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Your comments are encouraged._____ARCHITECTS OF STANDING Pierce and Bickford, Elmira, New York 1890-1932
Roger G. Reed. Joseph H. Pierce and Hiram H. Bickford designed a broad range of buildings in Central New York. 11 x 8-1/4 - 56 pages - Photos - Illus. - Paper - $12.95_____THE BYGONE ERA - Rafting on the Delaware 1883
Pine, Joshua, edited by Alice Jacobson. A graphic account of rafting from Delhi, NY., to Philadelphia, PA., this scenic and historic tour (with 7 B&W vintage photos) was culled from the Chronicle, a Walton ,NY, newspaper. 71pp P $12.00_____CORNELL & ITHACA IN POSTCARDS
Harvey N. Roehl. The history of this famous college and the town on Cayuga Lake that is its home is captured in postcards; the earliest dates from c. 1906. - ISBN 0-911572-59-7 ; 8-1/2 x I I - 102 pages - Photos - Paper - $11.95_____THE COUNTY FAIR CARNIVAL: Where the Midway Meets the Grange
Chemung County Historical Society. The magic of the county fair is captured with words and pictures. 8-1/2 x 11 - 64 pages - Photos - Illus. - Paper - $12.95_____The D&H CANAL
LeRoy, Ed. A reprint from the Wayne Co Historical Society (PA) the only complete history in print by the primary chronicler of the D&H Canal. Index, maps and photos. 100pp P $14.00_____AN ENCLAVE OF ELEGANCE
Bruce Maston, M.D. Architecture, development and personalities of GE Realty Plot Historic District. - ISBN 0-9613352-0-3 ; 11 x 8-1/2 - 259 pages - Profusely Illus. - Paper - $16.95_____ENTERPRISING FAMILIES
Carol U. Sisler. A celebration of some enterprising families who first settled the Ithaca area. 8-1/2 x 11 - 160 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____The Erie Canal in the Finger Lakes Region
Emerson Klees. A history which starts long before the Erie Canal was build and continues to the present. This is a description and history of the villages on the Erie, with biographies of people instrumental in the construction and a discussion of the future of the waterway. Also includes information on places to visit in the region. 6x9 232 pages photos, maps, illus, index Paper $17.00_____Figured & Fancy: Weavers of Wayne County. N.Y.
Clarita S. Anderson A close look at present day weavers and the history of weaving in the area. ISBN #0-944371-99-X 100 Pages Paperback $18.75_____THE FINGER LAKES OF NEW YORK
Introduction by Carol Kammen, Photos by Charles Harrington. Striking color photography by Charles Harrington captures the diversity of the Finger Lakes landscape-the long lakes carved by ancient glaciers, the majestic waterfalls, the deep labyrinthine gorges. Photographs also document the region's charming old towns, historic architecture, wide variety of museums idyllic college campuses, rustic farms, and wineries nestled among lakeside vineyards. Kammen's introduction illuminates a history rich with folklore and human struggle and accomplishment, from the Native Americans who first prospered here to the European settlers who gave the region much of its current imprint. Paper ; 9 x 11 - 144 pages -138 Color Photos - Map - Cloth, $37.50 - Paper. $27.50_____FINGER LAKES PANORAMAS
Kristian S. Reynolds. Breathtaking panoramic views of one of the nation's premier tourist destinations, the Finger Lakes of upstate New York. $39.95 -Cloth_____FOLK ARTISTS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER
Catherine Schwoefferrnann. This small book explores the rich traditions carried on by six living folk artists. 11 x 8-1/2 - 12 pages - Photos - Paper - $3.50_____THE GENESEE
Clune, Henry. Packed with the legends and history of the towns and people along this "river of little importance" (!) with line drawings and an index. 338pp P $13.95_____GERMAN HERITAGE OF THE CHEMUNG VALLEY
Chemung County Historical Society. Catalog of artifacts from settlements in New York from museum in Chemung. 8 x 8 - 20 pages - Photos - Illus. - Paper - $4.00_____HARVESTING HERITAGE
Tim Weidner. Guide to folk art and crafts of the Southern Tier; a sampler of diverse cultures. - ISBN 0-937318-17-5 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 42 pages - Photos - Diagrams - Paper - $7.95_____KEUKA LAKE MEMORIES
William Reed Gordon. A history of the "Forked Lake," aviation, the wine industry and transportation. - ISBN 0-932334-76-8 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 256 pages - Photos - Paper - $14.95_____THE JIM DRAKE STORIES
This 256 page hard cover book is a collection of some of Jim Drake's historical documentation. Jim was the Steuben County Attorney from 1930 to 1961. The topics include: Avoca, Bath, Corning, Kanona, Painted Post, Urbana, Highways, Turnpikes & Toll Roads, and Adam Haverling. Also chapters entitled: A century Ago that cover the years 1846-1858. $25.95_____LAKE COUNTRY VIEWS
Elizabeth Delevan. Observations ranging from the patterns of migratory birds to The Beatles. - ISBN 0-533-06547-X ; 6 x 9 - 230 pages -illus. - Cloth - $12.95_____THE LAND OF THE SENECAS
Arch Merrill. A natural paradise desired by all who had ever seen it. 5-1/2 x 8 - 146 pages - Illus. - Paper - $12.95_____LEGENDS AND STORIES OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION
Emerson Klees. A collection of Native American legends plus a variety of stories from in and around the Finger Lakes region. - ISBN 0-9635990-5-4 ; 6 x 9 - 144 pages - Illus. - Paper - $15.00_____A LETTER FROM TOTO
Mary Van Duyn Hill. A picture of the times and lives of some of the earlier citizens of Syracuse. 8-1/2 x 11 - 90 pages - Photos - Map - Paper - $18.95_____LIVES PASSED
Carol Kammen. Lives of individuals from Central New York are briefly told in this collection. - ISBN 0-932334-69-5 ; 6 x 9 - 176 pages - Illus. - Paper - $9.50_____MARK TWAIN'S ELMIRA 1870-1910
Michelle L. Cotton. Mark Twain's life in Elmira is chronicled through period photos and text. 8-1/2 x I I - 72 pages - Photos - Illus. - Maps - Paper - $15.00_____MEMORY STONES Welsh-Americans in Central NY
Williams, J. Genealogy, church history and stories combined. P$16.50_____MERRICK'S VIEW Doris Masi. A historical novel following a Mohawk Valley family in the 1800s. - ISBN 0-9628208-7-3 ; 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 - 180 pages - Paper - $12.00
_____More Legends and Stories of the Finger Lakes Region
Emerson Klees. More from the author's collection of fascinating tales. Includes twenty-one legends and sixty stories dealing with tragedies, rivalries, inventions, serpents and reminiscences. 6x9 192 pages map, illus Paper $17.00_____MYSTERIES FROM THE FINGER LAKES
Six Lakes Arts. An interesting selection of short stories from the "Six Lakes Arts Magazine." 5-1/4 X 8 - 152 pages - Illus. - Paper - $8.95_____MYSTERIES FROM THE FINGER LAKES - Vol. II
Six Lakes Art. Six all new stories set in the Finger Lakes area. - ISBN 0-9624738-4-7 ; 5-1/4 x 8 - 120 pages - Paper - $8.95_____PEOPLE OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION
Emerson Klees. Sixty biographical profiles of individuals who were either born or had lived in the region for part of their lives. - ISBN 0-9635990-6-2 ; 6 x 9 - 248 pages - Photos - Maps - Paper - $15.00_____PERSONS, PLACES AND THINGS AROUND THE FINGER LAKES REGION
Emerson Klees. An overview of the area surrounding the six major lakes of the Finger Lakes. - ISBN 0-96359904-6 ;8-1/2 x 11 - 288 pages - Photos - Maps - Paper - $15.00_____PERSONS, PLACES, AND THINGS IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION
Emerson Klees. Complete guide to the major Finger Lakes provides overview of this region. - ISBN 0-9645990-3-8 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 246 pages - Photos - Maps - Paper - $15.00_____People & Places of Seneca County The "Red Book"
Hilda Watrous. Records the community, people and social history Seneca County for the year 1895. Many b&w photos, index, 222 pages Cloth $20.00_____The Peopling of Tompkins County A Social History
Carol Kammen. This window to history includes all who participated in Tompkins Co history, not just the names and dates of the famous. This is about the people -- be they man, woman, black or Irish -- how they worked, built a home and raised a family in this Finger Lakes County. Hardcover 200 pages $19.95_____Pioneers of Madison County Names and sketches of the pioneer settlers of Madison County. Hardcover 9x11" 250+pages $25.00
_____PIONEER HISTORY & ATLAS OF STEUBEN COUNTY
W.B.Thall (1942 reprint) This 98 page book includes a brief summary of histories of each town, village, and city in Steuben County and Steuben County as a whole. The topics Include: Geology & geography, Indians, European contact, Pioneers and settlement, Agriculture and business, Early trails and highways, Canals, and Rallroads. $12.00_____A PLACE CALLED KEESLER'S CORNERS
Doris Masi. The author's early years in the 1920's and '30's in this agricultural hamlet. - ISBN 0-9628208-14 ; 5-1/2 x 8 -158 pages - Photos - Paper - $12.00_____PRIDE O' THE HILLTOP
Doris Masi. The continuing saga of the Merrick family that we first met in Merrick's View. - ISBN 0-9628208-6-5 ; 5-1/2 x 8 - 180 pages - Paper - $12.00_____A PICTURE POSTCARD HISTORY OF NEW YORK'S BROOME COUNTY AREA
compiled by Kiwanis Club of Binghamton. Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott, Owego and surrounding communities. - ISBN 0-911572-48-1 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 88 pages - 64 Photos - Paper - Out-of-print_____A PICTURE POSTCARD HISTORY OF NEW YORK'S ELMIRA, CORNING & VICINITY
Alfred N. Weiner. Towns include Hammondsport, Horseheads, Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake. - ISBN 0-930256-17-4 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 111 pages - 195 Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A Public History of Seneca County The "Blue Book"
Hilda Watrous.The update to Evert's "History of Seneca Co" (c1876) - this recounts the history of Seneca Co through 1982. Many b&w photos, index, 385 pages Cloth $20.00_____REMEMBRANCES OF THINGS PAST
lone Nicholson Tracy. Tracy's review of her 80 years in Central New York. 6 x 9 - 380 pages - Photos - Paper - $18.95A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS SERIES Lloyd E. Klos. The author encourages you to read, learn, and above all, enjoy these chatty, cheerful pieces of nostalgia. Each volume is a collection of columns that Mr. Klos wrote during the 1970's and 80's for Rochester area newspapers.
