Collections

Front page of the bi-centennial issue

The bicentennial edition, published on April 8, 1985, of the founding of the Register-Star of Hudson, New York, includes information associated with the paper’s history.

Reher Center Collection

This collection includes items belonging to the Reher family as well as artifacts that were recovered during an archeological dig near their building.

Reminiscent History of North Collins

A handwritten history of the agricultural town of North Collins, New York.

General Store 201 E State Street

A collection of photographs of residences, divided by architectural style, in Ithaca and Tompkins County, NY from the General Photo File of the History Center in Tompkins County.

Richmond Collection

The Richmond collection is made up of financial records and personal correspondence relating to the Ship Richmond’s whaling voyage from 1846-1849.

1916 Belcher Hyde Atlas plate of Riverhead, NY

Information and images of Riverhead, NY

Rochester NY City Directories

This collection includes city directories from Rochester, NY, with information about the people and businesses within the city. Includes three maps of the city of Rochester.

Flight of the Hyperion

The Rochester Public Library Local History Division Picture File Collection contains diverse images relating to Rochester’s history.

Deininger Bros. Bakery, advertising card

This collection consists of images of ephemera taken from the vertical file collection ("pamphlet file") of the Rochester Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Division.

Rushton Collection

This collection contains photographs, postcards, advertisements, and artifacts pertaining to Adirondack boatbuilder John Henry Rushton.

Sag Harbor Photograph Collection

Historical photographs of the Sag Harbor, NY community.

page of document

Letters received or collected by Samuel Jones from his family, friends, and associates, and Samuel Jones’ diary which he kept from 1821 to 1855.

Sayville Library Long Island Collection

Items from the Local History Collection of the Sayville Library.

Montour Steel workers

Images of farms, businesses, and related people from Schuyler County.

Scrapbook of Ablett Mill

A scrapbook of Ablett Mill, with interior and exterior photographs of the wool mill in Whitesboro.

Captain Samuel F. Phillips (1832-1911) whose RVC home became the Phillips House Museum.

Photos, written histories, and ephemera pertaining to the sea captains who lived in Rockville Centre, NY in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Mayor Richard Blauvelt as the Master of Ceremonies of the Diamond Jubilee celebration, July 1958.

Oral histories of Sea Cliff residents

Senate House Collection

A sampling of documents from the Colonial period and Revolutionary War.

Ship launching

Photographic prints showing ships and ship construction on the Rondout Creek in Kingston, New York.

Shirley News

Newsletters distributed by Shirley, Long Island, Inc.

Kinney Shoes storefront

Photographs of Kingston, New York signs and their accompanying buildings from the archives of the Friends of Historic Kingston.

Skaneateles Library Association Collection

Archival materials relating to the history and community of Skaneateles, New York primarily in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Skaneateles Photograph Collection

The Skaneateles Photograph Collection documents various areas within and around Skaneateles Village and Town through photographs, stereographs, and photographic postcards.

Somers Circus Collection

Photographs, posters, and ephemera relating to the earliest establishment of the circus and menageries in America.

Soule Collection

Historic postcards related to the canals of New York State and Canada (1902-1948), from the collection of F. Channing Soule, an instrumental figure in establishing the Canal Society of New York State.