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2012Leg Manualcopy
Table of Contents Greetings from Legislature ......................................................................... 2 Chair Mary Pat Hancock Location, History of Government................................................................ 3 Legislature................................................................................................... 5 Legislature Calendar .................................................................................. 6 Committees for 2012 ................................................................................... 6 Special Assignments for 2012 ..................................................................... 7 Rules of the Legislature 2012...................................................................... 8 New York State Officials ........................................................................... 15 United States Senators .............................................................................. 15 Local Representatives Federal and State ................................................. 16 Genesee County Departments................................................................... 19 Genesee County Municipalities ................................................................ 34 Genesee County School Districts.............................................................. 54 1 Genesee County Legislature Mary Pat Hancock, Chair The Genesee County Legislature is pleased to make available for your use, the 2012 Genesee County Manual. This book is offered as a service and -
Historic Overview
Updated Reconnaissance Level Survey of Historic Resources Town of Amherst HISTORIC OVERVIEW LOCATION The Town of Amherst lies in northern Erie County, New York. It is bordered by Niagara County to the north, the Erie County towns of Clarence to the east, Cheektowaga to the south, and Tonawanda to the west. The total area of Amherst is approximately 53 square miles. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The natural environmental setting influenced prehistoric and historic settlement patterns in the Town of Amherst. The town lies within the Erie‐Ontario Lake Plain physiographic province, described as a nearly level lowland plain with few prominent topographic features. The area is underlain by Onondaga limestone dating to the Late Devonian period. Later glaciations shaped much of the western New York topography, including that of Amherst. One of the most prominent topographic features in the relatively featureless province is the Onondaga Escarpment, an east‐west trending hard limestone bedrock formation that lies in the southern portion of the Town of Amherst. The Onondaga Escarpment proved resistant to the effects of glacial scouring and it forms the southern boundary of a large basin once occupied by the shallow glacial Lake Tonawanda. Lake Tonawanda eventually receded leaving behind wetlands and deposits of clay and sand throughout much of northern Amherst (Owens et al. 1986:2). The most important drainages in the Town of Amherst are Tonawanda Creek, Ransom Creek, and Ellicott Creek. Tonawanda Creek forms the northern boundary between Amherst and Niagara County. It flows in a western direction and drains much of the eastern and Northern portions of Amherst. -
War of 1812 Brief History by Susan L
War of 1812 Brief History By Susan L. Conklin, Genesee County Historian In 1811 while Canada supplied reinforcements to the Niagara River area, the United States made no comparable effort to strengthen its undermanned Fort Niagara. However, in 1809 Joseph Ellicott, Resident-Agent for the Holland Land Company, had built a temporary arsenal in Batavia and Daniel D. Tompkins, the Governor of New York State, agreed to supply weapons to improve the defense west of the Genesee River. In 1812 Western New York was composed of five counties; in the south, Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and in the north Genesee (which included all of Orleans, Wyoming and the western sections of Livingston and Monroe) and Niagara (which included Erie). On June 18, 1812 the United States Congress declared war on Great Britain. The causes of the war included trade tensions, British support for Indian raids and U.S. territory expansion. The news of this declaration caused great concern and dread among the settlers of Western New York. All able-bodied men were summoned to fight and join the militia, leaving only a few behind to manage the crops. Seneca warriors from the Tonawanda Reservation also volunteered and provided support to the local militia. For a year and a half there had been fighting along the Niagara River and in the later part of 1813 both sides of the river were controlled by the American troops. On December 10, 1813 General George McClure, who had been left in charge of the garrison at Fort George, on the Canadian side, attacked the Canadian Village of Newark (renamed Niagara) which was located one mile north of the fort. -
