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Adirondack
Fire Towers: Their History & Lore - covers 29 state and 3
private toewrs in the southern part of the Adirondack Park. Included in
the book arje many hudnreds of human interest stories of the rangers and
their families.
Podskoch, Marty $20.00
Adirondack Ghosts
Macken, Lynda Lee $7.95
Adirondack
Ghosts II
Macken, Lynda Lee $8.95
Adirondack Princess - This is a story about a young girl who in
the struggle to escape tragedy, finds love and friendship in the Adirondack
Mountains.
Schuyler, Doris E. $8.00
Adirondack Princess II - The saga continues from "Adirondack
Princess" with the heroine Emmie at their trading post.
Schuyler, Doris E. $10.00
Afterglow - A collection of stories by famed columnist Harold Whittmore
who wrote for the "Observer Dispatch" and the "Ilion Sentinel".
Whittemore, Harold $7.00
Around
Utica - A postcard series book by Arcadia Publishing featuring
over 200 photographs dating in the early 1900's of sites around Utica
by Utica photographer A.J. Manning - includes Herkimer County shots of
the Herkimer 1910 Herkimer Flood and sites in South Columbia.
Edwards, Evelyn $19.99
Beyond Black Bear Lake (Woodswoman II)- The story of the author's
life in the Adirondacks, building a tiny cabin fashioned after Thoreau's
Walden, of her life there with two German shepherds as companions, and
her renewed bond with nature (2nd in a series)
LaBastille, Anne $10.95
Bloody
Mohawk - The French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York's
Frontier - offers an enjoyable and readable run through the history
of the Mohawk River Valley, embroiling the French and British empires,
the Iroquois Federation and various American settlers ranging from Dutch
fur-traders to German farmers to New England's evangelicals.
Berleth, Richard $19.95
Breeze
and the Rebel
Masi, Doris $12.00
Brother
In Arms - Part 3 of "A Time of Terror" - continues
the story of the Revolutionary war in the Mohawk Valley with the contributions
of Algonquins, Iroquois, French, Dutch, English, Scots, and Irish. Includes
St. John's Reformed Church records and over 70 pension applications and
troop rosters.
Berry, A. J. $38.00
The
Collected Works of Silas C. Kimm - Educator, Historian, Rhymester &
Author - features all of the known written articles by local
historian Silas Kimm (1862-1957) that covers his boyhood memories in the
Salisbury, NY area, his career as teacher and Superintendent of Schools
in Herkimer County, reminiscences about people he knew, genealogies of
local families, and a variety of peoms about people, places and things.
Jordan, Gilbert II, Jordan, Joan, Bolster, Wendy Andrews
$24.95
Descendants of Lawrence Timmerman of the Mohawk Valley
Snell, Zimmerman, Timmerman Family Reunion $18.00
Descendants of Lt. Henry Timmerman
Sidenius, Carolyn Timmerman $35.00
Descendants of Peter & Anne Kilts Snell
Sidenius, Carolyn Timmerman $25.00
Diaries
of Willard Kilts, 1892-1899 - Tells of life in late 19th century
in Fairfield and mentions people and places in the area.
Cioch, Nancy, great-great niece of Willard Kilts
$20.00
Discover the Adirondack High Peaks - Adventures on and off trails
in the Eastern and Western high peak regions.
McMartin, Barbara $16.50
Discover the Central Adirondacks - Four-season adventures in the
heart of the North Woods.
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the Eastern Adirondacks - Four-season adventures near
Lake George, Pharaoh Lake, and beyond.
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the Northern Adirondacks
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the Northeast Adirondacks - Four-season adventures from
Lake Champlain to the rock crowned Eastern Slopes.
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the Northwestern Adirondacks
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the South Central Adirondacks - Four-season adventures
including the Siamese ponds wilderness area.
McMartin, Barbara $12.00
Discover the Southeast Adirondacks - Four-season adventures on
old roads and open peaks.
McMartin, Barbara $12.00
Discover the Southern Adirondacks - Walks, waterways, and winter
treks.
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the Southwestern Adirondacks - Four-season adventures
in the wild forested foothills.
McMartin, Barbara $13.00
Discover the West Central Adirondacks - A guide to the western
wilderness and the Moose River Plains.
