bank AvenueDeposit, New York

607-467-2598

Has local D.A.R. records.


SP-29

MRS. BERNICE FREEMAN28 Court StreetDeposit, New York

607-467-2022

Has knowledge of local libraryholdings; has a local histor-ical directory which she made;a scrapbook of the CannonsvilleDam project; a scrapbook ofDeposit with holdings from1905 to the present; localgenealogies.

By appointment.

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SP-30

VIC RUEGGER76 Pine StreetDeposit, New Yoe.

Office on Front Street,Deposit, New York

607-467-3080

Writes hi.tory for the localnewspaper.

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SP-31

DELOS AXTELL195 Front StreetDeposit, New York

607-467-3355

Willing to discuss localhistory - writes for localpaper.


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SP-32

MRS. RUTH AXTELL175 Front StreetDeposit, New York

607-467-3210

Known local history; has acollection of materials onlocal history.


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SP-33

MRS. MARY SMITHBanbourville, New Yolk

Rt. 8, 7 miles from Deposit.

607-467-2537

Has a paper on the historyof Banb,lurville.


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SP-34

CARL BRAMKnox AvenueDownsville, New York

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SP-34 Cont.

First on left side of KnoxAvenue.

Has information on theDelaware Northern Railroad.

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SP-35

GEORGE ODWELLMain StreetDownsville, New York 13755

607-363-7106

Knows local history.

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SP-36

MISS MARGARET TURNBULLBox 10'9Downsville, New York 13755

Lives on Main Street

607-. -2371

Very interested in history ofDownsville and the surround-ing area. Has written andhas copies of:1. History of the Methodist

Church2. Echoes of the Past in'the

Town of Colchester

Miss Turnbull also has:.1. Some historical letters2 Historical pictures3. Notes she took for a

book she hoped to writeon the nistory of Downs-ville

4. Clipping from localnewspapers on the historyof and industry of Downs-ville.

5. Pictures of the develop-ment of the DownsvilleDam.

SP-36 Cont.

6. Maps of Downsville, 1856and 1865 indicating theindustry in Downsville atthe time.


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SP-37

MISS ESTHER HOYDownsville, New York 13755

Collection of Indian arti-facts and other informationrelated to local history.

By appointment.

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SP-38

MRS. KENNETH KELSOEast Meredith, New York

Farm on County Highway westof. Kortright Station.

607-278-2669

Scrapbooks and information..

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SP-39

MRS. LOUISE TODDMain StreetFleischnanns, New York 12430

Across street from Todd &Son Garage,

914-2545257

Local history.

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MR. SINCLAIR ARCHIBALD57 Center StreetFranklin, New York

MRS. ELIZABETH LrTTERERHancock, New York 13783

Wrote history of the HancockBorn in 1867 School system.

Taped interview on file atPROBE Office.

SP-45* * *

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MR. HERMAN EALINGSP-41 Hancock, New York 1375'3

R. B. DRAFFENMain StreetGrand Gorge, New York 32434

518-568-7311

Local History.

Has Sundial Slave Store.

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SP-42

MRS. S. S. CRONKDepot StreetGrand Gorge, New York 12434

Third house on left outRt. 10 to Roxbliry

518-588-7525

Grand Gorge History.

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SP-43

MRS. HARRY D. BOOTHMain StreetGrand Gorge, New York 12434

on Rt. 23 entering GrandGorge.

518-588-6602

Knowledgeable person on localhistory. Pictures and infor-mation.

* * *

Knows local Indian historyand has given Indian arti-facts to Read Library


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SP-46

MRS. ELVA MACHHancock, New York 13783

Retired school teacher whoknows local history and hasa collection reflecting it.


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SP-47

EMERY GRANINGHancock, yew York 1:783

Postmaster of Hancock.

Doing research on localpost offices.

Cortact for appointmen.

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SP-48

LAMONT WARNEROdell Lake RoadHarpersvield, New York

518-652-2451

Artist - taught first classesin any college in the U. S.in home decoration at ColumbiaTeacher's College.

Decorated rooms in StateCapitol.

Taught till 1964; 92 years old.


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SP-49

MRS. LELAND NICHOLSNorth Harpersfield, New York

Phone Jefferson 2454


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SP-52

FRANCES SQUIREWest Kortright, New York 13842

Third house on the northwest of Doonans Corners.

607-278-5528

Long-time resident - hascollection of historicalmaterials, scrapbooks,pictures, and information.

Very willing to help, but nothere in winter.

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SP-53

MRS. ETHEL COU 'ER

Orchard StreetMargaretville, New York 12455

Stone house on corner ofOrchard Street and ArchStreet.

914-586-4219

Knowledgeable on old familySP-50 residents.

EDITH GOULDMaple AvenueHobart, New York

Across from Bank

607-538-6351


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SP-51

FANNIE HUBBELLHubbell 3rothers StoreKelly C,rners, New York

914-254-5476

Knowledgeable ot local history.

*I *

Margaretville, by EchelBussy (pen name) , a historyof the area.

Hobbies: Dishes, gardening,Photography, slides, historicalcollection, over 6000 antiques.

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SP-54

JOHN PETERSONBull Run RoadMargaretville, New York 12455

914-586-4269

Newspapers. C-Walton paper.

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MISS MARIAN CONNELLCemetery RoadMaigaretville, New York 12455

914-586-4019

Teacher, has extensive slideson New York State Geography.

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SP-56

LYLE HENDERSONEast MeredithNew-York .

607-278-4164

Collection of small farm tools.

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SP-57

V "WARD HUNT'ranklin RoadDelhi, New York

1 mile out of Deli onFranklin Road

607-746-3357

,Knows Meredith history.

***

SP-58

FRED GOLDSMITHR.D. 2Delhi, New York 13753

Meredith_ Square

607-746-3602

Retired Civil Engineer, hasdone'a great deal of traveling.Has slides.

fr

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SP-59

MISS GRACE PRESTONLocust StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-7748

Travelerehas slides ondifferent trips. (Hawaiiand Roxbury)

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SP-60

WALTER MEADMontgomery HollowRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-2851

Has very extensive colorslides on nature in DelawareCounty: Passing of seasons,animals, etc.

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SP-61

MRS. WALTER BROOKSMain StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

Next to Griffins on Main Street

518-326-4001

Her late husband was awell-known author.

Collection of many old books;also color film pictures ofEurope.

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SP-62

DANIEL H. BOYDMain StreetRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-3596

Color slides of Lorway.* * *

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SP-63

JOSEPH FARLEYMontgomery Hollow RoadRoxbury, New York 12474

518-326-2830

Films on Europe.

***

E. G. SUTHERLANDMeridale, New Ydrk

Next to Church on Rt. 10as leaving hamlet.

607-74-6-3332

Great knowledge of localhistory. One of oldestresidents.

Remembers Meridale Farmsduring heyday.

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SP-65

.*DAM SUTHERLANDFranklin RoadMeridale, New York

607-746-3441


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SP-66

MRS. MELZAR RIV-NBURGMeridale, New York

607-746-2061


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SP-67

PERRY WHITEMeridale, New York

607-746-2069

-Knowledge of area, ofarrowhead making area inMerLlith.

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SP-68

CHARLES W. MOORESimpsonville, New Yor!..

607-278-5721

Dealer in antique firearms.Collection of firearms andCivil War artifacts (drusm,uniforms, etc.).

Student groups.

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SP-69

GEORGE TUPPER50 Main StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-7266

Vice President of DelawareCounty Historical Assoc-iation.

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SP -70

MRS: GEORGE TUPPER50'Main StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-7256

Stories to tell.

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WESTON SMITHRexmere ParkStamford, New York 12167

518-652-6641

Magician.

Free to area schools.

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SP-72

MRS. JOHN GOULD9 Beaver StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-4281

Collection of items fromEcuador and other foreignantiales.

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SP.44

FRED MURPHYStamford, New York 12167.

Stamford Road - Murphy Farm.

518-652-2781

Grolier Board Chairman.

Has done great deal ofcivic work for Stamford

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SP-75

MISS ANN WILLIS10 Beaver StreetStamford, New York 12167

518-652-2601

Indian artifacts from NewMexico and this area.

She worked on archaeologicalSP-73 digs in Souttwestern U. S.

REV. W. R. PHINNEY20 South Delaware StreetStamford, New York 12167

519-652-7350

Methodist minister.

Historian for Eastern Districtof Methodist Church. He is incharge of collection displayat library.

Stories to tell.

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SP-76

MRS. HARRY HANLONMain StreetTreadwell, New York

Main Street across fromBanlow Store

607-829-2806

Mrs. Barlow is willing tohelp student,. She has aninteresting collection in-cluding:1. School Register dating

back to '818.2. Muncells History of

Delaware County3. Biographical Review

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SP-76 Cont.

4. Continental currencywith B. Franklin's nameon it.

5. Pictures of the area.6. Church pamphlet.7. Directory of past busi-

nesses in'the community8. J. Gould map giving back-

ground of growth andhistory of the area.


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SP-77

MR. AL PRIMETreadwell, New York

Has lived in Treadwelllong time and knowshistory.


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SP-78

MR. GORDON MURPHYTreadwell, New York

Has knowledge of localhistory.


SP-79

MRS. MABEL ANDERSONUnadilla, New York 13849

Mrs,. Anderson wrote ahistory of the Treadwellarea; was principal of theschool for a while.

Sne is now with the EducationDepartment at State UniversityCollege, Oneonta, New York.

SP-79 Cont.


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SP-80

MISS FLORA ST. JOHNWalton, New York 13856

Knowledge of local history.

Contac4 for appointment.

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SP-81

MISS SARA POND121 Stockton AvenueWalton, New York 13856

607-865-5694

Has Diary of Great Grandmothertyped.

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SP-82

MRS. RAYMOND SHINN61 Townsend StreetWalton, New York 13856

Has much knowledge of Ogdenfamily - descendant.

607-865-5872

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Observe manner of receivingand sending messages.

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BI -20

HAROLD TYLER'S FARMWestford, New York 13488

Production of maple syrupthe early settlers' sweetening.


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BI -21

ONEONTA COMMUNITY ART CENTERWilbur Mansion12 Ford AvenueOneonta, New York 13820

Mrs. Harold S. Hattem, Pres.Hemlock RoadOneonta, New York 13820432-3428

Miss Jean ParishGallery Chairman71 Maple StreetOneonta, New York 13820432-8015

For special information con-cerning the exhibitsr callor write the above persons.

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C - CHURCH

C-1

CHRIST CHURCHCooperstownNew York 13326

Erected 1810

Cemetery in churchyard con-tains the grave of novelistJames Fenimore Cooper.

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C-2

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BAPTIST CHURCH OF MIDDLEFIELDTop of Hill in the Village

Has the oldest pipe organ inOtsego County. The churchwas built in 1825 or 26 andhas a Masonic 'cornerstonewith the date June 6 AD1825.

Call Wilmer Bresee, Oneonta,New York for explanation -(he is Mason's historian).

ROd Johnson can e.gplainarchitecture of the church.

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C-3

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWorcester, New York

Presbyterian Church organizedin 1792; in 1812 it becamethe Second CongregationalChurch and in 1914 the FirstPresbyterian Churth.of Worcester.Early records of the originalchurch available, and copiesof them are at Fenimore Housein Cooperstown.

See history of the Town ofWorcester; consult Fern

C-3 cont.

Ferguson of East Worcester.

Not original church.

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cv.4

EARLY BAPTIST CHURCHWorcester andEast Worcester, Nelq York

Baptist Chprch was)Ifirstorganized in East Worcesterin 1797. Later servicesheld between Worcester andEast Worcester on what isnow Rt. 7, Only a cemetery,long since abandoned, re-mains to show where thechurch was, It was laterreorganized and churchestablished in Worcester.A church was also built inEast Worcester. Early recordsof early members are availableat Fenimore House, Cooperstown,

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HS - HISTORICAL SITE - Old Homes and Buildings;Monuments; Cemeteries; Examples of Architecture;Old Bridges,

HS-1

CEMETERY0.2 miles past Butts Cornerson County Route 10

On right side of road incluster of trees.

Names include: Butts,Hlrlburt, Straight, Naylor,Herrington, Nichols, Michel,Potter, Eldred, plus othersdensely overgrown.

Dates from 1828 - 1910.

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HS-2

BROWN CEMETERY1 mile north of Butts Cornerson left.

Names include: Woodward,Eldred, Card, Brown, Weatherley1Ostrander, Gilbert, Gardner,

Dates from 1816 - 1879.

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HS-3

DR. DELOS WHITE HOUSECherry ValleyNew York 13320

Across the street fromVillage Hall (Corner ofMain and Church Streets)

Small frame building erectedabout 1810.

Public view.

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HS-4

AUNGER"S FEED STORERoute 28 oncurve south ofCooperstown

This is formerly a gristmill. Possibli, the water-wheel is under the buildingyet; much water there,Many groups from Cooperstownseminars hale visited,Built in 1813.

This is located in Index(formerly called Hope Factory).Cotton mill used to be acrosson spot where Rt. 28 passes,

The gas pump is on one ofthe actual grist stones outto the side of the building.

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HS-5

CLINTON DAM SITECooperstown, New York 13326

Foot of River Street

Public view.

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HS-6

HARTWICK SEMINARY BUILDINGHartwick, New York (Rt, 28)

13348

Oldest Lutheran TheologicalSchool in America. Founded1797 by Rev, John Christopher.Hartwick located here in 1816,

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CEMETERYCounty Road on left leavingHartwick for South Hartwick.

Cemetery at top of hillalong road.

Oldest grave is 1800, Nov. 14.

In third row from the frontis John Webb family and gravesinclude his four wives,

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HS-8

CEMETERY - HARTWICK UNIONCEMETERY

0.9 miles on left of CountyRt. 45 from Rt. 205,

Names include: Tucker,Wells, Arnold, Augur, Beckley,Smith, Waite, Jacobs, Wheeler,Allen, Vanschai-A, Robinson,Luther, Rounds, Salisbury,Phillips, Adams.

Dates from 1823-1912,

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HS-9

LIPPITT CEMETERYOn Road to Milford (Road 45)from Hartwick.

Located 4.1 miles from Rt.28 on County Road 45 on theright on the curve.

Graves date from 1809-1892.

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HS-10

CEMETERY - WATERSTurn right from Rt. 166 toCounty Rt. 35 and go 1.3 milesand look on the left for a

HS-10

cluster of maples out in thefield on a knoll.

Names include: Capt. JudaWaters 1838, John Clark &W. Amos Waters, Abigail,wife of Capt. RaIph Jordan,Daniel Pratt, Lewis Waters.


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HS-11

CEMETERYTop of what is Called"Burying Ground Hill"

Right at top of curve over-looking valley and T in roadfor Milford, Cemetery onCounty Rt. 46 on left sideof road.

Names include: Duttoi,Murdock, Adams, Sargent,Baker, Watson, Blbpd, Stone,Barnard (revolutionary sol-dier), Bates, Palmer, Chappel,Scott, Wilcox, Crydenwise,Wellman, Moore,


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HS-12

CEMETERYOn Rt. 28 entering Milford,New York from Cooperstown,

Many graves from past topresent, Gave of MatthewCulley, one of the firstsettlers, is located in theNE corner of the cemetery.

Graves include: Bates, Wilcox,Hoag (Sherman is descendantof Hoag)

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HS-13

CEMETERY - CHAPINLocated on Rt. 51, Morris0.3 miles on right beforetv-rning to Co. Road 12.Located across from homeof Mrs. Frank Duroe.

Dates from 1816-1929. Namesinclude: Duncan, ThurstonChapin, Johnson.

Check with Mrs. ChristinaDuroe for information offamilies here.

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HS-14

LULL CEMETERYRt. 51, approximately 2.5miles out of Morris goingNE on Hargrave Street.

Dates range from 1810-1900.

Names include: Lull, Burdick,Hurlbutt, Johnson, Brown,

Garlick, Fairchild,M:Oollom, Potter, Martin.

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HS-15

BUTTERNUT VALLEYNYS Blue Marker on Rt. 51,2 miles NE of Morris

Named for Three ButternutTrees growing from one stump.1170 feet due SE of roadmarker.

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HS-16

BAKER CEMETERYTurn right from Rt. 46 atEdsons Corners and go about0.2 miles-diagonal to whitehome on left of road. Lookto right for cluster of trees

HS-16 cont,

on mound.

Dates from 1839-1877

Graves include: Baker,Youmans.

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HS-17

NISKAYUNA COUNCIL ROCK (NoMarker)On Rt. 166, 0.4 miles W ofhome on Dubbendale Farm.

Located on left of road;going W there is a foundationof a building that used tostand there.

Supposedly, various Indiantribes from the south wereaccustomed to meet theMohawks in council. Therock was covered withhieroglyphics, but from itsscaly nature, they are nowobliterated. The Indians methere upon retreat from CherryValley Massacre in November,1778.

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HS-18

CEMETERIESMiddlefield, New York 13405

A) Across from MiddlefieldBaptist Church is anabanddned and overgrowncemetery with gravespredating 1830.

B) Cemetery next to BaptistChurch has graves from1830 through present.

Both at top of hill inMiddlefield next to BaptistChurch.

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HOTELMiddlefield, New York 13405

Former hotel of Middlefield(1 of 2). On Rt. 35 next toclosed store on the right handside.

Now a residence.

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MIDDLEFIELD HOTELCounty Rt. 35 towardsCooperstown

1/2 of Hotel still stands asa residence. Other halfdestroyed by fire years ago.Burned portion cut off.

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MIDDLEFIELD FIREHOUSECounty Rt. 35

Located down and across fromgrocery.

Former carriage shop.

* * *

CEMETERYMt. Vision, New York 13810Rt. 205 on right enteringMr. Vision.


Names include: Marlette,Washington, Keyes, Wilcox,Lee, Gardner, Houghton,Greene, Bernard, Lane,Treadwell, Bowdish, Webb,Kenyons, Wellman, Bissell,Cooke, Bowe, Stevens, Brooks,Straight.

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HS-23

NEW LISBON POST OFFICECo. Rt. 12, New Lisbon

Is the former New LisbonSchoolhouse

Post Master Myron Georgeattended school there.

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HS-24

BABCOCK CEMETERYOneonta Airport Road

Turn right from Rt, 205 athome of Robert Isler wherethere is a sign for OneontaAirport. Go 1.1 miles upto point on curve wherethere is an abanoned roadon left. Walk 120 pacesdj.ong that road into woodsand look to right for stonewall 40 ft. square,


Graves includes Babcock,Spencer and Wilbur, Graveof David Babock has a 3 cu.ft. hole dug into it.

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HS-25

BUNDY CEMETERYRt. 7 just before enteringOtego from Oneonta. On left,

1824-present

At least 3 dozen graves areBundy and others are relatives.

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HS-26

EMERSON CaiSTERYCounty Rt. 7

Proceed across little bridgeby Yagers and stop by the

:first tree on left. Walkto top of hill, around hedgerowof trees and look left forcluster of 4-6 trees. Inthat cluster is an ironfence and 2 grave stones.

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HS-27

OTSDAWA CEMETERYAt junction of County Rts.7 & 8 on left.

Graves within iLclude:Hathaways, Cooks, Holbrooks,Emersons, Chamberlains, Luthers,Smiths.

Dates from 1826-present.

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HS-29 cont,

Go up road about 0.6 mile toa small clearing on right sideof road. Walk straight to thecrest of that hill (by clearing) and look carefully for4 or 5 rusted pillars amongthe trees.

Dates - 1848-1901

About 12 graves, Namesinclude Slade, Tobey,Hathaway, Cook,

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HS-30

CEMETERYCo. Rt. 8

Continue from Thayer #2964for 0.8 miles, Observe stonewall about 20 ft. aboveroad on right bank,


Names include Emerson, Wood,HS-28 Cook, Gates.

CEMETERY1.7 mile S on County Rt. 8from fork of Rt. 7 & 8

Possibly is Hathaway familyplot originally. Look to theleft for 1 tall evergreen inthe midst of stones. Mainpillar belongs to Hathaways.Other families include:Cook, Caller, Gates, Wheeler,Judson, Young, Lent, Miller.

Dates from 1830-83.

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HS-29CEMETERY

Co. Rt. 8 - turn right byhome of George Thayer #2964.

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HS-31

CEMETERYCo. Rt. 8 (2,4 miles fromThayer's "Lazy Acres")

Just past the Otego Church,below the road on left is acemetery, located in a clumpof maple trees. 2 plotsare fenced off for the Edsonfamilies.

Others include Wilsey, Emerson,Judson, Hyatt, Brown,

Graves date from 1821-73.

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HS-32

TERRY CEMETERYCo. Rt. 7 - 1 mile pastPope Cemetery

Stop by trailer home of theYagetls. Across in the fieldis a cluster of evergreens,among a doz. grave stones,most broken down. CharlesTerry is buried there withrelatives.

Terry's father's body wasmoved to Oneonta PlainsCemetery after several yearsat request of Charles'Mother.

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HS-33

POPE CEMETERYCo. Rt. 7 (Otsdawa Ave.)Proceed 4.7 miles from BundyCemetery, turning right onCo. Rt. 7 and stop by homeof Nielsons.

Across in field by end wherethere is a hedgerow of treesare about 60 graves.

Some families there are:Pope, Martin, Bundy, Hyatt,Neff.

Dates from 1829-early 1900's,

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HS-34

HOPKINS CEMETERYRt. 8 across from home ofBrown - Fire No. 223 (about1 mile past Otego Church).

Across & up field is clusterof trees enclosing graves ofHarvey, Sheldon, Hughston,Hopkins, Clarke, Lent.

HS-34

Dates from 18231906,

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HS-35

NORTHRUP CEMETERYBack road to Otego.

Turn right at the Paul Myers'farm and go across thetrack. House is 1 milefrom Town of Otego line fromOneonta.

Stones for Brimmers andNorthrups there, Otherstones disappeared.

Dates from 1818-1873, Wereonce about 17 grave stones,

Mrs. Myers is a descendantof the Brimmers.

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HS -36

QUACKENBUSH CEMETERYBack Road to Otego fromOneonta. 0,6 miles onright from the Otego TownLine.

Families included are Wickhams,and Quackenbushes. It issaid that many other stonesused to be there, but havebeen removed,


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HS-37

OLD INDIAN SIGNAL ROCK ONHILLER FARM

Flax Island Road, Otego13849

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HS-37 cont.

Rock is located near the oldFlax Island Cemetery on thefarm of Mr. Ignas Hiller.

Indians built fires on thishigh spot long before theRevolution.

Call Mr. Hiller at607-988-6360 for Lppointment.

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HE-40 cont,

Adams died 1825 on August 5.He was one of Putnam'sRangers during the Revolu-tionary War. His grave lieswithin the fenced area.

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HS-41

SOUTH HARTWICK CEMETERYCounty Road at South Hartwick.

HS-38 Look for Blue New York StateHistorical Marker.

REVOLUTIONARY ARMY CAMP SITENew York State Road Markerindicates site on Rt. 7,2 miles NE of Otego Village.

Site for Sullivan-Clintonforces in August 11, 1779.

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HS-39

PINE GROVE CEMETERYPortlandville on hill onright of bend leaving hamletfor Oneonta.

Gate says 1816-1917, but gravesinside include up to 1922.

Names: Southworth, Winsor,Siver, Crawford, Wright, Thorn,Lame, Eldredge, Lyon, Packer,Dickson, Vanetten, Palmer,Westcctt, Rifenburgh,Washburn, Bishop, Lane, Bork,Aylesworth.

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ABNER ADAMS CEMETERYOn Town Road 1 1/2 milesnorth of S. Hartwick.

New York State HistoricalMarker on Road marking area.

The Rev. Ebenezer White(1770-1813) a noted MethodistMinister (itinerant) isburied about 15 feet from thestone steps at the entrance.

Also includes graves ofDoolittle, 1819, Lippitt,1806.

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CEMETERYRoad to Gilbertsville fromRt. 7 in Wells Bridge.

Proceed 2,3 miles along roaduntil coming to house withFire No, W317. Across toleft on hill in clump of treesis spot, Graves includeJubar, Wait, Spencer, Austin,Lewis, Griffis, Potter, Lewis,Devol.

Located on what was onceBlanchard and DeVol patents.

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HYDE HALLNear head of Otsego Lake

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Built between 1819-1833 forGeorge Hyde Clarke.

Designed by Philip Hooker;chief designer of Albany.Only 4 buildings designedby Hooker remain in exis-tence.

Now being restored by thestate; should be open forthe public by 1970.

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HORACE ROSEBOOM FARM3 miles east of WestfordVillage.

On this farm is the body ofRobert Roseboom who settledthere in 1787.

The area is now grown overand ther would be greatdifficulty in finding thesite. Turning right at theFour Corners in Middlefieldand going to top of hillto area called 5 points andtaking 1st left rbad is aStarting point. Advice fromarea residents is needed.

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FORMER CARRIAGE SHOPWestford, New York 13488

Chicken House adjacent toRitten's General Store isformer Carriage shop:

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CEMETERY-WESTVILLEAt top of hill, Co, Road 35

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Range of markers, 1830-present.

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FORMER HOTEL OF WESTVILLE,NEW YORK

Fire No. 41 on main roadthrough Westville fromRt. 166.

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FORMER WESTVILLE SCHOOL HOUSEFirst on right on road toCooperstown from Westville.

Now a family dwelling.

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FORMER CHEESE FACTORY VATSLocated under garden at rearof home of Robert H. Combs(Fire No, 43) on Main Roadin Westville just beforeturning for Cooperstown.

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CEMETERYBaptist Church of Westville,New York, near Fire No, 25.

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Range of graves by year ofdeath are from 1818 (DanielChildester) up to 1924.

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EARLY STONE QUARRYDecatur, New York

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Very small compared withthose of today, yet atleast 2 men were employedat a time to work there.

Right in center of 'Decatur.

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LEWIS EDSON WAWERMAN'S HOMEDecatur, New York

Inventor of fountain pen.

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TANNERYSchen.... as, New York 12155

Tannery in western outskirtsof village - first streeton right doming from Oneontaon Rt. 7: Street is calledTannery Street.

Henry West remembers it whenhe was a child and tookdinners to the workers these.Water race still visible:.

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GRISWOLD HOUSESchenevus, New York 12155

Formerly o. Rt. 7, now by-passed.

Griswold House built inearly 1800's.

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CEMETERIESMaryland, New York 12116

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. Has a number of small cemeterieswhere many early settlers areburied:

Spencer Cemetery at PotatoCreek Hill, Rt, 7,

Spencer Cemetery lotbeyond the se sebe Chi an Church,

Rose Cemetery in westernpart of the village.

Platt Hollow Cemetery onthe Platt Hill 'Woad,

Crumhorn Mr, Cemetery,Hubbard'Road.

See Town historian, Mrs,Ethelyn Hawkins, Schenevus,New York.

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SCHENEVUS CEMETERYMain StreetSchenevus, New Yo..k 12155

Many of the early settlers,buried here, both of villageof Maryland and Schenevus.

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ELK CREEK CEMETERYEDE Creek RoadSchenevus, New York 12155

Graves of early settlers inthis end of Schenevus andnearby.

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DRAPER FAMILY HOMEWestford, New York 13488

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Ancesters of Andrew S. Draper,former Commissioner ofEducation.

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CARYL BUILDINGEast WorcesterNew York 12064

Built circa 1832, as combinLtionstore and residence, byLeonard Caryl with brick madein the town. In the peakof the roof may be seen thefixture for the tacklesso that supplies could belifted and taken in throughthe doors on the second andthird floor on the end of thebuilding.

Ballroom, still on the topfloor, was used for manyyears.

This building is on Main Streetand Rt. 7.

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BECKER PROPERTYSouth Worcester, New York

On 'xain Charlotte Valley Roadat South Worcester.

Practically all buildings re-modeled, but very attractiveand in early style.

Authority: Mrs. Lela M. Gibbs

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WORCESTER, NEW YORK

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Home of President Garfield'sgrandfather and birthplace ofhis father.

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ROBINSON MANSIONMain Street (Rt. 7)Worcester, New York 12197

Imposing mansion started in1832. Materials and work-men for the mansion werebrought from Albany.

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CEMETERYEast Worcester, New York

12064

Cemetery on left side of Rt.7 was once in the churchyardof the East Worcester BaptistChurch. A Revolutionarysoldier is buried here in thetangle of grass and trees.The church burned and thecemetery was abandoned.

Rt. 7 between Worcester &East Worcester.

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CEMETERYWorcester, New York 12197

The old cemetery was locatedwhere bank building now stands.This was known as the Garfieldplot. Bodies and stones wereeventually removed to theMaple Grove Cemetery. Thisplot extended over DecaturStreet, next the Bank.

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It is reperted that thesereenterred bodies were placedin a special section.

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WESTFORD, NEW YORK

Settled as early as 1795 byseveral groups. These in-clude a group from Massachusetts,in which the Babcock familywas an important asset.

Other Revolutionary, soldiers,besides Jonas and SamuelBabcock, were early settlers.

For early history, consultTown Historian, Louis Holmes,or Mrs. Hilda Larson, authorof A Century and A Half inWestford. Mrs. Larson alsoresides in Westford.

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L - LIBRARY

L-1

NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL:ASSOCIATION RESEARCH LIBRAR1

Lake RoadCooperstown, New York 13326

607-L10-2533

Open on a year round basis.

Operated by the New York StateHistorical Association.

Fine collection ofbooks,manuscripts, newspapers, etc.,dealing with the NYS history.Recently acquired collectionsof Carl Carmer & RogerButterfieo'a. Collectionstrong for early state history,folklore'and life, and statecrime.

Librarian - Dr. Paul Z._ DuBois,

NOTE: In, the appendix, a.listof related literary-and-Manu-script sources Will be included.

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VILLAGE LIBRARYMain StreetLaurens, New York 13796

On school lot. Recentlybuilt (1968) by Mr. & Mrs.Ralph Alexander of,Laurencrand will be turned over tothe school. Among books-ofgeneral interest reading willalso be things of_historicalinterest and the "Ambrose V.Powell Memorial LibraryCollection".

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MORRIS, NEW YORK LIBRARYMain StreetMorris, Naw York 13808

Vera Clint, Librarian

Has many old books ofpossible historical value,

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L-4

HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY62 CheStnut StreetOneonta, -New 'York 13820

Millicent Zpps, Librarianat 607.-4321980'

HourSi Monday-Friday9- a.m, 9.p,m,Saturdays - 9 ditm. 5,30 p,m,

Much historical data on, NewYork State imthe N.Y, StateRoom on second floor,

File-cabinet by circulationdesk has historical writingsand -copies of scrapbooks anddiaries turned over to library,

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NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAMELIBRARY

Cooper ParkCooperstown, New York 13326

Extensive 0011ection ofprinted matter about base-ball.

247,-9988,Eventually she Will turnover scrapbooks, photos, etc. Librarian - Jack Redding

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M - MUSEUM

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FORMER SCHOOL HOUSEJust before bridge on Rt. 3iMiddlefield, New York 13405

Presently houses the collec-tion of items placed there bythe Town of Middlefield.Historical Association.

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M-2

YAGER MUSEUMHartwick College LibraryBuilding

Oneonta, New York 13820

Dr. Bruce Raemsch at607;432-4200

Hours for academic year formuseum visits are 20 a.m. -3 p.m. 'Week day's, but specialopening of the museum= otherthan above can be arranged.

M-3

DO -LINE RAILROAD MUSEUM'1 Railroad AvenueOneonta, New YoKX 13820

607-432-1730

Weekdays - 2 & 3 p.m.Sat., Sun., IR Holidays2,3,4,5 p.m. for ExcAnsiontide on Do-Line Railroad.

Adults $1.50 and Children un-der 12, $.7-5. Special ratesfor school tours.

Museum in. old Railroad Stationincludes display of modeltrains, handcars, and manyother interesting exhibits.

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CHERRY VALLEY MUSEUMMain StreetCherry Valley, New York

13320

264-3303

Open during Summer (MemorialDay to Labor Day)

Interesting collections oflocal history. Lightedtopographical map of areawith tape giving informationabout areas of historicalimportance.

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M-5

INDIAN'MUSEUM1 Pioneer StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-9531

Peter Corey, DirectorClyde Olsen, Owner

Open all year

Good collection of Indianartifacts, most from thisregion. Owner and directorare both very knowledgeable,

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FENIMORE HOUSELake StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-LH7-2533

Open year round

Fine collection of folk art,furniture, etc, Features

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Hall of Life Masks (theBrowere collection).

Headquarters for the NewYork State HistoricalAssociation publishesNew York History (WendellTripp, Editor) and supportsan Education Department whichsponsors State-wide Yorkerorganization.

Director: Dr. Louis C. Jones(Office in Research Library)

Vice Director: Frederick L.Rath

Assistant Director: MinorWire Thomas, Jr.

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FARMERS' MUSEUMLake StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-LH7-2533

Open all year.

Operated by the New York StateHistorical Association.

Barn contains fine collectionof items important to all facetsof rural farmers life in theAge of Homespun.' Featured areexhibits on the farmer's yearand the woman's world.

The museum also consists ofthe village; Crossroads, amauthentic group of buildings(businesses, a church, tavern,and farm home) from the 1830'sor 1840's.

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CARRIAGE AND'HARNESS MUSEUMElk StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2771

Operated by the New YorkState Historical Association

Stable, carriages, harnessand gear all kept in perfectorder as they were when useddaily by Ambrose Clark.

Former Clark employee, PeterDelaney, 95, who came to hisjob in 1910 remains in chargeof caring for the buildingand equipment.

Tape recording of talk withMr. Delaney on file at PROBEOffice.

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PB - PUBLIC BUILDING - Government Building, Hospitals,Railroad Stations.

PB -1

COOPERSTOWN VILLAGE CLERKISOFFICE

Village Library Building22 Main StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2411

Contains vital statisticsrecords, from 1882 on

Clerk - Douglas Walrath

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OTSEGO COUNTY COURT HOUSECOMPLEX

197 Main StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2555

County ClerkCourt House, 193 Main StreetHorses important records:deeds, wills, etc.

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FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITALNorton AvenueOneonta, New York 13820

Mrs. Julia Skinner, Directorof Volunteer Services at607-432-2000

Group size of 12 preferred,but class size of 25 may besplit.

Minimum age - depends on theobjectives of teacher re-questing visit.

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Students may be permitted tovisit areas of the hospitalwhich are within the realmof safety both to thepatients and to the visitors.The hospital visit would beexcellent when discussinghealth services in :he commun-ity.

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ONEONTA FIRE DEPARTMENTMain StreetOneonta, New York 13820

Chief Kenneth Hooks at607-432-2348

No more than 4 or 5 wouldbe able to visit at onetime due to crowded condi-tions and interferehce withdepartment activity. If anemergency should arise; itmight mean cancelling anappointment.

It may be possible that aperson from the Fire Depart-ment visit the classroom.

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PB -5

ONEONTA POLICE DEPARTMENTMunicipal BuildingMain StreetOneonta, New York 13820

Police Chief Joseph DeSalvatoreat 607-432-1111

Elementary students wouldprobably benefit most, but

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older children welcome also.

Call well in advance forarrangements.

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PB -6

ONEONTA WATER DEPARTMENT110 East StreetOneonta, New York 13820

C. M. Tayler at- 607 -432 -2100

Tues 'lay or Wednesday morningsbest.

Recommended for all (Fadelevels but more value toJr. High and up.

Small groups of-approximately15 students.

Tour includes all aspects ofwater collection, treatment,and distribution:

Tour lasts approximately1 hour.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTPOST OFFICEMain StreetOneonta, New York 13820

Samuel Bertuzzi at607-432-6100

Recommended times lor visitsare 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.(preferred) or between 10:30and 12 noon.

Closed holidays.

Grades 2-12

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Maximum size group - 25-30.

A visit to the post officeis excellent for the studyof communication by way ofmail services.

Make prior appointment.

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HISTORY OF MORRIS

The following in thepossession ofMrs. Gertrude Sanderson20 S. Broad StreetMorris, New York 13808

1) Map showing Morris,New York area circa 1880.

2) School enrollment recordsof Morris Central School.

3) Diaries and church historiesof Morris area.

4) Old photographs showingscenes in Morris Area.

263-5275

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DRUM TABLE

Made from an actural drum usedin the famous Wells BridgeBand in the 1800's. Madeinto coffee table.

Home of Mrs. Dorothy Burnsideon Rt. 7 next to UnategoSchool.

