Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical
Society
P.O. Box 247, 14 West Cayuga Street
Moravia, New York 13118
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| About
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The Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society (COLHS) is committed to
preserving the history and heritage of the Moravia, New York area. In
addition, we are dedicated to preserving and presenting information and
items belonging to the 13th president of the United States of America,
Millard Fillmore, who was born in the Moravia, New York area. To achieve
this purpose, the society collects, preserves, exhibits and researches
artifacts and information that document our area's history and heritage
at the Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society & Museum ("the History
House"), located at 14 West Cayuga Street in Moravia. We do this in the
hope that we can educate, inspire and expand our sense of community
through an understanding of our area's past and its place in American
history.
Our area of knowledge is generally limited to the towns located in the
southeastern corner of Cayuga County. For questions pertaining to
other areas in Cayuga County, please visit the
Cayuga NYGenWeb Site or
the Cayuga County
Historian's Website.
Southern Towns of Cayuga County
Some 800+ family files, housed in the Luther Research Center and
Archives at the History House, augment the records of individuals who
have lived in the area represented by the Historical Society. These
range from notices, letters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, to whole
lineages of several generations. This collection began when the
collection of Leslie Leon Luther, and his wife Bertha Kind Luther, were
left to the Society by his family. Mr. Luther was the Historian in
Moravia for 25 years. An informational packet, including the surname
index will be provided upon request.
COLHS is a qualified not for profit charitable organization chartered by
the Regents of the State of New York. Contributions are 100% tax
deductible under IRS regulations per section 501(c)(3). Your support is
greatly appreciated.
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Upcoming Events and News |
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Saturday July 4
THE HISTORY HOUSE WILL BE CLOSED
so that our volunteers may celebrate the July 4th holiday with their
families. The History House will reopen on Monday July 6, from
9 am - 12 pm. |
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Saturday July 11
GENEALOGY
AND HISTORY RESEARCH DAY. 10 am - 2 pm at the
History House in Moravia. COLHS volunteers will help you find
information about your ancestors in our files at the Luther Research
Center and Archives. See
Research Fees below. |
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Thursday July 23
SPECIAL PROGRAM - THE HISTORY OF HATS 6:45
pm at the Sylvan Masonic Lodge on Main Street, Moravia. Laurel
Auchampaugh, Historian for the Town of Owasco, will present an
entertaining and informative program about hats, bonnets, caps,
helmet and other forms of headwear. A short
monthly COLHS
meeting will begin at 6:45 pm followed by Mrs. Auchampaugh's hat
extravaganza. Also on display will be the restored stage
curtain that for many years graced the stage of the Moravia Grange
#952. Free and open to the public. |
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Saturday
August 8 GENEALOGY
AND HISTORY RESEARCH DAY. 10 am - 2 pm at the
History House in Moravia. COLHS volunteers will help you find
information about your ancestors in our files at the Luther Research
Center and Archives. See
Research Fees below. |
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History
House Location and Hours of Operation |
| Researchers are welcome to do on-site
research at the Luther Research
Center and Archives located in the History House, 14 W. Cayuga St.,
Moravia, New York 13118 (click here for
map and directions).
The History House is staffed by volunteers and
is open for visitors on Mondays from 9am to noon, March through
December, except for holidays and during inclement weather.
The History House is also open for visitors each Saturday from 10:00 am to
2:00 pm during the months of June, July and August. Closed July 4th
and Labor Day.
Our next Genealogy and History Research
Day will be on Saturday June 13, 2009. Research Days are held
on the 2nd Saturday of each month, March through November, at the History
House from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. We recommend you
contact us by email or phone in advance to let us know the family
surnames you will be researching. Please send an email to
colhs@localnet.com or call and leave a message at (315) 497-3906.
We will be happy to open the house for research
and tours by special appointment, however a minimum $25 donation is
expected in addition to our regular research and copying fees.
A group up to six researchers may share the donation cost. COLHS
Collections Management policy requires two members be present at all times
when the History House is being used for research.
Please send an email to colhs@localnet.com
or leave a message at the History House at: (315) 497-3906.
We recommend you call ahead to confirm
volunteer availability at least one week in advance of your planned visit.
Our email address is:
colhs@localnet.com |
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Genealogy Research Sources at the Luther Research Center and Archives |
| The following is a worksheet used by the
Genealogy Staff , and used by visitors at the Center:
______ Bible Records, indexed
______ Family File Folders (800+ surnames
see list)
______ Abstracts of Cayuga County Newspapers 1819-1865, indexed
______ "History of Cayuga County, New York", by Elliott G. Storke, indexed by Leslie and Bertha Luther
______ "Bibliography of Cayuga County", indexed
______ "Moravia and Its Past" by Leslie Leon Luther, Indexed
______ "Historical Sketches of Moravia From 1791 to 1918" by James A.
Wright, indexed
______ Moravia, Niles Vital Records, indexed L. Luther and M. Crosby
______ Atlases and Maps showing family names
______ 1828 Map of Locke, indexed by Madeline Carey
______ 1853 Map of each town, indexed by COLHS volunteers
______ 1859 Hanging Wall Map
______ 1875 Atlas
______ 1904 Atlas
______ Census Information including 1828 Quaker Census by Loren Fay
______ Scrapbooks, indexed by COLHS Volunteers
______ Local published histories of area towns
______ Church Information / booklets
______ Published Genealogies of Area Families
______ Cemetery Information: 10 volumes of 267+ Cemeteries in Cayuga County
Indexed by each town (DAR project)
______ Cemetery information from Seneca County, Tompkins County Onondaga
County.
