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Yates County Societies Sources |
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- TITLE: The Sesquicentennial history of Penn Yan, New York, 1833-1983 / compiled from the archives of the Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society, and from the private collection of Mrs. Catharine Spencer
- AUTHORS:
- PUBLISHED: Penn Yan, N.Y. : Tillman Press, Inc., 1983.
- SUBJECT:
Penn Yan (N.Y.) -- History
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 59 p. : port, photos. ; 28 cm.
- NOTES: Includes index. Cover title.
- 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, 1880(ca.)-1968
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- SUBJECT:
Gorham, New York -- Local history
Yates County, New York -- Local history
Genealogical records
Ontario County, New York -- Religious activity
Yates County, New York -- Religious activity
Hall, New York -- Local history
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 6 v.
- ABSTRACT: Scrapbook of Mrs. T.F. Wilson, c.1880-1910, on Gorham news, churches of Yates and Ontario Counties, and Truesdell family genealogy; other scrapbooks contain news articles from Gorham, Hall, and other communities in Ontario and Yates Counties.
- LOCATION: Marcus Whitman Historical Society, P.O. Box 204, Gorham, New York 14461
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- TITLE: Diaries, 1850-1926
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- SUBJECT:
Yates County, New York -- Agriculture
Yates County, New York -- Education
Women
Yates County, New York -- Business activity
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 44 v.
- ABSTRACT: Diaries of Joseph B. Cole, towns of Wayne and Reading, 1878-1915, on farm routine, also diaries of his wife for 1877 and his son Grover for 1886; Lewis Bodine of Wayne, school boy and farmer, 1885, 1887-95; Carrie Bodine, 1875; Frank W. Gasper of Wayne, 1881; and a journal of a trip to Washington and Philadelphia by M. Aline Crawford of Dundee, 1914. Also a two volume chronology of the life of Frank H. Sayre (b.1850) of Dundee, taken from diaries.
- LOCATION: Dundee Area Historical Society, Seneca Street, Dundee, New York 14837
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- TITLE: Genealogical Records, 1850-1979
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- SUBJECT:
Yates County, New York -- Genealogical records
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 cubic ft.
- NOTES: Arrangement - alphabetical. Original and photocopies.
- ABSTRACT: Genealogical data on families of village of Dundee and the towns of Starkey and Barrington and vicinity, including family trees, clippings, and a few old letters and documents. Among families represented are Wixson, Jones, Harpending, and Beyea. There are also Bible records of the Henry Van Liew Jones, Kinney-Murdock, Sawyer-Masten, and Robert H. Clark families.
- LOCATION: Dundee Area Historical Society, Seneca Street, Dundee, New York 14837
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- TITLE: Scrapbook Collection, 1840(ca.)-1979, 1890(approx.)-1979 (bulk)
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- SUBJECT:
Yates County, New York -- Local history
Tioga County, New York -- Local history
Women
Education
Civil War
Veterans
Wellsville, New York -- Genealogical records
Wellsville, New York -- Local history
Syracuse, New York -- Local history
Mohawk Valley, New York -- Local history
Oswego, New York -- Local history
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 109 v.
- NOTES: Bulk of the collection was compiled by Rev. Roger Williams, a Methodist minister who lived in central New York and died in Wellsville.
- ABSTRACT: Scrapbooks of clippings and other material relating to the Wellsville area, Syracuse and northern New York by Ru Wet [sic] Bell, Methodist minister, 1932-43 and George T. Fish of Rochester, c.1860-90. Also scrapbooks of obituaries of newspapermen, c.1906-51; historical articles about Allegany County farms, 1957-58; old pictures of Wellsville; Wellsville Centennial, 1957; postcards and pictures of churches, 1940s; Mannsville Union Free School and Sandy Creek High School, 1921-26; obituaries from Antwerp and vicinity, c.1890-1920; Syracuse newspaper articles by Joseph H. Adams, 1935-41; news items from Belleville, c.1925-50; clippings about G.A.R. members in Syracuse, c.1928-39; obituaries and local history articles from the Mohawk Valley, Oswego, Yates County, and Tioga County; Wellsville history articles by Miriam Thornton Fisher, 1947-48; and cartoons about women, c.1945-55.
