Historic Red Hook is headquartered in the 18th century Elmendorph Inn, the Town of Red Hook's oldest public building. Formed in 2013 by consolidating the Friends of Elmendorph and the Egbert Benson Historical Society of Red Hook, its archival collections include photographs, maps, personal papers and business documents relating to the Town and its residents as well as genealogical information on local families.

Mission: To promote the value and enhancement of our historic buildings and neighborhoods through education, advocacy, and action.

Vision: For Tompkins County to be a community where historic places are treasured and preserved by all.

Established in 1966 as a community response to threats to downtown Ithaca landmarks, Historic Ithaca is the non-profit voice for preservation in Tompkins County and the Finger Lakes Region. We engage in Advocacy and provide Preservation Services to individuals, businesses, and municipalities throughout the Finger Lakes Region. We maintain a Library of the Built Environment, sponsor tours and lectures, and conduct hands-on workshops. Since 1991 we have operated Significant Elements, our non-profit architectural salvage store, through which we provide job training to youth and young adults with barriers to employment in our Work Preserve program.

A National Historic Landmark District, Historic Huguenot Street encompasses 30 buildings across 10 acres that was the heart of the original settlement, including seven stone houses that date to the early eighteenth century. It was originally founded in 1894 by the descendants of the first settlers as the Huguenot Patriotic, Historical, and Monumental Society to preserve what remained of their French and Dutch heritage. Since then, Historic Huguenot Street has grown into an innovative museum, chartered as an educational corporation by the University of the State of New York, that is dedicated to protecting our historic buildings, conserving an important collection of artifacts and manuscripts, and promoting the stories of the Huguenot Street families, from the sixteenth century to today.

Historic Huguenot Street is fortunate to have an excellent archival collection, thanks to the forward-thinking nature of generations before us and the generosity of descendants and others interested in history. Our Archives, like our Library, focus on the history and genealogy of the settlers of the Hudson Valley — people from the low countries of Europe including French-speaking and Dutch families.

CONTENT NOTE

Historic Huguenot Street’s digital images on New York Heritage, and the metadata used to describe them, may include content and language that is upsetting. The original documents reflect the language and attitudes of the people who created them and are the products of their time. In describing these documents to aid researchers in discovering them, we make every effort to indicate where document titles, descriptions, personal names (especially those of enslaved people), and notes contain direct quotes from the originals. Thus, some metadata reflects original language that may be racist, sexist, ableist, or otherwise offensive. Historic Huguenot Street adheres to the subject headings established by the Library of Congress and updates such headings in our metadata as updates are issued by LoC.

PUBLIC ACCESS NOTE

Please note that not all documents held by the Historic Huguenot Street Archives are included in our digital collections. For the groups of documents currently online, including those of our partners in the New Paltz Historic Documents project (the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection, the New Paltz Reformed Church, and the Town of New Paltz), information presented here is administered by HHS and is updated on an ongoing basis based on research conducted and/or verified by HHS curatorial staff. If you have corrections or additional information about a document or image that you would like to suggest, please email [email protected].

Historic Cherry Hill tells a story of America through the lives and experiences of one Albany household. Built in 1787 for Philip and Maria Van Rensselaer, Cherry Hill was lived in by extended family, enslaved people, descendants, and servants—who left artifacts, documents, and stories behind. Historic Cherry Hill invites visitors and researchers to explore American history through the unique lens of one Albany household and, through intimate encounters with the past, encourages audiences toward new perspectives on their own stories and place in history.

Hilbert College is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its Catholic Franciscan heritage and values. Students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed citizens committed to serving and strengthening their communities.
McGrath Library provides resources, both human and material, for the perpetuation of learning. With the continued cooperation and support of both the administration and faculty, McGrath provides for Hilbert's students, faculty, and staff, an extension of the classroom as well as a laboratory for learning and research.

Hicksville did not have a public library until 1926. By that year, the need for one was strong, and a public meeting, initiated by Arthur Crossley and other civic-minded citizens, was held at the high school to establish a library and elect a Board of Trustees. The Hicksville Free Public Library was granted its provisional charter by the State of New York on December 31, 1926, and on March 16, 1927, the charter was received and accepted by the Board of Trustees. At that time, the sum of $1,219.97 was presented to the library by the Hicksville Musical Club (later the Choral Society) for the purchase of new books and equipment. The official opening of the library, then housed in a second floor classroom of the Nicholai Street School, was held on February 26, 1928.

From that date until 1942, the library remained in that location. open to the public 30 hours a week for the purpose of loaning books and providing reference material. The book collection and the number of borrowers had grown so much over the years that larger facilities became a necessity. The Board of Education then granted the library the use of two classrooms on the first floor of the Nicholai Street School. After complete renovation, allowing for an adult reading room and a separate children's room which also served as the school library, the library opened for service in its new quarters on September 15, 1942. Hicksville residents approved the purchase of the property at 169 Jerusalem Avenue for conversion into the new Hicksville Free Public Library.

The adult department of the library opened at its new location on September 11, 1950. The children's room, converted from a four-car garage on the new library property, did not open until February, 1951. On March 14, 1951, the library held an "Open House" which served as the official opening of the new and present library. From 1953-1990, Kenneth S. Barnes served as library director, and under his leadership, the library became a center for cultural activities. In 1955, the sum of $252,000 was voted by the taxpayers for a new wing to be added, and the new wing was dedicated in January, 1958. Three more library expansions took place, in 1965, 1977, and once again in 1985. Today, the library provides comfortable spaces for reading, has an automated circulation system, public access computers, as well as computers with Internet access, and the building is accessible to the handicapped.

The concept of the Allan Herschell Company building complex as a museum originated in a grass roots effort by the local community to return a Herschell carousel to the area. The Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. was chartered in 1982 by the New York State Board of Regents to collect, preserve and interpret artifacts and archival materials from the carousel, band organ, and amusement ride industries on the Niagara Frontier.
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is located in the original Allan Herschell Company factory complex at 180 Thompson Street in North Tonawanda, New York. The building, which is listed on both the New York State and National Registers of Historic Sites, is a series of seven interconnected structures which once housed all of the manufacturing components of the factory. The Allan Herschell Company shipped its first ride from this factory complex in 1916.

Preserving the heritage of the community is an important role of the Henrietta Public Library. The Henrietta Public Library has amassed a collection of local history materials relating to Henrietta, New York for use by the public. While the physical collection of local history resources is located in the library, this website provides an entry-point for preview of our materials and services. For more information about the library, please visit www.hpl.org.