Chautauqua County, NY History

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The Chautauqua County chapter in Mather & Brockett's Geographical History of the State of New York (1848). Brief, but still a vital part of the historical record, and actually comparatively lengthy compared with other upstate counties. It's interesting that Mather & Brockett spell the county name as "Chautauque". This may reflect an historical variant spelling, or may simply be a carryover from the days when spelling was pretty much a matter of individual preference. 6++ pages, in PDF format, download now for $3.00.

The Chautauqua County chapter from French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860). Here is a look at Chautauqua County a bit over a decade after Mather & Brockett's treatment of the subject. The localities mentioned in this chapter, most of which are still extant today, are: Arkwright, Arkwright Summit, Busti, Busti Corners, Carroll, Frewsburgh, Fentonville, Charlotte, Charlotte Center, Sinclearville, Chautauqua, Mayville, De Wittville, Hartfield, Magnolia, Cherry Creek, Clymer, Clymer Center, Ellery, Ellery Center, Ellicott, Jamestown, Fluvanna, Levant, Dexterville, Ellington, Clear Creek, French Creek, Marvin, Gerry, Bulcins Corners, Hanover, Silver Creek, Irving, Smith Mills, Forestville, Nashville, Hanover, Harmony, Ashville, Panama, Blockville, Stedman, Kiantone, Mina, Mina Corners, Findley's Lake, Friends, Poland, Falconer, Poland Center, Pomfret, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Laona, Brigham, Shumla, Portland, Centerville, Salem, Ripley, Quincy, State Line, Sheridan, Sheridan Center, Sherman, Center Sherman, Pleasant Valley, Waits Corners, Stockton, Delanti, Cassadaga, North Stockton, Oregon, Villenova, Omar, Westfield, Barcelona, and Volusia. 11+ pages, in PDF format, download now for $2.75.

Charity in New York State in 1906: Chautauqua County. We are in the process of republishing sections of volume II of the Annual Report of the State Board of Charities for the year 1906. The material will be of interest to local historians who wish a better picture of charitable institutions in their locale a century ago, to genealogists and family historians interested in the people who administered charity back then as well as how any unfortunates housed in these facilities may have lived, and to those who have questions about the now-politicized "safety net" for the unfortunates in our society back in those years. This section addresses the public and private charities in Chautauqua County in 1906 that were registered with the State Board of Charities. 9++ pages, in PDF format, download now for $2.00.

Fredonia Central School Hilltopper yearbook for 1961. High school yearbooks generally are good mirrors of their towns at a moment in time and this one, coming as it does during good economic times after Korea and before Woodstock, is no exception. By the time the youngest class pictured in this yearbook was graduating, change would indeed be in the air. 90+ pages, in PDF format, download now for $4.25.

See also: Hotchkin's History of Western New York State, available on CD-ROM.

Chautauqua County, NY History

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