Scope and Contents File contains a letter from Mary Rouse Whiting to "Libbie" concerning recollections of her youth.

Scope and Contents File contains a selection of miscellaneous Last Wills and Testaments of individuals who resided in the vicinity of the current boundaries of the Town and Village of Athens. These documents include Wills that were never probated in Albany or Greene County which were retained by the family and subequently donated, as well as copies of Wills which were probated and filed within the records of the Greene County Surrogate's Court (making these duplicates). Included is an inventory of Wills in this...

Scope and Contents File contains a selection of miscellaneous Last Wills and Testaments of individuals who resided in the vicinity of the current boundaries of the Town and Village of Athens. These documents include Wills that were never probated in Albany or Greene County which were retained by the family and subequently donated, as well as copies of Wills which were probated and filed within the records of the Greene County Surrogate's Court (making these duplicates). Included is an inventory of Wills in this...

Scope and Contents File contains a selection of items related to the Hallenbeck Family as descended from the line of William C. Hallenbeck (1805-1888). Included within is: - the register of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from the Bible of John A. Van Wie and Josephine Rightmyer Van Wie (c. 1870) which was removed from the bible in 2019. - a genealogical lineage worksheet for the Van Hoesen Family Association from 1875 tracing the line of John D. Spoor back to Jacob Jans Van Hoesen. - The obituary of Ezra...

Scope and Contents File contains fifty cent advertising notes issued by Chauncey Smith and redeemable at his store in Ashland for their stated value. Sheets bear four coupons apiece and are uncut and unissued.

Scope and Contents File contains a complete photocopy of the records of Trinity Episcopal church of Athens as kept by Reverend Joseph Prentiss during his tenure. Within appear Baptisms, Marriages, and Funeral services held by the church within the date ranges specified. Also within are some notes on marriages and baptisms conducted by Rev. Prentiss on behalf of St. Luke's Episcopal Church at Catskill. During this period Trinity Episcopal Church was the only financially solvent faith community in Athens with a...

Scope and Contents Contained is what appears to be a summary of finances of the Baptist Church written on the letterhead of the Stewart House, proprietor William H. Stewart, at Athens.

Scope and Contents This file contains a list of pledges toward painting and decorating the church interior, including more than 50 names.

Scope and Contents File contains a selection of the earliest surviving paperwork of the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church. Included within are signed copies of resolutions, inventories of pews sold annually, the deeds for the pews of Samuel Hamilton, Isaac Northrup, and Samuel Haight, and an array of correspondence and letters related to the governance of the church, the purchase of the land for the original edifice, and the introduction, hiring, and death of Reverend Joseph Prentiss. Some later materials relate...

Scope and Contents File contains original documents and photocopies related to the Ashland Collegiate Institute, also known as the Ashland Seminary or Hedding Literary Institute. Also included in file are notes on the history of the institution.