McMartin, Barbara $15.00
Distant Drums - Herkimer County in the war of the Rebellion.
Krutz, David $30.00
Dolge - A story of Alfred Dolge, about how he found and settled
in present day Dolgeville.
Franz, Eleanor $9.95
Don't
Shoot - Part One - a firsthand account of the Revolutionary War
- the book features pension applications of local Revolutionary War patriots
that have been transcribed in this book. In addition, Morrison has added
end notes to each application to provide further details.
Berry, A.J. and Morrison, James $30.00
Don't
Shoot - Part Two - features more Revolutionary War pension applications
of local patriots.
Berry, A.J. and Morrison, James $30.00
Don't
Shoot - Part Three - features even more Revolutionary War pension
applications of local patriots.
Berry, A.J. and Morrison, James $30.00
The 18th Century Zimmerman Family of the Mohawk Valley
Martin, David Kendall $45.00
French
Raids on Burnetsfield: 1757 & 1758 - On November 12, 1757,
the Palatine Village at Burnetsfield (Herkimer) was attacked and destroyed
by a combined French and Indian force. The next spring, the south side
of the Mohawk River was attacked around the area of Fort Herkimer. This
book explores these raids and the circumstances surrounding them.
Sterling, Alan $9.95
Genealogy
of the Mohawk Valley Harters and Allied Families
The second edition contains new material added by Marion Harter Kofmehl
and Hazel Crill Patrick. Among allied families mentioned are Brown, Clapsaddle,
Crisman, Folts, Griswold, Helmer, Hilts, Jonson, Lewis, Myers, Shoemaker,
Smith, and Weaver/Weber.
Kofmehl, Marion & Patrick, Hazel; now $25.00
Genealogy of the Mohawk Valley Herkimers and Allied Families
Beginning with Johan Jost and Catherine Petrie Herkimer, this 300 page
book records the descendants of their thirteen children and seventy-four
grandchildren.
Patrick, Hazel, Spellman, Jane and Watkins, William
Soft cover now $25.00 Hard Cover now $10.00 (Binding problems in some)
Genealogy of the Mohawk Valley Kasts and Allied Families
More than 30 years of research and writing was done by Ida Kast House
and Mildred Kast Conrad before Editor Hazel Patrick brought the book to
its present form. Other families are covered in background information
on the Palatine Emigration.
Conrad, Mildred & House, Ida
Soft cover now $15.00 Hard Cover now $20.00
Genealogy of the Mohawk Valley Petries and Allied Families
Based on a series of articles on the family that appeared in the weekly
St. Johnsville Enterprise and News from 1947-1951, the book has been updated
and indexed. Allied families mentioned include Bellinger, Casler, Failing,
Fox, Herkimer, Klock, Schell, Timmerman, Wagner, Walrath, and Zimmerman.
Patrick, Hazel; now $20.00
Genealogy of the Mohawk Valley Rasbachs and Allied Families
This work by Hazel Patrick begins with Johannes and Margaret Bierman
Rasbach and their five sons and three daughters (who married into the
Schell, Hauser, and Staring families) and their descendants down to 1986.
Patrick, Hazel; Soft cover now $20.00 Hard cover
now $25.00
Genealogy
of the Mohawk Valley Zollers and Allied Families - Four Zoller
brothers of germanic origin settled in the Dutchtown district of the present
town of Minden, Montgomery Co., NY coming in 1771 after the Palatine settlers
of 1723 but prior to 1763 when their names appeared on the muster rolls
of the militia of the French-Indian war spelled Zollinger. The book starts
with Jacob Zoller (b. 1697), 3rd son and one of six children of Hans Heinrich
Zoller, who brought his family over from Switzerland. The book traces
his lineage up to present day.
Zoller, Carolyn. Soft cover $20.00
German
Flatts - A Pictorial History - part of the Arcadia Publishing
Images of America series, the book presents a look into the past
of the town of German Flatts - a fantastic collection of historic photographs
with detailed captions researched by the authors.
