Historical publications orleans county historical association. The yates heritage tours project began in 2010 when four friends all active members of the barrington history group, the dundee area historical society and the yates county genealogical and historical society got together with the goal of telling local history. When narrowing your search you may only select newspaper or county or city to select mutliple items, hold down ctrl on windows or command on mac and click the desired items. The yates county genealogical and historical society focuses on the history of yates county, new york. Hand colored to emphasize town township boundaries and territories. Where can find yates county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Containing a sketch of its original settlement by the public universal friends, the lessee company and others, with an account of individual pioneers and their families. Swann vital records collection, found at familysearch, is a digital index to 88,000 images located at the yates county history center, in penn yan, new york. Familysearch is a world leader in capturing, indexing, preserving and providing online access to genealogy records. At nearly the same time the treaty of purchase was being negotiated, settlers were beginning to filter in from new england and from the susquehanna valley, part of the first great western migration after the revolution. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. This 114 page, approximately 14 x 17 book has a stamped hardcover and will contain 28 individual colored maps of each of the townships.
Yates county, new york in the civil war ny military. Mar 11, 2012 the yates heritage tours project began in 2010 when four friends all active members of the barrington history group, the dundee area historical society and the yates county genealogical and historical society got together with the goal of telling local history. Yates county vital records can be found at the new york department of health which has copies of birth records after 1881 and death records after 1880, copies of marriage since 1881 and a divorce records since 1847. Fill out the form below to have us send you a copy of our travel guide, or check out our digital version.
Name index to walter wolcotts military history of yates county. Genealogical gleanings abstracted from the early newspapers of penn yan. History and directory of yates county 1873, volume 1 source. It is certainly one of the best and most accurate of any of the multitude of histories written at the time, and one of the earliest. Nygenweb project yates county index to jerusalem minute book 1. Town history the town of yates was set off from the town of ridgeway on april 17, 1822, encompassing ranges three and four of township 16 in the county of orleans, bounded by lake ontario on the north, on the east by the town of carlton, on the south by ridgeway and on the west by niagara county.
A geographical history of the state of new york, 1853 yates county source. The minimum qualifications listed in this announcement have been approved by the yates county civil service office for the purpose of evaluating a candidates education. Statewide collections are found on the new york histories and genealogies page. Genealogy trails history group yates county, ny biographies.
Yates county, new york public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Book a trip schedule your next vacation yates county is filled with everything that gave finger lakes wine country its name. Barrington benton italy jerusalem middlesex milo potter starkey torrey villages and hamlets. Usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 yates county 401 yates county histories and genealogies 30. Including church, school and civil history, and a narrative of the universal friend, her society and doctrine, volume 1.
Usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 new york histories and genealogies 3,555 yates county histories and genealogies 30 note. The organization of a new county out of the territory of old ontario became necessary from the fact that the population and interests of its southern towns had by this time assumed large proportions, and the convenience of the people residing in them demanded a sub. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Generalcontent county map showing rural buildings and householders names. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Bluff dr south due to a fire hydrant issue more entered. Later, a fire destroyed much of penn yan in 1872s great conflagration. New books on yates county history published new york. Yates county includes three of new york state s finger lakes. History center the public universal friend, born jemima wilkinson, is shown in this portrait wearing male ministers robes and a masculine hairstyle. Standing proudly on main street in penn yan is the anchor building of the yates county history center, the oliver house museum, one of three buildings comprising the ychc. A history of the town of yates in orleans county, new york by carol dates gardepe and janice dates regester. Index to clevelands history yates county nygenweb page. Adams, started work on it in 1869, and he alone finished it four years later.
Court records free reference and directory directories. You can apply by mail, in person or online for current positions in yates county, upcoming exams or continuous recruitment exams. Jan 05, 2020 history center the public universal friend, born jemima wilkinson, is shown in this portrait wearing male ministers robes and a masculine hairstyle. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of new york state as well as all of the present state of vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the pacific ocean. With this collection of the best of his yates past columns, local author richard macalpine reveals the remarkable history and spirit of yates county. New york yates county click on these titles to check out books on this county. The following is taken from third annual report of the bureau of military statistics of the state of new york, albany. Yates county, new york welcome to the new york genealogy. The pioneer history of orleans county, ny, town of yates. Cleveland, first published in 1873 in penn yan, new york.
On the eastern border of yates county is seneca lake, on the western border is canandaigua lake, and the midsouthern section is split by keuka lake. To receive automatic email notification when a specific civil service exam or job announcement will be. The next year the name was changed to yates, in honor of governor yates. He stated that they limited the family biographies to the early pioneer families who settled in yates county prior to 1820, yet they do not seem to have adhered strictly to this restriction. It operates the yates history center, which consists of three museums in the village of penn yan, new york. Browse the full text of american county histories ny only. All surnames in family trees from the 1873 history and directory of yates county, new york. Index to nineteenthcentury indictments index to ex parte case files 18231921 1872 necrology, yates county chronicle. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Yates county map these antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Travel guide yates county chamber of commerce penn yan, ny. Bunce, whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers of yates county, new york with some assistance from edward schiffmacher,a member of the boulder, colorado genealogical society 1995. Usgenweb new york archives yates county court records directory source. The unquiet world and penn yan and how it got that way are written by frances dumas, yates county historian and the public historian for both penn yan and milo ny.