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"STORY OF QUEEN KATE"Written by Seth L. Youmansof Wells Bridge, New York

He was father of Mrs. DorothyBurnside of Rt. 7, WellsBridge. . Mrs. Burnside hasoriginal copy plus Xeroxed:ones.

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Father wrote down reminiscencesof woman by name of Mrs.Canfield, nicknamed "QueenKate" who moved into area.Good historical value.

Call YU8-6867.

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HISTORICAL UNADILLA 1855-1930

Contains printed article bySeth L. Youmans about thearea of Wells Bridge. Youmansdied before his manuscriptwas published.

Call Mrs. Dorothy Burnsideat YU8-6867.

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SCRAT?BOOK OF 1934-40Wellsbridge Area

Scrapbook containing clip-pings, phot.ls, and cards aboutWells Bridge area.

Mr. Ben Carr in Wells Bridgehas it.

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Of old gristmill, wagon shop(where carriages, wagons,coffins, were made, alsofurniture), and the flaxmill.

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Possession of Louis Holmesin Westford, New York.

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FORMER WESTFORD LIBRARY ACCOUNTBOOKS

Shows books purchased, costs,No. of copies, and records ofbooks loaned. When librarydisbanded, the books weredistributed to members of theLibrary Association.

Louis Holmes' father was amember - Louis Holmes nowhas books.

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CHURCH HISTORY

Records of formation of St.Timothy's Episcopal Churchin Westford. Covers periodfrom April 16, 1838 to1889.

Possession of Mr. LouisHolmes, Westford, New York.

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FIREARMS COLLECTIONMr. Charles MooreSchenevus, New York 12155R.D. 2

Phone 278-5721 - Needs advancenotice.

Residence located in Simpsonville(Town of Davenport) onCharlotte Valley Road.

Collections of Firearms

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dating from Revolutionary War,including Civil War, down tothe modern ones.

Includes bayonets, sabres,swords, Kentucky rifles, andaccoutrements.

There are many Civil Warmemorials including Currierand Ives prints of the war.They're aredrums, many uni-forms, even an originaluniform of the Civil War,and a copy of a Revolutionaryuniform; one of a West Pointerand of a Brigadier General.

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COLLECTION OF OLD OUTFITS

Mrs. Leonia HaslunBox 62Summit, New Ycrk 12175

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ACCOUNT BOOK OF JONAS BABCOCKOf Partridgefield, Mass.

Written in 1795 and later;also some entries dated priorto that.

Jonas Babcock settled inElk Creek on what is nowShirley Green's farm. Manynames are found which werein both Mass. and New York.

Jonas Babcock was a Revolu-tionary soldier.

He and his family are buriedbehind the former PresbyterianChurch in Westford, a perfectexample of a neglected cemetery.

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See Mrs. Ethelyn Hawkins,Schenevus, New York 12155

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S - SCHOOL

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EDWARD'S SCHOOL OF BEAUTYCULTURE

205 Main StreetOrsonta, New York 13820

Elsa MacDonald, Director orEdward Abate, Proprietor607-432-3111

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdaysbetween 9 a.m. & 4 p.m.

Jr. & Sr. High o4..,.y.Groups of about 12.

Students observe students ofschool working on each otheror dolls.

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LH - LOCAL HISTORIAN

LH-1

MRS. RAYMOND ROGERSMiddlefield Center RoadCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-9521 .

LOcal Historian for the Townof Middlefield.

Active member of Town bfMiddlefield Historical Society.

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MRS. S. J. ALEXANDERLaurens, New York 13796

607-432-4599

Town Historian - coversLaurens, W. Laurens, andMt. Vision.

She has photos, scrapbooks,and recentlu transcribed adiary of Salmon Edmund Bostwickwho lived in the Wilber Lakearea (dates i)i diary 1826-37).-345 typed, pages of the diary.The diary deals much with theLaurens ,area.

Mrs. Alexandler is home fromfirst of June through the15th of-November. Duringwinter, she is in Florida.

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MRS. JOHN H. CHASE (VERA)'South-Main-StreetMilford, New York 138.07

607-286-9835 (Home most of the

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time, but call ahead.)

Mrs. Chase is the Town ofMilford Historian, coveringMilford, Milford Center,Portlandville, Colliersville,Cooperstown Junction.

Mrs. Chase will share infor-....

mation on'the'pasis of themaie'riaf6sile has dolitedand will go out to showvarious .sites in the area.

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LH-4

MRS. GERTRUDE SANDERSON20 South Broad StreetMorris, New York 13808

263-5275

Town Historian

Town records prior to 1849were destroyed in fire atButternuts. Much material'from 1849 on is in possessionof Mrs. Sanderson, some onpaper, but.much in her head,

She does have many items suchas diaries, photos, etc.which people' have turned overto her.

She will consent to beingta:u*:,d. See list of collec-tions under Private Collections.

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MRS. GRACE VAYOtsdawa AvenueOtego, New York

988-6806

Town of Otego Historian

Has collections of notes andhistory of families aroundthe Revolutionary period.Mrs. Vay will consent tobeing taped if she getsprior outline of thingsto discuss on the tape.

She 41so has genealogy ofthe Brown and Allen familiesof Otsdawa.

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MRS. CHARLES HUGHES90 Main StreetRichfield Springs. New York

13439

315-858-0433

Local historian for Town ofRichfield.

Long time resident, veryknowledgeable about localhistory.

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LH-7

MRS. WALTER HUNT, SR.6 Church StreetUnadilla, New York 13849

369-3101

Town of Unadilla Historian

Can give help on Wells Bridgearea.

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MRS. ETHELYN HAWKINS11 Arch StreetSchenevus, New York 12155

638-5698

Town of Maryland Historian

Has information on 1885census; very early tax records;Civil War Bounty Book; EarlyIndustrial locations.

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MRS. PAUL Z. DU BOIS7 Leatherstocking StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

547-9769

Otsego County Historian.

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LOUIS J. HOLMESWestford, New York 13488

Across from Store -Post Office

Mr. Holmes'is local historianfor Town of Westford. He hasmany of town records otherthan those at the firehousesafe or those at Ritten'sGeneral Store.

He will loan records forcopy. He is willing to comeand speak if transportationis provided.

Early converts to Mormonismhere. Mr. Holmes has earlychurch records, early cemeteryrecords.

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PF - POLITICAL FIGURE - Government Officials,Elected Officers of all Branches ofGovernment

PF-1

STE4!ART CRANDALLLaurens, New York 13796

Mayor, Village of Laurens

607-432-2667

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MRS. GRACE M. CRANDALLLaurens, New York 13796

Clerk, Village of Laurens

607-432-2667

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STUART PEASLEE23 Delaware StreetCroperstown, New York 13326

Otsegq Town Clerk

607-547-9225

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PF -4

MRS. BEATRICE W. ALUMColliersville, New York

Postmistress

At Little Super next toHomestead Restaurant

PF -5

ALTON E. BRISCOELaurens, New York

Postmaster.

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PF-6

MRS. DOROTHY L. FIELDHartwick SeminaryNew York

Postmistress

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PF -7

MRS. JUNE a. HOTALINGMilford, New York

Village Mayor

607-286-9831

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PF-8

MRS. MINNIE M. THOMASMilford, New York

Village Clerk

607-286-3315

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PF-9

JOHN H. CHASEMilford, New York

Postmaster

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C. J. SMITHS. Broad StreetMorris, New York

607-263-5589

Clerk, Village of Morris.

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PF -11

LYNN A. HARRISWest Main StreetMorris, New York

Postmaster

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MRS. RACHEL B. HOOSEMt. VisionNew York

Postmistress

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PF-13

SAMUEL J. BERTUZZIOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-6100

Postmaster

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DR. ALEXANDER F. CARSON28 Watkins AvenueOneonta, New York 13820 .

607-432-2110

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Must make appointment.

Dr. Carson is Otsego CountyDemocratic Chairman, and iswell able to give a pictureof the political'structureand situation.

It is possible, by appointment,that students may visit him,or he may visit the classroomto discuss things of thepolitical science nature.

Grades 4 and above.

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PF -15

HONORABLE JOSEPH P. MOLINARI16 Dietz StreetOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-3290

New York State Supreme CourtJustice.'

Judge Molinari has beenwilling to have visitors tohis office to talk with himand to use his library there.

He can offer informationconcerning the court structurein the State and will discussthe function of his office.

He is most happy to cooperate,but with a busy schedule, herequests that prior appoint-ments be made to assure hisavailability.

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MR. FRANCIS P. SECOR LAWRENCE E. DARLINOtego Wells BridgeNew York New York

Postmaster Postmaster

Family also knows some back-ground information ofOtego area.

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PF -17

HARRY BOUTON160 Main StreetOtego, New York

607-988-2247

Village Mayor

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PF -21

JOHN A. HARRINGTONWest OneontaNew York

Postmaster

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MRS-. JUNE RITTENWestfordNew York

PF-18 Westford Town Clerk

MARGUERITE E. VROMAN She has some of the townOtego records and access to othersNew York in the firehouse safe.

Village Clerk

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FRANCESB. BOBNICKPortlandvilleNew York

Postmistress (Clerkin Charge)

She recommends Avis Tyler,Leta Snyder, and RobertDickson as resource persons.

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JOHN E. PALMERWestfordNew York

Postmaster

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GEORGE H. MANSFIELDS. Broad StreetMorris, New York

Village Mayor

607-263-5184

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SP- SIGNIFICANT PERSON: People with SpecialCollections; Artists; Musicians; Writers;Teachers; Clergymen; Local "Story Tellers";Newspaper Editors; Businessmen; Union Men;Doctors; Lawyers; Judges; Craftsmen, SportsStars

SP-1

MR. & MRS. C. DEANE SINCLAIRChurch StreetCherry Valley, New York 13320

607-264-6501

Both Mr. & Mrs. Sinclair arevery active in the CherryValley Museum. They arevery, knowledgeable about localhistory.

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SP-2

GEORGE CAMPBELLLake StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2533

Curator, Farmer's Museum.

Very knowledgeable abouth:'tory of farming, farmtools, etc.

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SP-3

CLYDE OLSENCooperstown, New York 13326

President and Owner ofIndian Museum.

Lay archaeologist,knowledgeable about Indiansof this area.

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SP-4

PETER COREY1 Pioneer StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-9531

DixGotor, Indian Museuth

Very knowledgeable aboutIndian artifacts and lore.

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SP-5

MRS. VIRGINIA P. PARTRIDGE'Farmer's` Museum, Lake RoadCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2533

Assistant Curator Farmers'Museum.

Specialist: weaving, spinning,dyeing (Homemaking craftsduring Age of Homespun).

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SP-6

MINOR WINE THOMAS, JR.New York State HistoricalAssociationLake RoadCooperstown New York 13326

607-547-253.

Assistant Director, New YorkState Historical Association.

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Formerly with Ford Museum,Dearborn, Michisan'and CblonialWilliamsburg.

Specialist - New York StateAgriculture and Antique Fur-niture.

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SP-7

DR. BRUCE R. BUCKLEYCooperstown Graduate ProgramNew York State HistoricalAssociationLake RoadCooperstown, New York 1 -3326

607-547-2533

Assistant Director, Coopers-town Graduate Program(Operated by State UniversityCollege at Oneonta and the NewYork State Historical Associa-tion) .

Specialist - Folklore(Folklife and Oral Traditions)

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MRS. CECIL? I. DODD10 Susquehanna AvenueCooperstown, New York

607-547-9223

Native Cooperstown resident.

Possesses extensivestereoptican collection oflocal Cooperstown scenes.Very knowledgeable about localhistory.

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DR. LOUIS C. JONESNew York State HistoricalAssociationLake RoadCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2533

Director of New York StateHistorical Association.

Specialist in New YorkFolklore and Museums.

Author of numerous items,such-a-s-Tbings That Go BumpIn the Night; Spooks in theValley; and Growing up InCooper Country.

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WALDO ELLSWORTH8. Lake -StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2446

Retired employee and officerof the First National Bank ofCooperstown. Knows history ofearly banking in this sectionof county. Author of"Cooper-stown's First Bank", New YorkHistory. Vol. 39-1941

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MRS. FLORENCE WARDNew York State HistoricalAssociationLake RoadCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2533

Registrar, New York StateHistorical Association.

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Possesses excellent photoand history file on homesin Cooperstown. Veryknowledgeable about localhistory.

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PETER DELANEYCarriage & Harness MuseumElk StreetCooperstown, New York 13326

607-547-2771

At 95, this remarkable manremains at his post in amuseum which houses the horsesand vehicles once used forMr. Ambrose Clark's Sportdriving.

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JACK LENNEBACKERc/o Freeman's Journal62 Pioneer StreetCooperstown, New York :3326

607-547-2545 Office607-547-9055 Home

He is member of the Town ofMiddlefield HistoricalAssociation, a member of theBoard of- Directors. Has beenactive in setting up themuseum in MiddlefieldSchoolhouse.

Call at the Journal from8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and athome other times.

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LEMAN GARLICKGoodyear LakeR.D., Oneonta, New York 13820

607-432-3'757

Mr. Garlick has many photosof the Colliersville area. Itis possible for responsiblepersons to view same, anddepending on the person, itmay be possible to copy thephotos. He is most concernedwith the safety of the material.

Mr. Garlick indicated apossible cost for his time inmeeting with interestedpersons, depending on lengthof time; and also a kind ofrent on materials loaned forcopy.

Contact during evening.

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WILLIAM "FERN" FURGUSONEast Morcester, New York

Did a collection booklet oralbum on Town of Westford andsent it to the HistoricalSociety at Fenimore House.Album included photos, news-paper clippings, and typedcommentaries on each.

He is now completing one onWorcester. Mr. Louis Holmeshas possession of it until itgoes to Cooperstown.

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MRS. RUSSELL AUNGERIndex, New York (FormerlyHope Factory)

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607-547-2218

, Mrs. Aunger has photosshowing former situationwhen her feed store was thegrist mill; has,photos ofthe dike, houses, formerHope Cotton Mills.

Large numbers of studentscan be handled atone time.

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BERNICE WARDELLLaurens, New York

Formerly of Long Island;Miss Wardell has,-spent muchtime during the past 10'years doing research on theLaurens area. Each year sheputs out a pictorial calendarshowing : historic sites ofthe area.

Contact may be made throughAllen's Grocery in Laurens.

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RODNEY E. JOHNSONMiddlefield Center RoadCooper*town, New York 13326,

607-547:-800,3:

He is presently president:ofthe Town of MiddlefieldHistorical Association. Bothhe and his wife are activein the group and have manyrecords and much knowledgeof the area.

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Materials he mentioned include:1. Microfilm copy of a journal

kept by George WashingtonJohnson, Dartmouth graduateand schoolmaster from1827-28

2. Middlefield 50 Years Ago,written in 1903 (this isa copy of the manuscript)

3. Account book of theHuntington Last Works ofMiddlefield Center

4. Day book from Westvill Hoteland Store

5. Photostats of the MasonicLodge Records

6. Tape of Mr. Charles Hernwho was postmaster andhistorian of Middlefieldfor 50 years (1898-1944)

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His home was supposed tobe the former J. L.Phinney tavern and publichouse (circa 1790-1800),the walls have old paintedmurals believed to becirca 1830 and secondknown works of a WilliamPrice, the murals havingbeen discovered under wallpaper.

He also knows of otherlocations of former structures,etc. He and his wife and afew others have worked tostart the museum in the formerMiddlefield schoolhouse.

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MRS. LEILA CLARKMiddlefield CenterNew York (Fire No. Z-857) (Summer)

73 Pioneer StreetCooperstown, New York (Winter)

She is active in the Town ofMiddlefield Historical Associa-tion, and has written various

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papers concerning names andplaces of the area.

She has shoe last from theDaniel Keller shoe shop.

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MRS. NELLIE BALCOMHinman Hollow HillTown of Hartwick, New York

607,...293-7947

Her sister, Pearl A. Weeks,wrote Pioneer Industriesof the Hartwick area andfamily had it printed whenshe died.

She has copies of book forsale for $3. (Not availablein bookstores.) Book hasgreat bit of informationof former industries of thearea.

She also recommended HarryBilderbeck of Hartwick,since he is a descendent ofthe Rockwells who owned oneof the old mills.

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MR. & MRS. HARRY BILDERBECKMain StreetHartwick, New York

Fext to Christian Church

607-293-7561 for appointment.

These people know best thearea of South Hartwick. Mr.Bilderbeck's family datesway back in the area history.

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LEE SHERMANMilford, New York 13807

607-286-9949

He can give information aboutSherman Cemetery on his land.

His relatives were in theHoag family.

Turn left in Milford at lightand go about 1.6- miles out. -Half way between two bends ofcurve on right is the ShermanNome. Cemetery is just beforehome.

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ANSON C. KNAPPE. Main StreetMilford, New York 13807

607-286-9855

Has photographs of Milfordarea to show for thoseinterested.

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FRANCIS TIPPLEE. Main StreetMilford, New York 13807

607-286-7661

Interested in history of areaof Milford and can supplyinformation when called upon.

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MR. & MRS. FRANK DUROENorth Stage RouteMorris, New York 13808

Mr. Duroe is oldest resident inthat area. Mrs. Duroe isformer school teacher. Cangive information on ChapinCemetery.

Call to arrange i'nterview.

607-263-5287

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MYRON GEORGECounty Route 12New Lisbon, New York

263-5247 for appointment

Mr. George has photographs,post cards, and lettersconcerning Morris and NewLisbon which he inheritedfrom deceased Roy Gilbert.

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MRS. EVELYN (DONALD) KNOWLES66 Maple StreetOneonta, New York 13820

607 - 432 -0756

Mrs. Knowlls has in herpossession:1. Burleigh Map of Oneonta

(late 1800's)2. Young children's reading

books (1875)3. Small booklets printed by

H & E Phinney of Coopers-town,

4. Spinning Wheel and FlaxWheel

5. Old clothing of 1860's6. Copy of A Valedictory

and Monitory Writingleft by Sarah Goodhue

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printed in 16817. Carpet bag8. Autograph books of 1P42-

49 and 1881-88.

Might loan out some of theitems; otherwise small groupsof 4-5 may visit her home.

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MISS MARY E. FERGUSON11 Harmon AvenueOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-6217

Has much information to offerin line of reminiscences oflife of the past in Middle-field. Her family were hopraisers and has been calledupon to discuss hop raising.

