Greene County 4H Club Event Programs and Brochures, 1958-1975
File — Container: MSS Box 359
Identifier: 359.26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The contents of this collection are primarily handwritten documents donated in three separate accessions in 1995, 2010, and 2021 by grandchildren of Orin Q. Flint. Boxes one and two are organized separately in their own chronological arragements, with some overlap covering the lifetime of Orin Flint himself. The Third accession comprises two boxes sorted chronologically containing primarily documents of the Van Valkenburg Family, and the final series comprises the Flint Diaries in chronological order.
The first two boxes in the series contains a selection of early deeds and indentures for land in the vicinity of the current Village of Athens. Of note are two early documents: one being a true copy authenticated by the Albany County Clerk in 1751 of Governor Thomas Dongan's confirmation grant to Jan Van Loon, Johannes Provoost, and Jocham Staats [spelling varies] in 1688 for the Loonenburg Patent, the second being an indenture for land granted to Paul Dick by Johannes Hoener [spelling varies] and Christoffel Hagedorn [spelling varies] for a parcel of land within "the camp" granted to Hoener, Hagedorn, and others in the Manor of Livingston in 1725, more or less within the modern Town of Germantown.
Other materials in box one relate to the life and work of Castle Seeley as postmaster and tavern keeper in the Village of Athens and comprise letters, receipts, and legal papers. There is a heavy emphasis on Deeds and mortgages for land and buildings in the vicinity of Third and Franklin, namely the parcel upon which the home of General George S. Nichols stands. Other deeds relate to the transfer of lots in the Flack Estate [sometimes styled Flaack Estate] Which covers the neighborhood between Second and Market Street.
Subsequent papers relate to the life of Orin Q. Flint, and immediately preceding his documents in the folder arrangement are an assortment of interesting older documents not directly related to Athens that he nonetheless collected out of personal interest. An early copy of the minutes, by-laws, history, and officer/membership list of the Greene County Historical Society is also within the portion of the collection devoted to Mr. Flint's papers.
Materials added in a supplemental accession in 2021 comprise primarily 20th century documents related to the Van Valkenburg and Guilzon families of Athens. of particular note is a considerable amount of material related to youth organizations and extracurricular activities in Coxsackie-Athens Central School District for the period of attendance of the donor, John C. Van Valkenburg.
The first two boxes in the series contains a selection of early deeds and indentures for land in the vicinity of the current Village of Athens. Of note are two early documents: one being a true copy authenticated by the Albany County Clerk in 1751 of Governor Thomas Dongan's confirmation grant to Jan Van Loon, Johannes Provoost, and Jocham Staats [spelling varies] in 1688 for the Loonenburg Patent, the second being an indenture for land granted to Paul Dick by Johannes Hoener [spelling varies] and Christoffel Hagedorn [spelling varies] for a parcel of land within "the camp" granted to Hoener, Hagedorn, and others in the Manor of Livingston in 1725, more or less within the modern Town of Germantown.
Other materials in box one relate to the life and work of Castle Seeley as postmaster and tavern keeper in the Village of Athens and comprise letters, receipts, and legal papers. There is a heavy emphasis on Deeds and mortgages for land and buildings in the vicinity of Third and Franklin, namely the parcel upon which the home of General George S. Nichols stands. Other deeds relate to the transfer of lots in the Flack Estate [sometimes styled Flaack Estate] Which covers the neighborhood between Second and Market Street.
Subsequent papers relate to the life of Orin Q. Flint, and immediately preceding his documents in the folder arrangement are an assortment of interesting older documents not directly related to Athens that he nonetheless collected out of personal interest. An early copy of the minutes, by-laws, history, and officer/membership list of the Greene County Historical Society is also within the portion of the collection devoted to Mr. Flint's papers.
Materials added in a supplemental accession in 2021 comprise primarily 20th century documents related to the Van Valkenburg and Guilzon families of Athens. of particular note is a considerable amount of material related to youth organizations and extracurricular activities in Coxsackie-Athens Central School District for the period of attendance of the donor, John C. Van Valkenburg.
Dates
- Other: 1958-1975
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet (Five legal size document cases, Shelved Manuscript Material.) : Paper documents, photographic prints, bound pamphlets and diaries.
Repository Details
Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository