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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
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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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Chautauqua County Historical Society Announces 2012 Event Schedule
Pulitzer Prize Winner to highlight lecture series (Editor’s Note: This post was updated on May 8, 2012 to reflect a change in date and time for Dr. Alan Taylor’s lecture. It will now take place Saturday, June 16 at 1 … Continue reading
Posted in News & Notices
Tagged 2012 Speaker Series, Alan Taylor, Antique Show, Battle of Lake Erie, Bemus Point, Bemus Point Historical Society, Book and Paper Show, Brig Niagara, Canadaway Creek, Chautauqua County Historical Society, Civil War Reenactment, Dunkirk, Dunkirk Lighthouse, Eason Hall, Erie Maritime Museum, Falconer, Falconer Park, Fredonia, Fredonia Opera House, Gary Lash, Holiday Open House, James O’Brien, Jason Sample, Lawson Boat Museum, McClurg Museum, Natural Gas, Pulitzer Prize, Thomas Miller, War of 1812, Westfield, Westfield's 9th New York Cavalry
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 196 – 200
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Horace Greeley (Clymer), George W. Patterson (Westfield), Richard T. Ely (Ripley), Aaron Hall (Charlotte, Westfield and Jamestown) and Obed Edson (Sinclairville). Originally broadcast on local radio stations Oct. 10 – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Hall, Fenton Historical Society, George W. Patterson, Hamilton Fish, Holland Land Company, Horace Greeley, Jamestown, Lt. Governor of New York State, Obed Edson, Patterson Library, Richard T. Ely, Ripley, Sinclairville, State Assembly, Town of Charlotte, Town of Clymer, Town of Ripley, Ulysses S Grant, Westfield
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Aaron Hall – Bicentennial Biography No. 199
Aaron Hall was born in Otsego County on March 9, 1830 to Jacob and Eliza Woodburn Hall. In June of that year, his family came to Chautauqua County to live in a log cabin in the Town of Charlotte built … Continue reading
George Patterson – Bicentennial Biography No. 197
George W. Patterson was born on Nov. 11, 1799 in Londonderry, N.H. to Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson. He was the youngest of twelve children, eleven of whom lived to mature age. Patterson received a common school and an academic … Continue reading
Bicentennial Biographies No. 181 – 185
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Samuel Carlson (Jamestown), Stan Lundine (Jamestown), Jess J. Present (Jamestown and Bemus Point), Roy Orton (Ripley) and Julian Buesink (Findley Lake). Originally broadcast on local radio stations Sept. 19 – … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hitler, Auto Racing, Bemus Point, Chautauqua County Health Network, Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, Congressman, Findley Lake, James F. Hastings, Jamestown, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jess Present, Julian Buesink, Lt. Governor of New York State, Mario Cuomo, Mina, NASCAR, National Grape Board, Ripley, Roy Orton, Samuel Carlson, Stan Lundine, State Assembly, State Senate, Town of Clymer, Town of Mina, Welch's Grape Juice, Westfield
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