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LOCAL HISTORY RESOURCES
COLLECTION ORGANIZED & BIBLIOGRAPHY ANNOTATED BY MARGARET B. REDMOND NOVEMBER 2001 (Updated to July 2007)
Note: Any item marked with +++ has a Circulation Copy Available. Newest entries are designated with ### Do you have any materials that should be added to our collection? Do you have questions about the materials in this collection? Send us an email and tell us about it.
Major Categories HISTORY - CHURCHES & CHURCH-RELATED HISTORY - LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS HISTORY - LOCAL SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS VERTICAL FILES OF CLIPPINGS AND EPHEMERA : LOCAL INTEREST MAPS STORED IN MAILING TUBES (To the right of the door) SELECTED MATERIALS IN THE REGULAR COLLECTION OF LOCAL HISTORY INTEREST |
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, BIOGRAPHIES, & MEMOIRS
COURTNEY, CHARLES: Scott, Jeff, Ron Bowers, Craig Jones, & Todd Salls. “Charles Courtney: Inventor and Sculler. (1982) Union Springs Central School. Ms. 3 p DOTY, ELIAS & SUSAN WHITE: Warren Tanya. "The Cayuga Homes of Elias and Susan White Doty." Ms. 15 p. inc. photos & genealogy. ### ELLIOTT, CHARLES LORING. Tucker, Sheila. "Strokes of Genius - Cayuga County Native Charles Loring Elliott..." Syracuse Post Standard, Neighbors, 11/16/06, 3 p. ### FARGO, WILLIAM G.: Winks, Phyllis Boast and Barbara Boast Nichols. "The Gutter Giant: The Biography of William G. Fargo." Leesburg, FL: 1981. Copy of 16 p. pamphlet.### FESSENDEN, KATHLEEN McCORMICK. “Memories of My Life.” (1986) Ms. 18 p. plus 12 p. captioned copies of photographs. +++ FRANKLIN, ROSWELL: “Historical Sketches of Roswell Franklin and Family, Drawn Up at the Request of Stephen Franklin by Robert Hubbard, Dannsville, N. Y., 1839.” Reprinted by King Ferry Tribune, n.d. 15 page scrapbook +++ HAZARD, ELIZABETH LAWTON: Painter, Levinus K. and Georage A. Badgley. “Elizabeth Lawton Hazard, Friend at Large, 1889-1968.” (1970) New York Yearly Meeting. 20 p. pamphlet. +++ HAZARD FAMILY: “In Memory of the Hazard Family: Hazard Memorial Day, Town of South Kingstown, RI, June 5, 1976.” Ms. 56 p. + assorted correspondence, pamphlets and clippings. HOSKINS, EDWIN R. “Good Neighbors: Black Street, Scipio Center, NY, c.1900.” Ms. 24 p +14 p. appendix. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycayuga/howland/index.htm HOSKINS, EDWIN R. “Memoirs of Ray Hoskins.” n.d. Ms. 22p. HOWLAND FAMILY: Myers, Mildred. “Research on the Howland Family and Sherwood.” (1989) Ms. 36 p. HOWLAND, BENJAMIN: Taber, Mary Jane Howland. o “Friends Here and Away.” Old Dartmouth Historical Sketches #12, pp 5-17. Pamphlet reprint. o ALSO: Folder of clippings about efforts to save Benjamin Howland house from destruction, 1988-89.
