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THE TOWN OF HERKIMERHERKIMER COUNTY, NY |
WWII era postcard of downtown Herkimer, New York
Image ©1998 William McKerrow
Welcome to the Town of Herkimer!
A special thanks to Betsy Vorhees for her past contributions to these town pages!
Betsy's Tips and Events, 2004 - though this information is old and some of it is outdated, there are still a lot of good research and traveling tips for the Town of Herkimer and surrounding areas. However, be sure to double check information contained within this document for accuracy before going to these locations. This can easily be found by doing some limited searches on the internet.
HERKIMER DIRECTORIES
GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF HERKIMER COUNTY FOR 1869-70: HERKIMER (including the town history)
1887-1888 Herkimer Directory
1933 Herkimer Business Directory - Classified Listings
1933 Village of Herkimer Telephone Directory
HERKIMER CENSUS
1790 Census of Herkimer
HERKIMER HISTORY
The Flood of 1910
History of the Village of Herkimer
Betsy Voorhees' Bits and Pieces Timeline
Sixty Years of Progress in the Mohawk Valley, 1869-1929
History of Herkimer Lodge, No. 423, F.& A.M.
1943 Herkimer Masonic Lodge No. 423 Program
History of Herkimer NY Fire Department
Herkimer High School Class of 1907
Famous Murder Trials in Herkimer County
1894 Herkimer County Agri. Fair Members & Judges
Unusual Research Resources - An 1882 Fishing Law
Excerpts from Panorama and History of Herkimer, NY 1725-1900
Grand Jurors, 1883 and 1885
1882 Herkimer Co. Poor Expenses
Mirror Lake
History of Schell's Bush
Daily Life in Herkimer 1807-1957
Buildings in Herkimer Seventy Years Ago (ca 1827)
1901 Herkimer NY Train Wreck
Newsy Tidbits from Old Newspapers
HERKIMER UP CLOSE - reports by Betsy Voorhees
Board Meetings of School Dist. #9 1919-1955
An Imaginary Train Ride North of Herkimer, N.Y.
The East Herkimer Trolley Bridge
Reminiscing With Donald Smith
HISTORIC HOMES and BUILDINGS - by Betsy Voorhees
The Ralph D. Earl Home - courtesy of Herkimer Evening Telegram
The Earl Block - courtesy of Herkimer Evening Telegram
The Old County Offices Building
The Eva P. Harter Home - courtesy of Herkimer Evening Telegram
The George Gorham Harter Home - courtesy of Herkimer Evening Telegram
Herkimer County Historical Society Buildings
Herkimer County Home
Historic Downtown Commercial Buildings - courtesy of Herkimer Evening Telegram
Landmark Herkimer Village Buildings - courtesy of Herkimer Evening Telegram
The Mark Mill and the Gem Building
The Munger House
The Old County Court House
The Osbourne House
Standard Furniture Company
The VanVechten Farm
Two Homes Long Gone
Historic Village Locations
HERKIMER FAMILIES AND PERSONS OF NOTE
A Line of the Baum Family
Ichabod Brown of Herkimer
Notes on the Eliab & Prudence Ellison Family
Ancestry of the Farmer Family of Fairfield & Herkimer
Farmer Settlement History, Section 1
Farmer Settlement History, Section 2
Farmer Settlement History, Section 3
Persons and Enterprises in Alonzo W. Harter's Day Book
Receipts From Alonzo W. Harter's Day Book
Hildreths of the Town of Herkimer
A Line of the Hilts Family
Father Nabozny Retires (news of interest to current and former residents)
Obituaries of the Richard(s) Family, Part 1
Obituaries of the Richard(s) Family, Part 2: also other items, including a copy of a Declaration of Intent for Citizenship
A Small Collection of Schells
Rev. John Spinner
Margaret Tuger, Beloved School Principal
HERKIMER CHURCHES
History of St. Francis de Sales Church of Herkimer, NY
1900 History of the Dutch Reformed Church of Herkimer, NY
1900 History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church
1900 History of the Christ Church
1900 History of the Universalist Church
1900 History of the St. Francis de Sales Church
1900 History of the Free Methodist Church
1900 History of the German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church
1900 History of the First Baptist Church
HERKIMER CEMETERIES
Calvary Cemetery
Eaton's Bush Cemetery
Herkimer Home For the Aged Cemetery Records
Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery Civil War Burials 1884
St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery
Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
The OLD VILLAGE of HERKIMER CEMETERY: Part 1 Part 2
Some Town of Herkimer Cemeteries: Cemetery of the Dutch Reformed Church of Herkimer, Herkimer, NY and the Oak Hill Cemetery, Ukrainian, Nellis, Small and Un-named Wakeman Cemeteries
HERKIMER PICTORIAL COLLECTION
Early Photographs of the Village of Herkimer, NY:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
Old Postcards of Herkimer
Photos of the Kast Bridge Area - updated with pic of old Kast Bridge
Photo of Herkimer High Grads, 1903
HERKIMER VITAL RECORDS
Deaths in Herkimer From the 1850 U.S. Mortality Schedule: June 2, 1849 - June 1, 1850
HERKIMER MILITARY
Col. Clinton Beckwith and the 121st NY Vols.
Shells Bush Monument
Joseph Fontanella, Purple Heart Recipient
Betsy and Helen's Memories of WWII
 Early postcard of the famous Herkimer County Jail, Herkimer, NY; image ©1998 Robert Lorick. This 19th century jail is across the street from the Herkimer County Historical Society, owner, and open for tours and events year-round. |
HERKIMER MILITARY |