It borders pennsylvania on the south, steuben county on the west, and schuyler county on the north. Do you know that you can search just the 700 pages of school records on the site by using the schools button in the partitioned search engine at the bottom of the current whats new page. Local publications chemung county historical society. Where can find chemung county birth, marriage, divorce and death records.
A brief history of chemung county new york as want to read. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. An outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler in new york by john l. A brief history of chemung county, new york, new york, a. William and gershom guthrie were merely names on an old map for many years. Chemung county new york genealogy ancestry research. Smith combine an interest in the evolution of the commercial and residential landscapes in their home town with an exquisite collection of images in the chemung valley. Chemung county vital records can be found at the new york department of health which has copies of birth records after 1881 and death records after 1880, copies of marriage since 1881 and a divorce records since 1847. May 19, 2016 there will be no more wading through stacks of files for people in search of land records in chemung county. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A brief history of chemung county, new york, library of. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers everts and ensign, 1879 chemung county n.
A brief history of chemung county, new york classic reprint towner, ausburn on. The chemung county historical society brings history alive through interpretive exhibitions, education programs, and publications that tell the countys history. To help offset costs, you may donate using the button below. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. The book, then, is laid before the people of chemung county as an accurate and thorough record of the times that have preceded us in this locality, and is, in some way, a memorial of the one hundredth anniversary of the formation of this part of the state into a county by itself. Chemung county historical society the chemung county historical society seeks to deepen its audiences understanding of the past and the role of history in our futures by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history and material culture of chemung county and the surrounding region. Mar 19, 20 chemung county library district has 49 books on goodreads, and recently added blackbringer by laini taylor, goddess of yesterday by caroline b. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and. Elmira, chemung county,new york history and genealogy of.
A brief history of chemung county, new york, 1779 1905 with index. I uploaded them to a web site and am happy to share with anyone interested. Town of chemung ny history, originally buckville, early settlement, chemung river valley, pioneer and colonial settlers in the town of chemung including many firsts in economic development. The stately greek revival home of william guthrie is sketched on a lithograph and appears on the 1853 map of chemung, ny. This book is to promote the need for preservation of historic buildings. A biographical record of chemung county, new york family history library a biographical record of chemung county, new york ancestry. Elmira genealogy in chemung county, ny usa 1,012,695 new york 54,235 chemung county 766 elmira 300. Experience history in revolutionarycivil war reenactments at the newtown battlefield reservation.
It holds approximately 3,000 books, 30,000 manuscripts, 16,000 photographic images, and 11,000 maps and architectural drawings. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your chemung county ancestors. Statewide collections are found on the new york histories and genealogies page. It is accredited by the american alliance of museums, and currently. The booth library is the center for genealogy and historical research at the chemung county historical society. Baldwin is a town in chemung county, new york, united states.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. A brief history of chemung county, new york, 1779 1905 with. Dorman steele, arose to great distinction as an author of school textbooks. Elmira and in 1886 the name horseheads was restored with the belief that the old historic name is the best. More information find this pin and more on city, county, and state history books. The chemung county, ny office of fire and emergency management has created the chemung co. See more ideas about history books, new york and history. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Genealogy collection chemung county library district.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. At that time it consisted of the townships of big flats, catlin, catharine, cayuta, chemung, dix, elmira, erin, southport and veteran. Chemung county library district ccld elmira, ny 49 books. A brief history of chemung county, new york classic reprint. A brief history of chemung county, new york classic. The chemung county historical society brings history alive through interpretive exhibitions, education programs, and publications that tell the county s history. Ny emergency alertprepare mobile application to help our citizens be better prepared, and to have all the information they need during an emergency or disaster. Higher education institutions include arnot ogden school of nursing, corning community college, elmira college and elmira business institute. Chemung county was formed from 520 square miles 1,300 km 2 of tioga county in 1836. Welcome to the booth library chemung county historical society. Please put covid19 response in the special instructions field. Genealogy trails history group otsego county, ny military records grand army of the republic otsego county, ny lds genealogy otsego county military records list of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 otsego county, ny national archives wwii army casualties.
His parents were leeman and betsey catlin, who were natives of chemung county, new york. Bookmobile materials may also be returned to any chemung county library district branch. Town of chemung, ny history historical echoes of chemung, ny. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The historians office is located within the chemung county historical society and museum on the second floor, located at 415 east water street, elmira, new york. The chemung county historical is located at 415 east water street in the heart of downtown elmira, new york. Chemung county, new york genealogy genealogy familysearch. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions. Catlin was born in schuyler county, new york, may 14, 1824. A brief history of chemung county, new york, 1779 1905. On the east is its mother county, tioga, from which it was separated in 1836. A brief history of chemung county, new york internet archive. A brief history of chemung county, new york, special reprinted edition of ausburn towners history book, complete with index.
Early local history includes the battle of newtown in the revolutionary war, arnot ogden hospital, early restaurants and inns, churches, the chemung canal, the elmira reformatory, the civil war. Chemung county s 2000 demographics show an africanamerican and mixed africanamerican population of 6,067 citizens or 5. In 1854, chemung county was divided and 110 square miles 280 km 2 became schuyler county, reducing chemung to 410 square miles 1,100 km 2, its current size. It is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the history of the chemung river valley region. The history of chemung county, ausburn towner, 1892.