Maryland Historical Magazine, 1997, Volume 92, Issue No. 1
PA^B "ALL OF RE '\Jt \i*>0 •Spring 1997 M A D Historical Magazine Mil \ 1730 1880 \^. 4-%^ i 1 TJ!*f>n v r r&m THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Founded 1844 Dennis A. Fiori, Director The Maryland Historical Magazine Robert I. Cottom, Editor Patricia Dockman Anderson, Associate Editor Donna B. Shear, Managing Editor Jeff Goldman, Photographer Angela Anthony, Robin Donaldson Coblentz, Christopher T.George, Jane Gushing Lange, and Robert W. Schoeberlein, Editorial Associates Regional Editors John B. Wiseman, Frostburg State University Jane G. Sween, Montgomery Gounty Historical Society Pegram Johnson III, Accoceek, Maryland Acting as an editorial board, the Publications Committee of the Maryland Historical Society oversees and supports the magazine staff. Members of the committee are: John W. Mitchell, Upper Marlboro; Trustee/Ghair Jean H. Baker, Goucher Gollege James H. Bready, Baltimore Sun Robert J. Brugger, The Johns Hopkins University Press Lois Green Garr, St. Mary's Gity Gommission Toby L. Ditz, The Johns Hopkins University Dennis A. Fiori, Maryland Historical Society, ex-officio David G. Fogle, University of Maryland Jack G. Goellner, Baltimore Averil Kadis, Enoch Pratt Free Library Roland G. McGonnell, Morgan State University Norvell E. Miller III, Baltimore Richard Striner, Washington Gollege John G. Van Osdell, Towson State University Alan R. Walden, WBAL, Baltimore Brian Weese, Bibelot, Inc., Pikesville Members Emeritus John Higham, The Johns Hopkins University Samuel Hopkins, Baltimore Gharles McG. Mathias, Ghevy Ghase The views and conclusions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors. The editors are responsible for the decision to make them public. ISSN 0025-4258 © 1997 by the Maryland Historical Society. -
Historic Preservation Commission Agenda
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Wednesday, July 22, 2020 5:00 pm Council Workroom City Hall, One Batavia City Centre, Batavia NY AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes – January 2020 III. Review of Applications Completeness: A. Batavia Peace Garden IV. Proposals: A. Batavia Peace Garden 1. Overview of Project 2. Open Public Hearing 3. Discussion and Action by the Commission V. Communications Sent and Received: none VI. Old Business: A. GCASA project (review of the progress) B. Plaque inventory (please send attachments with agenda) C. Any properties to be designated VII. New Business: A. Webinar Training B. Review of this year’s budget C. Go-Art window Repair D. Rowell Manison window repair VIII. Adjournment: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Unofficial Minutes Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:00 pm City Hall, One Batavia City Centre, Batavia New York Members Present: Sharon Burkel, Connie Boyd, Ryan Duffy, Henry Emmans, Alexis Green, and Caroline Hosek. Others Present: Janice Smith – Recording Secretary I. Call to order: The meeting was opened at 5:01 pm by Chairman Sharon Burkel. II. Approval of minutes: Motion by: Ryan Duffy Motion was made to approve the meeting minutes for November 2019. Seconded by: Henry Emmans Vote for: 6 Abstained: 0 Vote against: 0 III. Public Hearings: none IV. Communications Sent and Received: A. A Letter from Holland Land Office. Thank you letter regarding HPC’s participation and support for the Annual Wonderland of Trees event. B. A Letter from SHIPO regarding VA Hospital. Letter stated that SHIPO has not received any more information since January 2019 regarding the demolition of certain VA buildings. -
Table of Contents-2018 Genesee County Manual
Table of Contents-2018 Genesee County Manual Greetings from Legislature .......................................................................... 2 Chair Location, History of Government ................................................................ 3 Legislature ................................................................................................... 5 Legislature Calendar ................................................................................... 6 Committees for 2018 .................................................................................... 6 Special Assignments for 2018 ...................................................................... 7 Rules of the Legislature 2018 ...................................................................... 8 New York State Officials ............................................................................ 15 United States Senators ............................................................................... 15 Local Representatives Federal and State .................................................. 16 Genesee County Departments ................................................................... 17 Genesee County Municipalities ................................................................. 33 Genesee County Towns………………………………………………………..34 Genesee County Villages………………………………………………………47 Genesee County School Districts .............................................................. 54 1 Genesee County Legislature The Genesee County Legislature is pleased to make available -
