Are there any reliably objective historical accounts of the period for
central NYS that describe farm life or city life at period?
G. M. FREEMAN
QUAERE VERUM

On Thu, 9 Oct 1997 12:30:30 -0400 Wayne Miller
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>For the northern quarter of the State, may I suggest the Adirondack
>Museum
>in Blue Mountain Lake? While the folks there concentrate on the
>mountains,
>the 1870's were a time of great change in the wilderness that
>coicided/were a part of the changes in the broader society.
>
>Also, if you are on a limited budget, may I suggest that explore
>joining a
>museum that is part of a consortia that has reciprocal admission
>privledges.
>
>On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Sue Thompson wrote:
>
>> I am looking to learn all about the 1870's main in the United
>States/New
>> York.  Can anyone suggest reference books, etc. I can read.  I also
>would
>> enjoy recommendations for visits to museums who cover this time
>period.
>> Thanks.
>> Sue Thompson
>> Administrative Assistant II
>> Department of Fruit and Vegetable Science
>> Plant Science Building 147B
>> Cornell University
>> Ithaca, NY 14853
>>
>> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>> phone - 607-255-7889
>> fax - 607-255-0599
>> http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/sdt1/
>> http://www.fvs.cornell.edu
>> Enfield, New York Town Historian - 2726412
>>
>> May I be at Peace.  May my heart remain open. May I awaken to the
>light of
>> own true nature. May I be healed.  May I be a source of healing for
>all
>> beings.
>>
>
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