She would consent to beingtaped if someone presents herwith an outline and has indic-ated that she would also write.

She has a sister in St. Peters-burg, Florida, who used to bea teacher in the DubbendaleSchoolhouse below where theylived. Miss Ferguson willwrite to her sister and askher to write her reminiscences.

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DR. H. CLAUDE HARDY89 Elm StreetOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-2851 for appointment

Dr. Hardy retired at the endof July, 1968 as curator ofthe Yager Museum at HartwickCollege. He will remain as

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Historian for the City ofOneonta.

He expressed an interest inextra work if anyone needshis services.

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E. LESTER TOWNSENDR.D. 2

West End, Oneonta, New York

Located across from FrankFatta Real Estate Office.

607-432-2809 for appointment.

Mr. Townsend, a retiredbanker, has a vast know-ledge of the past historyof most places in OtsegoCounty. He knows of theformer family land holdings,etc.

He is also able to discussmuch about the formerCooperstown Railroad, steamboats on Otsego Lake.

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EDWIN R. MOORE164 Main StreetOrlonta, New York 13820

607-432-1187

Mr. Moore has visited manyclassrooms in the past andhas conducted tours of sitesof former Indian villages,camps, and trails. Heclaims to be best availableduring the morning andmid-afternoon.

Mr. Moore has quite a bit ofinformation on Otsego County,

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having written four volumes ofIn Old Oneonta.

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RICHARD BOOKHOUT16 Dietz StreetOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-5970

Mr. Bookhout is presentlySurrogate Court Justice andwas District Attorney inOtsego County for 7 years. Heis cap-able of discussingdetails of either his formeror present offices.

Maximum group size feasibleto visit him would be 4-5and depending on circumstancesand schedule, he may be ableto visit the classroom.

Important to make appointmentwell in advance.

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RONALD E. ROWLEY, ATTORNEY48 Dietz StreetOneonta, New York 13820

Mr. Rowley has completed 8years as Oneonta City CourtJudge and has shown a greatinterest in educating youngpeople in areas of law andorder.

It is possible that Mr. Rowleymay visit classrooms or receivesmall groups, depending uponthe time and place.

Recomffiended for grades 4-12since younger grades stillhave to learn about the PoliceDepartment:.

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Call office 607-432-0910well enough in advaace tofit into his schedule.

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GEORGE TYLER16 Dietz StreetOneonta, New York 13820

607-432-4500

General Manager of OneontaChamber of Commerce.

He can offer much informationon all aspects of Oneontaactivity of the present day,the people, places, businesses,recreation, etc.

Mainly of interest to grades7-12, but possibly grades4-6, considering the objectives.

Call first for appointment andtell what information maybe needed so Mr. Tyler canschedule time and preparematerialS.

Small groups of around 6 mayvisit office, or possibly hemay be able to go- to classroom.

Most convenient times are9 a.m. - 12 noon and12:30 p.m. 5 p.m.

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MRS. NINA hOLBROOKOtego, New York

607-432-2637-for appointment

She is descendant of theharness making Holbrooks andthe Sissons of the. Wells

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Bridge area. Her home isdirectly at point ahead onsharp curve on hill goingout of Otsdawa. Her home isapproximately 130 years old.

Mrs. Holbrook can tell abouthistory of the area.

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MRS. HELENA MYERSOtego, New York

County Rt. 48, Back Road toOtego. One mile from Oneonta-Otego Town Line.

607-988-7960

She has scrapbook of photos,post cards, photos andclippings, deeds, newspapers.Box of. old diaries of grand-parents; letters of Civil Warperiod; has several daguer-reotype photos, on wall inhome is an oil painting of arelative of hers and the frameis all hand. leatherwork doneby subject in painting.

Has Volume I copy of OneontaHerald and others.

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MRS. ROBERT HIGBYWells Bridge, New York

607-988-7940

Did research on history of theMethodist Church (now the WellaBridge United Methodist Church).

Take first dirt road on bendof Rootville Road by Firehouse.House at top.

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ARTHUR ROOTRootville RoadWells Bridge, New York

Old time resident of WellsBridge - can share history ofhis youngers days. Mr. Rootis about 80 years old.

607-988-7709

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BEN CARRWells Bridge, New York

607-988-7734

First house up on bank uponentering on Rt. 7

He has knowledge of area,has copies of scrapbook, andan old Otsego County Atlas.

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MRS. DEFOREST A6BEWest StreetWest Oneonta, New York

Mrs. DeForest is a long-timeresident of West Oneonta andhas possession of manypicture postcards, a'scrapbook,some old letters, and a fewdiaries.

By appointment, she is willingto meet with about 6 young-sters who may care to visithome on committee reports.

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CARLTON FAIRFIELDSou,h StreetWest Oneonta, New York

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607-432-2629

Mr. Fairfield has old photosand is familiar with pasthistory of the area. Heprefers to act as a resourceperson for teachers who callfor appointments and is waryof being able to communicatewith school children.

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MRS. JAY MC COLLISTERWestville, New York

On main road through Westvilleat location of Texaco Station.

Age 92. She is daughter ofT.A. Hoose of Middlefield.Came to Westville in 1904.HUsband ran bladksmith shop andsawmill. Short tape on fileat PROBE office.

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FERN FERGUSONE. Worcester, New York

Knows history of Worcester,the home of several Revolutionar.settlers from New England.

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ROY L. BUTTERFIELD (Deceased)

A tape of reminiscences byMr. Butterfield was made andis in the possession of thePROBE office and Mrs. DorothyWallace at Oneonta JuniorHigh School

The Tape has reminiscences ofThe Hartwick area as well asother parts of Otsego County.

GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN CHENANGO, DELAWARE AND

OTSEGO COUNTIES, NEW YORK

By Dave Hutchison

Introduction This report lists, describes and explains the origin of some ofthe geological features that may be seen in the field in Chenango, Delawareand Otsego counties, New York. A brief geological history of the area is givenfirst. This is followed by the description of the glacial and geologicalfeatures. No attempt has been made to list museums, collections of librariesin the area although some of the institutions of higher education may havethese resources available. Information about maps, geological reports andaerial photographs is given at the end of the report.

The nature of this report permits a listing of only a few examples ofthe glacial and geological features found in the area. It is hoped thatstudents will use the described examples as references for their ownobservations and will enlarge upon this list. As a student observes afeature he should ask himself two questions: "How was the feature formed?",and "When was the feature formed?" Often he can't give a definite answer toeither of these questions, but he might come up with a logical answer, thusutilizing the inquiry approach. Further study might show that his first answerwas correct or that it should be modified in light of new evidence. In either

case the student has transcected time and has used his powers of observationand reason to piece together some sort of a working hypotheses to explain afeature that was formed thousands or perhaps millions of years ago.

Geological His-ory - General The earth is about 4.5 billion years old, butthere is no direct evidence of this in any rocks in New York. The oldestrocks exposed in New York are the Precambrian rocks of the AdirondackMountains and the Hudson Highlands around West Point, which are about 1.1billion years old. These are igneous and metamorphic rocks which werederived from older sedimentary and igneous rocks. Although the first liVingforms developed earlier in Precambrian time two or three bi.lion years ago,there is little chance of finding any evidence of life in the Precambrianrocks in New York because of their intense deformation.

Precambrian time lasted until about 600 million years ago (.6,billionyears ago). During the last few million years of Precambrian time there wasextensive erosion or peniplanation which reduced the previously existingPrecambrian mountains and highlands to a level surface called a "peniplane".

Cambrian seas invaded New York between 600 and 500 million years ago de-positing sandstones on top of the flat Precambr'.dn erosion surface and lime-stones and dolomites on top of the sandstones. The Cambria- sediments canbe seen along routes 5 and 5S east of Canajoharie and at other places alongthe Mohawk River Algal growths are preserved in these same aged rocks at thePetrified Gardens four miles west of Saratoga Springs.

During Ordovician time (500 to 430 million years ago) seas continuedto occupy most of New York. Limestones, dolomite:. aad shales were deposited

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in the Early Ordovician seas. In some parts of New York there are abundantfossils in the Early Ordovician. During middle and Late Ordovician timemuddier conditions existed in the seas as the sediments of the Queenstondelta were being deposited. This delta was built by rivers carrying mudsand sand from the Taconic Mountains which were being uplifted in the easternpart of New York and states to the east, The part of the dark shale andsandstone sequence can be seen immediately north of Sharon Springs on Route10 in Schoharie County. As these beds contain very few fossils, it can beconcluded that conditions were not favorable for life at this location, or ifconditions were favorable for life all traces of it have been destroyed.Probably the first explanation is valid because the waters were too muddy foranimals to thrive.

During Silurian times (430 to 395 million years ago) many differentconditions prevailed in New York, Thick salt beds, which representevaporating seas in an arid climate, thin iron ore deposits, wind blownsands, fossiliferous shales and limestones are found in various parts of thestate. The only Silurian rocks exposed in Caenango, Delaware and Otsegocounties are fossiliferous limestones in the northern part of Otsego Countyand adjacent Schoharie County. These are probably exposed along Route 80between Springfield Center and Van Hornesville along Route 166 north of Route20 although neither of these probable outcrops have been field checked. In

adjacent Schoharie County, Silurian rocks are well exposed on Route 10 on thesouth side of Sharon Sirrings. The Silurian rocks are not as thick here asthey are further we.sc in the state because this area was at the edge of theSilurian seas. To the west the Silurian rocks become much thicker and, be-cause they are relatively resistant to erosion, form a prominent cliff (o.:escarpment). This escarpment which is capped by the resistant Lockportdolomite extends across western New York and Ontario and is responsible forthe formation of Niagara Falls.

Many fossils such as brachiopods, gastropods, and corals to mention afew can be found in Silurian rocks.

Geological Hiszoryof Cheaaluge Delaware and Otsego Counties In the threecounty area and, in fact, in all of southern New York and the CatskillMountains the exposed rocks are almost exclusively Devonian in age (395 to345 million years ago). The Devonian rocks are well exposed and reveal aninteresting story of the geological events which took place.

Daring Early Devonian time warm seas L-wered to three county area andthe rest of scuthern New Z3rk depositing a thick limestone called theHelderberg limestone. The name comes from the Helderberg Mountains south-west of Albany where the limestone is well exposed. It is also well exposedin places along Route 20 in northern Otsego County especially just east ofRoute 166. In adjacent Schoharie County it is exposed northeast ofCobleskill where extensive solution and cave develo2ment have taken place.Many animals lived in this warm, limy sea and fossil corals, brachiopods,gastropods, crinoids, and trilobites can be found in the Helderberg lime-stone, In some places chert is found in discontinuous layers in the lime-stone. Because the Helderberg limestone is relatively more resistant toerosion than adjacent formations it forms a prominent cliff or escarpmentfrom the Helderberg Mountains to approximately Utica.

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After deposition of the limestone, the seas withdrew from the area anda surface of erosion (or an ;inconformity) developed on top of the Helderberglimestone. Seas again advanced into the area depositing first sandstones andshales on the unconformity and then another limestone, the cherty Onondagalimestone. The contact between the sandstones and sh4ies and the overlyingOnondaga limestone can be seen on the east side of Route 166 about 1/2 milesouth of the turnoff for Route 20. The sandstone contains some peculiarmarkings whose origin is unknown and the overlying Onondaga limestone containsbrachiopods, corals and crinoids in the lower part. These fossils have beenreplaced by silica and do not weather as quickly as the enclosing limestone.It has taken thousands of years for these fossils to weather out of the lime-stone so they should NCI BE COLLEC7ED.

The Onondaga limestone is resistant to erosion and forms a conspicuousescarpment across much of New York.

At the end of Earl Devonian tille extensive mountain building was takingplace again in New England, This produced upland areas whose sediment ladenstreams drained westward into New York forming another delta, the Catskilldelta. Thick deltaic dews-Its ex::ended across much of New York and southwardinto Pennsylvania. At firs:. Lhe muds and sands were deposited in a shallowsea forming the Hamilton Group which contains abundant marine fossils suchas brachipods, pelecypods, gastropods and trilobites. Later in the Devonianthe rising land mass to the east supplied so much sediment that the deltabuilt itself upward above sea level. :hese sediments formed the Geness Group,Sonyea Group, Java Group, and iNest. Falls Group which are considered to becontinued in origin rather thar marine because of their red color and thepresence of plant fossils. 1,1_ iron in the sediments combined with freeoxygen in the air to be oxidzed Lo a red iron oxide. These red continentalsediments are seen in rnAmeroue road cuts at higher elevations in the southernpart of Ocsegc County, the eastern Dar': of Chenango County and extensivelyin Delaware County. An exLene7e fossil forest was uncovered near Gilboain Schoharie Co.-nty when tle darn for the Schoharie reservoir was being built.Stumps from this fc-:eet can bE. seen on the west side of the bridge acrossSchoharie Creek ncrth o: G,_lboi2 Dam. Other plant fossils are abundantin the contirlen.:al sedimnr,:ry loc_ks :uthern New York and the CatskillMountavls.

Some other. fee-x,res iihJ rr compaable Guth a deltaic origin forthese rocks are ,--ose-beUing marks. The cross- 1edding may havebeen fcrmed by menderi.ng strc:9mb ilo,,inc; across the delta and depositingtheir :4ediner;t at a., inc:.-tne beddln,=: plances in a previously cut

channel or depression. Crcszbedding may also have been formed by watercurrents in the shallow wat(!r of the ma:ine part of the delta.

Ripple mars may be fcrmed by currents in shallow water in a marineenvironment or along the itc.odplain o a river. Both cross-bedding andripple marks are quite comma:, in the these county area.

In some of the mari:e beds EiG14 :oils are present. Presumably thesewere formed when the sedimenLs deposited on the incline i

surface of the delca scarted tc slide and roll down the gentle slope.The resulting bed has a rolled, cylindrical appearance. These are well

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exposed at the north end of the outcrop along Route 28 at Goodyear Lake damin Otsego County, near Colliersville.

Post-Devonian Geological History in Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Counties No

bedrock younger than Devonian age is present in the three county area or any-where in the Catskill Mountains. Either these rocks were never deposited orelse if they were deposited they were later removed by erosion, thus theevents from the end of the Devonian to the beginning of the Cenozoic (345 to65 million years ago) are not recorded and represent a hugh gap in the

geological record of this area During this time another peniplana wasformed.

Since the beginning of the Cenozoic (65 million years ago) and perhapsearlier the area has probably been gently domed upward. This increase inelevation has given the streams renewed energy over millions of yearsenabling them to erode deeply into the bedrock and the post-Devonian peniplane.The Susquehanna, West Branch and East Branch of Delaware, Unadilla, andChenango valleys probably were all eroded because of this doming, producing adissected Plateau. As these major streams eroded the bedrock, they cutthrough both resistant sandstones and less resistant shales to form deepvalleys. Tributary streams drained into these but some did not carry enoughwater to erode the more resistant sandstones. Consequently, in some places

waterfalls have developed where the streams flow over the sandstones.

Because the sandstone is more resistant than the shales, it frequentlycaps the tops of mountains and forms relatively steep cliffs while . ie shale

which is protected from erosion by the overlying sandstone forms more gentleslopes. This comparison between the sandstone and the shale can be seen inmany places. One good example is South Hill three miles east of Oneonta.A good vantage point is from the parking lot of Grant's Stare on Route 7. At

one time shale may have been on top of the sandstone, but it has been erodedaway.

In summary, most of the rocks of the three county area were deposited aspart of the Devonian Catskill delta. The earlier (or lower) rocks of thedelta contain abundant marine fossils and are (lark in color, but the later(or upper) parts of the delta contain continental fossils including plantremains and are red in color. As the suply of sediment was from the east,the sediments in the Catskill Mountains are more coarse, :.bicker and have agreater per:.entage of red beds than the sedime-.ts in the western part of thestate.

Within the Devonian aged rocks, there are several alternating sandstoneand shale beds which reflect uplift and increased stream flow in the sourcearea to the east.

Erosion has played an important role in developing the mountains andvalleys.

Rocks older than the Devonian sediments of the Catskill delta are exposedalong the edge of the Catskill Mountains to the north where streams in thewide Mohawk Valley have eroded a broad, deep valley and to the east in partsof Schoharie County.

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The present accordant heights of the hills and mountains are remnantsof the post-Devonian peniplane which has been warped or domed upward.

Glacial History of Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties During the lastmillion years ice covered much of the notthern-part of North Am!rica. NewYork was covered at least once and possibly as many as four times. The lastglacial ice melted from the three county area about 10,000 years ago which isnot very long ago considering that we were previously talking about eventswhich took place hundreds of millions of years ago.

The glacier both eroded and deposited material. Some of the erosivefeatures are the over steepening of the sides of many of the major valleysand the development of a "U" shaped profile from the original "V" shapedprofile which rivers had eroded. The Susquehanna, Cherry Creek, Charlotte,Unadilla, and Chenango valleys plus many others all show evidence of this.This is especially evident on topographic maps.

In many places glacial striations show to a minor extent she erosiveability of the glaciers and indicate the direction of ice movement at thatlocality. The striations are scratches in the bedrock produces when rocksfrozen in the glacial ice were dragged across the bedrock.

In general, evidence of glacial and glaciofluvial deposition is abundantin the valleys. "Glaciofluvial" deposits are formed by rivers carrying themelt water of the glaciers. Moraines, kames, kame terraces and kettle holesare all common in the valleys.

Moraines are constructed when the rate of melting at the front of theglacier is equal to the forward flow of ice within the glacier. As a resultthe sand, gravel and boulders which are entrapped in the flowing ice aredeposited at the front of the glacier in irregular, unsorted, and unstratifiedpiles several tens of feet or hundreds of feet high. In the three countyarea the best moraines are found in the valleys, although in other parts ofNew York and North America !excellent moraines are found in other places.

Karnes are formed when there is a depression on the ice and the melt waterforms a lake. Sands and gravels are deposited in the lake to form sorted andstratified deposits which are lowered down Onto the ground as the ice meltsaway.

Kame terraces are formed when a river carrying melt water flows betweenthe ice in the center of the valley and the valley wall. Stratified andsorted sands and gravels are deposited in the bed of the river. This islowered down onto the side and floor of the valley when the ice melts.

As kames and kame terraces contain clean water washed sands and gravels,they are good sources of commercial sand and gravel. Most of the gravel pitsin the three county area are either kames or kame terraces.

