
200 Years: Town of Busti
This month I am going to depart from concentrating on a particular item in our collection to call attention to my home town of Busti
This month I am going to depart from concentrating on a particular item in our collection to call attention to my home town of Busti
Today I am going to discuss some material we were recently offered even though it probably will not end up in our collection. Tom Goodwill
In the August issue of the Walnut Grove Press, I discussed Alfred Huntington and the gasoline engines he made in Ripley, Sinclairville, and Celoron. This
Ideally, with a moment’s thought or a few pokes at the computer, we should be able to tell you anything or everything that is in
Blackstone Washing machines, known as Vandergrift prior to 1903, were among the iconic products of Jamestown industry from 1880 to around 1980. A full length
The death of Queen Elizabeth II is bound to stimulate interest in genealogy starting with the English royal family which boasts some of the deepest
I have mentioned a newspaper called the Jamestown Sun several times in the newsletter, most recently this past May after we found a page from
A few weeks ago the widow of a friend came in with a box of photos found in the attic of the family home. Most
We are here today for a slightly delayed celebration of July 4, American Independence Day, one of the most thoroughly covered subjects in American history.
Like most places its size, Jamestown has had its share of unsuccessful and minimally successful newspapers. Our current older generation remembers the Jamestown Sun that
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