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About

2023 Officers

President: Nelson Schwartzentruber


Vice President: Jim Lathan


Secretary: Dan Yantzi


 

Dues are $5.00 per year, $10.00 family per year or a Life membership for $50.00

Dues should be sent to:

Mary Kelley

Martinsburg Historical Society

P.O. Box 17

Martinsburg, NY  13404


 

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at the 

Historic Town Hall unless otherwise indicated. All interested 

people are invited to attend. 1st meeting in 2023 will be April 4, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wm. Bush Library. Subsequent meetings will be in the Old Town Hall unless otherwise indicated. 


Treasurer: Mary Kelley


Upcoming Events:

 

MHS Society's 1st 2023 Meeting- April 4, 2023 


Martinsburg Historical Society Golf Tournament:
August 5, 2023
Cedars Golf Course

"Twins Wide Open"


Martinsburg Day:
August 12, 2023  10:00 am to 3:00 pm


Town of Martinsburg Historian

Sue Adsit    Office Hours  1-4 pm on Tuesdays or call  315-376-7219 for an appointment.

Research:

The William H. Bush Memorial Library welcomes researchers to look through scrapbooks,

notebooks, and old news articles during regular library hours.


315-376-7490    http://www.martinsburglibrary.org


The William H. Bush Memorial Library also has a "Museum Room" which can be opened upon request.

Library Hours:

Mon: 10:00 am--6:00 pm

Tues: 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Wed.10:00 am-6:00 pm

Thurs: 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Fri: 10:00 am-6:00 pm

Sat: 10:00 am-Noon

Sun: Closed




The Martinsburg Historical Scoiety has many holding that can be searched. We will add more materials as we get time to list them. However, the following is available:

 Shells, D.W. / Wells, R.F.  History of Hatfield, Mass.  1910 

Keys, Robert L. / Lathan B. The Conkey Family of Pelham Mass. 2004 

Lathan B. /Salem Society  The Salem Book(copy)   1896 

Lathan B. Folders Revolutionary War Vets  2012-14 

 War of 1812

 Spanish / American War

 Civil War

White, William E.  Tin Whistle Tune Book  1984 

Rodeheaver Hall – Mack Co. Sociabilty Songs  1928

Christmas Song Book  UK  UK

Lathan, Bette/Jim  Autograph Album W. Ingersoll 1884 

White,D.F.   Oneida County   1998 “”” 

Joslyn Paul D.  Mostly Memories  2015 “”

Family Information available:

Rowsam/Wakefield/Weller Pa’s Book/Miles Dening

Jarecki Family History Conkey Family

Hazen Family John Mungo

McGrath/Ryan/Gleason Moore 1919 to present

Robert & Patrick Peebles Hall (D. Waugh)

William Seymour Henry Whitner

Stafford ( 2 ) Rev. Yale

Taylor Schuyler

 

Questions about Martinsburg History may be addressed to:

Sue Adsit POB 22

Martinsburg, NY 13404


First Lewis County Clerk's Office

The First Lewis County Clerk's Office is the "official home" of the Martinsburg Historical Society (MHS). The building was used by the MHS until the society was able to purchase the building in 2011. Once the purchase was complete the society began major work on the building. Through findraisers and donations the society was able to stabilize the building by putting on a new roof, insulation, new windows, electrical work. and a new ceiling. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites. The building is open every Martinburg Day and used for society meetings The building is available at anytime by appointment through contacting Sue Adsit, historian. Please watch for scheduled open houses and special programs. 



Photo Gallery

1st Lewis County Clerk's Office

Quiet Winter Scene at Maple Ridge Cemetery.

Restored Martinsburg Common School District #4- Loucks District.

The President's Corner

       

  

The Martinsburg Historical Society was honored to be visited by Mr. William Greer, Portland, Oregon, a descendant of Dr. Franklin Hough, in the fall of 2022.  Dr. Hough, a Lewis County native and resident, authored a history of Lewis County in 1860 with a later, more extensive volume in 1883. Dr. Hough was a brother to Martinsburg resident Horatio Hough, an abolitionist, who used an underground cave on his farm property as a hiding place for slaves traveling north to freedom in Canada. 

A reception was held at the Historic Martinsburg Town Hall honoring Mr. Greer. Guests enjoyed a talk by Mr. Greer visualizing the journey through Martinsburg made by these escaping slaves. Mr. Greer plans to return to Martinsburg to further his research on his ancestors.

The society continues to dialogue with the Demko family about the possibility of acquiring a small plot of land surrounding what is referred to as Hough’s Cave, to preserve it for its historic significance. 

Artisan Engraving completed the restoration work on the grave markers in the Staring Cemetery in the fall of 2022 and the society will host a celebration at the cemetery in memory of those individuals who are buried there. 

The society will host its annual open house at its District #4 one-room schoolhouse, Martinsburg Day on August 12, and perhaps bring back a skit of an historic Martinsburg event at its annual meeting in January 2024. 

As the society enters its forty-seventh year, its members continue to preserve the history of the town and its people. New members are always welcome and membership information can be found on this webpage. Please consider joining us.

Nelson


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