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 <[log in to unmask]> writes: >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. >> > >************************************************************************** >Wayne L. Miller Special Collections Librarian >Feinberg Library 2 Draper Avenue >518-564-5206 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 >[log in to unmask] or >[log in to unmask] > "I wonder what will happen today!" -Maggie Muggins- >"Not even God can change history...which is why he tolerates >historians." > -Voltaire >************************************************************************** >