Proceedings of the Board
of Supervisors of Delaware County, NY for 1889
If one wants to get a concise sense of what
people were actually talking about back in Delaware County, over 120 years
ago, and very specifically in 1889, one is unlikely to find a better source
than this one. The volume includes minutes of the Supervisors’ annual
meetings, lists – interminable lists – of expenditures incurred, laws
passed, offices held, taxes levied and paid, and the issues that were
addressed on a county-wide level back then. Significantly, for those with
an interest in railroad history, in this era the railroads like the New
York, Ontario & Midland Railroad (later to become the New York Ontario &
Western), as well as local short lines, were still expanding in Delaware
County, with all the financial machinations and ramifications for local
taxation that they brought with them. 98+ pages, in PDF format.
Download now for $4.25.
The Hancock High School, 1914 - 1915
A fascinating combination of yearbook,
handbook, rulebook, and catalog for this small high school in Hancock, NY. Plenty of
illustrations as well. The first time we've seen the duties of a
school janitor spelled out in a publication nearly a century old!
Includes a list of all students all the way from first grade through the teacher
training class. 90+ pages. Download in PDF format,
$3.00
Annual Announcement -
Hancock High School, 1917 - 1918
This is a bit of an oddity – a combination all
kinds of things that are school-related. This is an interesting
compendium. On one hand, there are the applicable provisions of the
compulsory attendance law. On the other, there is a list of all the
students from first grade on up, as well as a list of all the graduates and
their current employment. Photos include young men in the commercial
department and a singularly depressing-looking classroom from the academic
department. It is of interest to anyone with ties in Hancock at that time,
and to anyone studying the history of American public education. 61+
pages, PDF format. Download now for $4.00
Delaware County chapter of French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860)
French's Gazetteer was for years the go-to source for information about any
aspect of New York State. There's a whole lot of Delaware County
demographics and history found in just 11+ pages (PDF format). The
following localities are mentioned: Andes, Cabin Hill, Shavertown,
Trempers Kil, Bovina, Brushland, Mountain Brook, Colchester, Downsville,
Pepacton, Davenport, Fergusonville, Davenport Center, West Davenport, Delhi,
Franklin, Croton, North Franklin, Hamden, Lansingville, North Hamden,
Hancock, Stockport Station, Lordsville, East Branch, Harvard, Partridge
Island, Cadosia Valley, Harpersfield, North Harpersfield, North Kortright,
Stamford, Kortright, Bloomville, Kortright Center, South Kortright,
Masonville, Meredith, Ouleout, Meredith Square, West Meredith, Middletown,
Margaretville, Griffins Corners, Clovesville, Solitude, Arkville, Dry Brook
Settlement, Halcottsville, Spruceville, New Kingston, Clarks Factory,
Lumberville, Roxbury, Moresville, Strattons Fall, Little Falls, Batavia Kil,
Sidney, Sidney Center, Sidney Plains, Stamford, Hobart, Tompkins, Deposit,
Cannonsville, Hales Eddy, Barbourville, Trout Creek, Dickinsons Station,
Walton, New Road, and West Brook. If you have
an interest in any aspect of Delaware County's past, this is a "must have".
$1.75.
Methodist Churches of the Long Eddy Charge
(1953)
Includes Methodist churches at Goulds,
French Woods, Pea Brook, Long Eddy, and Rock Valley. Booklet includes
the homecoming program for the French Woods church, and the "Milk Reunion"
program for the Goulds church, as well as a history of the Long Eddy Charge.
See our Upper Delaware
Valley page.
Delaware County chapter in Mather & Brockett's Geographical History
of the State of New York (1848)
The
authors seem to have rather short-changed Delaware County in this early
gazetteer, but their coverage of the counties of the state is uneven.
However, three pages (of which a map makes up most of one) seems a bit
skimpy for a county about which Jay Gould managed to write an entire book!
Nonetheless, because this book is an important part of the historical
record, these three pages are probably important to the Delaware County
historian or genealogist. We also include two pages on the land grants
and patents of New York State that are of general interest. 3++ paged,
in PDF format, download now for $1.75.
Annual Catalog: Walton Public Schools, 1941 - 1942
It’s a bit of an oddity – a
combination several school-related items specific to the Walton Public
Schools. This is an interesting compendium. There is a list of all the
students from first grade on up through post-graduates. There’s the
commencement information, for both high school and the two elementary
schools. The faculties, as well as their academic credentials, are
included. So are the text book lists for all grades, qualifications for
various kinds of diplomas, and various scholarships. The finances for the
school system are included as well, perhaps to enable to reader to determine
just how much money is applied to each of the curricula listed. There are
also four photos: the graduating seniors, and the three school buildings.
Whether your interest is genealogical or historical, if Walton at this point
in time is on your radar, it is hard to believe that you will not find this
book useful. 70+ pages, in PDF format. Download now for
$4.00.
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