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- TITLE: Papers, 1801-1836
- AUTHORS: Bailey family
- SUBJECT:
Bailey, William, 1763-1840
Bailey, James
Bailey, Theodorus, 1758-1828
Real property -- New York (State) -- Clinton County
Taxation -- New York (State)
Decedents' estates
Old Military Tract (N.Y.)
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: .2 cubic ft.
- ABSTRACT: Receipts, memoranda, letters, and other business papers of William Bailey chiefly concerning land in the Old Military Tract, 1801-1824; receipts, statements, memoranda, and other business papers of James Bailey concerning land and taxes, 1801-1832; and business papers of Theodorus Bailey of New York City concerning his land holdings in northern New York and the estate of General Bailey, 1809-1836.
- LOCATION: State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Feinberg Library, Special Collections, Plattsburgh, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Miscellaneous papers, 1799-1888
- AUTHORS: Adgate family
- SUBJECT:
Adgate, Asa, 1767-1832
Adgate, Anna
Arthur, Charles
Arthur, Catharine
Arnold, William
Real property -- New York (State) -- Clinton County
Water rights -- New York (State) -- Clinton County
Ausable River (N.Y.)
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 19 items.
- NOTES: Photocopies. Originals in possession of donor. Collection relates to Asa Adgate family of Town of Peru, N.Y.
- ABSTRACT: Deeds covering land transfers, letters received by the Adgates, the last will and testament of Anna Adgate, an appraisal of Asa Adgate's property, a description of his water privileges and land on the east side of Ausable River, a bond signed by him, and articles of agreement between Charles and Catharine Arthur and William Arnold.
- LOCATION: State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Feinberg Library, Special Collections, Plattsburgh, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Collection, 1751-1833. bulk 1787-1811
- AUTHORS: Livingston, Henry
- SUBJECT:
Bogardus, Everardus
Cockburn, William
Davis, Isaac
Kierstead, Hans
Livingston, Henry
Livingston Family
Philipse, Frederick
Robinson, Beverly
Whiley, Maria Jane Anne
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Manors -- United States
Land titles
Dutchess County (N.Y.)
Putnam County (N.Y.)
Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
Rhinebeck (N.Y.)
Utica (N.Y.)
Philipse Manor
Philipse Patent
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 2 boxes (.5 cu.ft.), 8 maps. (8 survey maps : manuscript ; 33 x 78 cm. or smaller on sheet 51 x 41 cm. or smaller)
- NOTES: Arrangement: Organized by individual family members. Arranged chronologically.
- HISTORICAL NOTE: This is a collection of family papers and land records assembled from single accessions relating to eight Livingston family members named Henry, descended from Robert Livingston (1654-1728) of Scotland, the first Lord of the Manor, Manor Livingston, Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York. The Henry Livingstons are Henry Livingston, Sr. (1714-1794) a Dutchess County, New York clerk; Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828) a Major in the Third New York Regiment during the Revolution and later a surveyor in Dutchess County, New York; Henry Beekman Livingston (1750-1831) of Rhinebeck, a Captain and later Colonel of the Fourth New York Regiment; Henry Livingston (1752-1823) a Lieutenant Colonel of the Manor Livingston Regiment; Henry Gilbert Livingston (1754-1817) a Captain in the First Battallion of the New York Independents; Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823) a Major of the Third New York Regiment and a justice of the Supreme Court; Henry Alexander Livingston (1776-1849); and Henry Wells Livingston (1778-?) a Utica, New York lawyer.
- ABSTRACT: This is a collection of family papers and land records assembled from single accessions relating to eight Livingston family members named Henry. The materials, arranged by family members, consists primarily of correspondence, documents, field books, and survey maps with the primary topics being land titles and the Revolutionarly War. Included among these are muster rolls of the Fourth New York Regiment under Col. James Holmes for February 13, 1776, an orderly book of the Third New York Regiment, 1780. Also included are five survey maps by Henry Livingston, Jr., surveyor in Dutchess County, of properties for Maria Jane Anne Whiley and others in Clinton, New York, 1787-1811; property deeded to Beverly Robinson near the Oblong, 1758 and a copy of a David Lambert 1769 survey of Lot No. 2, 1st Division of Philipse Manor for Capt. Frederick Philipse, 1802. As well as two deed maps by Isaac Davis and William Cockburn of land deeded by Henry Beekman Livingston to Everardus Bogargdus and to Hans Kierstead, both in Rhinebeck, 1787.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Gilchrist family genealogy collection
- AUTHORS: Gilchrist, Frederick A., compiler
- SUBJECT:
Barrows family
Davignon family
Gilchrist family
Gillis family
Sansouci family
Wall family
Scottish Americans -- New York (State) -- Washington County -- Genealogy
Argyle (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Delaware County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Glens Falls (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
New York (State) -- Genealogy
Warren County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Washington County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 0.2 cubic ft. (10 folders)
- NOTES: Arranged alphabetically by surname. Terms of use: Staff will access all records and must approve all
requests for copies.