Kettle holes are depressions a few hundred feet to a few thousand feetacross and several tens of feet deep in glacial moraines or associated deposits.These are formed when large blocks of stagnant ice are covered with glacialdebris as the glacier melts. Eventually these large hunks of ice melt leaving

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a depression. A very good example of a kettle hole is just west of Route 281.7 miles south of Cooperstown.

Glaciers also produced some interesting side effects in the three countyarea as a result of the ice damming up rivers to form lakes which overflowedand cut deep gorges. Grand Gorge which is south of the village of GrandGorge on Rbute 30 in Delaware County was eroded when ice dammed the SchoharieRiver north of Grand Gorge and the resulting lake drained out through Bear Killto the East Branch of the Delaware River at the lowest point which was freefrom ice.

A similar situation occured when ice blocked the Mohawk River and formeda lake which overflowed at the lowest ice free point to the south. One of thefirst ice free outlets was just north of Cherry Valley in northern OtsegoCounty. The lake drained through this outlet to Cherry Valley Creek for onlya short time until the ice melted away from lower outlets at Summit Lake fourmiles above Springfield Center and at a low spot one mile north of EastSpringfield in northern Otsego County and at:a place near North Winfield inHerkimer County. The water flowed through these outlets and entered theSusquehanna and Unadilla Rivers. Another outlet also drained into ChenangoRiver.

The gorge at Grand Gorge is much deeper than any of the other formerchannels mentioned, so apparently this served as an outlet for a much longertime than any of the other outlets.

At the time when the overflow water from the lakes flowed southerly thevalley floors were not eroded as deeply as they are at the present time andthe rivers flowed at a higher elevation than they do at the present time.Some of these were as much as 100 feet higher than the present rivers. The oldflood plains of the rivers can still be seen in many places as terraces elevatedabove the present river.

In summary, the glacial ice modified the three county area by producing"U" shaped valleys and depositing glaciofluvial debris in the valleys, butmost of the topography was produced by streams eroding the Devonian deltaicsediments.

List of Glacial and Glaciofluvial Features The following lists some featuresthat were formed by the glaciers of the rivers associated with the melting ofthe glaciers ("glaciofluvial" features). As the glaciers melted the riverswere carrying much more water 10,000 years ago than they are at the presenttime,Snd the rivers were flowing several tens of feet or perhaps a hundredfeet higher than they are at the present time. Since then the presentrivers have eroded downs into the glacial and glaciofluvial materials.

As present streams are much smaller that the streams carrying theglacial melt water, they are "underfit streams". This means that the presentstreams are too small to have cut the wide valleys seen in most of the threecounty area.

It should be remembered that the valleys were initially eroded severalmillions of years ago and that the glaciers and their melt water have justmodified these earlier formed valleys.

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LAND FORMS THAT ARE OF INTERESTIN THE PROBE AREA

Along Susquehanna River

1. Harpursville - elevated terrace at 1075'.

2. Bainbridge elevated terrace on south side of river at 1110'.

3. Sidney - Note valley of Susquehanna becomes wider below its confluencewith the Unadilla River due to the increase in water carriedby the valley south of the confluence when the glaciers weremelting.

4. Unadilla - River Terrace south of river at site of Evergreen HillCemetery 1120'. Also terrace along Route 7B two miles eastof junction with Route 7 1120'. Terrace between Susque-hanna River and Ouleout Creek 2 1/2 3 miles east ofUnadilla at 1140'.

5. Otego - about three miles east of Otego on south side of Susquehannaterrace at 1140' at site of Quackenbush Cemetery.

6. Oneonta Kame terraces on Route 23 1 1/2 2 miles east of Oneonta at1160' - gpaval pit shows stratification.

7. Colliersville Terraces one mile south of Colliersville at 1180'.

8. Goodyear Lake and Dam

9. Portlandville Glacial moraine material on East side of Susquehanna.Just north of Portlandville many Kettle holes SaddlebagLake is a Kettle hole.

10. Index Immediately north of Index moraine material and Kettle holesone is situated on west side of Route 28 1.7 miles south ofCooperstown. Oaks Creek contains much morainic material and manyKettle holes.

11. Headwaters of Susquehanna River are Otsego Lake at Cooperstown.

Along Chenango River

1. At Chenango Forks irregular topography produced by glacial andglaciofluvial activity.

2. At Greene - elevated terrace at elevation of 1020'.

3. At Brisben irregular topography produced by glacial and glaciofluvialactivity - Kettle hole on east side of County Road 32 insouthern part of Oxford Township.

4. Warm Lake is probably a Kettle hole.

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3. Kame terrace 1/4 mile west of Butts Cgntestratification.

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4. At the eabt end of Otsego and Delaware Counties the valley becomes narrow.The creek has its origin three or four miles east of Charlottevillein Fox Vly in Schoharie County.

Along Schenevus Creek

1. Terraces at 1200' to 1260' on soCooperstown Junction a

2. Small kettle holes southeastof Delaware and Hud

uth side of Schenevus Creek betweennd Maryland.

of High School in Schenevus on north sideson Railroad Track.

3. Valley becomes quite narrow at east end of Otsego County where SchenevusCreek begins. The bottom of the valley is at an elevation of1480' and hills on either side are at an elevation of over 2300'.

Along Cherry Valley Creek

Some of the best glfollows the east side of

1. Terraces ana moralRoute 35

2. A mile Aorth ofntrner

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Along West Bra

cial features are seen along County Road 35 whichthe valley and goes through Westville and Middlefield.

nic material are present 2 1/2 miles from Junction ofwith State Route 166 just east of Milford.

Westville there is hummoclay morainic material withous kettle holes.

f Middlefield there is morainic material.

nch of Delaware

1. The West

2. Fas: a

Branch of Delaware starts 2 - 3 miles north of Stamford.

nd wo.r. of Bloomville for two miles there are terraces at ane- ration of about 1500' - morainic material and Kettle holes.

3. Norzh of Delhi there is a terrace at 1440'.

4.

5.

alton - four five miles east of Walton between Route 10 and the riverthere is morainic material.

South of Walton about eight miles Cannonsville Reservoir starts, andobscures any glacial or glaciofluvial deposits if they arepresent.

Alonc, East Branch cf Delaware

1. East Branch of Delaware starts at Grand Gorge Station in a small pond andswampy area about 1/2 mile south of Grand Gorge.

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2. Grand Gorge was cut whey Schoharie River was dammed with ice and waterflowed westward along Bear-Kill and then southward into EastBranch of Delaware.

3. At Hubbell Corners and Roxbury there are terraces with stratified gravel.

4. West of Margaretville Pepacton Reservoir fills valley and obicures anyglacial or glaciofluvial deposits if they are present.

List of Geological Features

As numerous outcrops of Devonian age rocks are present in the three countyarea, these will not be itemized, but generalizations will be made.

1. Redish colored sandstones, siltstones and shales imply continental deposition.They can be seen in much of Delaware County, southern Otsego County at higherelevations, and in southeastern Chenango County at higher elevations.

2. Greyish and greenish colored sandstones, siltstones and shales usually implymarine deposition, however, some of these are continental. These can beseen in any of the three county area but are the only rocks found innorthern Otsego County (except for some limestone) and western ChenangoCounty.

3. Limestones are found Only in the northern most part of Otsego County andadjacent Schoharie County.

4. Plant fossils can be found throughout the area and especially in thecontinental deposits.

5. Stumps from the oldest known forest in the world may be seen on the westside of the bridge across Schbharie Creek just north of Gilboa Dam inSchoharie County.

6. Fossils of brachiopods, pelecypods and gastropods are common in the marinesandstones, sitstones and shales.

7. Gross bedding and ripple marks are common throughout the three county area.

List of Fire Towers

The following fire towers provide excellent vantage points to see the post-Devonian peniplane or dissected plateau, and river valleys modified by glacialice.

Chenango County

Berry Hill _Cower (nine miles west of Norwich)

Delaware County

Bramley Mountain Tower (five miles northeast of Delhi)

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Rock Rift Tower (six miles north of Rock Rift)

Twadill Point Tower (four miles north of East Branch)

Mt. Utsayantha Tower ( 2.5 miles southeast of Stamford)

Otsego County

Hooker Hill Tower (five miles north of Maryland)

Most of the towers are open from April to November and most are accessibleby car. Usually the fire departments near these towers can give you furtherinformation. Visitors are welcome.

RESOURCE GUIDE

A. Lists of geological maps and lists of publications in geology and paleontologyare available from:

New York State Museum and Science ServiceState Education DepartmentAlbany, New York 12224

B. The following publications are particularly useful in the tri-county area:

Broughton, J. G., and Others. Geology of New YorkState - A Short Account. Educational Leaflets SeriesNo. 20. $1.00.

Fairchild, H. L. The Susquehanna River in New York,etc., 1925.

Rich, J. L. Glacial Geology of the Catskills. 1935.$1.50.

Richard, L. V. and Zenger, D. H. Stratigraphy andPaleontology of the Richfield Springs and CooperstownQuadroughs. New York: Museum Bulletin No. 396, 1964.$1.00.

C. Miscellaneous Resources

1. Set of 30 rocks and minerals described in educatio-al leaflet No. 10($.25) may be borrowed for a period of one month from:

Lending ServiceMuseum Education OfficeNew York State MuseumAlbany, New York 12224

2. Educational Leaflets are available at nominal costs.

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3. A children's set of 20 rocks and mtnerals is available at a cost of$1.25:

Sales DeskNew York State MuseumAlbany, New York 12224

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4. Augur's Corner Book Store, 73 Main Street, Cooperstown, Phone: 607-547-2422.Has good selection of U. S. Geological Survey Maps. These show old dis-trict schools, churches, graveyards, back roads, homes and buildings andmany other interesting physical and man made features. Available in twosizes for most areas ($.50 each).

5. Bill's Sport Shop, 11 Wall Street, Oneonta, Phone: 607-432-0921. Hasgood selection of U. S. Geological Survey Maps.

6. Local Topographical Maps

Binghamton - Babcock, Hinds and Underwood, 174Washington Street

Downsville - Downsville Hardware and Building Supply

New Berlin - Warren Prentice, Silver Lake - R.D.#2

Sherburne - Bigelows Pharmacy

7. Topographic maps may be obtained from U. S. Geological Survey for $.50.Order these by map name from the "Topographic Index of New York" whichis free on request from:

Distribution SectionU. S. Geological Survey1200 South Eands StreetArlington, Virginia 22202

8. Plastic Relief Map covering all of the tri-county area except the verysouthern most part of Delaware County is available.

Order: NK 18-5 Binghamton, New York

From: Department of the ArmyArmy Map Service, Corps of EngineersSan Antonio Field OfficeBuilding 4011 Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234

Cost $2.50 to county or state governments and schools, $4.00 to others.An index to other plastic relief maps is free on request.

9. County Road Maps may be obtained as follows:

Chenango County Superintendent of HighwaysCounty Office BuildingNorwich, New York 13815 Cost $.75

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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce95 1/2 MainDelhi, New York Free

Otsego County Department of HighwaysLinden AvenueCooperstown, New York Free

10. Map showing fire towers may be obtained free by requesting "OutdoorRecreation Map of New York State" from New York State ConservationDepar_ent, Albany, New York 12226.

11. Geologic Map of New York State (The Hudson-Mohawk Sheet covers mostof the tri-county area). This may be out of print:

The State Education DepartmentNew York State Museum and Science ServiceAlbany, New York 12224

12. Aerial Photographs of Chenango, Otsego and northern Delaware countiesmay be obtained from:

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceDepartment of AgricultureEastern Laboratory45 South French Board AvenueAsheville, North Carolina 28801

Photos of southern Delaware County may be obtained from:

Geological SurveyDepartment of InteriorWashington, D.C. 20242

Local surveying firms might be able to help you select the photos youneed.

D. Other Suggested References

Clark and Stearn. The Geolc.,ical Evolution of NorthAmerica. New York: The... Ronald Press, 1960.

Dunbar, C. O. Historical Geology. New York: John Wileyand Sons, Inc., 1960.

Fenneman, N. M. Physiography of Eastern United States.New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1938.

Flint, R. F. Glacial and Pleistocene Geology. New York:John Wiley and Sons, 1956.

Von Engeln, O. D. The Finger Lakes Region. Ithaca, NewYork: Cornell University Press, 1961.

Archeological Survey and Description of Resources

in the PROBE Area

By F. J. Hesse

Resources available for archeological study in the counties of Chenango, Del-

ware, and Otsego, may be divided into three categories:

1.) Organizations directly affiliated with the New York State Archeological

Association;

2.) Private collections of artifacts and reference works;

3.) Public collections of artifacts and reference works.

In the first of these categories the tri-county area is fortunate to have

two chapters of the New York State Archeological Association -- the Chenango Chap-

ter and the Upper Susquehanna Chapter. Both are actively engaged in contributing

beneficial information such as speakers, collections of artifacts, and guidance in

methods used in archeological field work. All field work should be done under the

supervision of trained and/or qualified archeologists to insure conservation of

the site and to provide accurate interpretations of all discoveries.

The second source of archeological information, the private collector is im-

portant because he provides many varied samples of artifacts characteristic of

this area (a list of known collectors is attached). Most collectors are very

willing to show their artifacts and share their experiences. However, it should

be noted that the majority of collectors are not archeologists which places scree

limitations upon their usefulness in archeological studies.

Finally the third category, public collections of artifacts and ,.eference

works, includes libraries, museums, and schools. (A partial l4sting of these in-

stitutions will be found at the end of this article). The artifacts displayed in

these public collections is often a mixture rarely defined by cultural sequence.

However, if one is acquainted with the projectilg point types that represent

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various cultural phases in New York, he can interpret much of the material for

himself. He can also enlist the aid of competent amateur archeologists or

individuals who possess a knowledge of artifacts to help interpret such collections.

It cannot be stressed too strongly that if one is truly interested in learning

factu'l information about our archeological heritage, he must listen with a soft

ear to the many tales of folklore that surround the common knowledge about our

former inhabitants, the Indian. Reference works important to students of arche-

ology will be found in most libraries in the area. Since it would be impractical

to make a complete survey of all libraries in the t4i-county area and their poten-

tial source of written archeological information, a list of books is mentioned in

thP ,*tached Bibliography so that anyone interested can request materials from

their nearest library. (Most librarians will arrange inter-library loans for

books not in their collections). It is, no doubt, obvious that a knowledge of

artifacts if needed before one can begin to assimilate and interpret the lithic

(stone) remains that will be our main interest.

Projectile points are the most common of all artifacts and perhaps the most

important, since it is from these artifacts we can begin to identify different

cultures and various periods of time. In New York there are 27 basic types of

projectile po-Mts. These points may be broken down into different groups that

represent three major time periods in New York:

1.) Paleo - indian

2.) Archaic - Early ArchaicMiddle ArchaicLate ArchaicTransitional

3.) Woodland - Early WoodlandMiddle Woodlandlate Woodland

The Clovis Point (a projectile point dating to 7,000 B.C.) characterizes the Paleo-

Indian period. The Archaic Period (3,500 to 1,000 B.C.) is a time in which hunt-

ing, fishing, and food gathering were the primary means of subsistence. One of

the more important parts of this period is the Transitional stage which represents

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the initial usage of stone pots and a development from them to early ceramics. The

third period, the Woodland, saw the full development of ceramics and agriculture.

Archeological evidence suggests a scanty Indian population of the Upper Sus-

quehanna during historical times. Some contact camps have been found at Otsego

Lake another may have been at the Goodyear Lake power dam while still another was

at Otego Creek. However9 the only positively identified historical sites that the

writer can vouch for, based on excavation and artifact study, are as follows:

1.) The Old Fort at Sidney, New York, located on the east side of the river three

quarters of a mile above the old confluence of the Unadilla and Susquehann'a Rivers.

2.) The village site at Windsor, New York, also on the east side of the river,

about one mile above the present village of Windsor. Both of these sites have

yielded artifacts that prove conclusively direct European influence. Metal tools

made of iron and brass have been found. Glass trade beads, predominantly the opal-

escent type, and European crockery have been recovered.

The Chenango River was more open to historical Indian settlements and probably

these sites of historical note can be traced to the Oneidas of the Iroquois Nations.

Throughout the three counties of Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego, archeological

evidence points to facts that reveal a near continuum of habitation of this area

since the Pleistocene era. Habitation as early as 9,000 years ago is quite likely,

as attested to by the discovery of the Clovis fluted points scattered over the area.

Literally every basic point type representing varlious cultures known to have lived

in New York State has been found in th three counties. Hundreds of sites have been

discovered, and an untold number of artifacts have been picked up and/or dug from

this tri-county area over recent years. All of this archeological evidence suggests

that this was a favorable geological area, abundant in natural food supplies, with

good water and a fair climate. Perhaps tha.only major drawback for our ancient oc-

cupants was the lack of a good chert supply. The most frequently utilized local

source of chert was of nodules of flint which had been deposited here duffing the

Glacial Period. Since the area afforded a poor supply of chert, obtaining good

quality chert necessitated traveling distances. Thus we have, either by trade or

travel, a variety of lithic material represented in the artifacts of our area that

are not native. Some of these materials are jasper (from Pennsylvania), mottled

Onondaga chert (from central and western New York), Normanskill flint (from the

Hudson River Valley), rhyolite and argillite (from Pennsylvania), steatite (from

either Pennsylvania or eastern New York), and high grade chalcedony (from Ohio).

These flints were taken from quarries where they could be found in the form of out-

croppings, usually located in areas where limestone is common. Such flint quarries

can be found in central and western New York, the middle Hudson River valley and

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.

The materials most commonly used in the manufacture of artifacts were stone,

bone, antler, wood and shell. The most duraole of these being the lithic materials.

Plant fibers, such as hemp, were used. Raw copper in the form of nodules was also

utilized. Knives, spears, celts (axes), and other articles (including ornaments)

were made from this material.

A variety of artifacts were produced besides the common projectile. Knives

and scrapers are to be found in abundance. Hammer stones and net sinkers are

frequently recovered along the Susquehanna. Flint drills and pins were also

manufactured. Stone axes, such as celts, are common along with the more prevalent

adze and chipped stone chopper. Pestles and mullers used for grinding food stuffs

may also be found, as well as their counterparts: mortars and matates. Other

miscellaneous artifacts such as beads, shafting F:f-ones, pendants, gorgets, pots,

pipes, birdstones, bannerstones, and bar amulets are among the rarer items. Many

of these artifacts can be placed chronologically ia affiliation with certain

cultural phases in particular time periods. Others were in general use throughout

prehistoric times The Upper Susquehanna was inhabited predominantly by prehistoric

peoples who knew nothing of the white man. This fact is proven by the archeological

evidence of the many artifacts and sites that have been found throughout this area.