HOWLAND, EMILY: Folder of newspaper clippings and photographs. +++ ### HOWLAND, EMILY: Gaffney, Patricia H., Ed. "The Emily Howland Papers at Cornell University: A Guide to the Microfilm Publication." 1975. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Libraries. 38 p. HOWLAND, EMILY: Redmond, Margaret B. "Emily Howland 1827-1929: A Timeline of Events in Her Life." 2006. 3 p. Ms. HOWLAND, EMILY: King, Phebe M. “Biographical Sketch of Emily Howland, 1827-1929.” (1975) Ms. 40p.+++ HOWLAND, EMILY. Myers, Mildred D. Miss Emily: Emily Howland, teacher of freed slaves, suffragist, and friend of Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Tubman, with excerpts from her diaries and letters. (1998) Charlotte Harbor, FL: Tabby House, 238 p. HOWLAND, EMILY. “Commencement Addresses at Sherwood Select School” and “Interesting Quotes from Diaries.” n.d. Ms. 26p.+++ HOWLAND, EMILY. “Historical Markers of Cayuga County, Volume 2, Scipio #5 – Emily Howland.” Searing, Leonard. Republished by Tallcot Bookshop, Union Springs,NY, 1997. + photographs and commentary by Dorothy Wiggans appended. HOWLAND, EMILY. “Interesting Miscellaneous Letters and Essays.” n.d. Ms. 40p.+++ HOWLAND, EMILY. “Journal, Report, Letters from Contraband (Freedmen’s ) Camp, 1863-1866.” n.d. Ms. 38 p.+++ HOWLAND, EMILY. “Letters and Diary from Miss Miner’s School, Washington, D.C. 1857-1861” and “Letters from Heathsville, Va. School 1865-1870.” n.d. Ms. 38 p.+++ HOWLAND, EMILY. “Speeches about Temperance, Woman’s Sufferage and Peace.” n.d. Ms. 41p. +++ HOWLAND, EMILY: Wiggans, Dorothy T. “1993 Nominations Form for the National Women’s Hall of Fame for Emily Howland.” (1993) Ms. 11 p. + clippings. HOWLAND, FREDERIC M.: Howland, Ruth M. “Geneology and Life of Frederic M. Howland, 1905-1982.” 50 p. pamphlet. +++ HOWLAND, HERBERT: “Obituary of Herbert Howland, December 1939, including History of Sherwood Howland Family.” Ms. 6 p. HOWLAND, ISABEL: Cody, Paul. “A Remarkable Life, Well Lived.” Cornell Alumni News, May 1992, pp. 24-29. HOWLAND, ISABEL: Faderman, Lillian. "To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America - A History." New York Times Book Review, 1999, pp. 7, 16. ## HOWLAND, ISABEL. Hoxie, Eliza M., Compiler. (1974) “Reminiscences of Isabel Howland.” Ms. 72 sheets. HOWLAND, ISABEL. Hoxie, Eliza M. "Remembering Isabel Howland by Picture and Other Items." (1974) Ms. 93 p. copy of text, clippings , photographs. ### HOWLAND, ISABEL. Hoxie, Eliza M. “Text of Isabel Howland Album.” Ms.30 p. HOWLAND, ISABEL. “Miss Isabel’s Travel Journals” & “Guide to the ‘Miss Isabel’ Display at the Poplar Ridge Post Office.” Ms. 34 sheets. +++ HOWLAND, SLOCUM. McCaffrey, Joseph P. “Slocum Howland, Herman Phillips, and the Underground Railroad.” Ms. 14 p. KING, LYDIA COOK: Myers, Anita Parkhurst. "Excerpts from Lydia (Cook) King's Diaries, 1897-1927, Compiled by her great-granddaughter Anita Parkhurst Myers." 2006. 152 p. ### KING, PHEBE M. “Autobiography of Phebe M. King, 1894-1982.” Ms. 19 p. + P.S.+++ LETCHWORTH, WILLIAM PRYOR. Tucker, Sheila. “Legends in the Dust.” (1976) 3 p. Bio. + clippings. MAIN, IRENE. “Jottings: A Collection of Writings from the Boyle Senior Center Writers.” pp 31-35 in 59 p. pamphlet. OBITUARIES, LOCAL. Folder of clippings OTIS, DILLWYN. “Diary of Dillwyn Otis - Witness for Peace, Nicaragua, November 2-14, 1984.” Ms. 45 pp + photographs. +++ OTIS, DR. SUSAN: Reunion/Obituary 2 p. clipping. ### SIMKIN, ROBERT. “Early Recollections of Poplar Ridge.” (1987) Ms. 13 p. TALBERT, DOROTHY SENN JOHNSTON: “In Loving Memory of Dorothy Senn Johnston Talbert, July 17, 1894 - June 13, 1992.” 42 p. pamphlet. TUBMAN, HARRIET: Myers, Clyde B. (1891-1974; Superintendent of Scipio, Venice, & Ledyard School Districts, 1931-1947.) n.d. Ms. 27p. TUBMAN, HARRIET: Myers, Mildred. “Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in Central New York.” (1994) Collection of clippings & articles in notebook format. WIGGANS, ROBERT LANDON. “The Hazardous Trail: Journeys of an Ithaca Boy.” n.d. Ms. 126 p. WOOD, JETHRO: Folder of clippings. WRIGHT, MARTHA COFFIN: Lang, Dorothy. " Dangerous Woman Has Ties to Auburn (and Aurora)" Syracuse Post Standard, Neighbors 3/15/07, 3p. ### YOUNG, EVELYN G. “ Yesteryears: Memories of Evelyn Young.” (1986) Ms. 72 p. +++
ZABRISKIE, KATHERINE, JONATHAN & CAMERON. “Our Beloved Friends: In Loving Memory of Katherine, Jonathan and Cameron Zabriskie.” (1996) Aurora, N. Y. 72 p. pamphlet.