- ABSTRACT: The Gilchrist Family Genealogy Collection provides information on the Gilchrist family (Alexander Gilchrist, 1721-1778) and related families: especially the Barrows (John Barrows, 1609-1692), Davignon, Gillis (Alexander Gillis, ca. 1700-1738), Sancouci, and Wall families. Many members of these families resided in New York State, particularly at Argyle and Fort Edward in Washington County, at Glens Falls and Luzerne in Warren County, and in Delaware County. Members of the Gilchrist and Gillis families migrated from Scotland to Argyle, Washington County, New York.
- LOCATION: Crandall Public Library, Center for Folklife, History and Cultural Programs, 251 Glen Street, City Park, Glens Falls, New York 12801.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Scrapbooks, 1870-1972
- AUTHORS:
- SUBJECT:
Otsego County, New York -- Local history
Delaware County, New York -- Local history
Oneonta, New York -- Local history
Oneonta, New York -- Vital statistics
World War II
Spanish-American War
Otsego County, New York -- Genealogical records
Women Organizations
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 40 v. (ca.)
- ABSTRACT: Scrapbooks, which contain mainly clippings, but also photographs, programs, and miscellaneous papers on a variety of subjects. Included are scrapbooks concerning Delaware and Otsego County history, Oneonta history, the Spanish-American War, World War II, the Oneonta Woman's Club, the Ford-Collins-Emmons family, the Ingalls family, and environmental issues. Also scrapbooks of obituaries, and birth and marriage notices, chiefly from Oneonta newspapers, c.1890-c.1950.
- LOCATION: Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, New York 13820.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Winthrop Hopkins, Compiler. Historical and Genealogical Records, 1800-1943
- AUTHORS: Winthrop Hopkins, Compiler
- SUBJECT:
Deposit, New York -- Local history
Tompkins County, New York -- Vital statistics
Tompkins County, New York -- Genealogical records
Delaware County, New York -- Vital statistics
Delaware County, New York -- Genealogical records
Deposit, New York -- Cemeteries
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 12 v.
- ABSTRACT: Notebooks of information on local history from Deposit newspapers, with an index; 1956 copy of the 1855 census records for Tompkins and Delaware Counties, with marriages, abstracts of wills and deaths; two volumes of clippings on the early history of Deposit; cemetery records copied from cemeteries in the Deposit area, 1938-40; volume of clippings and miscellaneous notes by Hopkins including a 1943 paper on early settlers in Deposit.
- LOCATION: Deposit Free Library, 165 Front Street, Deposit, New York 13754.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Samuel William Johnson, Deed of sale, 1823 September 25
- AUTHORS: Johnson, Samuel William
- SUBJECT:
Johnson, William Samuel
Land titles -- New York (State) -- Delaware County
Andes (N.Y.)
Delhi (N.Y.)
Hardenbergh Patent (N.Y.)
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 page.
- ABSTRACT: Deed of sale between Johnson, his wife, Susan and William Samuel Johnson for lands situated in the towns of Andes and Delhi in Delaware County, N.Y. being part of great lot number 38 in the Hardenbergh Patent. Also includes a map of part of great lot number 38 of the Hardenbergh Patent laid out in farm lots by Jehu Burr in 1805.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Roxbury, N.Y. Town Records, 1799-1844
- AUTHORS: Roxbury, (N.Y.)
- SUBJECT:
Cattle brands -- New York (State)
Livestock brands -- New York (State)
Local government documents -- New York (State)
Roxbury (N.Y.)
Delaware County (N.Y.)
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 2 folders.
- NOTES: Arrangement: Chronological. Unpublished inventory available in repository.
- HISTORICAL NOTE: Roxbury is a small Hudson Valley town in Delaware County, N.Y.
- ABSTRACT: Record of cattle marks in the town of Roxbury and minutes of Town meetings. The cattle marks record includes drawings of various brands used by local farmers.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Survey map of Bradstreet Purchase, Hardenbergh Patent, and Harper's Patent, 1785
- AUTHORS: Cockburn, William
- SUBJECT:
Cockburn, William, surveyor
Jacob, Chief
Indians of North America--land tenure--New York (State)
Susquehannah River (N.Y.)
