Lewis County

American Maple Museum Address: P.O. Box 81, 9756 Main St., Croghan, NY 13327 Telephone: (315) 346-1107 Contact: Connie Yousey Position: Manager E-mail: maplehalloffame@westelcom.com Business hours: Memorial Day thru July 1: Monday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; July and August: Monday thru Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, thru October: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Collection: Exhibits of artifacts and photos, depicting the evolution of the North American Maple Syrup industry from the first Americans to the present. Includes the North American Maple Hall of Fame which honors leaders of the maple industry. Over 1,000 artifacts for viewing. Restrictions: Materials may not be removed from the building. Open for special events. Rental of building is permitted for meetings and other not-for-profit gatherings. Donations are accepted and items are always welcome by board approval. Volunteers are always needed. Group tours and individuals welcome. Price: adults - $4.00, children 5-14 - $1.00; children under 5, free. Some discounts available. Website: www.lcida.org/maplemuseum.html [Wm. H.] Bush Memorial Library Address: P.O. Box 141, 5605 Whitaker Rd., Martinsburg, NY 13404 Telephone: (315) 376-7490 Contact: Karen Dening Position: Librarian E-mail: marlib@nnyln.net Business hours: Monday and Friday, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - noon, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Collection: Local history, scrapbooks, diaries, compiled notebooks and museum of local and government memorabilia, history of town, history of library. Restrictions: Materials may not leave the library. Constable Hall Association Inc. Address: Constable Hall, Box 36, Constableville, NY 13325 Telephone: (315) 397-2323 Contact: Charlotte Beagle Position: Director Business hours: Wednesday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Collection: Constable Hall is a historic/ home/museum with 13 appropriately furnished rooms with furniture, china and family effects. Also, period clothing of Constable's and Gov. Flower's wife and daughter (1890s-1900s). Restrictions: Items for viewing only. No interior photos. Croghan Free Library Address: 9794 Main St., P.O. Box 8, Main Street, Croghan, NY 13327 Telephone: (315) 346-6521 Contact: Joan Kampnich Position: Librarian E-mail: crolib@nnyln.net Business hours: Monday, noon - 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, noon - 8:00 p.m.; Friday, noon - 5:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Collection: Scrapbooks about history of Croghan, books by local authors, St. Stephen's Church, Lewis County, Jerden Falls area, VCR tapes of yearly parades, newspaper clippings. Restrictions: Materials may be photocopied, but not removed from the buiding. Croghan Town Historian Mailing Address: 9913 Second Rd., Castorland, NY 13620 Office Location: Town of Croghan Municipal Office, 9882 St. Rt. 126, Beaver Falls, NY 13305 Telephone: (315) 346-6201 (home) Contact: Jack and Mary Sweeney Position: Town Historian, Deputy Town Historian E-mail: jsweeney@ridgeviewtel.us Business hours: By appointment. Collection: Newspaper clippings dealing with the Town of Croghan; includes obituaries dating from 1987 to present. History books written by local authors. Some old and recent photographs of places in the Town of Croghan. Incomplete cemetery records. Restrictions: Materials cannot leave the premises. Denmark Town Historian Address: 9618 Woodbattle Rd., Copenhagen, NY 13626 Telephone: (315) 688-2504 Contact: Joanne Beyer Position: Town Historian E-mail: jjbeyer51@aol.com Business hours: By appointment. Collection: Old Band Wagon, 1969, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, old books. Restrictions: Diana Town Historian Address: 494 Stone Rd., Harrisville, NY 13648 Telephone: (315) 543-2979 (home), (315) 543-1010 (museum) Contact: Ross Young Position: Diana Historical Museum Curator / Town Historian Email: driftwood@westelcom.com Business hours: By appointment at home or museum. Collection: Scrapbooks, obituaries, history of Diana, numerous pictures of area, and cemetery records. Restrictions: Materials cannot leave premises. Curator will copy pictures or text. Greig Town Historian Address: 6991 Fish Creek Rd., Lyons Falls, NY 13368 Telephone: (315) 348-8016 Contact: Randolph E. Kerr Position: Town Historian Business hours: By appointment. Collection: News clippings and photographs. Restrictions: Harrisville-Bonaparte History Association Address: 8286 High St., Harrisville, NY 13648 Telephone: (315) 543-2987 Contact: Gladys VanWyck Position: Village Historian Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Collection: Scrapbooks, index cards on obituaries, service persons, births, and other materials. Pioneer family histories collection, and community history. Lake Bonaparte history and Bonaparte history are included in series - Lake Bonaparte pioneers. Restrictions: Telephone or correspondence reference only. Lewis County Historian Address: P.O. Box 446, 7552 S. State St., Lowville, NY 13367 Telephone: (315) 376-2825, or 376-8957 Contact Lisa Becker Position: County Historian Business hours: October 15 thru June 1: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m, weather permitting or by appointment. June 1 thru October 15: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment. Collection: Local and regional history books, farm and business directories, county topic files, obituaries, cemetery records, early newspapers on microfilm, 1825-1993 correspondence files, scrapbook genealogies, military information and veterans war records. Restrictions: Available only under direct supervision of staff. Materials cannot be removed from premises. Lewis County Historical Society Address: 7552 South State St., PO Box 446, Lowville, NY 13367 Telephone: (315) 376-8957 (Historical Society), (315) 376-2825 (historian's office) Contact: Lisa Becker Position: Director Business hours: June thru October, Tuesday thru Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; or by appointment. Collection: Exhibits Restrictions: Available only under direct supervision of staff. Materials cannot be removed from premises.