Perkins, Susan and Hopson, Caryl $21.99
Ghostly
Tales from America's Jails - features 36 stories of historical
jails from all over the U.S. Includes a chapter on the 1834 Herkimer County
Jail, written by Stacey Jones, founder of Central New York Ghost Hunters,
who conducted a paranormal investigation there in 2001.
Hall, Joan Upton $18.95
Give
My Love To All Our Folks - Limited edition book of the Civil
war and post-war letters of Clinton DeWitt Staring, Quartermaster, 26th
New York Infantry, and Brevet Captain, 3rd New York Light Artillery, and
Charles E. Staring, Second Lieutenant, 21st New York Infantry of Herkimer
County.
Taylor, Paul $50.00
Grace
Brown's Love Letters - The actual letters written by Grace Brown
to Chester Gillette before their fatal trip to Big Moose Lake in 1906
(American Tragedy murder), with commentary by Craig Brandon.
Brandon, Craig $15.00
Grace
Paull - Cold Brook Artist - a book about Grace Paull's life as a local
artist.
Johns, Gertrude $12.50
Guardian
of the Carry - History of Fort Stanwix 1758-1774 - Today the
City of Rome, New York stands upon a historic portage known as "The
Great Carrying Place." This specific area took on added importance
during the French & Indian War, as the victor was to set the course
for North America. The author meticulously presents the importance of
Fort Stanwix relative to the times and area in which it was first constructed.
Sterling, Alan E. $9.95
Haunted
Mohawk Valley - Read about the investigations of paranormal group
Ghost Seekers of Central New York at area haunts, including the
Stanley Theater, Oriskany Battlefield, Schoharie's Old Stone Fort, and
in Herkimer County, Beardslee Castle, the 1834 Herkimer County Jail, and
the Old Herkimer County Courthouse building in Herkimer, to name a few.
Webster, Dennis and Peck, Bernadette $19.99
Here
Comes The Brides - Family Stories & Poems Starting in 1505 to 2009
- a special family keepsake book dedicated to the 2009 brides in the Philbrook
and Robinson family.
Philbrook, Carilyn $15.00
Herkimer County at 200 (Special Price - new 1992 history of Herkimer
County) - a great reference source for Herkimer County's history!
Herkimer Historical Society hardcover; was $40.00,
now $10.00!
Herkimer
Village - A Pictorial History - part of the Arcadia Publishing
Images of America series, the book presents a look into the past of the
village of Herkimer - a fantastic collection of historic photographs with
detailed captions researched by the authors.
Perkins, Susan and Hopson, Caryl $21.99
History of the 34th Civil War Regiment
Chapin, Lieut. Louis $25.00
In
Her Time - the second book in the Out of Time series.
The book is a historical novel taht takes place in the Mohawk Valley.
It continues the story of the main character from the first book, "Out
of Time," Hope, who travels back in time and meets the hsitorical
figures who contributed to the important events which shaped the valley.
Berry, Joyce $26.00.
In
Search of My Grandfather - World War I
book on the military service in the British Army, 1914-1919 of the author's
grandfather, Private Joseph Bevington.
Foote, Allan $9.95
Jesus
Made A Way Out - Lois Iona Boykins Burks - Life Story - local
author Carilyn Philbrook relates the story of Lois Iona Boykins Burks
and how Jesus has helped Lois through her hard times.
Phillbrook, Carilyn $14.00
Kids
on the Trail - Trail guide to hikes with children in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Mountain Club $12.95
Kuyahoora
- a history and stories of the Kuyahoora Valley.
Keesler, Paul $39.95
Leatherstocking
Ghosts - features haunted places in Cooperstown, Herkimer, and
Little Falls among others.
Macken, Lynda Lee $9.95
The Local Touch - Delightful stories, interesting articles, gentle
poems, breathtaking photos, colorful paintings, all by your friends and
neighbors in the Mohawk Valley.
Whittemore, Harold $1.00
A Long Haul - Barge Canal - The history of the Barge Canal.
McFee, Michael $25.00
A
Man from the Past - Reminiscences by Roy Higby, whose family
ran a hotel on Big Moose Lake since 1875. He also helped find the body
of Grace Brown in 1906 on Big Moose Lake and a chapter is dedicated to
that story.
