Mohawk Valley History
“With over 27,000 acres designated as historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places (and over 9,000 acres designated National Register-eligible) —more than any other county in New York State—Otsego County attracts history buffs and want-to-be time travelers of all ages.” – This is Cooperstown
Photo of the Richfield Springs Post Office, Otsego County, NY, by Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Otsego County Historical Association
PO Box 25
Hartwick, NY 13348
607-547-8070
bmarkusen@stny.rr.com
The Otsego County Historical Association is an organization dedicated to the preservation of local history and the presentation of educational programs about Otsego County.
Burlington
Burlington Co-historian Mark Arnold
6011 State Highway 51
Burlington Flats, NY 13315
607-965-6221
Preserving Burlington’s History. Museum open by appointment.
Butternuts
Historian
Leigh Eckmair
2 Green Street
P.O. Box 293
Gilbertsville, NY 13776
archivistgilbertsvillelibrary@gmail.com
Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley Historical Association
49 Main Street
Cherry Valley NY, 13320
607-264-3098
cherryvalleymuseum.org/
The Cherry Valley Museum Curator is Barbara Bell. Located in the heart of the Village of Cherry Valley inside the White-Phelon-Sutliff House, built by Jonathan Kinsbury in 1812-13, the museum is a fine example of Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate and Colonial architecture. The museum is listed on the State and Federal Registers of Historic Places is located within the New York State Cherry Valley Historic Landscape District and is a designated New York State Revolutionary War Heritage Trail Site.
Cherry Valley Historian
Susan Miller
607-264-3769
Cooperstown
Greater Oneonta Historical Society
PO Box 814 / 183 Main Street
Oneonta, NY, 13820
info@OneontaHistory.org
(607) 432-0960
The Greater Oneonta Historical Society (GOHS) is a non-profit organization with a membership of more than four hundred, including a seventeen-member Board of Trustees. As one of the largest local history groups in Central New York, GOHS works to preserve the heritage of the city and town of Oneonta.
Exeter
Exeter Historical Society
P.O. Box 231
Schuyler Lake, NY 13457
315-858-1609
Hartwick
Hartwick Historical Society
3140 Co Rd 11
Hartwick, NY 13348
(607) 293-7530
hartwickhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
The Hartwick Historical Society collects, displays, and documents all historical records and items. We hold by monthly meetings, at the Library.
Hartwick Historian
Carol Goodrich
607-293-7950
Middlefield
Middlefield Historian
Leslie Rathbun
3272 County Highway 35
Schenevus, NY 12155
607-547-9093
lesdorath@gmail.com
Town of Middlefield Historical Association
PO Box 348
Cooperstown, NY 13326
middlefieldhistorical.org
The Town of Middlefield Historical Association (TMHA) brings together people interested in history, especially the history of the Town of Middlefield, N.Y. The Association seeks to discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area. It will provide for the preservation of such material and for its accessibility to all who wish to examine it. Further, it seeks to disseminate historical information of local significance.
Milford
Greater Milford Historical Association
PO Box 142,
North Main St Milford, NY 13807
The address listed is for the Greater Milford Historical Association as well as the Sayre House Museum and Cultural Center.
Historian
Sandra Bullard
2859 State Route 28
Portlandville, NY 13824
acbullard265@gmail.com
(607) 286-9948
They say the first person to come into the Milford area was a squatter named Carr but he didn’t stay long. Before him, a Richard Smith from New Jersey conducted a survey of the Otsego Patent area. After stopping at the settlement of Cherry Valley, he continued through the Milford area, conducting the survey for potential land speculation in 1769. Before him, archeology has shown that native Americans had been in the area since 11,000BC.
New Lisbon
Historian
Virginia Schoradt
607-293-6170
The town was first settled by European settlers around 1775, but most pioneers did not enter the area until after the Revolutionary War. The town was made from part of Pittsfield in 1806, but was then called “Lisbon.” The name was changed to “New Lisbon” in 1808.
Oneonta
Oneonta City Historian
Mark Simonson
607-432-3902
oneontahistorian.com
info@oneontahistorian.com
The historian does not have an office at city hall. Mark considers his “office” to be any library or historical society in a 60-mile radius. So in a sense, you’ve entered one of his many “branch offices”.
Oneonta Town Historian
Philip Bidwell
PO Box 162
West Oneonta, NY 13861
607-433-1609
Our mission is to preserve the history of the Town of Oneonta and make it available via the web for educational and research purposes.
Otego
Historian
Mary Johnson Butler
607-988-2613
Otsego
Historian
Tom Heitz
352 Stone House Rd
Fly Creek 13337
607-547-9735
Co-Historian
Sherlee Rathbone
2158 Co. Hwy 26
Fly Creek, NY 13337
607-547-9334
Fly Creek Area Historical Society
210 Cemetery Rd
Fly Creek, NY 13337
(607) 547-1275
Plainfield
Historian
Lorraine McNulty
129 Co. Hwy. 18A
West Winfield, NY 13491
(315) 855-7873
Roseboom
Roseboom Historical Association
State Highway 165
PO Box 46,
Roseboom NY 13450
roseboom.historical@gmail.com
Located in the restored Baptist Church, The Town of Roseboom Historical Association is dedicated to preserving history and building community.
Historian
Patricia Mabie
993 State Highway 165
Cherry Valley, NY 13320
607-264-8228
Springfield
Springfield Historical Society
Jane Prior
P.O. Box 57
Springfield Community Center, Rt 29A
Springfield Center, NY 13468
315-858-0707
SpringfieldHistoricalSocietyNY@gmail.com
springfieldhistoricalsocietyny.org
The mission of the Springfield Historical Society is to collect and preserve the material culture of the Town of Springfield, to exhibit and interpret the history of the town and its people for the general public, and to offer public educational programs and events.
Westford
Historian
Mary Kay Harvard
P.O. Box 171
Westford, NY 13488
607-638-9373
Otsego County historic locations in green.
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