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ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY - BOOKSHELF
BOOKS ABOUT, FOR & BY
ALLEGANIANS
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TITLE OF PUBLICATION |
AUTHOR | COMMENTS | PUBLISHER |
A History --Commemorating the Centennial of the Incorporation of the Village of Canaseraga, NY 1892-1992 |
Compiled by Renee Coombs & Marjorie Dieter Mastin | The Amity Press - Belmont, NY - November 1992 | |
A History of Cuba Cheese |
Edwin & Velma Moses | Dated 1977 | Cuba Cheese Company, 1980, 1982 |
A River Ramble |
Arch Merrill | "Even my best friends laughed when I said I was going to walk the entire length of the Genesee River on my vacation." | |
Alfred, History of the Town of |
C. R. Clawson | January 1, 1926 | Alfred Sun |
Allegany Beckons |
Allegany County Officeof Economic Development; Belmont, NY | ||
Allegany County and Its People: A Centennial Memorial HISTORY OF ALLEGANY COUNTY,NY |
John S. Minard |
County History |
W.A.Fergusson & Co., Alfred,NY, 1896 |
Allegany County in The 20th Century: Stories of Change |
Compiled by Craig R. Braack, County Historian |
 Available at several locations and from County Historian Office. |
2006- order form |
Allegany's Uncommon Folk |
Helene C. Phelan | 1978 | Sun Publishing Company; Alfred, NY |
Alma Story, The - 1795-1850 |
Hazel M. Shear | 1959 |
Published by the Author Republished-by Benson Smythe Publishing --Wellsville, NY 14895 |
Alma Story, The - PART II - 1850-1900 |
Hazel M. Shear | 1960 |
Published by the Author Republished-by Benson Smythe Publishing --Wellsville, NY 14895 |
Almond Story, The |
Reynolds | reprinted 2006 | Available online from the website of Almond Historical Society |
An Indian Parliament House and Its Last Council-Fire |
John Stearns Minard | unknown | |
And Why Not Every Man? |
Helene C. Phelan |
It's a book on the Underground Railroad through the southern tier area and there are several detailed stories of Allegany County residents who assisted fugitive slaves.
I strongly recommend it to individuals who are not only interested in Allegany County history, but also would like insight on the amazing underground railroad network. It is available at the Belmont library. (& most local libraries of the county) Ted Seeley-1987 |
Heart of the Lakes Publishing; Interlaken, NY 14847 |
Andover SesquiCentennial |
Committee | June 1, 1974 | Andover News |
Angelica Collectanea |
L.L.Stillwell | Now available. | 1955; Reprinted 2006-Sun Publishing; Alfred,NY |
Belfast Sesqui Centennial |
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Bolivar, NY: Pioneer Oil Town |
John P. Herrick |
Original Copyright 1952 Reprints available from Pioneer Oil Museum of New York-Bolivar,NY |
Printed by Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles |
Bolivar, Town of -Sesquecentennial Book - 1825-1975 |
Committee | $7.00; Shipping & Handling +$2.50; Mail checks to: “B.R.A.G. Historical Preservation Society” - address: c/o Bolivar Free Library -- 390 Main Street --Bolivar, New York 14715 | |
Caneadea Council House and its Last Council Fire, The |
Henry R. Howland | Reprinted 1932 | Comfort Craftsmen; Perry, NY |
Cars Made in Upstate NY |
James Bellamy | An Allentown Graduate | Squire Hill Publishing Co. Red Creek, NY 13143. |
Centennial History of the Town of Nunda |
Committee | ||
Centerville NY Diamond Centennial |
Committee | ||
Ceres, History of |
Miss Maria King | 1896; 150 pages; "Sketches of Pioneer Life" | Gillet & Weston; Olean, NY |
Civic History and Illustrated Progress of Cuba, Allegany Co., N.Y. |
John Stearns Minard | 1822-1910 | |
Civil War Veterans in and Around Allegany County, New York |
Calvin Matteson | 2000 | Morris Publishing; Kearney, NE 68847 |
Country Aires - A Visitor's Guide to Allegany County |
William Heaney, Molly Euken, & James Hopkins | Amity Press - Belmont,NY | |
Country Salt |
Howard F. Drake |
1951
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Dorrance & Company |
Country Towns of New York |
Bill Kauffman | 1994 | Country Roads Press - Castine, Maine |
