"Watertown as it Looked Before the Conflagration of 1849"
Estate Auction at the Conklin Farm
Index to "Memories of Northern New York" uncopyrighted pamphlets
Also many new Maritime Articles, the newest being about the loss of the Bavaria at Horseshoe Island. Many more articles on the Eddy Murder Case - now accessible from a chronological chart!!! Check also the Eddy Family, part of My Families under Hosner-Hasner.
SILK MILLS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK - need contributions on this topic.A query: Curtiss Stearns is looking for help with his early Theresa ancestors, Curtis and Levi Stearns.
KIDNAPPING CASE - 1923 - 6-year old boy kidnapped from his home in Schenectady by Jefferson County men and taken to a cottage on the Indian River!!!! The Just Around the Corner stories by Bertrande - you might remember them from the 1940's!!!! The nostalgia is addicting! Ernest Cook's "An Old-Fashioned Husking Bee" "Watertown as it Looked Before the Conflagration of 1849"
Murders/Manslaughters in Jefferson County, N. Y.
ARTICLES ABOUT CHURCHES
IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY, N. Y.
|
Location |
Name of Church |
Title/Description of Article |
|
Alexandria Bay |
A 2-day Jubilee for the 64th anniversary (1938) of First Methodist Church at Alexandria Bay |
|
Canton, N. Y. |
The bell from the church was bought years ago for use in Redwood. No longer in use, the Fire Dept. searches for a new owner. |
|
Barnes Settlement |
A fire at the school causes reshuffling of schools/churches. |
|
Plessis (Omar Rd.) |
2 articles - erection and opening of a new church in 1861. |
|
Redwood |
A development of Baptist churches near Plessis and Redwood. |
|
Theresa (Lakes Section) |
Church at Chapel's Corners in the Lake of the Woods section of Town of Theresa. |
|
Oxbow |
The 100th anniversary - history and celebration of the Presbyterian Church at Oxbow, N. Y. (Scottish pioneers) |
|
Redwood Region |
Rev. Joseph Schmalzi Preaches First Sermon to the German Pioneers |
|
North Country |
Methodist Circuit Riders in New York State's North Country |
|
Theresa, N. Y. |
"A History of Methodism in Theresa, N. Y." |
|
Lafargeville |
About the early German churches in the LaFargeville area. |
|
Omar |
Rededication of the Omar Methodist Church (1937) |
ARTICLES ABOUT COMMUNITIES
IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY, N. Y.
|
Town (Township) |
Hamlet, Village |
Description |
|
Gouverneur-Natural Dam |
A piece about the Gouverneur Morris Home |
|
Plessis, Alex. Bay, Redwood |
A piece about an 1866 Directory |
|
Plessis-Theresa |
"Recalling Spruce Lake" |
|
Plessis |
"First Wagon Shop Opened by Jas. Norton...." |
|
Redwood |
"Fred J. Carmon 56 Years a Merchant in Redwood" |
|
Redwood |
"Picturesque Redwood Known As Birthplace of Famed Glass Sought by All Antique Dealers" |
|
Redwood |
"Redwood's Fraternal Bonds Center In Lakeside Lodge" |
|
Theresa-Redwood |
"Muskellunge Lake, Once Used by Indians...." |
|
Theresa |
"Old Mill Where Gov. Flower Once Toiled Being Torn Down" |
|
near Theresa |
"Historic LaFarge House At Theresa Being Razed" |
|
Indian Flats/English Settlement |
"The Neighborhood at Indian Flats/English Settlement" |
|
Plessis |
Masonic Lodge Once in Plessis |
|
Plessis |
Regarding "Mother" -- A book written about Plessis - 3 articles |
|
Plessis |
"The Old Stone Store at Plessis" |
|
Plessis |
"Plessis Printed Paper In 1843" |
|
Barnes Settlement |
Mrs. Lillian Babcock Relates Memories of Her Childhood |
|
Oxbow |
Oxbow's Long Swamp Once Scene of Brutal Murder |
|
LaFargeville |
Bishop Moved School (LaFarge Mansion) Nearer Populous Centers |
|
Orleans Four Corners |
"Fred Timmerman Recalls Record Hay-Pressing Job" |
|
LaFargeville |
"Snow Fences Give Village New Industry" |
|
Lafargeville |
"Orleans House Once Again Changes Hands" |
|
Orleans Four Corners |
"Fred Timmerman Recalls Record Hay-Pressing Job" |
|
Rutland |
Pioneer in the Town of Rutland, N. Y. |
ARTICLES
ABOUT
EARLY JEFFERSON COUNTY, N. Y. FAMILIES
|
Name of Family |
Community (Jefferson Cty., NY) |
Names Within Article |
|
Dingman Point |
Dingman, Walton, Sheldon, Barnes, Root, Ebert, Thompkins, Taylor, McCue |
|
Brown‘s Corners |
Markel, Hartman, Dickhaut, Haller, Cook |
|
Brown‘s Corners |
Barnes, Lull, Walton, Shurtleff, Castleman, Flower, Bearup, Haddock, Pries, Root, Dingman,Robinson, Cheeseman, Phillips (see also Hubbard) |
|
Barnes Settlement & Theresa |
Barnes, Lull, Bearup, Knapp, Lull |
|
Theresa |
Folts, Ritter, Thompson, Soper,Harder, Butterfield, Simonds |
|
Theresa |
Hubbard, Rich, Plank, Baker Wilcox, Hitchcock, Rowlen, Markham, Rumble, McCumber, Tousley, (see Barnes) |
|
Theresa |
Hunneyman, House, Rose, Williams, Snell, |
|
Plessis, Redwood |
Hunneyman, Rose, House, Williams, and reunion attendees |
|
Plessis |
Hubbard, Briggs, Fralick, Vanderwark, Corse, Tahash, Peck, Lewis, Bearup, Sweet, Clark, Spalisbury, Wilcox, Wilson |
|
Brown‘s Corners |
(Part of the Markel article) |
|
Plessis |
Makepeace, Forbes, Cronkeit,Clark |
|
Redwood |
Parker, Bauter, Franklin, Miller |
|
Plessis |
Parker, Luckenbeal |
|
Redwood (Jewett's Corners) |
Jewett, Wakefield, Chaffey, Markley, Wheeler |
|
Rutland |
Towne, Eames, Keyes, Middleton, Stebbins, Graves, White, Brooks, Johnson |
|
Tanners Corners |
Tanner, Spalisbury, Freeman, French, Carlisle |
|
Rutland |
Towne, Eames, Woodruff, Lansing, Pierce, Merriman, Beecher, Van Slyke, Wilcox, Hammond, Rexford, Olmstead, Scidmore, Drummond, Hassler |
|
Theresa |
Curtis Stearns, Cheeseman, et al |
|
Theresa |
Eddy, Strough, Hosner |
Index to "Memories of Northern New York" uncopyrighted pamphlets
Estate Auction at the Conklin Farm
Index to "Memories of Northern New York" uncopyrighted pamphlets
Murders/Manslaughters in Jefferson County, N. Y.
"Watertown as it Looked Before the Conflagration of 1849"
Shirley Farone's Database
Shirley Farone's Canadian Family Database
Estate Auction at the Conklin Farm
Index to "Memories of Northern New York" uncopyrighted pamphlets
Murders/Manslaughters in Jefferson County, N. Y.
"Watertown as it Looked Before the Conflagration of 1849"
Shirley Farone's Database