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| 17 Maple Avenue |
Portville, New York
SEARCH PORTVILLE'S NEWSPAPERS (EXTERNAL WEBSITE)
Click above for the entire NYS collection. For Cattaraugus County Titles, click this link:
nyshistoricnewspapers.org/titles/places/new_york/cattaraugus/
 | The Portville Autograph (1901-1908) |
| The Portville Review (1908-1952) |
| The Portville Star (1954-1969) |
| Portville Newspaper Index (1900-1938) |
| For More Information on the Newspapers, read Cindy Wagner's article from the | |
| Olean Times Herald 02/03/2019 |
CEMETERY INFORMATION
| Chestnut Hill Cemetery Listing |
| Chestnut Hill Cemetery Maps |
| FIND-A-GRAVE for Chestnut Hill Cemetery (Find-A-Grave External Site) |
| East Portville Cemetery - Main Settlement (Painted Hills External Website) |
| Oakley Cemetery - Haskell Road (Catt County Route 27) in Town of Portville |
| Pine Street Cemetery - Mersereau Burying Ground |
| West Genesee Cemetery - Obi (Allegany County) (Painted Hills External Website) |
EARLY HISTORY OF PORTVILLE
| Early Days: 1806 - 1880 |
| 1880 to 1930: Harry Holcomb's Glimpses of Fifty Years |
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Page 3
Page 4 See also Holcomb Photos
| 1870: Early School Days - 1870s, Essay by Nellie Wright |
| 1890: John D. Bell Reminisces of Early Days at 50th Alumni Meeting |
| 1892: Social life in Portville Fifty Years Ago, by Fanny Parish |
| 1892: Portville As It Was In 1892, by Smith Parish |
| Portville as I Remember It When, by Dutch Marsh (written in 1965) |
| Railroad History in the Portville Area |
| A Trip Down the Allegheny on a Raft, by Fanny Bell (Parish), 1886 |
| Genesee Valley Canal - Millgrove Extension |
| History of Portville Schools - PDF Presentation |
| Homepage Archives - Various subjects |
FAMILIES and OTHER BIOS
Bedford
| Bedford Corners History | |
| The Bedford Family | |
| The Bedford Corners School House | |
| Yuba Dam and School House Memories |
Dusenbury
| Legacy of the Lumbermen: Biographies of Henry R. Dusenbury, |
| History of the Dusenbury Family: Henry and Caroline's Seven children and the | |
| Third Generation of Portville Dusenburys | ||
| The Dusenbury Homes | |
| The Dusenbury Automobiles |
Eshelman / Carpenter / Hopewell
| The Family Heritage of Charles O. Eshelman |
Hall of Fame
| Portville Hall of Fame Inductees |
Lowrey
| The Family and Home of Guy T. Lowrey, by Bea L. Eldridge |
Parish
| History of the Parish Family | |
| History of Smith Parish Hardware |
Physicians
| History of Portville's Physicians |
Various Biographical Sketches
| Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus County, N.Y., edited | |
| by William Adams, Published 1893 - External Site |
Women - Significant Portville Women of the 20th Century
| Helen Johnson, Genevieve Growney, Kathryn Rider, Mertie Keller, Miss Regan | |
| Bea Eldridge, Madaline Parish, Marie Dusenbury, Mary Warden Tyler | |
| Lilla Wheeler, Elsie Borst Collins |
PLACES, BUSINESSES, AND CLUBS/LODGES
| Fraternal Organizations in Portville |
| History of Leather Tanneries in Portville |
| The Borax Twenty Mule Team Visits Portville, 1917 |
| Riverhurst Park in Westons Mills |
| The Old Toll Gate | |
| Red's and Trudy's | |
| Chaffee's Peanut Stand |
| Fremmings Hot Shoppe in Westons Mills |
| Merle Ludden Scrapbook - Portville Review Clippings from early 1940s |
| Wendy Pfeiffer Lawrence's Pfeiffer Nature Center - External Site |
WAR HISTORY
| The Civil War: Biography of Col. Lewis D. Warner of the 154th NYVI | |
| The Civil War: List of the Veterans from Portville, all companies | |
| Portville in the Civil War - Cub Scout Presentation (Takes a few minutes to load | |
| onto your browser) |
| Portville in World War II |
| World War I Roster: Harry Holcomb's Glimpses of Fifty Years - Page 4 |
| Vietnam Memoirs by Ret. Lt. Col. Don Bonsper |
Website Note:
This is not a complete history of Portville and its people, places, and things, but rather a
found in our book, "A History of the Town of Portville, 1805-1920."
With a focus on the 20th century, the website has many items that you will not find in the
Portville history book. In addition, PHPS members receive informative newsletters with in-
depth articles on various topics, issued three times yearly.
If you do not see what you are interested in on this site, please stop by our office in Portville
or send us an inquiry at Contact Us. Bookmark our site and check back here often. You
never know what we will dig out of the file cabinet!
History of Portville, NY
This page was last updated on 02-10-19