- LOCATION: Thelma Rogers Genealogical and Historical Society, Dyke Street, Wellsville, New York 14895
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- TITLE: Yates County Veterans' Graves Collection, 1840-1978, 1890-1978 (bulk)
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- SUBJECT:
Public Records
Civil war
War of 1812
Yates County, New York -- Military history
Veterans Organizations
World War I
World War II
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1.2 cubic ft.
- NOTES: Arrangement - alphabetical.
- ABSTRACT: Copies of completed forms of the Veterans' Graves Registration sponsored by Yates County American Legion. Includes veterans of all wars, with service record where known, also note of government marker if any, also list of cemeteries surveyed. Copies of previous honor rolls of 1914, 1943; copies of some pension files from National Archives, mostly for Civil War and War of 1812.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
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- TITLE: Scrapbook Collection, 1840-1971, 1875-1971 (bulk)
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- SUBJECT:
Yates County, New York -- Local history
Medicine -- Magnetic healing
American Indians
Revolutionary War
Yates County, New York -- Vital statistics
Yates County, New York -- Genealogical records
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 70 v.
- NOTES: Arrangement - alphabetical.
- ABSTRACT: Scrapbooks of clippings of news items and historical articles from and about Penn Yan and Yates County; obituaries, poems, miscellaneous printed material, advertising cards, and photographs. Special items include a scrapbook of historical articles by Walter Wolcott on the Indian and Revolutionary history of the Finger Lakes region, the names of the towns and villages of Yates County, and a chronology of Yates County, 1776-1824; the scrapbook of a member of the Harrington family of Rushville or Middlesex, c.1837-1938, including many obituaries, clippings, school programs, some family photographs; a scrapbook by D.L. Seeley of Penn Yan for magnetic healing practice, c.1907-11.
- ABSTRACT: Also a general news scrapbook of G.C. Teall of Geneva, 1840-41; two scrapbooks of clippings of the diary of Charles Elmendorf of Penn Yan, 1865-1911, compiled by Vireo Whitaker, 1951-52; book of poems by William H. Tompkins and H.I. Phillips; and an album of photographs and memorabilia of Lester Chisholm and family of Penn Yan, c. 1875-1940. There are scrapbooks compiled by the Yates County Chamber of Commerce for 1955-71, containing news items, brochures and a few photographs.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
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- TITLE: Diary Collection, 1837-1934, 1863-1934 (bulk)
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- SUBJECT:
Yates County, New York -- Local history
Civil war
Yates County, New York -- Agriculture
Jerusalem, New York
Penn Yan, New York
Women
Literature Poetry
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 66 v.
- NOTES: Original and photocopy.
- ABSTRACT: Diaries of Emeline J. (Stewart) Davis of Benton and Penn Yan, 1863-85, 1887-92, also small account books and a cookbook; diary of Mrs. L.L. Herman of Penn Yan, 1911-34; autograph and poetry albums of Sarah E. Platt and Elizabeth A. Masten of Penn Yan, late 1830's; diaries of Nelson D. Seamans, 14th Regiment, New York Volunteers, 1864-65; and John Lamphier, a farmer and constable of Jerusalem, 1893 and 1902. Also a photocopy of the diary of Samuel S. Mariner of Penn Yan, 1854-57.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
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- TITLE: Electa Manning Barker papers, 1830-1942, 1862-1891 (bulk)
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- SUBJECT:
Italy, New York
Civil war
Italy, New York -- Public welfare
Labor
Blacksmiths
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 175 items (ca.)
- FINDING AIDS: Typed explanation of family relationships.
- ABSTRACT: Letters and papers relating to an application for a Civil War widow's pension; letters and diary fragments of Benjamin F. Manning, 14th New York Volunteers, and A.J. Wood, 189th New York Volunteers, describing war experiences; letters from Sophia Wood of Italy, New York and Helen E. Dye of Wayland, Frances Manning of Savona, Lois Wood of Cohocton, Jennie Smith of Prattsburg, and other relatives. Also correspondence between Sarah and Charles B. Smith, a blacksmith who moved to Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas; and several letters to Smith from D.M. Smith of Portland, Oregon, 1891, about unemployment and the problems of the workers. Many bills, receipts, clippings, calling cards; also a summons to Philip Cook to settle debt to overseers of the poor in Italy, 1830; and a fragment of a poem praising Andrew Jackson.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
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- TITLE: Martha Fenton Windnagle, Compiler. Genealogical Records, 1825-1960, 1890-1955 (bulk)
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- SUBJECT:
Census -- New York State, 1855
Milo, New York
Middlesex, New York
Benton, New York
Italy, New York
Jerusalem, New York
Barrington, New York
Yates County, New York -- Genealogical records
Yates County, New York -- Local history
Yates County, New York -- Vital statistics
Census -- New York State, 1825
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 14 v., 1.5 cubic ft.