GENEALOGIES
BATTEY SUPPLEMENT, 1932-1990 : TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTEY FAMILY REUNION, 1891-1991. Ms. 194 p. THE BROKAW-COREY GENEALOGY OF THE ANCESTORS OF ANN ELIZA BROKAW. Ms. 29 p. FORDYCE & GAYTON FAMILIES, INCLUDING LOUISE G. COULSON MATERIAL. § INDEX to Fordyce Collection, Krock Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. , 8 § Archive Boxes related to Cayuga County History and 15 Boxes related to § Fordyce & Gayton Families. (“Contents are unarranged,” per Elaine Engst, 1993 § Archivist. Phyllis Stanton has used these resources and provided the Index.) THE HOXIE FAMILY: BETHSHEBA, JOSEPH & ANNA LINES. Ms. 277 p.
GENEOLOGY OF THE DECENDANCE OF WILLIAM ROBINSON & MARY WILBUR HAZARD OF POPLAR RIDGE, CAYUGA COUNTY, NEW YORK. Ms. 11p. MEADER FAMILY REUNION, POPLAR RIDGE, NY, JULY 16, 2005. Newsletter and folder of correspondence relative to Battey, Hoag, Otis, and Taber families. MERRITT, DANIEL (1738-1805) & SARAH MUDGE MERRITT (1748 --1840):FROM DUTCHESS COUNTY TO VENICE, CAYUGA COUNTY. (2004) Sheila Edmunds
THE SIMKIN FAMILY. Lewis, David Ray, with Andrew Clement Davies & Charlotte Simkin Lewis. Privately printed by David Ray Lewis, RR1, Box 525, Campton, NY. Christmas 2000. 81 p. , photographs and charts.
SLOCUM, WILLIAM. Excerpt from family bible, as listed on e-bay, 2/28/2000. 4 p. See Also: MYERS-WYANT FAMILY REUNION (GENEALOGY) 8/12/2000, Genoa
Historical Society, King Ferry, N.Y., & “Guide to Local Genealogy Resources”, P. 16
HISTORY-CAYUGA COUNTY"CAYUGA County Directory of Towns -1897-8." Auburn: D. M. Osborne & Co's. 62 p. Note:Pamphlet listing farm owners and acreage by town, plus 12 p. illustrating farm equipment manufactured by D. M. Osborne & Co's at that time. ### Cayuga County: Folder of clippings, including eight-page “Topography of Cayuga County,” text from 1838 map at Cayuga County Historian’s Office. Cayuga Country: An Anthology of People, Places and Events, “ selected and arranged by Sheila Edmunds. Aurora, NY: Wells College, 1978. 67 p. pamphlet. Childs, Hamilton. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cayuga County, NY for 1867-8. Syracuse, NY. 296 p. Collections of the Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, NY #2. (1882) o 4th and 5th Annual Address of President Charles Hawley, pp 9-48, o ”HistoricalSketch of Friends in Cayuga County, NY,” with appendix as read by Emily Howland before the Society on April 18, 1880 o ”Inventors and Inventions of Cayuga County, NY” by Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr. with illustrations by Frank R. Rathbun, pp93-182 and “Supplement” by David M. Osborne, pp 183-186. “Data: o Cayuga County, New York, Part I” (1973) Prepared for Report to Dept. of Housing and Urban Development by Cayuya County Planning Board. Contains statistical, demographic, physical housing, economic, and other data. 104 p. o “Part II “ Contains community service, recreation and historical data. 26 p. “Lakes, Locks and Legends; 200 Years of Cayuga County History, ” Bi-Centennial Publication of The Auburn Citizen,” June 10, 1999. 40 p. pamphlet. “Lands of the Cayugas and Owasco Stockaded Indian Village.” (1991) Long, Walter K. Ms. 7 p. + related clippings Local Newspapers: Folder of clippings and copies of issues. “Our Cayuga County Heritage.” (1976) Cayuga County Savings Bank. 24 p. pamphlet. “Sullivan’s Expedition and the Cayugas: Paper read before the Cayuga County Historical Society, October 5, 1886 by D. Warren Adams.” Collection of the Cayuga County Historical Society 6-7, 1888-1889, pp.171-193. “Sullivan’s Men 1799,” pp 84-97 in “Yesteryears: A Quarterly Magazine for the
Appreciation and Study of New York State History and Genealogy.” (1986) Vol. 29, #3.