Delaware River (N.Y.)
Delaware County (N.Y.)
Sullivan County (N.Y.)
Bradstreet Purchase (N.Y.)
Hardenbergh Patent (N.Y.)
Harper's Patent (N.Y.)
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 map : manuscript, encapsulated ; 24.5 x 39 cm.
- HISTORICAL NOTE: William Cockburn was a colonial and New York State Land Commissioner and surveyor who resided in Plattekill, Ulster County, New York.
- ABSTRACT: A 1785 survey map by William Cockburn of the boundaries of Bradstreet's Purchase, Hardenbergh Patent and Harper's Patent showing the boundaries of an Indian deed to Colonel Bradstreet.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Notebooks, 1812-1963
- AUTHORS: Hale, Robert F., d. 1963, collector
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Wells, Jonathan H.
Hale, George Washington, 1827-1910
Wheeler, William Almon, 1819-1887
Hunting--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains
Fishing--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains
Venison
Pioneers--New York (State)--Franklin County
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Franklin County (N.Y.)--History, Local
Chateaugay Lake (N.Y.)--Description and travel
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--War of 1812
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 2 v.
- NOTES: Transcriptions.
- ABSTRACT: Transcribed newspaper articles about early settlers in Franklin County and hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks; transcribed letters from Jonathan H. Wells, Civil War soldier, and other letters pertaining to the War of 1812; a transcribed contract and letters concerning the supplying of venison to G.W. Hale; a lengthy obituary of William A. Wheeler clipped from the MALONE PALLADIUM; and a newspaper clipping about a traveler's experiences at Chateaugay Lake in 1884.
- LOCATION: State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Feinberg Library, Special Collections, Plattsburgh, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Papers, 1812-1961
- AUTHORS: Brush, Henry N., 1810-1872
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Bradish, Luther, 1783-1863
Brush, Emma
Brush, Henry Corbin, 1838-1898
Goff, Potter
Brush, Susan A.
Whig Party (U.S.)
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church (Brushton, N.Y.)
Real property -- New York (State)
Family -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Real property -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Assessment -- New York (State) -- Moira
Taxation -- New York (State) -- Moira
Whiskey industry -- New York (State) -- Moira
Home rule (Ireland)
Mineral waters -- New York (State) -- Moira
Railroads -- New York (State)
Cattle -- New York (State)
Farms -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Decedents' estates -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Farm tenancy -- New York (State) -- Moira
Episcopalians -- New York (State) -- Brushton
Surveying -- New York (State) -- Moira
Brushton (N.Y.) -- Commerce
Brushton (N.Y.) -- Religious and ecclesiastical institutions
Brushton (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs
Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Moira (N.Y. : Town) -- Politics and government
Moira (N.Y.) -- Commerce
New York (State) -- Politics and government
Ireland -- Politics and government
Franklin County (N.Y.) -- Commerce
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 4 cubic ft.
- HISTORICAL NOTES: Collection pertains to Moira, Franklin County, N.Y. producer and dealer in whiskey and other spirits and his son, Henry Corbin Brush, real estate and lumber dealer in Brushton, N.Y.
- ABSTRACT: Correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and miscellaneous items concerning business and family affairs. Correspondence, 1834-1961, includes business letters to Brush, 1836-ca.1872, concerning supply of malts, whiskey, and grains, financial arrangement, Whig politics and difficulties stemming from Brush's occupation, planks and fencing for the railroad, buying cattle, legal cases, testimonials to Brush's mineral spring water, and land transactions; family letters from his wife and daughter Emma; letters from Luther Bradish, his guardian, concerning property and financial matters, politics, the merits of daughters and sons, and social life in Saratoga Springs, 1834-1842; and a letter from Susan A. Brush concerning these papers, 1961. Financial records include accounts, receipts, orders, and a bank book for 1834-1835. Legal papers include deeds, mortgages, estate papers, contracts, and farm tenant agreements, 1829-1925. Other items include typescript copy of a speech by Brush on liberty and Ireland; manuscript fragments of poems by Brush; 1812 assessment roll for the Town of Moira; and field book to lots in Town of Moira surveyed by Potter Goff, 1817. Some papers pertain to Brush's son, Henry Corbin Brush, and to St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Brushton.
- LOCATION: St. Lawrence University. Owen D. Young Library. Special Collections, Canton, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Papers, 1807-1903
- AUTHORS: Man family
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Man, Albon
Man, Albon P.