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In conclusion, it should be emphasized that the beginning student of arche-

ology should not undertake any field work or excavations without- supervision from

professional archeologists. Too often, scientific information is lost or overlooked

by the beginner, eager to find artifacts, because he lacks sufficient knowledge of

interpretation. We all should be aware of the responsibility we have to preserve

all archeological information, however small it may seem. This can only be accomp-

lished by following the procedures set forth by the professional archeologist.

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Public Buildings Where Artifacts May Be Viewed

1.) Cooperstown Indian Museum - Peter Correy, Director.

2.) Hartwick Colley Library, Oneonta, New York - Yager Museum

3.) Mt. Upton Central School

4.) New Berlin Public Library

5.) N. Y. S. College of Education at Oneonta, New York

6.) Old Stone Fort, Schoharie, N. Y.

7.) Otego Free Library

8.) Stamford Public Library

9.) Upper Susquehanna Historical Society, Oneonta, New York

10.) New York State Historical Association Research Library, Cooperstown, N. Y.

Private Individuals with Artifacts to Be Viewed*

1.) Charles S. Colburn, R. D. #3, Oneonta, N. Y., Tel. 432-3449, member of the

Upper Susquehanna Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents over 800 pre-

historic artifacts collected locally. Some of the outstanding pieces are:

antler harpoon, large Genesee spear, steatite pot lugs and sherds, large

stone pendant, and green slate pipe stem modified to a jangle. Collection

is cataloged.

2.) Stanford J. Gibson, 29 Sunset Drive, Norwich, N. Y., Tel. 134 -4407, member

of the Chenango Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A., and Pennsylvania Archeological Society.

Collection represents 12,000 artifacts of both prehistoric and historic origin,

collected locally and outside the immediate area. Some of the outstanding

pieces are: pipes, Paleo artifacts, Iroquois bone items, and Iroquois pots.

Visits by appointment.

*Contact for appointments.

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Private Individuals, continued

3.) Everett Goldsmith, Center Street, Franklin, N. Y., Tel. 829-5441, member of

the Upper Susquehanna Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents over 1,000

artifacts of both historic and prehistoric origin, collected locally and out-

side the immediate area. Some of the outstanding pieces are: bannerstones,

large spears, pendant, rare bone awls and bone tools, axes, and other stone

tools. Collection is cataloged, and is displayed so that it can be easily

seen.'

4.) F. J. Hesse, 138 Main Street, Otego, N. Y., Tel. 988-6322, member of the

Upper Susquehanna Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents about 5,000

artifacts of both prehistoric and historic origin, collected both locally

and outside the immediate area. Some of the outstanding pieces are: bird-

stones, pipes, Paleo-Indian items, rock shelter material, polished stone

artifacts, and fetishes. Cellection is cataloged, and is displayed so

that it can be easily seen.

5.) Mr. Howard Hoaglaud, Davenport, N. Y., Tel. 278-5713, member of the Upper

Susquehanna Charter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents about 300 prehistoric

artifacts collected both locally and outside the immediate area. Some of the

outstanding pieces are stone mortar, spears, Paleo-Indian items, and flint

projectiles. Collection is cataloged and is displayed so it can easily be

seen. Visit by appointment.

6.) Gaston Isliker, R. D. #1, Unadilla, N. Y., Tel. 563-7376. Collection represents

6,000 artifacts of both prehistoric and historic origin, collected both locally

and outside the immediate area. Some of the outstanding pieces are: semilunar

knives spears, moonstones, gouge, stone and pottery vessels, pipes, stone

tools, and bone tools. Collection is displayed so that it can be easily be

seen. Visits by appointment.

7.) Donald Kilmer, R. D. #1, Hamden, N. Y. 865-4709. Collection represents over

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200 prehistoric artifacts, all collected locally on the Kilmer Farm. Material

is representative of the Owasco culture. Some of the outstanding pieces are:

pipes, drills, sinewstones, and pot sherds. Collection is displayed so that

it can be easily seen. Visits by appointment.

8.) Jasper H. Partridge, R. D. #3, Bainbridge, N. Y., Tel. 967-3955, member of the

Morgan Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents nearly 3,000 artifacts of

both prehistoric and historic origin, collected both locally and outside the

immediate area. Some of the outstanding pieces are: large collection of pot-

tery jars and pipes, beads, effigys, and polished stone articles. Collection

is cataloged, and is displayed so that it can be easily seen. Visits by

appointment.

9.) Gally Reed, 221 Bird Avenue, Sidney, N. Y., Tel. 563-5421, member of the Upper

Susquehanna Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents about 6,000 artifacts

of both prehistoric and historic origin, collected both locally and outside

the immediate area. Some of the outstanding pieces are: platform pipe, three-

holed gorget, grooved adz, drilled stone/disc, large collection of beads, and

combination celt-sinew. Collection is displayed so that it can easily be seen.

Visits by appointment.

10.) Theodore Whitney, New Berlin, N. Y., Tel. 847-9119, member of the Chenango

Chapter, N.Y.S.A.A. Collection represents about 4,000 artifacts of both pre-

historic and historic origin, collected locally. Some of the outstanding

pieces are: preserved fabric from 9oo A.D., and type set of U.Y.S projectile

points. Typed pottery sherds, and a special collection of some 400 slides on

archeological excavations at many sites. Collection is cataloged, and is dis-

played so that it can be easily seen. Visits by appointment.

11.) Miss Ann Willis, 10 Beaver Street, Stamford, N. Y., Tel. 652-2601. Collections

represents about 200 pieces of prehistoric artifacts collected both locally and

from the southwest U. S. Some of the outstanding pieces are: pestle, chert

projectile points, preserved fabric, and large ovate knife. Visits by appoint-

ment.

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Artifact Identification

Plate 1

A. Gorget - material - banded slate; use - problematical (possibly a hair

ornament); generally used during the early and middle Woodland stages.

B. Clovis fluted point - material - chert; use - javelin or spearpoiat head;

used during the Paleo-Indian period. (7000 B.C.)

C. Pitted hammerstone - material - usually local cobblestones; use - pound-

ing; used throughout all stages.

D. Celt - material - schist; (other hard stone was also utilized); use -

weapons and woodworking tools (this should not be confused with the adz);

used throughout most stages.

E. Corner-notched point of the Brewerton type - material - chert; use-

javelin head; used during the Middle Archaic stage.

F. Flint pin - material - chert; use - probably a clothes or hair fastener;

this particular specimen used during late Woodland.

Plate 2

G. Pestle - material - stone; use - crushing or pounding substances in

mortars; common throughout Archaic and Woodland st-ges.

H. Pendant - material - usually of a hard stone, quite often slate; use -

ornament; common during the Woodland stage.

I. Bone fishhook - material - bone; uae - fishing; used from Early Archaic

to Late Woodland.

J. Harpoon - material - antler; use - fishing; used from Middle Archaic to

Late Woodland.

K. Pop-eyed birdstone - material - banded slate; use - problematical; used

during Early Woodland.

Plate 3

L. Scraper - material - chert; use - working of wood and hides; used through-

out all stages.

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M. Knife - material - chert; use - cutting tool; basic forms were used throuth-

out all stages.

N. Plumet - material - granite; use - possibly used in connection with fish-

ing paraphernalia; used during the Middle Archaic.

0. Full-grooved axe - material - hard stone; use - weapon or woodworking tool;

used from Middle to Late Woodland. Not common in New York State.

P. Stone bead - material - sandstone; use- spearhead; used during Middle

Archaic (This particular example is of the Genesee type).

Plate 4

R. Atlatl weight - material - both hard and soft stone were used; use -.part

of a spear throwing device; used mostly during the Archaic.

S. Pottery difigy - material - terra cotta; use - this particular specimen

adorned a castellation on a pottery vessel; used during Late Woodland.

T. Smoking pipe - material - terra cotta; use - smoking; used from Early

Woodland to historic times.

U. Effigy pipe bowl - (stem missing) material - terra cotta; use - smoking;

used from Early Woodland to historic times.

V. Fetish - (bird) material - soft stone; use - magico-religious charm; used

from Late Woodland to historic times.

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Bibliography

Beauchamp, William M. "Earthenware of the New York Aboringines," Bulletin of theNew York State Museum, V, No. 22 (October, 1898). Illustrations and de-scriptions of various types of earthenware, including pipes, effigies, andfetishes.

Parker, Arthur C. "The Archeological History of New York, "New York State MuseumBulletin, No's. 235, 236 (July-August 1920).Many photographs of various types of artifacts and of burials.. Generaldescriptions of artifacts from prehistoric to historic times. Some termi-nology outdated.

"The Archeological History of New York, Part 2," New YorkState Museum Bulletin, No's. 237, 238 (September-October 1920). Albany.Archeological site locations, listed by counties, throughout New YorkState. Maps and some photographs.

"Excavations in an Erie Village and Burial Site at Ripley,Chautauqua Co., N. Y.," New York State Museum Bulletin, No. 137 (December,1907).

Photographs and descriptions of excavation of Indian village and burials.

"The Great Algonkin Flint Mines at Coxsackie," Researchesand Transactions of the New York State Archeological Association, IV,No. 4 (19241. Rochester.Photographs, illustrations, and description.

Parkman, Francis. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century, PartSecond. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1397. Describes Indian LiNas the Jesuits saw it from the 1500's to the 1700's in the Northeast. Mainlythe Five Nations of the Iroquois, and Hurons.

Ritchie, William A. "Hammerstones, Anvils and Certain Pitted Stones," Researchesand Transactions of the New York State Archeological Association, VII, No. 2(1929). Rochester.

Photographs, illu-trations, and descriptions of their use.

"Certain Recently Explored New York Mounds and Their ProbableRe ction to the Hopewell Culture," Research Records of the Rochester to theRochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, No. 4 (1939)Maps, photographs, and illustrations. Methods of excavation.

"A Unique Prehistoric Workshop Site, "Museum Service Bulletinof Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences (Spril, 1938).Brief description with photographs of Woodland site in Delaware County.

"An Algoi.kin- Iroquois Site on Castle Creek, Broome County,N. Y.," Research Records of the Rochester Municipal Museum, No. 2.(1934).Photographs and description of excavations of a Woodland site.

"A Typology and Nomenclature for New York Projectile Points,"New York State Museum and Science Service Bulletin, No. 384 (April, 1961),Identification guide for typing projectile points in relation to culturesand time periods. A "must" for the student of archeology.

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"Traces of Early Man in the Northeast," New York State Museumand Science Service Bulletin, No. 358 (June 1957).Fluted point descriptions and photographs.

The Pre-Iroquoian Occupations of New York State. Rochester:Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1944.Photographs and illustrations. 416 pages.

The Archeology of New York State. New York: Natural HistoryPress, 1965.

Most up-to-date terminology and descriptions of Indian cultures in New Yorkcurrently availab'e. Technical. Illustrated. 357 pages.

Lenig, Donald, and Miller, P. Schuyler, An Early Owasco Se-quence in Eastern New York. A Report from New York State Science Service,Circular 32, Albany: Octcber 1953.Site descriptions; illustrations; photographs.

Robbins, Maurice. lhe Amateur Archaelogistrs Handbook. New York: Thomas Y.Crowell Company.

Comprehensive, up-to-date information concerning methods of excavation.

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INTRODUCTION

County Political Structures in the PROBE Area

The political structure unit which follows is broken into two

major parts. Part I is a written description and model of Otsego

County Government. Part II includes two political structure models -

one of Delaware County and the other of Chenango County. A tape,

produced by James Gill, accompanies the two models in Part II and is

available for reproduction at the Title III Centers mentioned in the

introductton. A list of significaflt people who may aid in research

and/or act as resource people is also inclu:ed in Part II.

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PART I

'Otsego County Governmental Structure

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OTSEGO COUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS

The responsibility for county Wide governmental operations rests

in the hands of a twenty-five (25) member Board of Supe,^visors. These

supervisors are elected representatives of the various towns in Otsego

County. Although reapportionment will make changes in the structure

Of the Board, the functions will remain very much the same.

These Board functions are outlined in a small pamphlet, Otsego

County Board of Supervisors - Rules of Order. This sixteen page book-

let establishes meeting procedures and standing committees. Under

Rules of Order the board Chairman, elected from and by Board members,

appoints, with Board consent, standing committees. The committees

consist of three members except for nine members each in the Equali-

zation Committee and the Committee on Forms and Footing of Assessment

and four members on the Committee on Public Welfare. Each committee's

duties and areas of responsibility are outlined. At present there are

twenty-three standing committees. (The twenty-third committee has

been added since the last publication of Rules and Order and thus has

not been given an official number.)

In addition to the Board there are a number of elected or appointed

officials who Generally operate independently of the Board although

they do make annual reports and are responsible to a specific standing

committee. The organizational flow chart included herein indicates

the-elected or appointed officials and their relationship to stand-

ing committees.

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Town Expense

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Veterans

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Town & County Accounts

Public Health

Erroneous, Omitted & Uncollected Taxes

Agriculture

Ratio and Apportionment

Tax Extension

Mortgage & Tax

Workmen's Compensatipn

Promotion & Publicity

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STANDING COMMITTEES

What follows is a listing and brief description or indication

of responsibilities of the Standing Committees which operate from

the Board of Supervisors. More detailed information may be found

in Rulcs of Order or Proceedings the Board of Supervisors of Otsego

County published annually by the Board.

1. Rules and Legislation

a, Contracts for printing

b. New laws

c. Amendments

2. Forms and Footing of Assessment Rolls

a. Examine and verify assessment rolls

b. Determine accuracy of rolls and show assessment liable foreach tax levied in each tax district.

3. Equalization

a. Investigates and reports ratio of assessed value of realproperty in each tax district to full value of property.

b. Compile and tabulate a statement of the total v luations oftaxable property within each tax district of County as abasis for the apportionment of State and County taxes.

4. Towr Expense

a. Considers audits of each town

b. Report of town indebtedness

c. Estimates of'highway expenditures

d. Matters relating to special district taxes.

e. Reports of town officials filed with Board of Supervisors

5. Town and County Accounts

Report the amount to be raised by the towns and city to reimbursethe County for County expenditures.

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6. Erroneous, Omitted and Uncollected Taxes

7. County Officers and Compensation

8. Building Committee

a. Court House

b. County Clerk's building

c. County Jail and Sheriff's residence

d. Leases fcr other county offices

e. Fire Insurance on County building

9. Public Safety

a. District Attorney

b. Sheriff

c. Justices

d. Constables

e. Deputy Sheriffs

f. Police Officers

g. Grand Jury

h. Jail Inmates

i. Penal Institutions

j. Civil Defense

k. Parole and Probation

1. State Reform Schools

m. Private Reform Schools

10. Courts and County Clerk

a. Supreme Court (Civil)

b. Supreme Court (Criminal)

c. County Court (Civil)

d. County Court (Criminal)

e. County Judge

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f. Children's Court

g. Court Library

h. County Clerk as clerk of courts

i County Clerk as registrar

j. Surrogate

k. Election Commissioners and expenses

11. Finance

a. State Taxes

b County Budget

c. Town Budgets

d Bonded and Temporary Loans

e . Interest on County Indebtedness

f. County Lands

County Treasurer's office and work

12. E.ucation

a. District Superintendents of Schools

b. Educational notices

c. Deaf-Mutes

d. Blind

e . insane

f. Epileptics

g. Feeble-Minded

13 Public Welfare

a. County Commissioner of PO-lic. Welfare

b. WelFare Office

c. County Home

d. Outside 0,elief

e . Dependent Children

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14. Public Health

a. Hospitals

b. County Laboratory

c. Tuberculosis

d. State Department of Health

15. Agriculture

a. Farm Bureau

b. Home Bureau

c. 4-H Club Department

d. .Bovine Tuberculosis Control

e. Bang's Disease Control

f. Mange Control

g. County Farm

h County Fair

16. Veterans Affairs Committee

a. Veterans Service Agency

b. Veterans Burial and Headstones

c Amory and Grounds

17 Highways

a County Superintendent of Highways

b State and County Highways

c Rights of Way for Highways

d. County Line Bridges

18. Ratio and Apportionment

Apportion to towns and city the share of State and County taxesto be born by each.

19 Tax Extensions

20. Mortgage Taxes

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21. Forestry

a. County Forests

b. Soil Conservation Districts

22. Workmen's Compensation

Promotion and Publicity

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PART Il

Chenango and Delaware County Governmental Structure

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(Elec.)

Cha roan 3 Clerk of ed

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18)

Family Court judge

(14)

(13)

Appoints/Approves

The Board of Supervisors

(II)

in Delaware County elected at

the local level

(1) act at the County level.

They hold broad powers

through audit and control of county finances. approval and appointments

of many offices, and creation of aocaorized comittees (see (A) and (0))

Note

Off i- es (9) through (11) approved or appointed ay Board of super-

visors.

All balls, finances audited and approved by Board of super-

visors, usually no auditor appointed.

Supervisors act on/through all

standing commitees.

Teachers should note and emphasize inter-relationships of

different lev_ls of government

County government tends to assist the

process of decentralization of Government from higher levels

Atd.

assistance and power at county level is derived from higher levels

Students should be made aware of the role of county qovernoent

and the services it provides.

They should be encouraged to direct

inquiries to the proper (A) Standing Committees of the Board of Super-

visors as all action must be moved through these Committees ft/

I

Committees (B) ar authorized by law/approved by the Board of Super-

visors, often act autonomously by delegated power from higher levelo of

government. Delaware County has one ma)or exception in offices filled

by election. that IS. office of Coroner is appointed by Board of Super-

v_sors under title of (151 Medical.. Examiner

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tiaCt1 or Appoints

Derives Power

County Attorney

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Frobation Officer

(State b Counts)

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County Infirmary

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Public Health 1,

Nurse

(15)

Co. Medical

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(16)

County Sealer

(Wgt.

