Happened to me to.  You need to add an "r" to "nyhistoy" in the link.  It'll
get you there.

Alan Messmer
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> From:         Henry, Michelle
> Reply To:     A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
> history.
> Sent:         Thursday, July 5, 2001 10:42 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Communal and Utopian Societies
>
> I received an error message when I try to open the table you included in
> your message.  There were several utopian communities in Chautauqua
> County, including the "Brotherhood of New Life" or "Harris Community" in
> Brocton; also "Harmonia" in the town of Harmony.  I think Jack Ericson,
> Archivist at Reed Library, SUNY- Fredonia, would be a good source of
> information for those communities.  He can be reached at 716/673-3183 or
> Reed Library, SUNY-Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063.
>
> Michelle Henry
> Chautauqua County Historian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Rubin [ mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Communal and Utopian Societies
>
>
> Dear History ListServe Members:
>
> I am writing to ask for any suggestions or corrections on a work in
> progress.
>
> My task at hand is to construct a table that lists all of the Communal and
> Utopian Societies that have existed in New York State. I realize that it
> may not be feasible to list them all, (one of my sources directly states
> that a complete and accurate list would be impossible to construct) but my
> goal is to gather as much information as possible and to include all of
> the larger, more well-known communities, along with as many of the
> smaller, less-significant ones as I can find.
>
> I am recording the movement associated with the community, the location,
> years active, and a brief description, along with the name of the
> community.
>
> I have been using these sources to compile my list:
>
> Fogarty, Robert S. Dictionary of American Communal and Utopian History
> Miller, Timothy. The Quest for Utopias in 20th Century America
> Miller, Timothy. The 60s Communes: Hippies and Beyond.
>
> Find the draft of the table at http://www.nyhistoy.net/~enys/tables/ (file
> name Utopia.htm). Obviously much of the information is incomplete,
> especially beginning in the mid 1960s. Comments and constructive
> criticisms are greatly appreciated. I am also looking for other reliable
> sources. Thank you for you help.
>
> Rachel Rubin
> Assistant Researcher
> The Encyclopedia of New York State
> (518) 474-7411
>
>