Man, Caroline
Man, Charles
Man, Ebenezer
Man, Ellen
Ellice, Edward
Parish, George, 1780-1839
Rosseel, Joseph, 1782-1863
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Man, Frederick
McCullock family
Hascall family
Conant family
Constable family
Law students -- New York (N.Y.)
Family -- New York (State) -- Malone
Presidential candidates -- United States
Real property -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Accidents -- New York (State)
Land companies -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Malone (N.Y.) -- Commerce
Malone (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Salmon River (N.Y.)
Malone (N.Y. : Town) -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 linear ft.
- HISTORICAL NOTES: Pioneer settlers in Malone, N.Y., Albon Man was land agent for Constable family and served in local offices; his son Ebenezer Man was land agent for Edward Ellice and served on first Board of Commissioners of the Water Works, concerning the development of the Salmon River.
- ABSTRACT: Personal correspondence, 1830-1903, includes letters from Albon P. Man to his brother Ebenezer Man discussing his law studies in New York City, Henry Clay as presidential candidate, and other political issues, 1831-1832; letter from Ebenezer Man to Mr. Pell of Ticonderoga about a fatal accident, 1839; other topics include health, travel, weddings, visits, and arrangements for support of a family member; other correspondents include Caroline Man, Albon Man, Frederick Man, Ellen Man, Charles Man, and related McCullock, Hascall, and Conant families. Business correspondence includes letters of Edward Ellice, Ebenezer Man, Joseph Rosseel, and George Parish and Ebenezer Man's annual reports to Rosseel primarily concerning land transactions, 1836-1863. Business papers include receipts, bonds, contracts, and town records such as minutes, reports, licenses, oaths of office, and accounts, 1807-1897, and letters from Ebenezer Man concerning land in Franklin County originally deeded to individuals by Gerrit Smith but never claimed, 1834. Receipts and legal papers primarily concern development of the Salmon River, 1852-1857. Collection also includes photographs, biographical materials, and miscellanea.
- LOCATION: St. Lawrence University. Owen D. Young Library. Special Collections, Canton, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Papers, 1810-1924, 1912-1920 (bulk)
- AUTHORS: Donaldson, Alfred Lee, 1866-1923
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Durant, William West, 1850-1934
Scanlon, Jennie L.
Stevens, George A.
Baker, Andrew J.
Brace, Emma
Miller, Milo B.
Peacock, Thomas
Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931
Hall, Edward Hagaman, 1858-1936
Harper, Henry S.
Twitchell, Joseph
Herreshoff, Louis
McMillen, James A.
Martin, Estella E.
Masten, Arthur H.
Schofield, P. F.
Herreshoff, Charles Frederick
Lumbering -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Roads -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Iron industry and trade -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Family -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Legislation -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Industries -- New York (State) -- Franklin County
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- History
Franklin County (N.Y.) -- History
Franklin County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: ca. 2 cubic ft.
- NOTES: Microfilm copy available.
- HISTORICAL NOTES: Historian.
- ABSTRACT: Manuscripts, questionnaires, interviews, notes, and letters from researching and writing his book, HISTORY OF THE ADIRONDACKS (N.Y.: The Century Company, 1921) including articles and statements on lumbering, roads, personalities, and the iron industry, 1879-1919; legislative acts pertaining to the Adirondacks, 1810-1824; interviews and questionnaires from Mr. Brewster, W.W. Durant, Mrs. Jennie L. Scanlon, George A. Stevens, A.J. Baker, Emma Brace, Milo B. Miller, Thomas Peacock, and Joseph Twitchell; correspondence on Adirondack history, 1912-1920, with Melvil Dewey, W.W. Durant, Edward H. Hall, Henry S. Harper, Louis Herreshoff, James A. McMillen, Estella E. Martin, Arthur H. Masten, Mrs. Jennie L. Scanlon, P.F. Schofield, and others; correspondence concerning books, documents, photographs, and other sources; miscellaneous notes and clippings, 1893-1914; and two letters by Charles Frederick Herreshoff, 1818-1819, pertaining to a forge he was building and family matters.
- LOCATION: Saranac Lake Free Library, Saranac Lake, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Diary collection, 1811-1922
- AUTHORS: State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Feinberg Library
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Reed, Margaret
Arnold, Elisha Stephen
Wardner, Frank W.
Slosson, George C.
Bigelow, Josephine Brombey
LaVoice, Ruth Olga
Miller, Margaret P.
Wool, Sarah N.
Mooers, M. P. M.