A. Measures)

(17)

ISuperintendent of I

Highways

(24)

(2.1)

Planning Board

Dept

of Commerce

Publicity

(18)

1(19)

Election Coomissioner

(Rid. bs Part

)

(22)

Humane So,tetv

Tan Dept.

(21)

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Co. Civil Defense

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Veteran. Affair*

1(27)

Felavare Oppor-

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tunities, Inc

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standing Committees by Board of Scpeivisors

1(28)

4-H (lub Agent

1Finance

14

Veterans Service

2Highua)s

15

Building Department

3.

Bridges

16

Public Safety

4Mortgage Tex

17

Health

5County Employees Compensation

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Social Services

6Board of Supervisors

Correction

7Judicial

20

Comeerce and Planning

8(-nutty Treasurer

21

Natural Resources

9County Clerk

22

Authorized Agencies.

10

County Attorney

23

County Printing

11

Civil Service

24

County General

12

County Sealer

25

County Isurance

13

Board of Elections

26

Tax and Aqualization

17

Reapportionment

1(29)

1(30)

1(31)

(County Extension

County Agridul.1

Mental Health

Service Agent

tural Agent

Bd

Directors

A.

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Authorized Committees

1Public Health

2Soil Conservation

3Mental Health

4Fish and Wildlife

5Forest Practice Board

6county Extensten Service

7Delaware County Planning Board

8Resource, Consezvation and nevelopment

Produced for PRCJECT PROBE by 'ales Gill

New 1005 State Agricultural 4 --chnical

College. 17021-4, New vori-

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R.source Aids

The Following are significant people who may be contacted by

anpointinent for aid in research concerned with local government.

1. Ro:)ert ')n:1,,,n, Political Science, State University Agricultural &Technical College, Delhi, New York.

2. Raymond Phillips, Political Science, State University Agricul-tural & Technical College, Delhi, New York.

3. Ernest PoOle, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in ChenangoCounty, Afton, New York. 607-639-1071

4. Kenneth Axtell, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, DelawareCounty. Court House, Delhi, New York. 607-746-2603

5. Dennis Shea, Political Science, State University College atnq2pnta, Oneonta, New York. 607-432-6332

6. Al Puncker, Political Science, dartwick College, Oneonta, NewYork.

7. Edwin Voore, Local Historian, 164 Main Street, Oneonta, New York.

8. Representative SPrquel Stratton, House of Representat1,2s officeBuilding, Washin n D. C.

9. Assemblyman, Conald Mitchell. c/o Herkimer, New York.

10. Thomas Natoli, Oneonta City Chamberlain, Oneonta, New York.(Local fiscal management.)

11. New York State Office of Local Government, Washington Avenue,Albany, New York. Franklin Bridge, Director of Research.

A)ppenuilc

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APPENDIX A

LITERARY OR MANUSCRIPT SOURCES*

A Basis for Development: An Inventor of Resources of Otse o Count NewYork. Cooperstown, New York: Otsego County Resource DevelopmentCommittee of the Cooperative Extension Service, May, 1966.

Str,tistical Inventory of Otsego County's human, agricultural, industrial,and recreational resources present and potential.

Butterfield, Roy L. (comp.) "Calendar of the Hartwick Seminary Archives1739-53, 1761-1878," 1954. (Typewritten.)

Campbell, Douglas, Central New York in the Revolution. An Addressdelivered August 15th, 1878, at the unveiling of a monument incommemoration of the Massecre at Cherry Valley, New York in 1778.New York: F. J. Flicker, 1878.

Carpenter, George H. "First Baptist Church of Springfield Center," May,1933. (Typewritten.)

"Celebration of the Unveiling of the Cherry Valley Monument," in TheCentennial Celebrations of the State of New York, Albany, 1879.(pp. 359 ff.)

The Centennial Celebration at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York,July 4, 1840. New York: Taylor and Clement, 1840.

Addresses of William W. Campbell esq. and Governor W. H. Seward.

Cherry Valley and Mohawk River RailroaC Company Charter. Albany: Weed,Parsons and Co., 1864.

Child, Hamilton (ed.) Gazetteer and Business Directory of Otsego County,New York for 1872-3. Syracuse: Hamilton Child, 1872.

Cooper, James F. The Legends and Traditions of a Northern County. NewYork: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1921.

(Copies of this fine book are difficult to find although many locallibraries possess a copy.)

Cooper, William. A Guide in the Wilderness.

Letters from Judge Cooper to William Sampson (a lawyer) of New York.Recently reprinted by and available from the New York State HistoricalAssociation.

*Found in Research Librri-y of the New York State Historical Association.

173

Coxe, Tench. A View of the United States of America. Philadelphia, 1794.(Longon Reprint, 1795.)

Chapter V deals with maple sugar and quotes Judge William Cooper.

Declaration of Rights Drawn up by the Inhabitants of Cherry Valley and NewTown Martin, July 13, 1775. Gloversville: Judson Press, n.d.

Diefendorf, Mary R. The Historic Mohawk. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,1910. (Cherry Valley)

Flick, Alexander C. ed. History of the State of New York. 10 Vols. New York:Columbia University Frees, 1933-37.

Flick, Alexander C. New Sources on the Sullivan Clinton Campaign in 1779.Reprinted from the quarterly journal of the New York State HistoricalAssociation now New York History, 1929.

French, J. H. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Syracuse, New York:R. Pearsall Smith, 1860.

This Gazetteer contains relevant statistics and an engraving of theCherry Valley Female Academy on a plate between pages 536 and 537.

Fry, R. "Random Sketches of 50, 60 and More Years Ago." Freeman's Journal.December 6, 1877; December 20, 1877, May 16, 1878; Novtmber 8, 14, 1878.

Articles appearing under this title included memories of teething 1824-25(Dec. 6, 1877), reminiscences of Hartwick School (Dec. 20, 1877),iographies of Cooperstown residents (May 16, 1878), lists and memories

of doctors, lawyers, and ministers in Cooperstown about 1827 (November8, 1877) and a biographical sketch of School Inspector G. Starkweather(november 14, 1878).

Gano, Rev. John. "Memoirs o Rev. John Gano in his 78th Year About hisSojourn at Lake Otsego during the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign,"Magazine of American History (November, 1861).

Gibson, Jean. Soldier in White. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1958.Pages 2. 6 and 7, concern relatives who were teachers and p-incipalsof Hartwick Seminary. Life of General George Miller Sternberg.(i.p. 6.75).

Gray, Kate M. The History of Springfield. East Springfield, New York:General James Clinton Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1935.

Halsey, Francis W. Old New York Frontier, New York: Charles Scribner'sSons, 1901. (Friedman 9.50).

Hammond, Jabez Delano. An Address Delivered at Cherry V ey on the FourthDay of July, 1832. Utica: William Williams, 1832.

Hammond, Wells Stoddard. Oration Delivered at Cherry Valley on the FourthDay of July, 1839. Albany: J. Munsell, 1839.

Heins, Henry. Throughout all the Years, The Bicentennial Story ofHartwick in America. Oneonta, New York: The Board of Trustees ofHartwick College, 1946.

Jones, Louis C. "Otsego Lake," New York State Conservationist, December,1949 to January, 1950.

Keese, George Pomeroy. "Richfield Springs," Lippincott's Magazine XXV,No. 149 (May, 1880), 530 rf.

Kitchel, Robert G. "A History of Steam Navigation on Lake Otsego, 1858-1936," Unpublished Master's thesis, State University of New YorkCollege at Oneonta at its Cooperstown Graduate Program, 1965.

Leaning, Mary S. Lecture on the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Anniversaryof the Cherry Valley Massacre, n.p. Cherry Valley Chapter, Daughtersof the American Revolution, 1907.

Little, Caroline Crafts. The Story of the Massacre of Cherry Valley. Apaper read December 12, 1890, before the Rochester Historical Society.(n.p. n.d.)

McKendry, William. Sullivan's Expec4tion Against the Indians of Ne7 Yorkwith the Journal of William McKendry. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son,1886.

Maple sugaring in Cherry Valley, Winter of 1779, pp. 19-22.

McRorie, William C. "History )f Milford." A talk given at a meeting ofthe Milford Rotary Club, January 24, 1956.

Mattice, Paul B. "War on the Upper Susquehanna River." An addressdelivered before the Upper Susquehanna Historical Socity of Oneonta,New York, on May 8th, 1945. (Typewritten)

Nichols, Elizabeth. Thunder Hill. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1953.

Otsego County Farm Life.

Parker, Lieutenant Robert. "Journal, July-August, 1779, on the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign; Encamped on the Site of Future Cooperstown," in TheSullivan Clinton Campaign in 1779..Albany, 1929.

(Phinney, H. F.) The W.ter-Cure in America. New York: Fowlers and Wells,1852.

Includes a chapter "Water -Cure at Cooperstown," pp. 2E0 -64.

Rock, Elizabeth Calder. Christmas Eve in Cherry Valley, 1835: n.p., (1948).

Russell, M. Centennial Yearbook: 1791-1891, Otsego County, New York.Cooperstown, New York: n.p., (1891).

Sanborne, Rev. P. F. A History of the First Presbyterian Church ofSpringfield, New York. Cherry Valley, New York: n.p., 1876.

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Sawyer, John. History of Cherry Valley from 1740 to 1898. Cherry Valley,New York: Gazette Print, 1898.

Stevens, Ezra. "Early History of the Town of Milford and Other Parts ofOtsego County, New York from 1773 to 1903." n.p. n.d. (Typtwritten)Subject and name indexes added, 1966.

An pistorical account of the original settlers and their descendantsby a teacher in the county. The original manuscript is in theHuntington Library, Oneonta, New York.

Streeter, Hilda E. Historic Cherry Valley. Cherry Valley, New..York:

Cherry Valley Gazette, 1926.

The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign in 1779State of New York, 1929.

. Albany: The University of the

Chronology and selected documents.

Swinnerton, Henry Ulyate. An Historical Account of the Presbyterian Churchat Cherry Valley, New York. Cherry Valley, New York, "Gazette" Print,1876.

Swinnterton, Henry Ulyate. "The Story of Cherry Valley," Proceedings ofthe New York State Historical Association, Vol. 7, 1907.

Taft, Pauline (Dakin)University Press,

Weeks, Pearl Almyra.Reporter, 1934.

. The Happy Valley. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse1965. (i.p. 7.95)

History of Hartwick. Hartwick, New York: hartwick

Winne, Frank. History of Free Masonry in Cherry Valley, New York, 1806 to1932. Cherry Valley, New York: The Levere Press, 1932.

APPENDIX B

PROBE MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS TOSUPPLEMENT THE RESOURCE DIRECTORY

Butterfield Tape. August, 1967.Comments by the late Otsego County Historian Roy Butterfield about avariety of topics, some related to the Age of Homespun.

Examples of Music in the Age of Homespun..A tape recording produced in September, 1967, by Margaret Cawley fromthe Music Department of the State University College at Oneonta, NewYork.

Field Trip Map and A Guide to Field Trips. September, 1967.Guide book and map to aid teachers and their classes with plans forfield trips it Broome, Chenargo, Delaware, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison,Montgomery, Ontida, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties.

The Iron Rail. August, 1967.The^story of railroad construction in PROBE area as told throughletters a boy of that period might ha-le written.

The Iroquois. August, 1967; Supplemental Materials to the IroAuois,November, 1967.

An annotated bibliography of audio-visual materials for use with thestudy of the Iroquois.

James Y. Brown Unit. September, 1967.A primary source unit which includes a teacher's guide, diary excerptsfrom the J. Y. Brown diary as well as his second and third wives, a200 set of related materials, tapes and reprints of assorted relatedmaterial.

Life in the Age of Homespun. February, 1968.A bibliography of materials which might provide useful information fora tudy of life during the homespun era.

Newspapers: The Freeman's Joulrnal, 1840. The Otsego Republican, 1840.Composite newspapers reproduced from original 1840 (September toNovember, 1840) Cooperstown newspapers. Featured is the hard foughtpresidential campaigr, sometimes known as the "Log Cabin Campaign",between Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison.

Politics in the Age of Homespun. January, 1968.A bibliography of materials which mighc add depth to a study ofAmerican political life during the homespun days.

Supplementary Macerials for the Social Studies - Tentative SyllabusGrade 11 - American History. January, 1968.

A bibliography of suggested waterials for the new tentative 11th gradeAmerican History- syllabus.

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Transportation in the Age of Homespun. August, 1967.A bibliography of materials for use with a study of transporation duringthe homespun period.

WHAT IS EXPERIENCING THE AGE OF HOMESPUN WITHJ. Y. BROWN?*

Materials comprising this teaching unit fall into two general categories:1) diary materials and 2) related primary sources. What is included in eachof these categories is indicated below.

Diary Materials:

Excerpts from the Diary of James Y. Brown. (1841-1860)

Entire diary of Mary Ellen Myers Brown. (1842)

Entire diary of P. Cordelia Pease Brown. (1844-1846)

Tape recordings of selections from the diaries. (Loaned by request.)

2 x 2 slides showing the actual diaries.

Related Primary Sources:

2 x 2 slide series detailing Windsor Village: maps of village layout,town clerk's office, Windsor Standard, Windsor Free Library, theSusquehanna ford, and an architectural survey of Persis Brown's house.

2 x 2 slide series on local cemeteries (Riverside and Village in Windsorand Lester Cemetery in Lester, N.Y.). Included toa are gravestonerubbins on known Brown graves. (Slides)

2 x 2 slide series of church records from the First Presbyterian Churchof Windsor, New York, some in J. 1. Brown's handwriting.

2 x 2 architectural slide series comparing the two elrches in Windsorwhich figure so prominently in the diaries.

2 x 2 slide series of sources in Binghamton: Binghamton Public Library,Robersor Memorial, and Broome County Courthouse.

2 x 2 slide series identifying sources for primary material.

Gravestone rubbings- made in or near Windsor, New York. (Actualrubbings made during research on the Brown's.)

Reprints of three church histories:Compilations of Records (1876X155th Anniversary (Essay, 1948)165 Years Old (1958)

*This page has.been copied from the Teacher's Guide to ExperiencingTheAgeof Homespun with James Y. Brown.

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Taped condensed J. Y. Brown presentation. (Slides included.)

Taped folklife interview with Mrs. Lewis Bennett of Windsor, New York.

Tape of Music from the Age of Homespun. (Prepared by Margaret Cawley ofthe State University College at Oneonta.)

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APPENDIX C

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PROBE AREA(Available for Duplication)

1. Woodside Hall, Cooperstown

2. Riverbrink, Cooperstown

3. Lakeside, Cooperstown

4. Old Mill, Edmeston

5. Greek Revival Homes, Mt. Vision

6. Presbyterian Church, Springfield

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8. Civil War Barracks, Later Hop Barn, Cherry Valley

9. Octogon Barn, Richfield Springs

10. Gilbert Lake State Park

11. Hartwick Seminary, Hartwick Seminary

12. Old Grainery, Index

13. Do-Line Railroad, Oneonta

lb. Turner Tavern, Franklin

15. East Sidney Dam, East Sidney

16. Frisbee House, Historical Society, Delhi

17. Water Well, Frisbee House

18. Waterfall Site, South Delhi

19. Covered Bridge, Delhi

20. Delhi Square

21. Smalley Theater, Delhi

22. Second Presbyterian Church, Delhi

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APPENDIX D

PHOTOGRAPH CATALOG

Collected by Carol J. DuBois, Spring 1968.

Catalog numbers arc located on the back of the photograph - lower left.The initials identify the locale.

Photograph Catalog

CV - Cherry ValleyC - Cooperstown

RS - Richfield Springs

Cherry Valley

CV 1 Side view, stone Civil War Barracks (later hop barn). LancasterStreet.

CV 2 Front view, stone Civil War Barracks. Lancaster Street.

CV 3 Cannon at gate to Cherry Valley Cemetery. Site of Fort Alden,1778, Rt. 166.

CV 4 Monument marking spot where Col. Alden died during massacre.

CV 5 Stone marker noting site of old church and stockade.

CV 6 Monument to memory of massacre victims.

CV 7 Monument to memory of the Rev. and Mrs. Dunlop, massacre victims.

CV 8 Front view of sulphur spring near monument park in Cherry Valley.

CV 9 Side view of sulphur spring.

Cooperstown

C 1 The Tyler House, 1790, the oldest home still standing.

C 2 Pomroy Place - also known as the Herri ;bone House. Dates 1804 andoriginal owners initials (GAPC) apper,- on east end. (George Pomroyand Ann Cooper.) Built by James A1_En for Judge William Cooper asa gift to his daughter and son-in-law.

C 3 Lakelands. Built in 1804 by John M. Bowers.

C 4 Riverbrink. Built in 1850's. Site of hanging yard.

C 5 Tomb of James Fenimore Cooper.

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C 7 Marker to memory of Sullivan-Clinton Campaign. Main Street Bridgeover Susquehanna River.

C 8 Fenimore House - Museum operated by the New York State HistoricalAssociation. Built in 1932 by Edward Clark on site of homes be-longing to Justice Samuel Nelson and James Fenimore Cooper.

C 9 Otsego County Court House.

C 10 Otsego County Clerk's Office.

C 11' National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.

Richfield Springs

RS 1 Well site for Tunnicliff 11111 and home. Main Street, RichfieldSprings. Office of Architect Myron Jordon in background.

RS 2-5 Views of Proctor Memorial Room, Richfield Springs Public Library.

RS 6 Sulphur Spring;. Main Street, nichfield Springs.

RS 7 Beardsley monuments - Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Richfield Springs.

RS 8 Tunnicliff monument - Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Richfield Springs.

RS 9 Site of G. R. T. Hewes grave. (Member of Boson Tea Party.)Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs.

RS 10 Close up of monument to G. R. T. Hewes.

RS 11 House at Federal Corners. (Just south of Richfield Springs.)Dated to 1790's.

RS 12 Close up of RS 11, showing detail of house front.

RS 13 Across from RS 11 at Federal Corners. Also dates to 1790. Builtby Lemuel Vibber - owner of twelve forge blacksmith shop.

RS 14 Sinn stone out building near Vibber house (RS 14).

RS 15 Civil War Monument in Monument Park, Richfield Springs.

RS 16 World War I, II, and Korean Conflict Monument, Monument Park,Richfield Springs.

RS 17 St. John's Episcopal Church, Main Street, Richfield Springs.

RS 18 Geological survey marker embedded in the wall of famer UniversalistChurch, now synagogue of Adas Israel. Church Street, RichfieldSprings.