- NOTES: Genealogist.
- ABSTRACT: Ten notebooks of genealogical data on the Bailey, Fenton, Gleason, Wright, and other families; transcriptions of the 1825 census for towns of Milo, Middlesex, Benton, Italy and Jerusalem; of the 1855 census for towns of Italy, Jerusalem, Barrington, Benton, Middlesex, and Milo; and transcriptions of family Bibles and cemetery markers in Yates County. There are also scrapbooks of obituaries, news items, poems, and miscellaneous clippings. Also unmounted newspaper clippings dealing with local history, 1915-40; miscellaneous genealogical notes, charts, notebooks, and two auction broadsides.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
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- TITLE: Penn Yan Businesses records, 1812-1961
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- SUBJECT:
Yates County, New York -- Business activity
Butchers
Blacksmiths
Agriculture
Yates County, New York Judicial activity
Mining
Oil and petroleum industry
Banking
Insurance
Real estate
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 40 v. (ca.)
- ABSTRACT: Business records from Penn Yan include incorporation record and minutes of Amigo Mining Company, 1906-11; account books of Finger Lakes Cider & Vinegar Company, 1921-33; Merchants & Farmers Petroleum Company, Venango County, Pa., Penn Yan office, 1865-1900; William McEvoy, butcher, 1896-98; Samuel Gillett, blacksmith, 1812-34; Franklin M. Merritt, basket hook maker, 1912-17; Penn Yan Chronicle-Express, 1953-61; Salisbury Real Estate Agency listings, c.1911-15; N.C. Shepard, second-hand goods, 1915-18; Yates County Oil Mill, 1851-58; Gilbert Baker, canal boat and farm, 1831-39, 1845-51; bills receivable for an unnamed bank, 1838, 1840; letter press book of Oliver Stark, private banker, 1859-60; George H. Simmons Insurance Agency policy record books, 1906-09.
- ABSTRACT: Also court records, including docket of cases, Yates County Equity Term, 1897, kept for Judge James W. Dunwell; fee book of William M. Oliver, clerk of Supreme Court, 1829-34; also ledgers for furniture store, 1902-21; accounts for stable and automobile garage, 1917-22; ledger for grist and flour mill, c.1838-48; and several unidentified account books.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
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- TITLE: Wagar Family papers, 1802-1919
- AUTHORS: Wagar Family
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- SUBJECT:
Diaries
Land records, deeds and surveys
Wagar Family
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 50 items
- NOTES: ABSTRACT: Papers and diaries belonging to members of the Wagar family of Middlesex, including receipts of John E. Wagar, 1802-45 and notice of his election as a militia officer, 1829; deeds to and from Elias and John E. Wagar, 1832-81; abstracts of title to land conveyed to John H. Wagar, Jacob Wagar, and Orlando Cleveland in 1890; diary of L.E. Wagar, c. 1867-98; diary of Josephine Bohn Wagar, 1915-19; unidentified diary; John E. Wagar journals of trips to Philadelphia, Washington, and other places, 1867-68, 1876, 1881; miscellaneous deeds and mortgages, including several to John Gelder.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527.
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- TITLE: Penn Yan Government records, 1841-1932
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- SUBJECT:
Public records
Penn Yan, New York -- Local government
Milo, New York -- Local government
Public utilities -- Water works
Penn Yan, New York -- Taxation
Penn Yan, New York -- Roads
Penn Yan, New York -- Judicial activity
Penn Yan, New York -- Vital statistics
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 3 v., 0.4 cubic ft., 1 item
- ABSTRACT: Miscellaneous records of the village of Penn Yan and the town of Milo including assessment rolls for the village, 1841-60; assessment rolls for paving streets, 1910-32, with estimates of costs; proposal and specifications for Penn Yan water works, 1894; justice dockets for 1860-63 and 1882-86, with marriage records; and minutes of Board of Health, 1881-1909, including health ordinances.
- LOCATION: Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society, 200 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York 14527
- 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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