Farms -- New York (State) -- Peru
Farms -- New York (State) -- Schuyler Falls
Agriculture -- New York (State) -- Clinton County
Women -- Diaries
Guides for hunters, fishermen, etc. -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains
Rural families -- New York (State) -- Schuyler Falls
Weather
Family -- New York (State) -- Schuyler Falls
Rockford (Ill.) -- Social life and custom
Rainbow Lake (N.Y.) -- Commerce
Chazy (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Plattsburgh (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 7 v.
- ABSTRACT: Original diaries of Margaret Reed of Schuyler Falls about farm family activities, 1891; Elisha Stephen Arnold, Peru farmer, on his activities and the weather, 1879-1886; Frank W. Wardner, Rainbow Lake (Franklin County), about his work as a guide, with accounts, 1886; George C. Slosson of Chazy, 1880; Josephine Brombey Bigelow, written while in Rockford, Ill., 1859; and Ruth Olga LaVoice of Plattsburgh, 1922. Also, copy of typescript of Margaret P. Miller's journal for 1811, Plattsburgh, with letters by Sarah N. Wool, 1814 and M.P.M. Mooers, 1880.
- LOCATION: State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Feinberg Library, Special Collections, Plattsburgh, NY.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: Biographical files, [ca.1760]-2002
- AUTHORS: Crandall Public Library (Glens Falls, N.Y.), collector
Chitty, Marion A., 1861-1948
Miller, Alexander Ward, 1889-1978
Williams, Sherman, 1846-1923
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Ashley, Eugene Lionel
Bishop, Charles Reed, 1822-1915
Blackburn, Loren
Cochran, Robert, 1738?-1812
Colvin, Addison Beecher, 1858-1939
Crandall, Henry, 1821-1913
Crockwell, Douglass
Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931
Foster, Jeanne Robert, 1879-1970
McCrea, Jane, 1753-1777
McEchron, William
Miller, Charlie (Broncho Charlie), 1850-1955
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933
Smith, David, 1906-1965
Solomon, Gerald B. H., 1930-2001
Stoddard, Seneca Ray, 1844-1917
White, Stanford, 1853-1906
Austin family
Brown family
Buell family
DeLong family
Durkee family
Ferris family
Finch family
Fuller family
Gansevoort family
Gilchrist family
Goodman family
Goodspeed family
Haskins family
Holden family
Jenks family
Mead family
Morgan family
Mosher family
Patterson family
Peck family
Pruyn family
Robards family
Russell family
Smith family
Swick family
Thomson family
West family
Wing family
Wray family
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Biography
Glens Falls (N.Y.) -- Biography
Glens Falls (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
New York (State) -- Biography
New York (State) -- Genealogy
Warren County (N.Y.) -- Biography
Warren County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Washington County (N.Y.) -- Biography
Washington County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 12 cubic ft. (8 file drawers)
- NOTES: Files are arranged alphabetically by surname.
- ABSTRACT: The Biographical Files contain information concerning people and families, mainly in the Glens Falls area, Warren County, Washington County, and the Adirondack Mountain region. The principal type of material in the files is newspaper clippings, many of them obituaries. Some longer articles and pamphlets can be found, along with a few pictures, letters, and other manuscripts (sometimes photocopies of original material). Most of these files are small in size, containing only a few sheets of information. Over 1,900 surnames are represented in the collection, but only small portions of them contain genealogical information contributed by researchers and others.
- ABSTRACT: Families for which there is a reasonable quantity of genealogical material in the files include Austin, Brown, Buell, De Long, Durkee, Ferriss, Finch, Fuller, Gansevoort, Gilchrist, Goodman, Goodspeed, Haskins, Holden, Jenks, Mead, Morgan, Mosher, Patterson, Peck, Pruyn, Robards, Russell, Smith, Swick, Thomson, West, Wing, and Wray families. Much of the genealogical material in the Biographical Files was prepared by Alexander W. Miller and Marion Chitty. Additional material has been provided by various family historians and genealogists who contribute their findings to the library.
- ABSTRACT: Individuals for which one can find an ample amount of biographical information include: Eugene Lionel Ashley, Loren Blackburn, Charles Reed Bishop, Robert Cochran, Addison Colvin, Henry Crandall, Douglass Crockwell, Melvil Dewey, Jeanne Robert Foster, Jane McCrea, William McEchron, Broncho Charlie Miller, Robert Porter Patterson, Charles Adams Platt, David Smith, Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon, Seneca Ray Stoddard, and Stanford White. Some of the biographical material in these files was contributed by Sherman Williams.
- LOCATION: Crandall Public Library, Center for Folklife, History and Cultural Programs, 251 Glen Street, City Park, Glens Falls, New York 12801-3539.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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