Higby, Roy C. $9.00
Merrick's View
Masi, Doris $12.00
Milkweed Charley
Masi, Doris $8.95
Mohawk
- Discovering the Valley of the Crystals - a history and stories
of the Mohawk Valley.
Keesler, M. Paul $39.95
Mohawk Valley Bellingers - new compilation of Bellinger
genealogy
Bellinger, David book - overview of Bellinger
family $10.00 cd - genealogy $20.00
Montgomery Hall
Masi, Doris $8.95
More Palatine Families
Jones, Hank $65.00
More Psychic Roots
Jones, Hank $16.95
Murder In The Adirondacks (the Chester Gillette-Grace Brown story)
- 2006 is the centennial of the murder that took place at Big Moose Lake
and is the basis for Theodore Dresier's novel "An American Tragedy"
and the Hollywood film "A Place in the Sun."
Brandon, Craig $20.00
Murders
of Herkimer County - A reprint of this famous book that came
out in 1885 citing Herkimer County murders from 1783 to 1885.
Tippetts, W. H. $12.00
Neither
Rebel Nor Tory - Hanyost Schuyler and the Siege of Fort Stanwix -
This historical novel is based on the true story of Hanyost Schuyler,
whose role in saving the lives of hundreds of Americans besieged at Fort
Stanwix in 1777 has long been forgotten.
Cooney, Michael $17.95
Night
of Disaster - The New York Central Gulf Curve Wreck - back in
print after a decade! This new second edition has been reprinted by David
Taylor with digitally-enhanced photos of the New York Central Gulf Curve
wreck of the Lake Shore Limited at Little Falls on April 19, 1940. $11.95.
Oppenheim
Chronicles - history of town of Oppenheim (Fulton County).
Allen, Hector J. $38.00
Out
of Time - A historical novel that takes place in the Mohawk Valley
based around a main character who travels back in time and meets the historical
figures who contributed to the important events which shaped the valley.
Berry, Joyce $28.00
Owen D.
Young - A biography of the famous statesman and business icon Owen
D. Young from Van Hornesville
Case, Josephine Young and Everett Needham $15.00
The Palatine Families of New York (2 volumes)
Jones Jr., Hank Z. $85.00
Pathway
of Empire - The French & Indian War on the Northern Frontier
Foote, Allan D. and Storm, Geoffrey $6.95
A
Place Called Keesler's Corners
Masi, Doris $12.00
Prayer
& Praise -history of churches in Herkimer County
Denton, Emily $3.95
Pride O' The Hilltop
Masi, Doris $12.00
Prsion
Diary and Letters of Chester Gillette - based on the actual diary
and letters written by Chester gillette while he was in Auburn Prison
awaiting his sentence of execution in 1908 (American Tragedy murder).
Brandon, Craig and Sherman, Jack $25.00
Psychic Roots (stories about serendipity in genealogical research)
Jones, Hank $14.95
Reluctant
Rebel - It's the story of Daniel Sullivan and the bloody frontier
war of the American Revolution. He joins the Liberty Boys to protect his
anti-war father, but when they kill a young Tory farmer and threaten to
kill him, Daniel flees to the safety of the Continental Army. He's a noncombatant
scribe until Benedict Arnold learns he's from the Mohawk Valley; then
he's General Arnold's guide on a march to save besieged Fort Stanwix.
Phelps, Don $19.95
Roads to Oriskany - A saga about the settlement and defense of
New York's Mohawk Valley during the 1700's.
Herkimer, Gil $23.95
Roads to Saratoga
Herkimer, Gil $21.95
So
It Was Written - Part 2 of "A Time of Terror" - The
story of the Mohawk Valley during the 1700's. Part 2 looks at the Palatines
and the misguided effort at producing tar and how they came to America
and then settled in the valley. More pension applications from the war
are included, militia rosters, and more of history's mysteries. Indexing
for Part 1 & 2 are included.
Berry, A. J. $30.00
Steps
Toward Freedom - the sequel to Gil Herkimer's trilogy saga about
the settlement and defense of New York's Mohawk Valley during the 1700's
as it explores the trials and tribulations of America's first civil war
between its American Tories and American Patriots.
