The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center is housed in the Oxford Memorial Library in Oxford, NY.  Oxford Memorial Library is the former home one of America’s premier bridge engineers and designers, Theodore Burr, and the last known existing structure to be built by him. It was the most logical location for a covered bridge resource center, therefore the Oxford Library included it in their Capital Campaign expansion and improvement project that began in 2005.

Completed during the summer of 2011, the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center’s (TBCBRC) design was kept period appropriate with the Federal-style home in which Burr lived from 1811 – 1813. The Center is a modest room with two oak desks and a Federal blue upholstered chair and rug, with many oak bookshelves displaying covered bridge models and truss examples (such as Queenpost, Kingpost, Howe, Town, and Burr trusses).

It also houses an extensive postcard, photograph, and slide collection dating back to the early 1950′s, much of which was donated as a gift of Sherburne residents Bob and Trish Kane. Thanks to a most generous donation by Terry and Sara Miller from Kent, Ohio, the Center now has several modern amenities, including computers and scanners, for the convenience of the patrons visiting the Center.

The Mission of the Oswego Public Library is to be the learning center for the Greater Oswego area and the place people turn to for the discovery of ideas, the joy of reading and the power of information. Community needs drive our services. We believe that library services should be delivered in a welcoming, convenient and responsive manner.

The Oriskany Museum houses memorabilia from the USS Oriskany, dioramas telling the story of the Battle of Oriskany, and a large section containing memorabilia and artifacts from the Village of Oriskany and its inhabitants. The museum, completed in 1997, has an extensive collection of artifacts, photos, and documents and a growing local history book collection.

Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange), the first county-sponsored community college in the State University of New York, was established in 1950 on a 16-acre estate built by Webb Horton and donated by Christine Morrison. We are a community of learners dedicated to providing high-quality and accessible educational and enrichment opportunities that foster lifelong learning.

The Orange County Community College Archive (also known as the History and Heritage Collection) was established in 1973 to collect, preserve and make available documents, photographs, as well as audio and video recordings relating to the history of Orange County Community College. The History and Heritage Collection has a twofold purpose: to make information about the College available to researchers and to provide support for exhibits related to the College. To these ends, the Archive is actively involved in collecting and preserving documents related to the establishment and history of Orange County Community College.

Mundy Branch Library is the newest branch library facility in the city of Syracuse, incorporating modern technology with traditional library services.  It serves the Westside, Southwest and Strathmore neighborhoods and their schools: Bellevue, Blodgett, Delaware, Roberts, Seymour, Most Holy Rosary, Shea and Fowler.

Mundy Branch was named after Ezekiel Wilson Mundy, city librarian from 1880 until his retirement in 1916.  It opened its doors in 1917 as a station in Salt City Store at 401 S. Geddes Street.  Its location changed three times before settling into its present home at 1204 S. Geddes Street in 1988.

Mundy Branch offers a wide array of popular books, magazines, videos, DVDs, audiobooks on cassette and compact disc, computer software, large print materials and music CDs for loan to people of all ages.  We specialize in Spanish, English and bilingual materials for Hispanic customers living locally and throughout Onondaga County.

In addition, the library provides programs of interest to adults, children and families.  These include an annual summer Music and Ice Cream Social, a book sale each fall, Thursday morning story times, afterschool craft activities and a countywide reading program for children and teens each summer.  We sponsor our own year round reading program called Tails to Tell.  This is a fun and rewarding opportunity for elementary school-age children to read one-on-one to a real, live and gentle dog.

The Local History and Genealogy Department at the Onondaga County Public library is a nationally respected repository for genealogy research in Onondaga County and New York State. This special collection is over a hundred years old and specializes in history and genealogy for not only New York but includes resources for the New England States, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

With its staff of knowledgeable librarians and through its extensive print and non-print collections of materials in subject areas of interest to students in all curricula, Sidney B. Coulter Library is a major learning resource for the college and a hub of self-directed learning.

Coulter Library has a collection of more than 100,000 items, including books, periodicals and periodical indexes, multimedia materials, pamphlet files, and special collections of local and state history. This entire collection of print and non-print materials is accessible through the library's Discovery Search Service. A myriad of electronic resources are also available through the library's web page.

The Oneida Public Library’s Local History Room contains a noncirculating collection of over 1,560 books, pamphlets, maps and genealogical materials relating to the City of Oneida, Madison County, Oneida County and New York State. It also contains on microfilm Oneida City and Madison County newspapers dating back to 1846, a complete set of published directories of Oneida City and surrounding communities and U.S. Census data for Madison County from 1850 to 1930.

The Local History Room is available for research during regular library operating hours. (See Library Hours & Directions.) Genealogical and historical queries by e-mail, letter or phone are welcome, but there is a suggested donation to the Oneida Public Library of $5.00 for each request requiring research by library staff members.

The Ogdensburg Public Library has both a local history room and an archive. The Local History Room is available for browsing with proper identification. Material in our archives is only available by request. Please contact our archivist for details.The local history room includes city directories, cemetary records, scrapbooks, and maps, as well as microfilm copies of Ogdensburg newspapers, church records, and old census records.

The Ogden Farmers’ Library was founded in 1815 as one of the earliest organizations in the area. The collections at OFL are designed to satisfy the educational and recreational information needs of patrons throughout the Town of Ogden. Community interest in local history and genealogy has resulted in a large collection of materials related to those subjects.