Print Collection

Julius and Marcus Crossman were residents of Pierrepont, NY during the outbreak of the Civil War. Both men enlisted on Aug. 29, 1862 into the 142nd Regiment of the New York State Volunteer Army. At the time Julius was married to his wife Matilda and had a son of about a year old named Eddy. Both brothers were stationed all over the state of Virginia during their duty, along with other men from Pierrepont. Julius Crossman died in April 1863 in Fairfax Seminary Hospital, Virginia, of Typhoid Fever.

Cranberry Lake is located in southernmost St. Lawrence County in the Adirondack Park near the Five Ponds Wilderness Area. The lake has been a traditional spot for hunting, fishing and logging camps. The community of Cranberry Lake is located on the north end of the lake. The State Univeristy of New York’s School of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) is located on the banks of Cranberry Lake in the village of Wannakeena. Cranberry bogs once dotted the lake, until logging interests began to dominate in the latter part of the 19th century.

The collection consists of genealogies of the families of Heuvelton, New York. Families which are included; Adrain, Allen, Backus, Blood, Breckenridge, Chaffee, Dexter, Dollar, Fifield, Fletcher, Giffin, Gray, Greeley, Hayden, Heuvel, Howard, Hudson-Bell, Hulett, Hutchinson, Johnson, Mayne, Partridge, Pickens, Remington, Ross, Ruddocks, Scott, Sheppard, Smithers, Snyder, Spooner, Thurston, Todd, and Woods. Individual genealogies included are: George Seaman, Captain William Ely Waffle, and Captain Bela Bell.

William H. Comstock, Sr., owner of one of the country’s largest patent medicine companies, the Comstock Patent Medicine Co., moved his operation from New York City to Morristown NY in 1867. The company manufactured such products as Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills, Comstock’s Dead Shot Worm Pellets, and Comstock’s N. & B. Liniment. They employed as many as 40-50 persons, mostly women, during the golden age of patent medicine between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of WWI. When sales of patent medicines in this country began to decline, sales abroad continued strong.

The modern picture postcard phenomena begins in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Officially licensed postcards cost one cent to mail while unlicensed private cards required two cents, the same as a first-class letter in a sealed envelope. The popularity of postcards increased dramatically in 1898 when the U.S. Congress authorized lowering the postage rate to one cent. These early postcards required that the address and stamp be on one entire side of the card, while the other side could contain an image and a space for a handwritten message by the sender.

Community Energy Services was registered with the New York State Department of State in August of 2000 following a series of meetings led by the St. Lawrence County Planning Office.

From 2001 to 2010, CES sought to reduce energy usage in North Country buildings and lower energy costs for residents, homeowners and public entities, with an emphasis on low to moderate income households.

Columbus Huntly was a resident of Potsdam, NY who enlisted in the United States Army November 21, 1861.  Huntly held the position of private in the 92nd New York State Infantry.  He participated in the battle of Fort Anderson (March 13-15, 1863) and was stationed there during the following months.  The 92nd Infantry was organized at Potsdam, N.Y., and mustered in January 1, 1862.

Nicholas A. (Nick) Cocco, Robert M. Cocco and Americo P. (Paul or Amy) Cocco were three brothers from Philadelphia, NY in Jefferson County who all served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Their mother was Jennie Cocco. Nick served in the Signal Corps and is stationed in Texas and Maryland until serving in Germany. He mentions combat but most of his service is as a musician. Robert served in an ordinance company and trained at Fort Knox, Ky. before shipping overseas. Paul also served in an ordinance company.

COLAF was a social action group formed by private citizens in St Lawrence County, NY in January of 1989 in response to proposals made by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) to use the airspace above St. Lawrence County as a Low Altitude Flight training grounds. The plan was for B-52 bombers and FB-111 fighter-bombers to cross the Adirondacks and enter St. Lawrence Country at altitudes as low as 500 feet above ground level. The purpose of COLAF was "to educate the citizens of St.

Clinton County is the most northern of the Champlain Valley counties and became a county March 7, 1788. Clinton County is bordered on the north by Canada, on the south by Essex County, on the east by Lake Champlain, and on the west by Franklin County. The county has approximately 21 towns and villages with the county seat in Plattsburgh.