Cuba Sesquicentennial |
Committee | ||
Directory of Allegany County, NY with Map |
George Hanford | 1905 | Advertiser Associ. Press - Elmira |
Dumbest Kid in the 3rd Grade, The |
Robert V. Broughton | Autobigography | Published by Benson Smythe Publishing --Christina Case Wightman-3052 Palmer Road-Wellsville, NY 14895; Phone: 585-593-6145 |
Empire Oil |
Herrick, John P. |
Original Copyright 1949 Reprints available from Pioneer Oil Museum of New York-Bolivar,NY |
Dodd, Mead & Company, 1949 |
Executions in Allegany County, NY |
Compiled by Robert Dorsey | Email: ROBERT DORSEY | ISBN 1-888911-24-7 --Published by Benson Smythe Publishing --Wellsville, NY 14895 |
Fifty Year History of the Yorks Corners Mennonite Church |
Christina Wightman | Published by Benson Smythe Publishing --Wellsville, NY 14895 | |
First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church membership records : Alfred, NY |
Ilou M. Sanford |
1995-Church records and registers -- New York -- Allegany County Registers of births, etc. -- New York -- Alfred |
Heritage Books |
Frank, The Cows are Out |
Frank O'Brien | Reminiscences of a Countryman as recorded by Frank O'Brien of Scio Township, Allegany County, NY | The Amity Press; Belmont, NY; 2nd print, 1994 |
From a Local Historian's Notebook |
Collected by Hazel M. Shear | Formerly Allegany County Historian; 1969 | DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Inc.; Ithaca, NY 14850 |
GABBY HAYES, King of the Cowboy Comics |
Bobby Copeland & Richard B. Smith III | A book Gabby would be Proud Of!! | Empire Publishing, Inc. 2008 |
Gazetteer and Business Directory of Allegany County, NY for 1875 |
Hamilton Childs | 1875 | Syracsue-Journal Office |
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Thomas A. Entzminger | 2002 | Thaaron Publications, 182 p. Aurora, CO |
Genesee, Town of - Sesquicentennial Book 1830-1980 |
Committee | $7.00; Shipping & Handling +$2.50; Mail checks to: “B.R.A.G. Historical Preservation Society” - address: c/o Bolivar Free Library -- 390 Main Street --Bolivar, New York 14715 | |
Genesee Country Senecas |
Irene A. Beale | 1992 | Chestnut Hill Press; Geneseo, NY |
Genesee Echoes; The Upper Gorge and Falls Area from the Days of the Pioneers |
Mildred Lee Hills Anderson | 1956; Castile,NY | F. A. Owen Publishing Co., Dansville, NY |
Genesee Memories and The Flood of '72 |
Mildred Lee Hills Anderson | A Companion Story to Genesee Echoes | Burt's Printing Service, Inc.; Dalton, NY |
Genesee Trail, The |
Dr. F. M. Crocker | 1922 | Perry, NY- Perry Herald Print |
Genesee Valley Events 1668-1986 |
Irene A. Beale | Chestnut Hill Press; Geneseo, NY | |
Genesee Valley People -- 1743-1962 |
Irene A. Beale | 1983 | Chestnut Hill Press; 5320 Groveland Road-Geneseo, NY 14454 |
God Has Been Good to Me |
Ward M. Hopkins | 1968 | privately published |
Hard Times in the Country; Ramblings of a Hayseed |
Timothy L. Wahl | 2009 |
Publisher: iUniverse.com (January 29, 2009) 312 Pages-Softcover; also Hardcover; Amazon.com ISBN-10: 0595492533 |
Henry Hendryx Murder Case, The; A true happening in Cuba,NY |
Louise Hendryx | 1876 Murder Mystery -Trial Records and more. | Van Mark Printing-Wellsville,NY 1990 |
Historic Annals of Southwestern New York, The |
Allegany County Section Editor, Lewis Henry Thornton | 1940 | Lewis Historical Publishing Co. |
History & Memories of West Almond |
Virginia Hargraves Burdick | ||
History of Alfred New York - 1990 |
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HISTORY OF ALLEGANY COUNTY,NY"; 1806-1879 |
F.W. Beers & Co., NY | 1879 History | Geo. MacNamara, Printer, 36 Vesey St., NY 1879; reprint, Morrison Co-Ovid,NY 1978. |
History of Alleg. Co., NY - NAMES INDEX |
French | Transcribed by Ron Taylor | CLICK HERE FOR INDEX ON THIS WEBSITE |
History of Allegany County, A - Part I - to 1906 |
Edited by Oak Duke | Wellsville Daily Reporter | Available from Wellsville Daily Reporter; website: www.wellsvilledaily.com |
"History of Ceres and its near vicinity from its early settlement."