“The Sullivan Expedition, “ pp 2-5 in “Finger Lakes Heritage.” (1983) Corning, NY: Volunteer Clearing House, 30 p. pamphlet.
“Transportation in Cayuga County.” Balyszak, Marion E., Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Auburn, N.Y. (1986) Exhibit Notes, Ms. 9 p. Transportation: Folder of Clippings Underground Railroad - Folder of Clippings Wellman, Judith and Historical New York Research Associates. "Uncovering the Freedom Trail in Auburn and Cayuga County," 10p. abstract of Cayuga County Historical Soc. Ann. Meeting, May 2005 presentation and CD-full report.###
See also: 424 p. full text shelved in 974 section of local history. ###
HISTORY - TOWNS & VILLAGES
AURORA: Curren, Dariel Y. "The Aurora Renaissance." 8 p. reprint from "Life in the Finger Lakes," Spring 2004. " ### AURORA: Lord, Natalie. "Pespectives in Historic Preservation." 2006 Ms. 27 p. and C.D. ### AURORA: “The Village of Aurora: A Walking Tour of Historic Sites with a Summary of Its History.” (Rev. 1983) Aurora-Ledyard Civic Assoc. Pamphlet/Map. CAYUGA VILLAGE: Folder of clippings. GENOA: “Maps of the Village of Genoa, 1875 and 1904, and Town of Genoa 1875.” KING FERRY: Folder of clippings. LEDYARD: Folder of clippings. POPLAR RIDGE & SHERWOOD: Gaines, Patricia Wiggans. “History of Poplar Ridge and Sherwood.” (1954) Ms. 15 p. POPLAR RIDGE : Folder of Clippings POPLAR RIDGE: Menze, August. “Poplar Ridge.” (c.1945) Ms. 19 p.+photographs+++ POPLAR RIDGE : Searings, Samuel. “Farm Account Book and Crop Records, 1870-1895 for farm located west of Poplar Ridge on Poplar Ridge Road. POPLAR RIDGE: Simkin, Linda. “A History of Poplar Ridge.” (1956) Ms. 7 p. +map+++ POPLAR RIDGE: Simkin, Robert. “Early Recollections of Poplar Ridge.” (1987) Ms. 13 p. POPLAR RIDGE: Wiggans, Dorothy. “History of the Poplar Ridge, New York, Area.” (1994) Ms. 104p. V. 1 & 2: [Shelved to right of door in Local History section.] ROUTE 34 AND SHERWOOD AURORA ROAD: “Living Among Friends - The Car Walk Kit” n.d. Cobblestone Store Museum 8 p. Guide and 2 cassette tapes. SCIPIO: Comstock, Austin. “Early History of the Town of Scipio.” (1940) Ms. 21 p. Edited with Introduction by Bradley Mitchell and retyped, Aug 2002, 30 p. SCIPIO: “Scipio to Binghamton in 1819.” From “Travels in the United States of America, and Parts of Upper Canada (Applesby: William Dalton, 1821) pp113-19 & 210-221, in Roger Haydon, ed., “Upstate Travels: British Views of Nineteenth-Century New York. Syracuse University Press, 1982. SCIPIO: “Some Recent Studies, Records, Writings and Reproduced Writings by Residents and Former Residents of the Town of Scipio, Cayuga County, NY.” Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society, December 1, 1966. 8 p. SCIPIO, LEDYARD & VENICE: Simmonds, D. F. “History of the Towns of Scipio, Ledyard, and Venice from Colonial Times to the Present.” (1955) Ms. 27 p.+++ SCIPIO NUMBER ONE, SCIPIOVILLE AND LEVANNA: “Historical Sketch.” Ernest J. Young, 1938, 24 p. plus 10 p. Index prepared by Louise G. Coulson, when she retyped the contents. “Data includes farm number, lot number, present owner, name of farm, former owners and tenants, dates and other information.” SHERWOOD: Child, Hamilton, Comp. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cayuga County, NY for 1867-8, Page 215 - Sherwoods - a Listing of Local Businessmen. SHERWOOD: Wellman, Judith, Project Coordinator. “Herman and Hannah Phillips House, Sherwood, NY : Report of Survey of Historic Sites Related to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism and African American Life... 1820-1900” Ms. 24 p. including photographs and charts. National Park Service. SHERWOOD: Wiggans, Dorothy. “History of Sherwood, New York.” (1989) Ms. 23p+++ SHERWOOD: Wiggans, Dorothy. “Sherwood Picture Album.” +++ [At right of door] SOUTHWESTERN CAYUGA COUNTY: Searing, Jane. “Historic Homes of Southwestern Cayuga County, N.Y.” Captioned Photos Taken Prior to 1960. 47 p. + Clippings ” History of the Area” by Searings.[Shelved right of door] +++ UNION SPRINGS: Harris, Gilbert Dennison. “Guide to the Geology of Unions Springs.” (1905) Ithaca, NY: Harris Pub. Co. 15 page Reprint of Elementary Natural History Series #3 VENICE; Folder of clippings.
VENICE: Wiggans, Dorothy. “History of Homes on Stewarts Corners Road, Town of Venice.” (2001) Ms.
HISTORY - CHURCHES & CHURCH-RELATED
CAMP GREGORY: King, Phebe M. “The Story of Caspar Gregory Camp.” (1976) Ms. 39 p. +++ CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: Brown, Francis. “ The Pioneers of the Lake Ridge Brethren Mission.” (1969) Ms 5 p. MENNONITES: Martino, Kristine."Finding New Life in Cayuga County." Auburn Citizen, Feature 1/14/2007 ### OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Cummings, Gordon & Ellen Mahaney. “Our Lady of the Lake Church, King Ferry, NY: A Brief History from the beginning until 1970. Ms 10 p. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: “History of the First PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Scipioville, N. Y. 1873-1973.” 28 p. Centennial pamphlet. +++ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: “Fashions on Parade c. 1850-1940.” Southern Cayuga Central School Program, October 11, 1985, with narrative by Dorothy Van Nostrand and garments modeled by women and girls of the Scipioville Presbyterian Church. Video shelved to right of door. SAINT BERNARD’S CHURCH: McQueeny, Paul. “The Story of a Rural Parish: St. Bernard’s, Scipio Center, NY.” (1952) Ms. 7 p. SAINT BERNARD’S CHURCH: Powers, Joan. “Quasquicentennial of Saint Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church, Scipio Center, NY. 1867-1992.” 13 p. SCIPIO COMMUNITY CHURCH: “ Scipio Community Church, Scipio Center, New York,1821-1996: 175 Years of ‘Building Up the Family of God.’” 8 p. pamphlet. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Arnold, Elizabeth Hoxie. “Quakerism: Address given by Elizabeth Hoxie Arnold, June 23, 1983, to the Owasco Lakes Historical Society,Moravia, N.Y.” Ms. 6 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Clarkson, George. “Quakerism in the Poplar Ridge Area.” Elderhostel presentation, Wells College, 1989. Ms. 5 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Densmore, Christopher. “Letters from the Quaker Past. ”Prepared for Tercentenary of the New York Yearly Meeting. July 1955. Ms 11 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Densmore, Christopher. “The Quaker Origins of the First Woman’s Rights Convention.” Friends Journal, July 1998, pp26-28. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Hogan, Jennifer. "Quaker Cemetery Getting Face Lift." Auburn Citizen,7/27/06 ### SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Howland, Emily. Excerpts from letter of January 8, 1908 to Miss Putnam, Sherwood, NY, at the time of the sale of the Brick Meeting House, Source: Jane and Thelma Simkin. Also available at the Website :http://co.cayuga.ny.us/history/friends/index.html. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Howland, Emily. “Historical Sketch of Friends in Cayuga County, N. Y.” in the Collections of Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, New York, Number Two, 1882. pp49-92. Rep. Ithaca, N.Y. (1964) Ms. 22 p.+++ SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Fay, Loren V. “Marriage Records, Scipio Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, 1806 to 1898.” (1985) Abstracted from microfilm copies of the originals. Ms. 18 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Fay, Loren V. “One Thousand Friends: A List of the Scipio Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, at the Time of the Separation 1828.” (1985) Ms. 19 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Fay, Loren V. “Sempronius Meeting of Friends: An Historical Sketch of First Religious Society -Town of Moravia, 1804-1838.” (1986)Ms.28 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Moger, Elizabeth H. “Records of New York Yearly Meeting of Friends and the Haviland Records Room, New York City,” reprinted from Tree Talks, the Periodical of the Central New York Genealogical Society, V. 25, # 1, March 1985, and updated December 15, 1989 plus “Information on the Wilburites of New York,” and “Feathers of Peace.” Ms. 30 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: North Street Meeting House, 2960 Brick Church Road, Aurora, Welllman, Judith. "Nomination for the National Register of Historic Places," (2005) Ms. 20 p. ### SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Otis, James Clifford. "A History of Conservative Friends in Cayuga County, 1799-1955." Ms. 25 p. ### SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Otis, James Clifford. “A History of Conservative Friends in Cayuga County, 1799-1955.” Ms. 25 p. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Putnam, Miss C. F., Union Springs, NY. Letter to Mr. Garrison describing “glad welcome given to Abolitionists by Mr. Slocum Howland, a liberal Quaker, and his family.” The Liberator. Jan 16, 1857, p. 11 (XXVII #3), Boston.
HISTORY - LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS
AURORA FREE LIBRARY & MORGAN OPERA HOUSE: “From Bricks to Bytes, Centennial Celebration, Aurora Free Library & Morgan Opera House, 1899-1999.” 12 p. pamphlet. CAYUGA-OWASCO HISTORIC SOCIETY OF MORAVIA, NY.: Folder of clippings. GENOA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: Folder of clippings. HAZARD LIBRARY: Redmond, Margaret B. “A History of Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge, New York, 1884-1967.” (1967) Ms. 23 p. + clippings. HAZARD LIBRARY: Redmond, Margaret, Linda Simkin, and Cecile Mapes. “A History of Hazard Library and the Hamlet of Poplar Ridge, 1884-1984.” 20 p. +++ HAZARD LIBRARY: See Also HAZARD FAMILY Memoirs Folder for Hazard correspondence re: 100th Anniversary of the Hazard Library. HOWLAND STONE STORE MUSEUM: Felter, Maryanne and Daniel Schultz. "Time Capsule at the Crossroads: The Howland Suffrage Poster Collection," New York History (Summer 2005) Ms. 20 p. photographs. ### HOWLAND STONE STORE MUSEUM: Mitchell, Bradley. " A History of the Howland Stone Store." 20 p. Ms., with photographs, adapted by Patricia White from Mitchellís presentation at the Howland Stone Store, May 17, 2005. ### HOWLAND STONE STORE MUSEUM, SHERWOOD: Schultz, Dan and Maryanne Felter. “Catalogue of Books at the Sherwood Stone Store, 27 July, 2002.” Ms., 28 p. ZARD MUSE, POPLAR RIDGE. Photograph of the Zard Muse (Museum) from Rootsweb.com~springport/pictures171/17137small.jpg ZARD MUSE, POPLAR RIDGE. Photograph from rootsweb.com/~springport/pictures171/17137small.jpg ###