Recently i was in elmira and photographed several tombstones in ss peter and pauls cemetery. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some. Book trailer the abolitionists daughter by kathleen l. The chemung county historical society is headquartered in the historic chemung canal bank building in elmira, new york. Take a walk through time and discover treasures from the past. In its mechanical executionfor it becomes him to speak in this manner only of the setting of the workthe book is worthy of those. A history of the valley and county of chemung, ausburn towner. Lc land ownership maps, 481 includes statistics and illustrations. Telling our story of the haudenosaunee though art includes artisits who never read art news, dont work with an eye to new york city. The local history collection strives to make local history material pertaining to the steele memorial library, the city of elmira, chemung county, the schools of elmira, and the community, organizations, institutions, and people of chemung county and bordering pa counties accessible and useful to customers through systematic collection, acquisition, organization, cataloging, publications, reference and research assistance, and programming. I do not have present plans to get this book to the site, but you can buy it from the chemung county historical society for which you will find a link on my site, part. See more ideas about history, elmira new york and elmira college.
History for tioga and bradford counties in pa and chemung county in ny carved wooden animals. County deed and land records are now available online, according to chemung county. Elmira, chemung county, new york history and genealogy of. History of tioga, chemung, tompkins, and schuyler counties. Sexton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Sep 17, 2019 the local history collection strives to make local history material pertaining to the steele memorial library, the city of elmira, chemung county, the schools of elmira, and the community, organizations, institutions, and people of chemung county and bordering pa counties accessible and useful to customers through systematic collection. Slabtown was the former black neighborhood in elmira, new york with a rich history. A brief history of chemung county, new york by towner, ausburn, 18361909. The society was founded in 1923 and first chartered by new york state in 1947. Special reprinted edition of ausburn towners history book, complete with index. A brief history of chemung county, new york, 1779 1905 with index towner, ausburn on. Additional land records can sometimes be found using these catalogs. Welcome to the booth library chemung county historical.
If you have a ccld library card you may use the ancestry computer at the steele memorial library for free. Full text of a brief history of chemung county, new york. History of tioga, chemung, tompkins, and schuyler counties, new york. Other county departmentsa faging and long term careairportboard of electionsboard of ethicsbudget and research officebuilding and groundschildren s integrated servicescivil service personnelcounty clerkcounty executivecounty historiancounty legislaturedistrict attorneyelmira chemung transportation councilenvironmental management councilfire and. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level.
Early local history includes the battle of newtown in the revolutionary war. Our county and its people, a history of the valley and county of chemung. History of tioga, chemung, tompkins, and schuyler counties, new. The principal text book first in use was dilworths spelling book. We provide readers with new york state history articles, and provide new york history writers with a publishing venue.
Eileen collins, astronaut clara cook, professional baseball player ernie davis, heisman trophy winner charles tomlinson griffes, composer sam groom, actor tommy hilfiger, fashion designer. The following are a list of books available on the history of elmira and chemung county. History tioga chemung tompkins schuyler counties new york. Harpers new york and erie railroad guide book of 1851. New york family research with free historical data transcriptions, census, biographies, obituaries, newspaper articles, military information and much more for your family tree.
You can narrow your search by entering a township name and a surname and using the find all words option. Chemung county is in the southwestern part of new york state, along the pennsylvania border, in a part of new york called the southern tier and is also part of the finger lakes region. Chemung county, new york, was formed from the western portion of tioga county, by an act of the. More than forty years ago the writer began, in rather an immature and aimless way of course, not the labor, for it was no labor, rather a recreation and an amusement, of gathering together facts and incidents that had preceded his time in the valley of the chemung, and of keeping close track of men and events in the locality that was his home.
It has been collecting and preserving resources on the chemung valley region since 1923. History of schuyler new york an outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler in new york and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1854, chemung county was partitioned so that 110 square miles of land could be used to create schuyler county, reducing chemung its current size of 410 square miles. Offering exhibits, programs, and research to deepen our.
Please follow the links below to learn more about your new york ancestors. Apr 09, 2012 chemung county was formed from a partition of 520 square miles of tioga county in 1836. Genealogy trails history group chemung county nygenweb source. The local history collection strives to make local history material pertaining to the steele memorial library, the city of elmira, chemung county, the schools of elmira, and the community, organizations, institutions, and people of chemung county and bordering pa counties accessible and useful to customers through systematic collection. The guthrie family, chemung, ny historical echoes of. Ausburn towner author of a brief history of chemung. Plan of elmira plan of havana plan of horse heads plan of millport plan of the village of chemung.
In 1848, having availed himself of every facility for obtaining an education, mostly in the schools of his native village, he came to the west and stopped for a time at saginaw city. All bookmobile materials are normally charged out until the next scheduled stop at your location. Y gets its name, as does the river that flows through it. But when i began to find their names in old county history books, i started piecing the puzzle together. It is on the main site that you will find 16,000 pages of resource material. Lc copy mounted on cloth, shellacked, and sectioned in four. It is part of the elmira, new york metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of. The truth about the camp the lack of food, medicine, and shelter finally began surfacing in the past few years with several new books about the elmira prison camp.
Chemung county, new york, was formed from the western portion of tioga county, by an act of the legislature march 29, 1836. May 01, 2015 a brief history of chemung county, new york, 1779 1905 with index towner, ausburn on. Otsego county new york genealogy ancestry research. Molly huddle, olympic runner austyn johnson, actress john w.
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