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The early part written by M.W. Mann of Coudersport, and the latter part by Maria King, of Ceres.
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Copyright 1982 Robert Hugg. First copyrighted by Maria King 1896. |
Maria King, a descendent of Francis King, the (1798) pioneer settler of Ceres, was killed crossing the street in Ceres, NY by a train.
Mary Williams King Mann, was a descendant of Francis King. She and John Mann, an attorney, ran a stop on the Underground Railroad out of their home n Coudersport, PA.
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History of Friendship |
Friendship Sesquicentennial Corporation | ||
History of Our Lady of The Angels Church 1850-1994 |
by David H. Crowley | 1994 | Ferguson Printing, Inc.- Salamanca, NY |
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Rev. William A. Rogers, Chaplain | 1865 |
New York: John A Gray & Green Printers, |
History of the Town of Wellsville |
Martha Howe | ISBN 1-888911-21-2 --Published by Benson Smythe Publishing --Christina Case Wightman-3052 Palmer Road-Wellsville, NY 14895; Phone: 585-593-6145 | |
If Our Earthly House Dissolve |
edited by Helene C. Phelan | Story of Wetherby-Hagadorn Family of Almond, NY; Told from their Diaries and Papers; 1973 | Sun Publishing Company; Alfred, NY |
In His Steps |
Charles M. Sheldon | ||
In Memory of Abijah Joslyn Wellman 1836-1889 |
Landmark Society | Dedication of Wellman Homestead to People of Friendship,NY (Booklet) | Committee |
Indian Captive -- The Story of Mary Jemison |
Lois Lenski | 1941, 1969, 1995 | Harper Collins Children's Books |
James Baxter |
Frederick Fay Swift | ||
John the Great -- The Times and Life of a Remarkable American, John L. Sullivan |
Donald Barr Chidsey | 1942 | Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. |
Linked Arms -- A Rural Community Resists Nuclear Waste |
Thomas V. Peterson | 2002 | State University of NY Press |
Man Who Owned the Pistols, The |
Helene Phelan | 1981; John Barker Church And His Family | Heart of the Lakes Publishing; Interlaken, NY 14847 |
Many fiction books |
Grace Livingston Hill | ||
Mary Jemison -- White Woman of the Seneca |
Rayna M. Gangi; Epilogue by Peter Jemison | unknown | |
Mother & Her 19 Children |
John Elmer Lawton | 2000 | Morris Publishing |
Nuggets of Truth |
Compiled by Frank O'Brien | 1997 | Community Services; Andover,NY |
Our Chamberlain cousins: includes descendants of Elijah Chamberlain and Hannah Morrill and some other related Chamberlain families, who lived in Allegany County, New York |
Elene Wagner | 1987 | World Printers; Wakeeney, Kansas |
Our House |
Gertrude Burdick 1870-1961 | A Family Story of a Home at Alfred,NY-BURDICK, CLARKE, TAYLOR, MERRILL, WINGATE, RASE. | Privately Printed; |
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Thomas Rasmussen | August 2009 |
University Press of America, Inc. or, CONTACT THE AUTHOR |
Peaks of Allegany |
Hubert D. Bliss | ||
Pumpkin Hollow--A Tale of a Developing Nation |
Frederic D. Morris; Born Ischua,NY 1915; Educated in one-room, one-teacher school; Cornell University Bachelor & Masters; Taught 33 years at Rushford Central School. | Fictional work of the Courageous people from turn of century-centered on patriotic individuals who remained true to their ideals despite onslaught of modernism and big industry--old timers, farmers, preachers, school teachers, working men. | Carlton Press, Inc--New York, NY; A Geneva Book; 1988. Submitted by Florence Fuller, Houghton. |
Red Jacket - Seneca Chief |
Arthur Caswell Parker | 1998 | University of Nebraska Press |
Relections: A Pictorial History of Allegany County |
Editor-Oak Duke | Wellsville Daily Reporter | Available from Wellsville Daily Reporter; website: www.wellsvilledaily.com |
Reflections: A Pictorial History of Allegany County "Bicentennial Edition (Vol. II) |
Editor-Oak Duke | Wellsville Daily Reporter | Available from Wellsville Daily Reporter; website: www.wellsvilledaily.com |
