Category Archives: Genealogy / Local History
Steele Memorial Library staff are celebrating Hattye Skelley Day today
We are celebrating Hattye B. Skelley Day at the Steele Memorial Library. In honor of the day, library staff members will be wearing their favorite hats. After taking good care of her brother Otto, Hattye donated $250,000 of her estate Continue reading Steele Memorial Library staff are celebrating Hattye Skelley Day today
New to the Genealogy and Local History Section
New books in Genealogy and Local History Reference Section: Historical and Genealogical Atlas and Guide to Barnstable County, Massachussetts (Cape Cod) by Marjorie Hubbell Gibson Boldt Castle: Heart Island — Alexandria Bay NY and the Thousand Islands Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Continue reading New to the Genealogy and Local History Section
New Titles in Genealogy and Local History
Here are just a few of the titles we recently added to our genealogy and local history research collection: Onondaga Iroquois Prehistory: A Study in Settlement Archaeology by James A. Tuck Landmarks of the Revolution in New York State: A Continue reading New Titles in Genealogy and Local History
New to the Genealogy & Local History collection: 1931 Church directory and the Soundex cards on microfilm
New to our collections: A member directory from 1931 of the South Presbyterian Church in Elmira on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave and Southport Streets. In 1931, they were already over 100 years old. Today, the church is gone. It Continue reading New to the Genealogy & Local History collection: 1931 Church directory and the Soundex cards on microfilm
Our precious books repaired–Thank you, Friends of CCLD!
We have some really wonderful, hard-to-find and hard to replace reference books in our popular genealogy and local history section of the Steele Memorial Library. But, even if these books don’t leave the library, they have seen a lot of Continue reading Our precious books repaired–Thank you, Friends of CCLD!
Anniversary of a heroic WWI Pigeon: Cher Ami, Savoir of the Lost Battalion.
UPDATE 2022: Pronouns in this post have been changed to reflect new research which proves that Cher Ami was a male pigeon. “The wartime records of the U.S. Army’s Signal Corps recorded Cher Ami as a hen, or “she.” For Continue reading Anniversary of a heroic WWI Pigeon: Cher Ami, Savoir of the Lost Battalion.
Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes – Newspapers Online
Researching newspaper articles is a great way to get primary source information on a topic of interest. They’ve never been more accessible to everyone, either, all you need is an Internet connection and some trusty sites to search. Here are Continue reading Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes – Newspapers Online
On this date 100 years ago: Elmira’s Crystal Eastman lobbies for Women’s Suffrage in Washington D.C.
I was glad to see good news on the front of the Star Gazette today: thousands of people showing up in downtown Elmira to support cancer survivors and the Komen Foundation, and the news that the Elmira YWCA received $19,000 Continue reading On this date 100 years ago: Elmira’s Crystal Eastman lobbies for Women’s Suffrage in Washington D.C.
Free Genealogy help sites of local interest
Here are a few free sites with helpful information of local research interest available online. Do you have any favorites you don’t see here? Let us know! 1. Fultonhistory.com: Search over 29,140,000 Historical Newspaper Pages from the USA & Canada. Continue reading Free Genealogy help sites of local interest