HISTORY - LOCAL SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSAURORA AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE. American Agriculturalist, v. iv, June 1845. 2 p. reprint from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/spriingport/pictures201.20107small.jpg ### AURORA AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE. 2 p. reprint from American Agriculturalist, v. IV June 1845. Also available http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/springport/pictures201.20107small.jpg POPLAR RIDGE SEMINARY: “Catalogue of the Teachers and Pupils of the Poplar Ridge Seminary, Cayuga County, NY, for the Year Ending in Mo. April 1844.” Auburn, NY: Henry ?? , Book Printer. Copied from: rootsweb.com/~springport/pictures125/12522small.jpg +++ RURAL SCHOOLS: Murphy, Mary C. “Cayuga County,” p. 63-65 in Higgins, Gordon H. “This Way We Came.” (1970) New York State Retired Teachers, 203 p. booklet. SHERWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL: “The Echo-Yearbook of the Class of 1934.” SHERWOOD SELECT SCHOOL: Jacobs, Lucy. “Historical Sketch of Sherwood Select School: Read Before the Old Scholars’ Association at Its First Annual Reunion, June 17th, 1911.” Ms. 23 p. SHERWOOD SELECT SCHOOL: Otis, Elizabeth. "Address to Graduates of Sherwood Select School." (c. 1906) Ms 5 p. Also: Copy of original hand-written text.### SHERWOOD SELECT SCHOOL: Otis, Elizabeth. “Address to Graduates of Sherwood Select School.” (c. 1906) Ms 5 p. SHERWOOD SELECT SCHOOL: “Historical Sketch of Sherwood School, 1871-1964.” Ms. 54 p. + photos SHERWOOD SELECT SCHOOL: “SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL: "An Oral History Project: A Collection of the Experiences and Lessons from the Retirees of the Southern Cayuga School district Living in the District," Winter 2007. Ms. 71 pp ### SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL. "An Oral History Project: A Collection of the Experiences and Lessons from the Retirees of the Southern Cayuga School District Living in the District. - Interviews by students in Barbara Casper's "Investigating Local History"Class, Winter 2007. ### Ms.71 p. ###
VERTICAL FILES OF CLIPPINGS AND EPHEMERA : LOCAL INTEREST
(Assembled and organized by the late Thelma Simkin of Poplar Ridge. Collection closed, January 2001.) AGRICULTURE AUBURN AND CAYUGA COUNTY ELECTION DISTRICTS AUBURN: BUILDINGS AUBURN AND CAYUGA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AUBURN: PEOPLE AURORA AURORA: BUILDINGS AND PROGRAMS AURORA ROTARY BROWN, RUSSELL: POETRY HISTORIC SITES IN NEARBY COUNTIES MACKENZIE-CHILDS MORAVIA O’HARA, WARD - “CITIZEN” COLUMNS POPLAR RIDGE ROBESON, JON - “CITIZEN” COLUMNS ROUTE 90 ASSOCIATION SCIPIO CENTER SCIPIOVILLE SHERWOOD SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL (2) UNION SPRINGS VENICE WELLS COLLEGE MAPS STORED IN MAILING TUBES (To the right of the door)
1. “ A MAP OF THE LATE CAYUGA RESERVATION Surveyed into Lots Agreeable to an Act of the Legislature Passed on the 9th Day of April 1795; by the Direction of Simeon DeWitt, Esquire, Surveyor Gene. Certified Copy (Reproduction) Showing Early Roads Prior to 1795.) 2. “Highway System Maps - 1954 ; Revised 1973”
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2 copies each of Towns of Genoa, Ledyard, Scipio, Springport, and Venice.