Lowville Free Library Address: 5387 Dayan St., Lowville, NY 13367 Telephone: (315) 376-2131 Contact: Sally Brown Position: Librarian/Director E-mail: lowlib@nnyln.net or browns@northnet.org Business hours: Monday and Friday, noon - 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, noon - 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Collection: Local history, scrapbooks, books by local authors, large collection of large print and audio books as well and best sellers and classics and DVDs. Restrictions: Reference materials may not leave the library. Charge for DVDs. Lowville Town Historian Address: 7468 Railroad St., Lowville, NY 13367 Telephone: (315) 376-7403 Contact: Charlotte Beagle Position: Town Historian Business hours: By appointment. Collection: In custody of Lewis County Historian. Restrictions: Lyonsdale Town Historian Address: 2554 River Road, Port Leyden, NY 13433 Telephone: (315) 942-4107 Contact: Dorothy O'Brien Position: Town Historian Business hours: By appointment Collection: Early family geneologies, mills, churches, schools, obituaries, veterans. Restrictions: Materials may only be used on the premises; no loans. Martinsburg Town Historian Address: 7024 West Rd., Lowville, NY 13367 Telephone: (315) 376-6805 Contact: Loretta M. Alexander Position: Town Historian Business hours: By appointment. Collection: Cemetery listings and maps, some early poll lists, some information on early Martinsburg families and town. Restrictions: Not to be loaned or taken out. New Bremen Town Historian Address: 8794 Van Amber Rd., Castorland, NY 13620 Telephone: Contact: Frederick Schneider Position: Town Historian E-mail: fredschn2@yahoo.com Business hours: Collection: Copies of "A History of the Town of New Bremen 1848-1998" are available. Photographs, some newspaper clippings from the first half of this century, and a few geneologies. Restrictions: Historian must be present and materials cannot be removed from the office. North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame & Museum Institute Address: Comins Road, Osceola, NY Telephone: (315) 599-7009 (summer weekends only), or 376-6732 (administrator) Contact: Blair Buell, 7620 Collins St., Lowville, NY 13367 Position: Administrator Email: joabla@northnet.org Business hours: Open part-time only: Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Memorial Day thru first Sunday in October. Also open during major events and by special appointment. Collection: Artifacts pertaining to the art of fiddling and related dance, and a collection of tapes of fiddlers. Restrictions: Osceola Town Historian Address: 1508 Florence Rd., Camden, NY 13316 Telephone: (315) 599-7396 Contact: Mary Munz Position: Town Historian Business hours: By appointment. Collection: Some census records, various family files and clippings. Copies of various family bible records. Photographic collection of most all gravestones in Osceola Town cemeteries. Some family histories are available at her home, as well as Half-Shire Historical Society. Restrictions: Port Leyden Community Library Address: 3145 Canal St., P.O. Box 97, Port Leyden, NY 13433 Telephone: (315) 348-6077 Contact: Lyn Cyr Position: Library Manager E-mail: plylib@nnyln.net Business hours: Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - noon. Collection: Village of Port Leyden pictures and maps; local and village history, yearbooks, cemetery records, scrap books and books on local history. Restrictions: No materials may leave the library. Copies will be made. Website: www.nc3r.org/portleydenlib Turin Town Historian Address: P.O. Box 147, 4128 St. Rt. 26, Turin, NY 13473 Telephone: (315) 348-8507 Contact: Shirley Joslin Position: Town Historian E-mail: scbjoslin@yahoo.com Business hours: By appointment. Collection: Scrapbooks containing obituaries; monographs, cemetery records of the town. Restrictions: May be used at the above address. Watson Town Historian Address: P.O. Box 2, Lowville, NY 13367 Telephone: (315) 376-3920 Contact: Charles Bunke Position: Town Historian Business hours: After 4:00 p.m. Collection: Newspaper clippings on town history during the last 30-plus years; some photographs. Restrictions: West Turin Town Historian Address: 3204 North Main St., Constableville, NY 13325 Telephone: (315) 397-2353 Contact: Ann M. McConnell Position: Town Historian/Constableville Village Historian Business hours: Not available January thru May. Questions are preferred by mail. Collection: County directories of 1872-1873, 1895-96; 1875 Gazetter of the State of New York, "Northern New York Historical Materials," 1968. Local cemetery records. Local history by local authors. Restrictions: Copies may be made, but material cannot be loaned.

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