_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 1
- ISBN 0-932334-58-X ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 194 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 2
- ISBN 1-55787-02X-4 ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 224 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 3
- ISBN 1-55787-043-8 ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 208 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 4
- ISBN 1-55787-071-3 ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 232 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 5
- ISBN I -55787-081 -0 ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 224 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 6
- ISBN 1-55787-094-2 ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 282 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____A RESIDENT'S RECOLLECTIONS, Book 7
- ISBN 1-55787-138-8 ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 244 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____RETREAT TO THE FINGER LAKES
Leona Johnson. Exploring the Finger Lakes Parks, trails, and recreational areas. - ISBN 0-9624738-3-9 ; 5-1/4 x 8 - 176 pages - Illus. - Maps - Paper - out-of-print_____SENECA LAKE: PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE
Carol U. Sisler. Seneca Lake history, folklore and research data brought together in one well organized and informative work. - ISBN 0-9623904-3-7 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 144 pages - Photos - Maps - Illus. - Paper - $18.95_____A SENSE OF PLACE
edited by Andrea Fleck Clardy. Small communities in the rural area near Ithaca, New York. - ISBN 0-935526-09-0 ; 8-1/2 x 11 - 96 pages - Photos - Paper - $9.95_____SHACKHAM
Emily Estey. Charming remembrances of life in central New York during the early 1900's. 5 x 8-1/2 - 124 pages - Photos - Maps - Illus. - Paper - $14.50_____SHADOWS ON THE WALL
Arch Merrill. In this, Arch Merrill's eleventh book, you will find a compilation of tales about unusual people, events and even buildings which have cast strange shadows on the wall of New York State time. - ISBN I -55787-000-4 ; 5-1/2 x 8 - 152 pages - Photos - Paper - $12.95_____SLIM FINGERS BECKON
Arch Merrill. Glaciers blessed central New York with a geological wonder-10 finger lakes. - ISBN 0-932334-86-5 ; 5-1/2 x 8 - 184 pages - Illus. - Paper - $12.95_____STAGECOACH TOWNS
Arch Merrill. A tour along old stage routes brings to life stories of a by-gone era. - ISBN 1-55787-002-0 ; 5-1/2 x 8 - 186 pages - Photos - Paper - $12.95_____Steuben Counly 200 Years A PICTORIAL HISTORY
What happened yesterday is history .. there have been many yesterdays since a history of Steuben County has been attempted. The last history ot our county was done in 1911, by Irving Near and the only pictorial history was published over 100 years ago, in 1893. There seemed no more fitting time than the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of our county to make the effort. This book is a 352 page hardcover book with a dust jacket and includes 536 photos of the 32 towns and 2 cities in Steuben County. $55.00_____SUMMER DRIFTINGS Among the Lakes of Central & Western NY.
Taylor, Frank - author and illustrator - A reprint of an 1800's tourist guide that looks as if it came from Scribner's except for all the original ads. This is the railroad and steamboat tour of the finger lakes with illus on every page. 70pp P $9.95_____TALES FROM HINMAN HOLLOW
B. C. Stevens. Reflections of boyhood in rural Otsego County during 1 940's and '50's ; 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 - 88 pages - Photos - Paper - $5.95_____UPSTATE ECHOES
Arch Merrill. Tales of western New York, the north country, and the Southern Tier. - ISBN I -55787-003-9 ; 5-1/2 x 8 - 152 pages - Photos - Paper - $12.95_____UTICA: A CITY WORTH SAVING
Frank E. Przybycien. The city of Utica and the surrounding area are rich in architectural diversity. 9 x 6 - 296 pages - Photos - Maps - Paper - $12.50_____VIGNETTES OF OLD UTICA
John Walsh. Notable men, women and events that added to the flavor of "old" Utica, NY. 6 x 9 - 400 pages - Photos - Cloth - $24.95_____Waterfalls and Gorges of the Finger Lakes
Derek Doeffinger A dazzling book of full color photographs of one of the Northeasts most beautiful and best loved regions. ISBN #0-935526-24-2 128 Pages Paperback $29.95_____WILDFLOWERS IN THE CLAY
Garry Douglas. This is a richly illustrated historical novel set on the banks of the Erie Canal against the backdrop of the Civil War. - ISBN 1-55787-142-6 ; 6 x 9 - 158 pages - Illus. - Paper - $9.95This is the END of the Central & Finger Lakes section.
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