SELECTED PRINT MATERIALS SHELVED UNDER THE NUMBER 974.7 IN THE REGULAR COLLECTION WHICH ARE OF SPECIAL LOCAL HISTORY INTEREST:Avery, Baldwin C. The Village of Aurora as I Saw It and Now (1993). 57 p. Anderson, Maggie B. A Guide to Cruising on Cayuga Lake with a Trip Through the Canal to Seneca Lake and Cruising on Seneca Lake. (1987) 21 p. Bi-Centennial Committee. Bicentennial History of Springport and Union Springs (1976). Reprinted 1989 by Tallcot Bookshop, Union Springs, N.Y. Cayuga County Anthology, 2nd Ed. Revised and Enlarged, 1991. Union Springs, Tallcot Bookshop. Cayuga Lake Grange. Cayuga Lake Grange Cemetery Survey of Ledyard and Some Venice Cemeteries. (1961) Ms., 22 pp. (On shelf, filed under 393.) Cummings, Gordon, Compiler. Early Settlers in Southern Cayuga - Genoa, Ledyard, Scipio and Venice. (Derived from “Biographical Review: Leading citizens of Cayuga County, 1894.) Heffernan, Thomas Farel. The Richest Vein: Literary and Historical Surprises in Aurora, N.Y. 2nd Ed. (1992). Union Springs, N. Y.: Tallcot Bookshop. Hollcroft, Temple Rice. A Brief History of Aurora, N.Y. (Written for the Wells College Alumnae News, 1950-58). Revised by the Aurora Committee for the American Bicentennial, 1976. Howland, Emily. Early History of Friends in Cayuga County. (1882) Republished by Tallcot Bookshop, Union Springs, N. Y.,1987. McIntosh, Florence Phares. History of Cayuga Village (1927) 83 p. Mohr’s Directory of Town of Genoa, Cayuga County, New York. (1904) Reprinted by Tallcot Bookshop, Union Springs, N. Y., 1996. O’ Hara, Ward. Various published works on Auburn, Aurelius, Genoa, Scipio and South of Auburn. Post, Anna Peterson. Historical Sketch of Town of Fleming. (1923) 54 p. Ramsden, Marilyn Mekell. Levanna Through My Eyes: My Town, My Thoughts, My Memories and Experiences." (2005) 186 p. ### Searing, Leonard P. State Historical Markers of Cayuga County, V. #1 & V. #2. (1929) Republished by Tallcot Bookshop, Union Springs, N. Y. 1997. Storke, Elliot G. History of Cayuga County, New York, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (1879) Reprint 1980. Interlaken, NY:Heart of the Lakes Publishing. +++ Tallcot, Richard. New York State Route 90 Historical Markers - Tour Package, History Lesson, Local Geography Lesson : Fun for the Whole Family. (1997) 3rd Edition. Tallcot Bookshop, Union Springs, N.Y. Tucker, Sheila. Township of Fleming, Cayuga County, N.Y., 1823-1973. (1973) Auburn, N. Y.: Brunner, the Printer. Wellman, Judith and Historical New York Research Associates. Uncovering the Freedom Trail in Auburn and Cayuga County, (2005) 424 p. reprint. ###
White, Patricia. A Young Person’s Introduction to Emily Howland. (2003) Booklet and Power-point slide show or Quick-time movie format on C. D.
GUIDE TO LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY RESOURCES1. Use the genealogy research tools cited in the card catalog; borrow from interlibrary.... 2. Scan the Hazard Library Manuscript and Clipping Files on local history. 3. Consult Genoa Historical Association, Route 34B, King Ferry, N. Y. (315)364-8202 4. Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood has local history resources not yet catalogued. Contact: Bradley Mitchell, 364- 8307 or Trudy Buxenbaum, 364-7635 5. The Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society, 14 W. Cayuga Street, Moravia, N.Y. 6. (315) 497-3906 and the Powers Library, 29 Church Street, Moravia, N.Y. (315) 497-1955 also have Southern Cayuga County materials and data. 7. Stop in at the Aurora Free Library on Main Street to scan their local history and genealogy materials (315) 364-8074. 8. Call the Frontenac Historical Society & Museum, 8 N. Cayuga Street, Union Springs, N.Y. (315) 889-7273 for Town of Springport inquiries. 9. Don’t overlook the assistance that may be provided by Town Historians/Registrars: Ledyard : Judy Furness, 364-8727; Scipio: Sandra Gilliland, 253-0461; Judy Furness has prepared a list of some interesting computer websites & addresses (available from the librarian).; be sure to look at the Cayuga County GENWEB site, especially for local cemetery burials. 10. For more information on the history of Quakers in this area contact Jane Simkin at simkinjp@baldcom.net 11. In Auburn: call the Seymour Library, 252-2571, for hours at the Mary Van Sickle Waite History Room; check in with the County Historian’s Office, 253-1300; don’t overlook the resources of the Cayuga County Community College Local History Collection, 255-1743 and their non-credit course on genealogy research; and see what is available at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, 253-8051. 12. Tompkins County Museum (DeWitt Historical Society) in Ithaca -(607) 273-8284 has a part-time genealogist available.
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