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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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Bicentennial Biographies No. 151 – 155
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Enoch Curtis (Busti & Fredonia), Grace Richmond (Fredonia), Erastus Dow Palmer (Dunkirk) , Thomas Lake Harris (Brocton) and Charles Cowden (Chautauqua Lake). Originally broadcast on local radio stations Aug. 8 – … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashville, Brocton, Brotherhood of the New Life, Busti, Charles Cowden, Civil War, Dewittville, Dr. Nelson Richmond, Dunkirk, Enoch Curtis, Erastus Dow Palmer, Fredonia NY, Fredonia Opera House, Grace Richmond, Hermit of Chautauqua Lake, Malinda Alton, Reuben Fenton, Rev. Charles Smith, Thomas Lake Harris, Town of Chautauqua, William McKinley
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Images of the Past – Town of Harmony
The following five images are from the Chautauqua County Historical Society’s Tranquist Collection. The society has nearly 2000 images in the collection, many of which feature various people and communities from throughout Chautauqua County. Thanks to trustee Niles Dening, many … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Images of the Past, Photos
Tagged Ashville, Dikemean, Fuller, Morgan, Munson, Nudd, Panama, Panama Rocks, Patchen, Ryon, Serra, Town of Harmony, Tranquist Collection, Woleben
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 126 – 130
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Reuben Fenton (Carroll), Thomas Horan (Dunkirk), Alonzo Cushing and William Cushing (Fredonia) and David Parker (Ashville). Originally broadcast on local radio stations July 4 – July 8, 2011. No. 126 – … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th U.S. Artilery, 72nd New York Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Alonzo Cushing, Ashville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, Congressman, CSS Albemarle, David Parker, Dunkirk, Franklin Pierce, Fredonia Academy, Fredonia NY, George Fenton, Governor, Jamestown, Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Katherine Louise Forbes, Medal of Honor, New York State Militia, Reuben Fenton, SUNY Fredonia, Thomas Horan, Town of Carroll, U.S. Post Office, Ulysses S Grant, US Senator, William Cushing, Zattu Cushing
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 121 – 125
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring John Heyl Vincent, Lewis Miller and Arthur Bestor (Chautauqua Institution); Emily Mulkin Bishop (Forestville) and Alpheus Hodges (Ashville). Originally broadcast on local radio stations June 27 – July 1, 2011. … Continue reading
Posted in Bicentennial Biographies
Tagged Alpheus Hodges, Arthur Bestor, Ashville, Battle of Gettysburg, Brandy Station, Chautauqua Assembly, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Civil War, Emily Mulkin Bishop, Forestville, John Heyl Vincent, Lewis Miller, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Town of Chautauqua, Westfield, Westfield's 9th New York Cavalry
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 111 – 115
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Henry Frisbee (Fredonia), Adolphus Fletcher (Jamestown), Samuel S. Whallon (Mayville), Clavin Rice (Westfield) and Julien T. Williams (Dunkirk). Originally broadcast on local radio stations June 13 – June 17, 2011. Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Adolphus Fletcher, Alvin Plumb, Ashville, Austin Smith, Chautauqua Democrat, Chautauqua Gazette, Dunkirk, Dunkirk Evening Observer, Dunkirk Printing Company, Ezra Williams, Frank Hall, Fredonia Censor, Fredonia NY, George W. Patterson, Grace Bedell, Henry Frisbee, Henry Williams, Jamestown, Jamestown Evening Journal, Jamestown Journal, Jamestown Post Journal, John Fletcher, Julien Williams, Mayville, Mayville Sentinel, Northern Citizen, Reuben Fenton, Roscoe Conkling, Samuel S. Whallon, State Assembly, Town of Chautauqua, Westfield, Westfield Republican, Willard McKinstry, William Seward
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