Herkimer, Gil $22.95
Subdued
By The Sword - A Line Officer in the 121st New York Volunteers
- presents the life of Captain John S. Kidder during the Civil War, as
told through letters to his wife, Harriet, at home in rural New York.
The regiment saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Rappahannock Station, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. Kidder's letters
home contain rich details of camp life, the difficulties of commanding
men who had only recently been his neighbors, and the highs and lows associated
with soldiering during the Civil War.
Greiner, James $18.95
Surgeon's
Civil War - Dr. Holt's Letters - The letters and diary of Daniel M
. Holt M.D. during his service in the Civil War.
Greiner, James $18.00
This Green and Pleasant Land - History of Fairfield, NY
Dieffenbacher, Jane $20.00
Tho
Dead They Speak - Family Stories from 1798 to 1945 of families
buried in the Jordanville Cemetery in the Town of Warren.
Philbrook, Carilyn $20.00
Time
of Terror - The Story of Col. Jacob Klock's Regiment and the
People They Protected
Berry, A. J. $28.00
Time
Traveler's Children - The fourth book in her time travel series.
This historical novel takes the reader back in time to the War of 1812
and the building of the Erie Canal through the eyes of the main character
featured in the story.
Berry,
A.J. $28.00
Views
& Vittles of the Town of Warren - A collection of recipes,
pictures and narratives of the Town of Warren.
Town of Warren Historical Society $15.00
Views
From On High - Fire Tower Trails in the Adirondacks and Catskills
Freeman, John $10.95
Where
These Feet Went Since...How Two Families Became One Family -
a family genealogy and a history book of America in one. John Alden, Priscilla
Mullins Alden, John Howland and Myles Standish came to the New World together
on the "Mayflower." Their lives are the foundations for Harold
Leslie Philbrook and Carilyn Elizabeth Robinson Philbrook's lives, who
became their direct descendants. This historical story is how two families
in the early 1600's became one family in the late 1900's.
Philbrook, Carilyn and Roundy, Helen Elizabeth
$20.00
With My Grandparents - A small story written by Ada Snell.
Snell, Ada $2.00
Women & Wilderness - A background of the historical role of
women in the wilderness.
LaBastille, Anne $8.95
Woodswoman - The compelling story of one woman's self-imposed sojourn
in the wilderness.
LaBastille, Anne $11.00
Woodswoman III - Anne is best known for her "Woodswoman"
series detailing her experiences building a log cabin in the Adirondacks
and living in the remote wilderness with her two German Shepherds.
LaBastille, Anne $15.00
Woodswoman
IIII - Anne and her German Shepherds experience more daring,
death-defying encounters in the wilderness - and with humans - than ever
before. The book covers five years at her log cabin and old farm, while
she juggles making a living as a freelance writer and publisher, and as
a cabin-dweller.
LaBastille, Anne $18.00
Young People's Guide: Adventures in Hiking
McMartin, Barbara $12.50
BACK ISSUES OF LEGACY - Historical
Magazine Published By The Herkimer County Historical Society
Volume 1, issue 1 Out of Print - General
Nicholas Herkimer (xerox copy is available upon request)
Volume 1, issue 2
$2.50
GE to RCA 'You can come home again'. The story of Owen
D. Young of Van Hornesville, GE and RCA.
Stromatoporoids on the Escarpment. Geology of the Mohawk
Valley.
Herkimer's Historic Places. National Register of Historic
Places sites in Herkimer County with pictures.
A Handbook for House Detectives. Documenting the old
structures and methods to find "their story".
Volume 1, issue 3
$2.50
The Murder of the Century. The trial of Chester Gillette
who murdered Grace Brown in 1906, this is the story of "Murder in
the Adirondacks".
The House that Dr. Suiter Built. The story of the building
that houses the Herkimer County Historical Society's museum. Dr. Suiter
built this house but never lived it in, one of Herkimer County's mysteries.
Happy Birthday to Us; We're 90! The first 90 years of
the Herkimer County Historical Society.
Volume
1, issue 4
$2.50
A Surgeon's Civil War Adventures. The letter of Dr. Daniel
M Holt of Newport comprise a chilling catalogue of the horrors of that
conflict.
The Story of our Handsome Jailhouse. The story of the
old Herkimer County Jail built in 1834.