Rise and Demise of the Genesee Valley Canal |
David L. Kipp | ||
River Ramble, A |
Arch Merrill | Saga of the Genesee Valley "EVEN my best friends laughed when I said I was going to walk the entire length of the Genesee River on my vacation." | Originally published 1943, Gannett Company, copyright. Printed by Louis Heindl Son-Rochester,NY. Reprints available at bookstores. The complete book is Online: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymonroe/book/river-ramble-1.htm#forward#forward |
Rural Churches of Allegany County |
William G Mather Jr. | ||
Rushford and Rushford People |
Helen J. White Gilbert | ||
Rushford Centennial |
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Sesquicennial Town of Amity |
Committee | The Amity Press; Belmont, NY; 1980 | |
Shawmut Railroad; Shawmut Historical Society has 2006 Commemorative calendars |
$7 postpaid. Checks payable to: P.S.& N. RR Historical Society; Mail order address: John M.Muchler – 88 South Main Street-Avoca, NY 14809-9771 | ||
Sketches of Border Adventures and The Life and Times of Major Moses VanCampen |
by his grandson, J. Niles Hubbard, Edited by John S. Minard | 1893 | Published by John S. Minard |
Some Early Church History of Western NY |
Hazel M. Shear; Allegany County Historian 1967 | Published by the Author | |
Some Smiles & Some Serious Thoughts |
Frank O'Brien | 1999 | -Published by Benson Smythe Publishing --Christina Case Wightman-3052 Palmer Road-Wellsville, NY 14895; Phone: 585-593-6145 |
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Arch Merrill | 1953 - 12th in the Series of "Arch Merrill's New York" | Creek Books; Now out in paperback |
Spirit of Rushford |
1908-1958 | ||
Susan, Pioneer Woman |
Harriet Balcom Davis | About Susan Burr, pioneer settler of the Town of Caneadea. | privately published and available through the author Email: Harriet Balcom Davis |
The Waif of the Wreck and Joe Gains |
C. M. Van Curen | Van Publishing Company, Bolivar, NY and printed by George W. King Printing Company, Baltimore, MD. Copyright 1919 by C. M. Van Curen | |
Tales from Allegany County |
Hazel M. Shear | Published by the Author | |
Tales of Belmont |
Compiled by Frank O'Brien | Morris Publishing; Kearney, NE | |
The White |
A Novel by Deborah Larsen | 2002 | Vintage Books/Random House |
Three Journeys to the Genesee: The Life of Moses Van Campen -- A Frontier Biography |
Molly Beer |
2009 Available at several Angelica, NY locations |
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"To Save The Union - Volunteers in the Civil War from Centerville, Hume and Granger Townships Allegany County New York" |
Robert N. Colombo | 2007 | Published 2007 by Heritage Books, Inc., Publishing Division, 65 East Main Street, Westminister, Maryland 21157-5026. E-Mail rcolombo@erols.com |
Town of West Almond 150th |
Pamphlet | ||
Town Called Angelica, A |
Committee of Booster Citizens | Photos by Donna Jane Hall | 1974 |
Tramping Out the Vintage |
edited by Helene Phelan | 1983; 1861-1864 Civil War Diaries & Letters of Eugene Kingman | Heart of the Lakes Publishing; Interlaken, NY 14847 |
Valley of the Ghosts |
Shirley Cox Husted | 1982;"Folklore and Legends from the Storied Genesee Valley Region of NYS | The Lift Bridge Book Shop |
Weeds On The Towpath; An Autobiography of a V.I.B. (Very Important Building) |
DeEtte M. Chamberlain | Belfast Canal Warehouse Story | Privately Printed 1981 |
Wellsville Story, The |
Hazel Shear | ||
White Vest for Sam'l", "--And A |
Helene Phelan | June 1, 1976 | Alfred Sun |
Who Only Stand And Wait |
Helene Phelan | 1990; Civil War Letters of David and Ann Smith 1863-5 | Heart of the Lakes Publishing; Interlaken, NY 14847 |
Who's Who in Allegany County? 1937-1938 |
Editor, Sidney A. Hixson-Cuba,NY | Unknown | |
Who's Who in Allegany County? 1959-1960 |
unknown | Copy owned by Cuba Historian, Dave Crowley | unknown |
Ye Olde Log School House Tymes |
John Minard | 1905 | Free Press Print, Cuba, NY |
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