Very few settlers came in before or during the war of 1812. Brief yates county history yates county was taken from ontario in 1823. These records have been indexed, are in the countys possession and are available to researchers. Yates county 4h youth development programs promote healthy lifestyles and confidence in youth within our county through their participation in public presentations, shooting sports, living history, sewing camp, photography workshops, horticultural science, animal science. Name index to stafford canning clevelands 1873 history of yates county. Yates, who as governor of new york, signed the act establishing the county. George houseman, from adams, jefferson county, came into this town and settled in 1809. He stated that they limited the family biographies to the early pioneer families who settled in yates county prior to 1820, yet they do not seem to have adhered strictly to this. Western new yorks yates county is perhaps best known for its three finger lakes. Usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 new york histories and genealogies 3,555 yates county histories and genealogies 30. Yates community library reflects the interests of our energetic community. Yates county was brought into existence by virtue of an act of the legislature of new york passed and adopted on february 5, 1823.
Free records for family researching in yates county new york. They have published their first two books on the region, with a. American county histories ny only new york county and regional histories and atlases online access. Check with your local library, for free internet access for genealogical information through heritage quest census reports and so much more offered by your local library, that you can use any time of day or night, from your own home computer. Zillow has 163 homes for sale in yates county ny matching. History and directory of yates county, new york by stafford c. Marcus whitman csd tax collector 585 554 4848 1801. The people of yates county are almost entirely agricultural in their pursuits. Yates county is one of many created from the huge area purchased by oliver phelps and nathaniel gorham from the seneca nation in 1788. The provisions of the new york state civil service rules and regulations dealing with the rating of examinations will apply to this written examination. County history in yates county new york genealogy trails. The topography varies from steep hills and valleys in the western townships of the county to relatively flat land in the northern townships to gently rolling hills.
Yates county is host to a large agricultural base that also includes a thriving mennonite population. Some of the various types of agriculture include dairy and crop farms, grape vineyards, and apple orchards. The town had been called northton by the holland land company surveyors, but a few months after. History and directory of yates county by stafford c. Cleveland, 1873 this book is an excellent resource for people researching early settlers in yates county. Inspired by the 100 year anniversary of the great war, each chapter is a bimonthly look at the progress of the war and how the local community reacted to it starting in november. Richard macalpine reveals the remarkable history and spirit of yates county. The scenic lakes and extensive wine industry make yates county a popular tourist destination. This book is an excellent resource for people researching early settlers in yates county. A nonrefundable examination fee is required for all exams. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. New books on yates county history published the new york. Wendell, 1866 the people of yates county are almost entirely agricultural in their pursuits. Guide to yates county, new york ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records.
Index to certificates in county marriage book a 19081914. Yates was formed from ridgeway, april 17, 1822, by the name of northton. New books on yates county history published new york almanack. We are a community resource that you can take part in any way you like. Yates community librarys vital membership in the nioga library system means that, with your free library card, you have access to virtually all the materials in the 20 public libraries of niagara, orleans, and genesee counties. Cleveland, editor of one of penn yans weekly newspapers from the 1850s into the 1880s, was not a native of yates county but saw its history with a clear and interested eye. Yates county, new york genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. In his preface to the history and directory of yates county, stafford canning cleveland stated that he and his partner, rodney l. Zillow has 155 homes for sale in yates county ny matching. Search the full text of american county histories ny only. Also, it probably would be a good idea to check the records for other localities mentioned in the history and directory of yates co. Familysearch is a world leader in capturing, indexing, preserving and providing online access to genealogy records the swann collection contains compiled genealogy and. At nearly the same time the treaty of purchase was being negotiated, settlers were beginning to filter in from new england and from the susquehanna valley, part of the first great western migration after the. Welcome to yates county, ny, history and genealogy.
Yates county, new york in the civil war ny military museum. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Book yates county chamber of commerce penn yan, ny. New york, yates county, swann vital records collection, 17232009. Several chapters contributed by local writers addeddate 200903 11. The yates county historian has custody or original copies of the penn yan democrat from the last halfcentury of publication, 1898 through 1949. Netr online yates yates public records, search yates. Caroline underwood museum with historic decorative arts items and displays of local history, and the adjacent scherer carriage house. When counties were established in new york state in 1683, the present yates county was part of albany county. Vital records from the yates county chronicle 18671875. The women of yates made their own mark on history and held a suffrage convention just a few years after seneca falls.
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