A Bell for the Mohawks - And How It Was Lost. A strange
tale of the extraordinary efforts of the Indians made to retrieve their
prized possession.
Ilion in 1830. Interesting local history of days long
ago in the home of Remington Arms..
Volume
2, issue 1
$2.50
The Hanging of a Murderess. Over 100 years ago Roxalana
Druse was convicted of murdering her husband and was the last women hanged
in NY.
A Light and Graceful Craft. The story of the Adirondack
guide boat.
Basketball: Where there's a Will there's a way. The invention
of Basketball and Lambert Will. First games played at the Herkimer YMCA
after Christmas of 1890. Continued in the next issue.
A Tale of the Revolution. A story from the Revolutionary
war.
Eleanor Franz's 'Deutsche Men'. Anecdotes of Alfred Dolge
of Dolgeville and the people his era.
Volume
2, issue 2
$2.50
Memories of the Revolution. An interview with Miss Emma
Timerman who talks about the oral history of her family during the Revolutionary
War. Miss Timerman was born in 1879.
In the Wake of the Battle. Bowen Buck Moon of the Town
of Russia recounts his journey to the battlefield of Antietam and the
bring home of the body of William A Salisbury through a letter to his
niece.
The Hydraulic Canal. In the village of Herkimer a canal was built
so that industry would come to Herkimer. Water power could be used through
millstones, water wheels to make steam or electricity. Beautiful map of
the village including some names of landowners.
The Home of Basketball. The beginning of basketball continued
from the previous issue. Frank J Basloe and the touring Herkimer YMCA
basketball team.
Volume
2, issue 3
$2.50
Fort Herkimer's Crucial Career. Fort Herkimer was an
important outpost of the British Army in North America during the French
and Indian war. It's strategic position in the Valley
made it a target for continual attacks and raids by the French and Indians.
The "Original" Globe Trotters. The history of basketball
continued from the previous issue. Frank J. Basloe became one of the sport's
earliest promoters. His Oswego Indians claimed the world championship
and went on tours as the first Globe Trotters.
Ohio Folk Tales. The fate of the nortorious Walter Butler, how
Ohio got it's name, and other matters.
The Mohawk Valley. The Mohawk River; an 1833 view.
Serendipitous Research. The trail of an early Herkimer Congressman,
John Nicholson who was born in Herkimer, leads to yet another prominent
native,
Volume 2, issue 4
$2.50
The Remington Story. The story of the beginnings of the
Reminton Industries, from a better gun barrel to prosperity.
The Burnetsfield Patent. A new interpretation of the
distribution of the land to the first palatine setters of the Mohawk Valley.
A Salisbury Artist's Controversial Canvas. The story
of a painting by Louis Liscolm Ransom titled John Brown on His
Way to Execution, and the sensation it caused.
Volume
3, issue 1
$2.50
The Middleville Tannery, 1814-1960. A vanished way of
life in country villages recalled. With a map of Middleville in 1910 with
many owners named.
Our Blizzard of '1888. The worst storm in 60 years, when
the railroads shut down the Mohawk Valley knew it was really a storm!
An Aeronaut's Tragic Flight. The story of Prof. E. M.
Walrath and a balloon ascension at the Cooperstown fair in 1889. More
about Alfred Dolge. The founder of Dolgeville and stories about
his life.
Volume 3, issue 2
$2.50
A Newport House Tour. Pictures and descriptions of beautiful
old houses in the area of Newport.
Henry M. Quackenbush. The achievements of one of Herkimer
County's most ingenious sons are told by his grandson's wife. Henry, born
in 1847, developed and sold a wooden-framed velocipede which was a predecessor
of the modern bicycle. His other inventions were the extension ladder
and air guns and he manufactured nutcrackers and picks. He founded H.M
Quackenbush Co which is still in Herkimer and is now a metal plating company.
The life of a very interesting man.
Volume 3, issue 3
$2.50
The Great Herkimer Flood. The story and pictures of the
flood of 1910. On the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 28, 1920 the village of
Herkimer was inundated by water and giant blocks of ice as the West Canada
Creek overflowed it's banks and rolled through town. It overwhelmed the
village, wrecked houses and factories and halted transportation.
