Miscellaneous

This page is for items that don't really have another home on Fulton's web page but affected and effected how people lived and things that concerned the way they lived.

Look forward to letters (personal and business), other written communications or notes, information about society, schools and other items. If you have something that you think falls into this group and would like to share it, it is most welcomed! Enjoy!

Deeds:

Getman Warranty Deed, Johnstown
1904 Mortgage Release: Mary Lutz to William Lutz, Johnstown
1904 Land Deed: Frank Vedder to Rowland Whitney, Broadalbin
1904 Land Deed: William & Anna Shutts to Rolland Whitney, Broadalbin

Directories:

1869-70 Directory Bleecker, Broadalbin, Caroga, Ephratah, Johnstown, Mayfield, Northampton, Oppenheim, Perth, Stratford
1888 Gloversville Businesses, Officials & Organizations
1888 Johnstown Businesses
1890 Gloversville Businesses
1890 Johnstown Businesses
1897 The Johnstown Handbook
1920 Businesses of Gloversville and Johnstown

Government:

Roosevelt and Nathan Littauer, February/March 1900
Town of Johnstown Supervisors, 1838-1999
Fulton County Post Offices and Postmasters
Firewardens of Fulton County, 1892
1920 County Directory
Fulton County Officials, 1928
1939 Johnstown Primary Election Petition
Records of the Town of Bleecker, c1878 showing town officials
Early Northampton People and Events, including a list of town officials
Postmasters of Oppenheim, including a history of Crum Creek

Letters & Mementos:

Letter to Thomas Benedict, 1848, Ephratah
Chatterton Letter
Groff Family Letter
Letter from Jennie Ostrander, 1889
William Spier Letter, of Northampton

Memories:

Eaton's Grocery: Memories of Childhood
Mrs. Eliza Ray, Sammonsville, a Centenarian's Memories
John B. Judson, Postmaster: Tells of Days in Old Kingsborough

Newspaper Items:

Hamilton County News, 23 Nov 1894 - Nearly the entire text for this issue!

Organizations:

Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Montgomery District Order of the Eastern Star, 1946 - a Herkimer/Montgomery County Link
Fulton County Fair, September 1900
Gloversville Police Department, 1931
Daughters of Union Veterans, Johnstown Roster, 1930
Gen. Richard Montgomery DAR Chapter profile, Gloversville

DAR Year Book - 1909-1910, Gen. Richard Montgomery Chapter, Gloversville
DAR Year Book - 1916-1917, Gen. Richard Montgomery Chapter, Gloversville
DAR Year Book - 1923-1924, Gen. Richard Montgomery Chapter, Gloversville

The Utica Saturday Globe, April 1, 1911; featuring Gloversville/Johnstown local sports, deaths, election news, etc.
1913 Officers and Trustees of the Johnstown Public Library
The Empire Statesmen, Gloversville-Johnstown Chapter of the SPEBSQSA (Barbershop Harmony Society)

Poems of Historical Importance:

Welcome to Bannertown, about Mayfield
Poem on Moses Lion, Verses, written on the trial, confession, execution and dying words of Moses Lion, who was hung at Johnstown, Dec. 18th, 1829, for the murder of widow Sally Yarrington November 10th.

Society:

He Was Bought at Public Sale.... Slavery at Johnson Hall
Black Heritage in Fulton County
Native Americans
Montgomery County Poorhouse, statistics from 1823 ( Fulton was Montgomery County then)
Patients of the Fulton County Poor House
Debtors in 1885 Fulton County NY
Ring of Bells, by Lewis Decker

Traditions:

New Years Tree
1848 New Years Eve Ball
Broadalbin's Old Home Week, 1931

Transportation:

Railroads
Transportation Development in Fulton County, includes history of FJ&G RR