Land Title Records in the New York State Archives New York State Archives Information Leaflet #11 [DRAFT] ______
Land Title Records in the New York State Archives New York State Archives Information Leaflet #11 [DRAFT] __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES Cultural Education Center Room 11A42 The New York State Archives holds numerous records Albany, NY 12230 documenting title to real property in New York. The records range in date from the early seventeenth century to Phone 518-474-8955 the near present. Practically all of the records dating after FAX 518-408-1940 the early nineteenth century concern real property E-mail [email protected] acquired or disposed by the state. However, many of the Website www.archives.nysed.gov earlier records document conveyances of real property ______________________________________________ between private persons. The Archives holds records of grants by the colony and state for lands above and under Contents: water; deeds issued by various state officers; some private deeds and mortgages; deeds to the state for public A. Indian Deeds and Treaties [p. 2] buildings and facilities; deeds and cessions to the United B. Dutch Land Grants and Deeds [p. 2] States; land appropriations for canals and other public purposes; and permits, easements, etc., to and from the C. New York Patents for Uplands state. The Archives also holds numerous records relating and Lands Under Water [p. 3] to the survey and sale of lands of the colony and state. D. Applications for Patents for Uplands and Lands Under Water [p. 6] This publication contains brief descriptions of land title records and related records in the Archives. Each record E. Deeds by Commissioners of Forfeitures [p. 9] series is identified by series number (five-character F. -
Craft Masonry in Genesee & Wyoming County, New York
Craft Masonry in Genesee & Wyoming County, New York Compiled by R.’.W.’. Gary L. Heinmiller Director, Onondaga & Oswego Masonic Districts Historical Societies (OMDHS) www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com February 2010 Almost all of the land west of the Genesee River, including all of present day Wyoming County, was part of the Holland Land Purchase in 1793 and was sold through the Holland Land Company's office in Batavia, starting in 1801. Genesee County was created by a splitting of Ontario County in 1802. This was much larger than the present Genesee County, however. It was reduced in size in 1806 by creating Allegany County; again in 1808 by creating Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Niagara Counties. Niagara County at that time also included the present Erie County. In 1821, portions of Genesee County were combined with portions of Ontario County to create Livingston and Monroe Counties. Genesee County was further reduced in size in 1824 by creating Orleans County. Finally, in 1841, Wyoming County was created from Genesee County. Considering the history of Freemasonry in Genesee County one must keep in mind that through the years many of what originally appeared in Genesee County are now in one of other country which were later organized from it. Please refer to the notes below in red, which indicate such Lodges which were originally in Genesee County and would now be in another county. Lodge Numbers with an asterisk are presently active as of 2004, the most current Proceedings printed by the Grand Lodge of New York, as the compiling of this data. Lodges in blue are or were in Genesee County. -
Resident-Resource-Guide.Pdf
2 May 2018 Dear Newcomer, On behalf of our residents and business community, we would like to welcome you to Genesee County. We hope that you will enjoy your time here and we invite you to participate in the many civic clubs, organizations, community celebrations, and special events that are held here year-round. Please consider the Chamber of Commerce a helpful resource as you become familiar and settle in to your new community. Our organization is your link to area business services, government contacts, and social and networking opportunities. Feel free to stop by our office (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm) to pick up area brochures, calendar of events, phone books, maps, and more. You will find useful information on local businesses on our website www.geneseeny.com. And useful tourism information on www.visitgeneseeny.com Again, welcome to Genesee County. We hope that you’ll feel right at home here. Sincerely, Tom Turnbull Chamber President 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Emergency Services .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Non-Emergency Numbers ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Healthcare: Hospitals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ -
Leroy, Massachusetts?
LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - FEBRUARY 26, 2012 LeRoy, Massachusetts? by Lynne Belluscio I’ve been writing an article for the Historical Society Newsletter about the land transactions in this neck of the woods before the Town of LeRoy was formed in 1812. At first I thought I’d never understand all the twists and turns, but I think I’ve been able to make some sense of most of it. I relied mainly on the research done by Alvin Stripp who lived in the house on Trigon Park next to the Methodist Church. Alvin died several years ago, and we received many boxes of his papers, including several copies of his typewritten research on the political history of the Town of LeRoy. He told me that he went to Albany to read the original documents. That impressed me. In the 1600s, the land in Western New York had been given to both the colonies of Massachusetts and New York. Charles I, King of England, had given the Massachusetts Bay Colony, all the land from their the land ceded to Massachusetts and he would use that land for the Genesee River – minus the Eastern Atlantic shore westward was to be exempt from all taxes. that purpose. That tract of land Mill Tract and the strip along to “the Pacific” which included When Massachusetts sold the that would eventually become the Niagara River - reverted most of the State of New York. land, it would only be subject to part of the Town of LeRoy was back to Massachusetts which Later, in 1664, Charles II, gave town or county taxes for a period known as the Phelps and Gorham lost no time in finding another to the Duke of York the land of fifteen years. -
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7407 La Jolla Boulevard www.raremaps.com (858) 551-8500 La Jolla, CA 92037 [email protected] 1st sheet of De Witt's State Map of New-York (with contemporary manuscript annotations) Stock#: 43777 Map Maker: De Witt Date: 1793 circa Place: New York Color: Outline Color Condition: VG Size: 20 x 22.5 inches Price: SOLD Description: Annotated Example of Simeon De Witt's Map of the New Military Tract: The First Detailed and Authoritative Map of Central New York. Simeon De Witt's map of the New Military Tract is of great historical importance for the State of New York. Titled 1st Sheet of De Witt's State-map of New York, the map covers central New York from slightly east of Little Falls on the Mohawk River to the west side of Seneca Lake, and from the Pennsylvania line to Lake Ontario. De Witt's map is largely based on the manuscript maps created from the original surveys of the New Military Tract in 1789, prepared under De Witt's supervision. However, the map includes a significantly larger area. While it was intended primarily as a property map, De Witt's 1st Sheet incorporates hydrography, towns, and Indian reservations. As indicated by the contemporary manuscript annotations on this example of the map, the map would have been used both by De Witt in his work as surveyor general and to anyone buying or selling property in central New York. The title reflects De Witt's plan to use this map as the first part of his long planned large format wall map of New York, which was not published until 1802 (discussed below). -
BATAVIA SUBJECT LISTING ARTISTS/G-L Cont
BATAVIA SUBJECT LISTING ARTISTS/G-L Cont. Long, Sharon Letter “A” Luplow, Eric AGRICULTURE ARTISTS/M-Z AIRPLANE, DIRIGIBLE MacPherson, Thomas Mager, Kay AMBULANCE SERVICE Mahaney, George ANIMALS/PETS & WILD Maniace, John Marmo, Chuck TH ANNIVERSARY/ 50 1965 McPherson, John ANNIVERSARY/ 75TH 1990 Meisner, Joyce Miconi, Michael TH ANNIVERSARY/ 100 2015 CITY Morasco, Alyssa ANNIVERSARY/ 100TH 1902 TOWN Munford, Virginia Nigro-Hill, Shirley TH ANNIVERSARY/ 200 2001 TOWN Pardee, Mrs. F. C. ARCHEOLOGY Putnam, R. Josiah Reilly, Patrick ARSENAL Reisdorf, Karen ARTISTS/A-F Rindo, Robert & Carol Askins, Willie Schirm, David Beers, Thom Shultz, Eric Buckman, Jolene Skelton, Mary Burr, Patricia Slivinski, Stanley Carmichael, Don VonKramer, Esther Creps, Gerald Walker, Sean D’Agostino, Robert Ware, Richard DeFelice, Cindy Whalen, Joseph Del Plato, Vincenzo Wozniak, Judy Dentino, Colin Yasses, Henry Dicarlo, Rosa ARTISTS, SOCIETY OF/Thru 2010 Dumuhosky, Rob Edwards, George ARTISTS, SOCIETY OF/2011- Embroli, Enrico ARTISTS, SOCIETY OF/Pamphlets Feary, Kevin AUTHORS ARTISTS/GENERAL AWARDS ARTISTS/G-L Garver, Walt Letter “B” Gemperlein, Elizabeth BALLOONING Gluck, Lorraine Graczyk, Carolyn BANKING /BANK OF BATAVIA Hammon, Kevin BANKING/BANK OF GENESEE, #1 (Genesee Trust) Hayes, Rosalind Hilchey, Dorothy BANKING/BANK OF GENESEE, #2 (Genesee Trust) Hodgins, John BANKING/GENERAL/- 2014 Judd, Mrs. Milo Bank of Castile Kelsey, Anna Citifinancial Koert, Bernadine ESL Federal Credit Union Kuchera, John Five Star Langen, Peter Genesee County Savings & Loan LeClear, Thomas Hudson City Bancorp BANKING/GENERAL/-2014 Cont. BUSINESS/AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS HSBC Agway Key Cedar St. Sales & Rental Legend Group Central Tractor Lockport Savings Corcoran’s Custom Services LPL Financial Country Lawn & Garden M & T Day & Perkins Marine Midland Geer Farm Services Inc.