______ Photograph Collection, indexed
______ "Gazetteer of the State of New York" by J.H. French, indexed
______ "Abstract of Wills of Cayuga County, New York" by Gertrude A.
Barber, indexed
______ Kelloggsville Blacksmith Account Book (1839), indexed
______ Luther's Store Account Books(1826), indexed
______ Day Otis Kellogg's Account Book Owasco(1825), indexed
______ 1847-1851 Vital Records, indexed by Mable Crosby
______ "Tree Talks" archive from the Central New York Genealogical Society, 1968
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Research
Policy And Fees |
Research requests should be sent to:
THE LUTHER RESEARCH CENTER
AND ARCHIVES
c/o Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society
P.O. Box 247, 14 West Cayuga Street
Moravia, NY 13118
or by email to
colhs@localnet.com (note that we
prefer to respond to research requests by standard US Mail, so please
include your mailing address)
Fees as of January
2008; subject to change without
notice:
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Surname Search Requested via Mail
or email - COLHS volunteers conduct a checklist search of a specific name
in Luther
Research Center and Archives.
A fee of $20 per surname (payable in advance) includes a search of any items found in the Family Files
and also covers the postage. Up to 20 photocopies included
in base fee. Additional photocopies 25¢ per page (these will be sent to
requestor after additional payment is received). All work is done on a
first come-first served basis. COLHS will return payment to requestor
if volunteers determine that no or minimal information is on hand.
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Assisted Research – COLHS volunteers consult with
visitor and conduct customized search. Volunteers work with visitors to
review files and find additional information in available COLHS
resources. May include providing guidance and training for those new to
genealogy or history research. Non-members $10.00 per hour
for the first hour and $5.00 for each additional hour.
Members $5.00 per hour for the first hour and $2.50 for each additional
hour. Photocopies 25¢ per page. Subject to availability of
volunteers. Priority will be given those who call or email in advance,
otherwise on a first come-first served basis.
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Self-directed
Research (COLHS members only)
– Experienced researchers can review COLHS resources independently.
Work must be done in designated areas on COLHS premises under the
supervision of a trained volunteer who will retrieve requested items.
Only one item (book, file, scrapbook or box of photos) may be viewed at
a time. No charge. Photocopies 25¢ per page.
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Photocopies are
25¢ each (members &
non-members). There is a limit to the number of photocopies that the
society will allow and there is also material that the society will not
photocopy. Due to copyright restrictions, we do not photocopy entire
books, chapters, manuscripts, etc. We encourage note taking.
Research fees are payable to: COLHS.
Money orders and checks only (cash is also accepted if paying in person).
No credit cards. Research paid on out of town checks may be held for
bank clearance.
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| Membership
Information |
Annual membership in the society is open to any person
of good character interested in the aims and objectives of the society.
Members will be placed on our mailing list to receive our newsletters
and further information about the society.
Members are entitled to
discounts on publications and research fees. Members are
also invited to attend our regularly scheduled meetings, generally on the 4th
Thursday of each month, May through November. Our annual banquet
and election of officers takes place in April.
Effective January
2008, annual membership is $10.00 for Individuals or
$15.00 for Families (A Family Membership includes any number of
people living at the same mailing address). Life Membership may be
granted to individuals for unusual contributions to the Society and/or
the community and requires a majority vote by the membership. Paid
Life Memberships are no longer available.
To enroll, please print and fill out a
Membership Form
and mail it with your check or postal money order payable to
COLHS. |
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Gift Shop |
COLHS
offers for sale several books, prints, maps and other items pertaining
to area history in a small gift shop area
in the main office at the History House. Click
here to view our online items and printable order form.
Select items are also available at the Anthony Gallery,
106 Main Street, Moravia, the
Cayuga County Historian's
Office in the Historic Old Court House Building, 157 Genesee Street,
Auburn, NY and Meyer Bookbinding, 35 Market Street, Auburn. |
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This website is maintained by COLHS volunteers.
You are our #
12759
visitor.
Send comments or suggestions to:
Website Coordinator
colhs@localnet.com
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Links: |
Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project Genealogy Resources
Page
Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project Home Page
Cayuga County
Historian's Office
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Lakes Historical Society |
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