A brief history of chemung county, new york, 1779 1905 with index. His parents were leeman and betsey catlin, who were natives of chemung county, new york. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and. Founded in 1923, the chemung county historical society is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the history of the chemung valley region. Chemung county historical society the chemung county historical society seeks to deepen its audiences understanding of the past and the role of history in our futures by collecting.
History of tompkins, schuyler, chemung, tioga 1879. A brief history of chemung county, new york internet archive. Chemung county covid19 information and resources available here. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and. Elmira and chemung county, and broome, herkimer, livingston, montgomery, onondaga. History of the valley and county of chemung, ny blog entry posted on april 9, 2012 by jd thomas this title can be found in our american county histories. This office processes enforcement transactions such as the surrender of suspended or revoked licenses or motor vehicle registrations, or the issue of conditional or restricted licenses, monday through friday between the hours of 8. The town name is derived from the chemung river, which means big horn in. Genealogy collection chemung county library district.
Title a brief history of chemung county, new york, contributor names towner, ausburn, 18361909. History of tioga, chemung, tompkins, and schuyler counties, new york. Lc copy mounted on cloth, shellacked, and sectioned in four. Elmira, chemung county,new york history and genealogy of. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in chemung county. View all hotels near chemung valley history museum on tripadvisor. History of tioga, chemung, tompkins, and schuyler counties. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Chemung county historical society the chemung county historical society seeks to deepen its audiences understanding of the past and the role of history in our futures by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history and material culture of chemung county and the surrounding region. Attention chemung county park station campground and rec center is closed until further notice due to coronavirus disease covid19. In 1848, having availed himself of every facility for obtaining an education, mostly in the schools of his native village, he came to the west and stopped for a time at saginaw city. Lc land ownership maps, 481 includes statistics and illustrations. A brief history of chemung county, new york by towner, ausburn, 18361909.
Booth library catalogs chemung county historical society. Chemung county history celebrates mark twain, general john sullivan, elmira prison camp, michel fortlouis, indians, african americans, chemung canal, elmira city historian. Chemung county ny new york genealogy and family history. The book, then, is laid before the people of chemung county as an accurate and thorough record of the times that have preceded us in this locality, and is, in some way, a memorial of the one. The history of chemung county, ausburn towner, 1892. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. This site was designed to provide you with userfriendly access to a variety of links to different offices and organizations that are involved with. History bradford and tioga counties, pa and chemung county, ny. Chemung county new york genealogy ancestry research. Chemung is a town in chemung county, new york, united states. By the use of his large means in starting the commercial life of the valley, by his name and influence, which extend even to this day, although he was never even a resident of che mung county, he is entitled to the grateful and generous remembrance of all its citizens, chemung county, n. List of the national register of historic places listings in chemung county, new york. The truth about the camp the lack of food, medicine, and shelter finally began surfacing in the past few years with several new books about the elmira prison camp.
Special reprinted edition of ausburn towners chemung county, ny history book, complete with index. Since 1949 bookmobile services have been offered in chemung county. Because of its strategic location at the southern end of the finger lakes region, chemung county is known as the. Local history for elmira, chemung county ny elmira, chemung county,new york history and genealogy of its population the history center on main street, 83 n. Early local history includes the battle of newtown in the revolutionary war, arnot ogden hospital, early restaurants and inns, churches, the chemung canal, the elmira reformatory, the civil war, the elmira prison camp, the railroads, early settlers, elmira free academy. A brief history of chemung county, new york, library of. History books of the time held the denial and heralded the excellent care of the southern prisoners of war.
Offering exhibits, programs, and research to deepen our understanding of the past and. New york family research with free historical data transcriptions, census, biographies, obituaries, newspaper articles, military information and much more for your family tree. Carpenters family history book printed in 1898, elmira is named after major general matthew carpenters daughter. Chemung county, new york genealogy genealogy familysearch. For 20 years his family band woodhulls old tyme masters dominated western ny.
Chemung county park station campground and rec center, new. It is part of the elmira metropolitan statistical area. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 new york histories and genealogies 3,555 chemung county histories and genealogies 62 note. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers everts and ensign, 1879 chemung county n. This book is a wonderful pictorial history of the chemung valley a great majority of the photos from the late 1880s through the early 1950s are from elmira which will certainly give one a brief but vivid history lesson of the area in new york state. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. The chemung county historical society brings history alive through interpretive exhibitions, education programs, and publications that tell the countys history. The population was 88,830 as of the 2010 census and was estimated at 83,456 as of 2019. Search free chemung county new york genealogy and family history records online. Chemung county, new york in the civil war ny military. Town of chemung ny history, originally buckville, early settlement, chemung river valley, pioneer and colonial settlers in the town of chemung including many firsts in economic development. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
The chemung county historical is located at 415 east water street in the heart of downtown elmira, new york. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Elmira, the county seat, is known as the soaring capital of america, due to the fact that nearby harris hill has been hosting. Usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 chemung county 766 chemung county histories and genealogies 62. Chemung history elmira, new york in the chemung river valley. Chemung is located in the southern tier of central new york state. Additional land records can sometimes be found using these catalogs. The town name is derived from the chemung river, which means big horn in the native language. National register of historic places listings in chemung. The town is in the southeast corner of the county and is southeast of elmira. Because of its strategic location at the southern end of the finger lakes region, chemung county is known as the gateway to the finger lakes. Elmira includes the very early villages of newtown, dewittsburg and wisnerburg. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level.
