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American Maple Museum |
| Address: | P.O. Box 81, 9756 Main St.,
Croghan, NY 13327 |
| Telephone: | (315) 346-1107 |
| Contact: | Laurie Walseman |
| Position: | Manager/Curator |
| E-mail: |
maplehalloffame@westelcom.com
| | Business hours: | Memorial Day thru July 1, Monday, Friday
and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. July thru Labor Day, Monday thru Saturday, 11:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.; Monday, Friday and Saturday, thru the rest of September. |
| Collection: | Exhibits of artifacts and photos,
depicting the evolution of the North American Maple Syrup industry from
the first Americans to the present. Includes the North
American Maple Hall of Fame which honors leaders of the maple industry. |
| Restrictions: | Materials may not be removed from the
building. Open for special events. Rental of building is permitted for meetings and other
not-for-profit gatherings. Donations are accepted and items are always welcome by board
approval. Volunteers are always needed. Group tours and individuals welcome. Price: adults -
$4.00, children 5-14 - $1.00; children under 5, free. Some discounts available. |
| Website: |
www.lcida.org/maplemuseum.html
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[Wm. H.] Bush Memorial Library |
| Address: | P.O. Box 141, 5605 Whitaker Rd.,
Martinsburg, NY 13404 |
| Telephone: | (315) 376-7490 |
| Contact: | Karen Dening |
| Position: | Librarian |
| E-mail: |
marlib@nnyln.net
| | Business hours: | Monday and Friday,
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - noon,
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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| Collection: | Local history, scrapbooks,
diaries, compiled notebooks and museum of local and government memorabilia,
history of town, history of library. |
| Restrictions: | Materials may not leave the
library. |
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Constable Hall Association Inc. |
| Address: | Constable Hall, Box 36, Constableville,
NY 13325 |
| Telephone: | (315) 397-2323 |
| Contact: | Charlotte Beagle |
| Position: | Director |
| Business hours: | Wedneday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Collection: | Constable Hall is a historic/
home/museum with 13 appropriately furnished rooms with furniture, china and family effects.
Also, period clothing of Constable's and Gov. Flfower's wife and daughter (1890s-1900s). |
| Restrictions: | Items for viewing only. No interior photos. |
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Croghan Free Library |
| Address: | P.O. Box 8, Main Street, Croghan, NY
13327 |
| Telephone: | (315) 346-6521 |
| Contact: | Joan Kampnich |
| Position: | Librarian |
| E-mail: |
crolib@nnyln.net |
| Business hours: | Monday, noon - 5:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, noon - 8:00 p.m.; Friday, noon - 5:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
| Collection: | Scrapbooks about history of Croghan,
St. Stephen's Church, Lewis County, Jerden Falls area. |
| Restrictions: | Materials may be photocopied,
but not removed from the buiding. |
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Croghan Town Historian |
| Mailing Address: | 9913 Second Rd., Castorland, NY
13620 |
| Office Location: | Town of Croghan Municipal Office,
9882 St. Rt. 126, Beaver Falls, NY 13305 |
| Telephone: | (315) 346-6201 (home) |
| Contact: | Jack and Mary Sweeney |
| Position: | Town Historian, Deputy Town Historian |
| E-mail: |
jsweeney@northnet.org
|
| Business hours: | By appointment. |
| Collection: | Newspaper clippings dealing with
the Town of Croghan; includes obituaries dating from 1987 to present.
History books written by local authors. Some old and recent photographs of places in the Town
of Croghan. Incomplete cemetery records. |
| Restrictions: | Materials cannot leave the
premises. |
|
Denmark Town Historian |
| Address: | 9618 Woodbattle Rd., Copenhagen, NY 13626 |
| Telephone: | (315) 688-2504 |
| Contact: | Joanne Beyer |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| E-mail: |
jbeyer1@iwon.com
| | Business hours: | Tuesday and Thursday when Village office
is open, or may contact historian at home anytime. |
| Collection: | Old Band Wagon, 1969, scrapbooks,
newspaper clippings, old books. |
| Restrictions: | |
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Diana Town Historian |
| Address: | 14457 Wilder Dr.,
Harrisville, NY 13648 |
| Telephone: | (315) 543-2979 (home),
(315) 543-1010 (museum) |
| Contact: | Ross Young |
| Position: | Diana Historical Museum Curator /
Town Historian |
| Email: |
rodeyong@usadatanet.net
|
| Business hours: | By appointment at home
or museum. |
| Collection: | Scrapbooks, obituaries, history
of Diana, numerous pictures of area, and cemetery rouster. |
| Restrictions: | Materials cannot leave premises.
