We are happy to offer our first items of genealogy and local history from Schenectady County, NY, (as well as the City of Schenectady) and we plan to offer additional items of historical interest soon. |
Now Available for Download |
Schenectady County in Mather & Brockett's Geographical History of the State of New York (1848). Here is an early and brief look at Schenectady County. While the four pages afforded the county, it was not that brief relative to other upstate counties in this volume. In any event, it represents a portion of the historical record of Schenectady, city and county, and merits attention for that reason if for no other. In addition to the four pages specifically about Schenectady County, we have included the section of Mather & Brockett about land grants and patents underlying all of New York State. 4++ pages, download now for $1.50.
The Schenectady County chapter
W. Max Reid's The Mohawk Valley: Its
Legends and Its History, Schenectady County (chapter 4) (1907)
Reid’s book, which was very popular in its early years, was initially
published in 1901 and reprinted at least five times (this is the 1907
reprint). Chapters 1 - 3 can be found under
Montgomery County, as that
is the most central locale of those that can be identified today. This
chapter, while likewise far-ranging, is identified, by title at least,
with Schenectady County. 21++ pages, with photographs, in PDF
format, download now for $2.50.
Terracian of Nott Terrace High School, Schenectady, NY for
June 1940 and January 1941.
See also: relevant material in the NYS
Canal Commissioners Report for 1878 available for download on our
New York State Miscellany page.
See also: Native Americans: Herkimer County Historical Society. Papers from Volume IV. 1. History of Early Jesuit Missions in the Mohawk Valley, by the Rev. James H. Halpin (1905) 2. The Iroquois Indian, by Dr. J. D. Fitch (1907) on our Herkimer County page. |
We own and are planning to offer as downloads some Duanesburg, NY school attendance records. These are in booklets of a maximum of either 30 or 60 names each, and cover the following school districts in the township of Duanesburg and time periods: |
District 17: (appears to be
Mariahville) August 1923 - July 1924 |
District 22: (Duanesburg) August 1902 - July 1903 August 1905 - July 1906 August 1906 - July 1907 August 1909 - July 1910 August 1910 - July 1911 August 1911 - July 1912 August 1913 - July 1914 August 1914 - July 1915 August 1917 - July 1918 August 1918 - July 1919 August 1919 - July 1920 August 1921 - July 1922 August 1922 - July 1923 August 1923 - July 1924 August 1925 - July 1926 |
Note that in most cases there are
only a few children in each booklet; usually no more than 20 and in
some cases considerably fewer -- these appear to be the records of
one teacher, perhaps in a one room school, but the record provided
of the attendance of the children listed is absolutely detailed.
Forms have been detached from the booklets to be submitted to
(presumably) the State Education Department, but the basic
attendance detail remains. Most also include records of
visitors to the school and the names and identities of the visitors,
and in some cases there is a school census as well. Additional
information about the operation of the district is present, and
varies by year. These are oversized documents and scanning them will not be easy. We prefer to do the ones that people want first. If you have questions about a particular name in a particular year, or have a preference for a particular year, please contact us (e-mail preferred). Since these are original documents, we do not believe you will find them anywhere else. |
Schenectady and the Great Western Gateway, Past and Present.
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Schenectady County was separated from Albany County in 1809. You may also want to consult our Albany County page for locations that may have been affected by this transaction. |
See also: W. Max Reid's The Mohawk Valley: Its Legends and Its History (1907) listed on our Montgomery County page |
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