An Enduring Artist. The story of Ellen Clapsaddle, whose
work was famous on the picture postcard before World War I.
A Ditch in Time. The story of the businesses along the Hydraulic
Canal.
A Source of Fun. The Mirror Lake Story - a pond plus a trolley
line equals a place to spend those lazy, hazy days of summer. Mirror Lake
was a reservoir for the Hydraulic Canal but is soon became a place for
families to relax and enjoy themselves. In it's heyday it offered a place
for a family picnic, a chance for children to splash in the water, maybe
even a band concert, boating and an ice cream parlor.
Volume
3, issue 4 Out of print - Van Hornesville (xerox
copies available upon request)
Volume 4, issue 1
$2.50
Wonders in Wood. Celebration of the folk arts traditional
to the woods and forest of Herkimer County.
Cycle Craze. Cross Country Adventures and Hair-Raising
Trips down Vickerman Hill are recounted.
The Military Road's Storied Past - Put through the Wilderness
in 1804-1806, it has borne much of the Military and Commercial history
of the County.
Volume 4, issue 2 Out of print - can be xeroxed
for same price
$2.50
Gelston Castle. Built by Harriet Douglas Crugar on land
owned by her family in the town of Warren, it was the family summer home
to the Douglas' and Robinson's - visited by Theodore Roosevelt, whose
sister Corrine married a Robinson.
Some Answers About The Burnetsfield Patent - How it came
into the Society's possession.
Spofford of the Conkling Rifles. Civil War adventures
and sore travailas of a Herkimer hero
The Adventures of Mary Elizabeth Quackenbush Brush - Author!
A memoir of a spirited, independent and talented Herkimer woman
Volume 4, issue 3
$2.50
Tales of the Old Days in Webb. The Forested Adirondacks
dominate the history of this largest of Herkimer County towns.
An Itinerant Artist. Painter, historian, lectureer, journalist,
newspaperman and wanderer - Rufus Grider left a rich trove.
A Founding Family. An account of what we know of one
of the Mohawk Valley's earliest families - the Herkimer's.
Volume 4, issue 4
$2.50
Rediscovery of Our Boundaries. Verplanck Colvin, famed
stated surveyor, found the ancient marks and blazes between Herkimer and
Oneida Counties.
Remington Mansion. In 1870 Philo Remington, head of E.
Remingotn & Sons in Ilion, built a spacious mansion on Armory Hill
overlooking the factory and town.
Volume 5, issue 1
$2.50
A 19th Century Family. Albert Howell's memoir of his
father is rich with insights into the difficult world of Herkimer people
then.
Colvin Completes The County Boundary. Famed surveyor
encounters thick woods, deep valleys adn high hills in search for Herkimer-Oneida
line.
Volume 5, issue 2
$3.00
The Town of Fairfield. Rising in a series of hills east
of the West Canada Creek, the town of Fairfield is rich both in its history
and in the beauty of its location.
Clockmakers of the Mohawk Valley - Henry Loomis of Frankfort,
others, had brief but distinguished careers.
Volume 5, issue 3
$3.00
Slavery in Herkimer County. African-Americans were here
in the valley from the beginning.
Around The Horn. A Herkimer Forty Niner - George Vickery
of Cold Brook kept a diary of his passage around Cape Horn to the gold
fields of California.
Volume 5, issue 4
$3.00
Happy 200th Birthday Herkimer County. Bicentennial issue
(1791-1991) featuring photos of homes, churches, schools, railroads, agriculture,
entertainment, lay of the land, the canal, sports, health, industry, special
attractions, government, services, and personalities.
Volume 6, issue 1
$3.00
Scenes of Old Russia. Holy Trinity Russian Cathedral
adn Monastery largest in North America.
The Garden of the Mills. An ill-starred attempt to establish
an artists' colony in southern Herkimer County.
Herkimer's Norway. History of the town settled in 1786
by two Rhode Islanders named Hawkins and Whipple.
Volume 6, issue 2 & 3
$3.00
Bicentennial celebration of Herkimer County (1791-1991)
commemorative booklet of the celebration events.
Volume 6, issue 4
$3.00
A Stone For Sara. Life of Sarah Kast McGinness: a Loyalist
Legend, enduring hardships amidst the early frontier.