Elmira and chemung county, and broome, herkimer, livingston, montgomery, onondaga, ontario, otsego, schoharie, schuyler, steuben, tioga, ulster counties. Prior to wwi, the erie railroad shipped water by tank cars to new york city. The elmira corning regional airport elm has served the southern tier of central new york and. Chemung county, new york free public records searches at black book online. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Chemung county was formed from 520 square miles 1,300 km 2 of tioga county in 1836. In 1854, chemung county was divided and 110 square miles 280 km 2 became schuyler county, reducing chemung to 410 square miles 1,100 km 2, its current size. Catlin was born in schuyler county, new york, may 14, 1824. History tioga chemung tompkins schuyler counties new york.
Chemung county, new york, was formed from the western portion of tioga county, by an act of the legislature march 29, 1836. The book, then, is laid before the people of chemung county as an accurate and thorough record of the times that have preceded us in this locality, and is, in some way, a memorial of the one hundredth anniversary of the formation of this part of the state into a county by itself. It has played an important outreach role, connecting new users and raising awareness of library services throughout the county. For the history of chemung county prior to its creation by partition, see tioga county, new york. The booth library is the center for genealogy and historical research at the chemung county historical society. Statewide collections are found on the new york histories and genealogies page. The bookmobile offers many of the same services that patrons find in their community libraries, including popular materials, story times, class visits. Plan of elmira plan of havana plan of horse heads plan of millport plan of the village of chemung. Please see this page of the ny dmv web site for information on how to.
Chemung white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Very good plus condition with only light usage showing. Offering exhibits, programs, and research to deepen our understanding of the past and appreciation. History for tioga and bradford counties in pa and chemung county in ny. Elmira and chemung county, and broome, herkimer, livingston, montgomery, onondaga, ontario, otsego, schoharie. History of steuben new york an outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler in new york published by gazette company, elmira new york 1885. To search just the booth librarys holdings, you must select the chemung county historical society as the holding library under the advanced search function.
In 1885 the gazette company of elmira new york published a local history book as a premium for the subscribers of the weekly gazette and free press. This book is a wonderful pictorial history of the chemung valley a great majority of the photos from the late 1880s through the early 1950s are from elmira which will certainly give one a brief but vivid history lesson of the area in new york state s southern tier. Historical events of elmira fire department 1828 1978. Komen upstate new york, chris sherwood, sterling nature center, crystal cleaners, steege hill nature preserve, faculty intentional community in georgetownacademic authors, twin tiers jazz society ttjs, horseheads jubilee foods, hamilton meats, inc. Where can find chemung county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Welcome to the beautiful elmira corning regional airport. Used by native americans and colonial settlers in earlier times, the chemung spring water co. The circulation of the elmira advertiser is equal to that of any other paper in the southern tier of counties, and double that of any other paper published in chemung county, except the gazette. Welcome to the booth library chemung county historical society. It has played an important outreach role, connecting new users and raising awareness of library services. Chemung county is a county in the southern tier of the u. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to chemungcountyny. At that time it consisted of the townships of big flats, catlin, catharine, cayuta, chemung.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the national register of historic places in chemung county, new york. Chemung county vital records can be found at the new york department of. Chemung valley history museum elmira 2020 all you need. The booth librarys book collection is cataloged through starcat, the southern tier library system. Full text of a brief history of chemung county, new york. Town of chemung, ny history historical echoes of chemung, ny. Covid19 updates this is a rapidly changing situation. Elmira genealogy in chemung county, ny usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 chemung county 766 elmira 300. It is part of the elmira, new york metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of. Chemung yellow pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Komen upstate new york, chris sherwood, sterling nature center, crystal cleaners, steege hill nature preserve, faculty intentional.
This office processes enforcement transactions such as the surrender of suspended or revoked licenses or motor vehicle registrations, or the issue of conditional or. History of tioga, chemung, tompkins, and schuyler counties, new. Chemung county vital records can be found at the new york department of health which has copies of birth records after 1881 and death records after 1880, copies of marriage since 1881 and a divorce records since 1847. The village of newtown was formed from chemung in 1792.
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