curator will copy pictures or text. |
|
Greig Town Historian |
| Address: | 6991 Fish Creek Rd., Lyons Falls,
NY 13368 |
| Telephone: | (315) 348-8016 |
| Contact: | Randolph E. Kerr |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | By appointment. |
| Collection: | News clippings and photographs. |
| Restrictions: | |
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Harrisville-Bonaparte History Association |
| Address: | 8286 High St., Harrisville, NY
13648 |
| Telephone: | (315) 543-2987 |
| Contact: | Gladys VanWyck |
| Position: | Village Historian |
| Business hours: | Monday thru Friday, 1:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m. |
| Collection: | Scrapbooks, index cards on obituaries,
service persons, births, and other materials. Pioneer family histories collection, and
community history. Lake Bonaparte history and Bonaparte history are included in series - Lake
Bonaparte pioneers. |
| Restrictions: | Telephone or correspondence
reference only. |
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Lewis County Historian |
| Address: | P.O. Box 446, 7552 S. State St.,
Lowville, NY 13367 |
| Telephone: | (315) 376-2825, or 376-8957 |
| Contact | Lisa Becker |
| Position: | County Historian |
| Business hours: | October 15 thru June 1:
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m, weather permitting or by appointment. June 1 thru
October 15: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment. |
| Collection: | Local and regional history books,
farm and business directories, county topic files, obituaries,
cemetery records, early newspapers on microfilm, 1825-1993
correspondence files, scrapbook genealogies, military
information and veterans war records. |
| Restrictions: | Available only under direct
supervision of staff. Materials cannot be removed from premises. |
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Lewis County Historical Society |
| Address: | 7552 South State St., PO Box 446,
Lowville, NY 13367 |
| Telephone: | (315) 376-8957 (Historical Society),
(315) 376-2825 (historian's office) |
| Contact: | Lisa Becker |
| Position: | Director |
| Business hours: | June thru October, Tuesday thru
Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; or by appointment. |
| Collection: | Exhibits |
| Restrictions: | Available only under direct
supervision of staff. Materials cannot be removed from premises. |
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Lowville Town Historian |
| Address: | 7468 Railroad St., Lowville, NY 13367 |
| Telephone: | (315) 376-7403 |
| Contact: | Charlotte Beagle |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | By appointment. |
| Collection: | In custody of Lewis County
Historian. |
| Restrictions: | |
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Lyonsdale Town Historian |
| Address: | 2554 River Road, Port Leyden, NY
13433 |
| Telephone: | (315) 942-4107 |
| Contact: | Dorothy O'Brien |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | By appointment |
| Collection: | Early family geneologies, mills,
churches, schools, obituaries, veterans. |
| Restrictions: | Materials may only be used on
the premises; no loans. |
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Martinsburg Town Historian |
| Address: | 7024 West Rd., Lowville, NY 13367 |
| Telephone: | (315) 376-6805 |
| Contact: | Loretta M. Alexander |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | By appointment. |
| Collection: | Cemetery listings and maps, some early
poll lists, some information on early Martinsburg families and town.
|
| Restrictions: | Not to be loaned or taken out. |
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New Bremen Town Historian |
| Address: | 8794 Van Amber Rd.,
Castorland, NY 13620 |
| Telephone: | |
| Contact: | Frederick Schneider |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| E-mail: |
fredschn2@yahoo.com |
| Business hours: | |
| Collection: | Copies of "A History of the Town of
New Bremen 1848-1998" are available. Photographs, some newspaper
clippings from the first half of this century, and a few
geneologies. |
| Restrictions: | Historian must be present and
materials cannot be removed from the office. |
North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame &
Museum Institute |
| Address: | Comins Road, Osceola, NY |
| Telephone: | (315) 599-7009 (summer weekends only),
or 376-6732 (administrator) |
| Contact: | Blair Buell, 7620 Collins St.,
Lowville, NY 13367 |
| Position: | Administrator |
| Email: |
joabla@northnet.org
|
| Business hours: | Open part-time only: Sunday,
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Memorial Day thru first Sunday in October. Also open during major
events and by special appointment. |
| Collection: | Artifacts pertaining to the art of
fiddling and related dance, and a collection of tapes of fiddlers. |
| Restrictions: | |
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Osceola Town Historian |
| Address: | 1434 Osceola Rd., Camden, NY 13316 |
| Telephone: | (315) 599-7396 |
| Contact: | Mary Munz |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | By appointment. |
| Collection: | Some census records, various family
files and clippings. Copies of various family bible records. |
| Restrictions: | |
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Port Leyden Community Library |
| Address: | 3145 Canal St., P.O. Box 97, Port
Leyden, NY 13433 |
| Telephone: | (315) 348-6077 |
| Contact: | Lyn Cyr |
| Position: | Librarian |
| E-mail: |
ply@nnyln.net |
| Business hours: | Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.,
and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - noon. |
| Collection: | Village of Port Leyden pictures and
maps; local and village history, yearbooks, cemetery records, scrap books and books on
local history. |
| Restrictions: | No materials may leave the library.
Copies will be made. |
| Website: |
www.nc3r.org/portleydenlib |
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Turin Town Historian |
| Address: | P.O. Box 147, 4116 St. Rt. 26,
Turin, NY 13473 |
| Telephone: | (315) 348-8507 |
| Contact: | Shirley Joslin |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | By appointment. |
| Collection: | Scrapbooks containing obituaries;
monographs, cemetery records of the town. |
| Restrictions: | May be used at the above
address. |
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Watson Town Historian |
| Address: | P.O. Box 2, Lowville, NY 13367 |
| Telephone: | (315) 376-3920 |
| Contact: | Charles Bunke |
| Position: | Town Historian |
| Business hours: | After 4:00 p.m. |
| Collection: | Newspaper clippings on town history
during the last 30-plus years; some photographs. |
| Restrictions: | |
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West Turin Town Historian |
| Address: | 3204 North Main St., Constableville, NY
13325 |
| Telephone: | (315) 397-2353 |
| Contact: | Ann M. McConnell |
| Position: | Town Historian/Constableville
Village Historian |
| Business hours: | Not available January thru May;
by appointment only the rest of the year. |
| Collection: | County directories of 1872-1873,
1895-96; 1875 Gazetter of the State of New York, "Northern New York Historical
Materials," 1968. Local cemetery records. Local history by
local authors. |
| Restrictions: | |
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