New York State Thruway. Construction of the Thruway in
Herkimer County.
Town of Schuyler. Formed from the town of Herkimer on
April 10, 1792.
Volume 7, issue 1
$3.00
Western Inland Lock Navigation Company (1792-1820). Before
the Erie Canal, there was the WILNC, early transportation route along
the Mohawk River.
Volume 7, issue 2
$3.00
Town of Russia House Tours. History of the homes on a
Historical Society sponsored House Tour in 1993 - the Kubick house, Millington-Warnick
house, Hall-Kelley house, Frink-Kelly house, Graves-Brown house.
Camp Russell on White Lake, NY. Founded in 1918 due to
the generosity of Samuel T. Russell of Ilion for a summer camp for the
Boy Scouts.
Samuel T. Russell. Born in 1853 in Virginia, his family
moved to Ilion at the beginning of the Civil War. He was an industrial
leader and humanitarian.
Milo Smith. When the circus came to town, they rested
their animals in Milo's field in East Herkimer. He handcrafted several
hundred models of circus wagons. When he died, the circus people paid
a tribute to his memory by having Bimbo the elephant lay a red wreath
on his grave.
Volume 7, issue 3
$3.00
Herkimer County's First Commemorative Stamp. Honoring
General Nicholas Herkimer issued in Herkimer on August 6, 1977.
The Two "Delights." The story of Delight E.
Ransom, born in 1853 in the town of Manheim, who persuaded the state to
buy the Herkimer Home, and her granddauhter, Delight Keller, who, like
the first Delight, was involved in the D.A.R.
Herkimer County Humane Society. A traveling circus coming
through the area in 1912 inspired Zaida Zoller into action when she witnessed
animals being mistreated. This was the beginning of the Herkimer County
Humane Society in 1913.
Volume 7, issue 4
$3.00
Ilion Fee Public Library. A library was donated to the
citizens of Ilion in 1893 by Clarence W. Seamans of Brooklyn.
Newport Stone Bridge. Built in 1853 across the West Canada
Creek in the village of Newport consisting of four limestone spans, it
resulted in the growth of industry, business and residences on the west
side of the creek.
Volume 8, issue 1 & 2
$7.00
Andrew A. Bartow and the Bartow Family. Barto Hill in
the town of Fairfield was named for early resident Andrew Abramse Bartow,
a former owner of the farm on the crest of the hill. The story of the
Bartow family is featured.
Episcopal Parish Development in Herkimer County. History
of the Episcopal churches including the Trinity Episcopal Church
in Fairfield (1807), Grace Church in Mohawk (1883),
Emmanuel Church in Little Falls (1833), Christ
Church in Herkimer (1839), Grace Church in Norway
(1819), Church of the Memorial St. Michael's Church in
Middleville (1871-72), St. Augustine's Episocpal Church
in Ilion (1869), St. Peter's-By-The-Lake in Webb
(1905), St. Alban's in Frankfort (1886).
Save Outdoor Sculpture. A survey of outdoor sculpture
in Herkimer County.
Volume 8, issue 3 & 4
$5.00
Francis Elias Spinner. His eighty-eight year life virtually
spanned the 19th century, reflecting the dramatic growth of thsi nation.
His varied career included shopkeeper, harness maker, militia leader,
sheriff, banker, railroad investory, auditor of the Port of New York,
congressman, treasurer of the United States, pioneer and entrepreneur
in Florida. Resident of Mohawk.
When Stamps Were Really Money. In the first years of
the Civil War, metal coins virtually disappeared from circulation. Individuals
began to use postage stamps for small purchases and merchants returned
change in the form of stamps.
Volume 9, issue 1 & 2
$1.00
The Eckler House. History of the new Herkimer County
Historical Society building, purchased in 1987, and named in memory of
Albert Ross Eckler and Jennie Howe Eckler - their family history.
Volume 9, issue 3 & 4 out of print
History of Starkville (xerox copy available upon request)
Volume 10, issue 1 & 2
$1.00
Battle of the West Canada Valley. Col. Marinus Willett's
troop fought Walter Butler's Rangers at Black Creek and Butler lost his
life at this historic spot.
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