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APPENDIX E

SOME RESOURCES IN THE SHERBURNE LIBRARY

The Sherburne Library, East State Street, Sherburne, New York, hasmany excellent books and scrap books concerning the history of Sherburn)and the surrounding area. Below are some of the most interesting booksand reference materials:

Early Years in Smyrna and Our First Old Home Week by George:Munson.Chenango Union Press.

Excerpts from the above:

First settlers - 1792 - Joseph Porter and wife. Wife died soonafter arrival and was buried beside an Indian family.

Second family - Joseph:Tobey and wife. Arrived March 3, 1793. OnMay 7, 1793 Jerusha Tobed was born. He was the first white child born inthe town.

The book is fascinating reading. The early settlers, their problemsand ways of living are discussed in a very readable way. Seventh gradestudents would love it!

The Story of Pitcher Springs by Mabel Hagen.

This is a type-written account of how the discovery of mineralsprings caused a community to spring up. It includes the story of thediscovery of the springs and of the cholera epidemic which made the springsfamous all over New York State and some of the nearby states in 1832.

There are excellent descriptions of the coming of early families, theirhardships, occupations and family life. There is a very good descriptionof the early school - page 63 (1832-44). There are copies of the minutesof the early school meetings which are most interesting.

It is interesting to note that the population in early times was250; in 1954 it was six people and today I could not find anyone whoactually lives there. The springs can be seen but one has to be care-fully directed. However, they are covered with stones and no use ismade of the mineral water.

The Chenango Canal b) Barry Beyer - 1954.

The 1850 Census of Sherburne

A History of the Village of Sherburne -sinus. 1896 - John Gomph.

William Smith and Lady by Katherine Roof. Note: This is a biography of theWilliam Smith who married Abagail Adams and gives the reason why she is notburied* with him in :he Sherburne cemetery.

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Scrap Books - There are several of these containing very worthwhilematerial or the history of Chenango County and Otsego County. Also,there are many books containing the minutes and activities of the '. .

D.A.R.

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APPENDIX F

TAPE RECORDINGS

1. Mrs. McCollister of Westville, New York, discusses local history.

2. Louis J. Holmes of Westford, discusses local history.

3. Mrs. Stoddard of Delhi, discusses local history. 5/10/68

4. Mrs. Sheldon of the Cannon Free Library in Delhi discusses thelibrary's holdings and the history of the library.

5. Howard Davidson, Delaware County Historian, Bovina Center, New York.

6. Mrs. Lulu May Finch, discusses Franklin history of significantevents.

7. Sinclair Archobald, 100 year old man. 5/9/68. Discusses localhistory and significant events.

8. Peter Delaney discusses the Carriage and Harness Museum, Cooperstown,New York.

9. James Gill; Discussion of Political Science Structure in Delawareand Chenango Counties.

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APPENDIX G

The following are some selections translated by Mrs. EvelynHawkins from Jonas Babcock's Account Book. Please note that thetranslation was difficult to read, and that there may be discrepanciesin different interpretations of the dialogue.

The Cover Partridgefield July 30th 1709...Jonas Babcock account bookbought in the July the 30th 1792 in the 1Gth year of American independenceand the year of...

Page 33 1795 Partridgefield, January Oliver Whatkins debtor columnheaded months and days another final column at the right pound shillingand pence by cash for hay 0/18/0 Oliver Watkins credit buy half a tonof hay at $6. per ton 0/18/0 2298 each again new heading WorchesterMay 10, 1797 debtor Thomas Sawyer buy 1/2 lb. of tobacco 0/1/0 buy 1 pr.taps for his shoes 0/2/0 buy 3 yds. and 1/2 of hollon at 6. pr. yd.1/1/0 buy 3 yds of tobacco 9 pence buy 1/2 lb. of tobacco 0 /I /o/ Julybuy cast 0/4/0 Aug. buy an axe 0/12/0 Aug. buy cash 0/8/0 Oct. buy2 yds. tobacco and a cake of soap 0/0/10 buy Eaton making your wife 1pr. shoes 5/0 by paying Tod 4/4/0 Worchester June 10 or after c 1804debtor total of the other column with 71 7 Timoth Chase a debtorbuy_5 yds. and 1/2 toe? cloth at I'll go back thats dollars and centsbuy 5 yds and 1/2 of toe? cloth at 3 and 6 pr yd. 240 by cactor? hat4/0/0 buy 3 yds and 1/2 hollon at 5 shillings per yd. 233 no I imaginethat is 23 and 1 3 is crossed out buy cloth for overalls 17 by swappinghorses 12 Sept. by paying outfield? for Earl 2/0/0 total $25.90Credit by labor $25.90

Page 34 York currency Partridgefield Feb., 1795 Anson, Kinny debtormonths and days again buy 1 axe 9 shillings 4 pence Cherry Valley inthe state of NY April buy a pocket 7 shillings July buy 2 dayswork on your barn 0/10/0 Aug. 5 buy axle grease your wagon and axletrees? 2 at 6 pr axle 12 shillings Oct 17th buy paying Roger Watkins1 lb. s shillings Oct 1796 to money lent 14 shillings Jan 13th buy1 days work on your barn door 0/6/0 18 by making your sheigh at home 1/4/0Feb 3 Bea Samuel sleigh 1/8/0 by carrying a load to Albany 3/0/0 Aug.buy 1 side 0/1/6 Sept. 14th'by helping make your leash 1 day 0/8/0No leash are the pearl ash leash and when you lease the water to theashes. 15 by helping your leash leaches 1 day 0/8/0 by hewing timber foryour house 1 day 0/8/0 . June by paying Mr. Walton for his somekind offarm 0/3/6 Feb. 17 1797 buy three dollars cash 1/4/0 buy 2 augards 1 4and 3 1 4 and 4 of an inch at 1 shilling per quarter.../7/0 As an asidewe had an auger factory in the town of Scheneves they were that importantbuy one drawing knife 0/4/0 May buy the use of my plow 6 days at 2 perday 0/12/0 Aug by pearling your pearl ash 0/16/0 buy white barrel ofpearl ash at 3 lbs. per hundred by Lemuel Fletcher 1/6/0 buy 7 bushelswheat cropping out and....at 10 shillings pr bushel 3/10/0 buyCrawford breaking my hand saw 0/0/0 January 17, 1798 by 1 days work onyour sleigh 0/6/0 Feb. 3, 1796 Ashton Kinney credit now these figures onthe side I don't know by 1 yd and 1/4 of broadcloth at 30 shillings peryd. 1/17/6 by cash 0/12/0 by 3 lbs and 14 uunces of towel 0/4/0 by 3yds of cotton cloth 2 10, 0/2/10 the total in these was 048/6 by BenjaminChafe day 12/6 by 1 lb. pea and razer and 1 second saw by swapping horses0.0.0 by wagon 9/2/0 by pot ash 4/0/0

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day Leonard Ann settled all accounts from the beginning to this day andthere,was found due to Eli Tyler 13 shillings and 7 pence as witness Ihave Eli Tyler Jonas Babcack

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APPENDIX H

The St. Johnsville Enterprise News a few years ago published an account

of Adam Helmer's heroic run of September 16, 1778, made to save the German

Flats settlers from Brant's raiders. Helmer's run was successful and only

two of the people of the western Mohawk Valley settlements met death when the

red and white savages destroyed houses, barns,'and crops. "Adam Helmer's

Famous Run" is the work of Mrs. Mildred R. Staunton, a teacher at Mount Vernon

and a great-great-grand daughter of Scout Adam Helmer,..

Before the publication of Mrs. Staunton's description, there had been many

versions of Helmer's run--as where it started, and the route taken. Her

account now clears up the discrepancies and contradictions and the argument

over the feat made famous in the popular novel, "Drums Along the Mohawk."

One of these, which affected the length of Helmer's run, or seemed to, was the

statement in the Gov. Clinton papers, Vol. 4, P. 39, that Helmer lay in bushes

"about nine miles south of German Flats and saw the enemy pass." This was so

but the brief report mentioned does not say that Helmer had previously run

about 25 miles, as Mrs. Staunton's account brings out,

Following is Mrs. Staunton's article in full:

"Question Over Helmer's Famous Run Is Solved

The Following is an Authentic Account of Adam Helmer's Feat bya Descendant

Start at Edmeston Manor, Southeast Outpost of Otsego NearestIndian Stronghold"

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"In the spring these brave people again planted their fields.Except for occasional attacks upon lonely farm dwellings no hostil-ities occurred in the valley until July 18, 1778, when some Indiansand Tories attacked Andrustown and burned all but one house and killedor captured most of its inhabitants. A few survivors reached theforts under the cover of darkness and told harrowing tales of theatrocities witnessed. On the same day Springfield was destroyed andthe few survivors fled to Cherry Valley.

With the winter ahead, crops had to be harvested or faminewould complete the destruction begun by their enemies. Brant wasknown to be at Unadilla where his supplies were getting low.Since his usual method of obtaining food was by force, the colonistsdecided to send a squad of nine scouts, Lieutenant Adam Helmer beingin charge, to the Unadilla valley to ascertain Brant's plans and towarn the outlying settlements if it appeared unsafe to finish theirharvest. Meanwhile all able bodied men, women and children weretoiling in the fields.

About two miles north of South Edmeston, on the east side ofthe Unadilla river is the historic old farm of Percifer Carr.This property, prior to, and during the Revolution, was known asEdmeston Manor, being part of a grant of land to Colonel RobertEdmeston for services rendered during the French and Indian wars.It consisted of 10,000 acres on the east side of the river and ex-tended north to the section owned by the Tunnecliffes near SchuylerLake. It lay on the southeast outpost, nearest to the strongholdof Brant and his Indians. An old trail led north along the ridgesto Schuyler Lake.

These families wer° accused of Tory sympathies which was deniedat least by the Tunnecliffes and the Carrs were actually taken toCanada by the Indians as prisoners. They were in a difficultposition coming under Brant's influence and unable to adopt anyother policy than the one pursued. Both families suffered heavilyduring the war.

In 1775 a band of strange Indians captured the Carrs and tookthem prisoners to Canada. Their house was burned as well as theirbarn and the grist mill on Carr Brook. Today one can still see thedam which was built across the creek several hundred feet up theravine where a water wheel operated and can.see places in the craggywalls of the gorge ;here rocks were hewn for cellar walls and chimneys.A huge weather beaten old willow still clings to the side of the oldcrumbling wall of the dam, where a stream of clear limpid watertumbles down into a deep dark pool. This tree is estimated to be wellover two hundred years old. A few hundred feet to the north, fartherup the hillside its venerable companion, an old ork badly shatteredby wind and lightning. If these old trees could only speak, whatharrowing, yet thrilling tales, would have rewarded my quest. As itis, about half a dozen terse military reports and some few otherdocuments are the only visible sources of information in regard towhat follows.

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At this point the Unadilla river flows through a valley flankedon either side by a range of hills rising steeply to an altitude ofabout: five hundred feet .above a narrow plain in width from a mile totwo miles. Today one can still climb up the old trail from the Carrhome following the crest of the ravine through the pasture in whichone passes the venerable trees mentioned above, and up to the woodswhich crown the hills, and thence north over the original trail forseveral miles. The first part of this trail follows the crest ofthe hills through what still remains of the old forest. Constantuse as a road for hauling lumber and cord wood for nearly two cen-turies has kept it in fine condition. the remainder is dirt roadwhich south of West Burlington has been abandoned for a few milesbut farther on near Burlington, coincides with a new highway whichleads to the foot of Schuyler Lake.

Another interesting thing to be seen on this old farm is awonderful spring of clear cold water issuing from beneath the rootsof an old tree at the foot of the hill directly behind the site ofthe original Carr home. It was used by the Indians before the ad-vent of the white people and is still in constant use. It was atthis spring that the nine scouts were surprised by the Indians.

Coming down off the hill as the red men did, the little paey ofscouts stood no chancy against a horde of forty yelling savages andthe survivors were-driven into the river. In the confusion, AdamHelmer, who was fortunate enough to secrete himself beneath a pile ofbushes, waited until the Indians had all passed and then began hisfamous run to warn his loved ones as well as his friends and neighbors,of their danger. From the spring on the Carr farm to Fort Herkimerit is at lease thirty miles as the crow flies and to have zig-zaggedalong the old trails in order to reach the outlying settlements astradition chronicles, must have about doubled the trip.

Residents of Unadilla Valley assure one chat there is no doubtof his having followed the old trail from the Carr farm to SchuylerLake and that he came down the west side cf the lake. Traditionrelates that he warned his sister, Maria, wife of Peter Hoyer atAndrustown and there received fresh footwear. the Augustinus Hessfamily states that he warned them at Co3ubia and t tat all esuaped,except the old father Dennis who, spite of the war ing, returned tothe house for something and was shot as he left hi. gate. Ihey allmade their way to Fort Herkimer in safety. Mrs. Catherine Myers,then a child of ten years of age, who lived in the valley in thatvicinity, leaves a vivid description as he came down into the valleyjust as sunset of that memorable day. She says that he came downwhat is now called Warren Road between the houses of RudolphShoemaker and Jacob Myers. She states, "Helmer's clothing was ternto tatters, his eyes were bloodshot, his hands and face and limbswere bleeding and lacerated from the etfects cf brambles and bushesthrough which he had forced his headlong flight. He halted only longenough to shout, "Flee for your lives. The enemy is not an hour be-hind," and hurried on to the next house.

On through the valley he sped shouting his warning at each house

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as he ran. When he reached the fort the big cannon coomed out itsalarm to call everyone to its shelter. He made his report to ColonelBellinger, commander of the fort stating that the squad of nine scoutswas surprised at Edmeston and driven into the river and that he alonesurvived by hiding beneath some bushes and that he had made allpossible speed to warn the settlers and that nine miles back up thehills he had hidden beneath a tree and counted more than two hundredof the enemy, which was less than half of their number.

Fortunately a heavy rain began falling which hid the activitiesof the colonists from the Indians who made their appearance behindthe Rudolph Shoemaker house just as the storm broke. They encampedin the ravine which extends back among the hills behind ..1^ Shoe-maker and the Myers homes, partly in what is now f. ofMohawk and partly in the village of Ilion. This 11 a wilduncultivated spot.

Meanwhile the exhausted Helmer, after a light meal, lay downupon and improvised bed in a corner and fell into a deep sleep ofutter exhaustion. So sound was his sleep that the arrival ofhundreds of his neighbors during the night did not disturb him.He slumbered on through the noise and excitement occasioned by theoccupants of the fort being aroused before daybreak on September 17,1778, by the burning of nearby houses and barns. All through thatharrowing day he slept and when twenty-four hours had elapsed and hestill could not be aroused the people began to 'ear that his super-human exertion might prove his undoing and that he might neverawaken. At last, after nearly thirty-six hours of unbroken rest, theresourceful Dr. William Petrie finally aroused him and gave him somenourishment.

Three days later the intrepid Helmer led a company of militiaback to the Carr farm where they found three bodies of the scoutsslain as they were surprised at the spring. These bodies wereburied where found, and a-monument marks their resting placealthough there has, to date, been no proof of their identities. Itis reported-that the militia overtook some Indians at this springand fired upon them. Since, in later years, bullets have beenfound in the tress and that an old sword has been dug up in thisvicinity, it would seem these facts give credence to that report.In reprisal, the colonists sent some friendly Oneida Indians intothe field and they captured some ten prisoners and recovered a fewhead of cattle. This was but a trifle compared to the loss of 63houses, 59 barns, full of grain, 3 grist mills, 345 horses, 229horned cattle, 269 sheep, and 93 oxen.

As there is some difference of opinion as to the type of manScout Adam Helmer was, I will give you a description by his grandsonLewis Crim, formerly of Weedsport, New York. He remembered hisgrandfather Helmer as a worn bent old man with blue eyes and whitehair, who walked with a cane -id could seldom be prevailed upon totalk about his exploits. MOLL of the material which I received fromthe Crim family came from Relter's three sons-in-law, Henry Crim,Henry Passage and Gecrge Passage who delighted their children by

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describing Helmer in his prime and relating all his exploits. Theyclaimed that he was slight and fair with blue eyes and light hair.He was about five feet eight inches tall and weighed about 150pounds. They pointed to th' one young man in the family with greatpride, as the one who most resembled him.

Very little is known in regard to the five other scouts whoescaped the f--v of the Indians at the Carr farm. There is nodoubt but c one did all he could to warn any stragglersamong the h; ,s s only one person besides Dennis Hess perished inthat raid and that was a man named McGinnis who after receiving thewarning, hid in his barn and was burned in it."

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APPENDIX I

Examples of Supplementary Primary Sources: Source,County Clerk Archives

General Inventory of Material in Basement of the Otsego County Clerk'sBuilding:

1. Judgement Book 1818-1829 (divided into different Court terms).Justice Judv,ments. Pages are divided into sections as follows:Judgement against whom; favor of; how obtained; damages and cost;filed when; Attorney, date when satisfied. Collectors' bondsentered 1818-1820 and 1823-1828 for towns of the County: bondsagainst whom; in whose favor; account; date.

2. Justice Court cases 1816-1819:statements of cases; participants;lawyers.

3. Bail Book for Otsego County Court Common Pleas June 1799-February 1815.Parties' names; bail names and resident; before whom taken; when filed;when surrendered.

4. Bail Book for Common Fleas Court February 1815-June 1830, givingnames of parties; names of bail; before whom acknowledged; when filed.

5. Books of Indentures (really mortgages) to loan commissioners assecurity for loan, with accounts kept at back of each. (Beautifulheading; nice paper; very large.)

6. Loan office minute books.

7. Election records for the several towns of the County 1814-1828,including statement of notes taken at the anniversary election formembers of Congress for County of Otsego which commenced onTuesday the 26th of April., 1814.

8. Election records 1828-184e.General Election held on November 3rd, 4th, 5th, 1828 returns.General Election held on November 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 1829.

9. Common Pleas Court Cases under Common rules, listed by lawyersdefending:A. 1811-1814B. 1811-1815C. 1814-1816

10. Writes 1794 many samples shown.

11. Coroners' Inquests 1799.

12. Minutes of Court of General Sessions 1792.

13. Minutes of Court of Common Pleas 1792.

14. Minutes of Court of Oyer and Terminer 1792.

15. Aliens Declaration and Oaths.

16. Bail process sample and number for a fow years.

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