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Chautauqua County Represented at Battle of Gettysburg
2013 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). To commemorate the anniversary of what many consider the most important battle to ever take place in the Western Hemisphere, we spent July 1 through July 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Images of the Past, News & Notices, People featured in our exhibits
Tagged 154th NY Volunteer Infantry, 1st Minnesota Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery, 72nd NY Volunteer Infantry, 8th Florida Volunteer Infantry, 9th NY Cavalry, A Day in the Life, Adaline Bliss, Adolph von Steinwehr, Alfred Pleasonton, Alonzo Cushing, Alpheus Hodges, Amos Humiston, Andrew A. Humprhey, Ashville, Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin J. Coffin, Byron A. Wiggins, Cadmus Wilcox, Charles Foss, Charles R. Coster, Civil War, Daniel B. Allen, Daniel E. Sickles, Daniel L. Bourke, Dennis Snyder, Dunkirk, Eliott Homer, Forestville, Frank C. Cave, Frederick Platte, Frederick Schreiner, Fredonia, George F. Hankin, Isaac C. Strain, James A. Cyrus, James W. Bird, Jamestown, Joel M. Bouton, John Buford, John F. Reynolds, John Gibbon, John Higler, John Leonard, John S. Austin, Jubal Early, Lewis Bishop, M. B. Cheney, Michael Gonnelly, Oliver Howard, Peter Kennish, Sickle's Excelsior Brigade, Sinclairville, Surendus A. Godfrey, T.C. Devin, Third Excelsior, Thomas Holland, Thomas Horan, W. A. Scranton, Westfield, William Bliss, William H. Lovell, William Harrow, William J. Colvill Jr., William R. Brewster, William Sackett, Willliam Moore, Winfield Scott Hancock
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The Sheridan Train Accident of 1893
On December I5, 1893 a frightful railroad disaster occurred on the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad at Herrick’s Creek, two miles east of Dunkirk. The rain and melting snow had raised the water in the creek so that it … Continue reading
Recalling the 1893 Train Wreck in Jamestown, N.Y.
I was looking through some of the Chautauqua County Historical Society’s photo collection on trains [PDF] and came across two images depicting a train derailment that took place along the Erie Railroad in Jamestown on June 8, 1893. Based on … Continue reading
World War II Portraits from Globe Studios in Jamestown NY Now Available Online
Do you have a relative (father, grandfather, uncle, etc.) from the Jamestown, N.Y. area who served in WWII? The Chautauqua County Historical Society has over 1250 portraits of local servicemen taken by the Globe Studio photography company during 1943, 1944 … Continue reading
Are these from Sheridan, New York?
Found some old photographs with some other items. Information garnered from the collection indicates that these might be from Sheridan, NY. Anybody out there recognize these?
Posted in Images of the Past, Photos, Where is this?
Tagged Chautauqua County, New York, photographs, Sheridan, Victorian Houses
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