Catskill, Village of
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The village of Catskill lies within the boundaries of the town of Catskill and is the second-oldest incorporated village in Greene County, founded in 1806. The village was founded at the location of an existing landing on Catskill creek which was utilized during the colonial period by farmers from the backcountry looking to ship and receive products which could only be transported via sloop on the Hudson River. Styled as "Catskill Landing," the community would come to be referred to as "Cats' Kill" or "Catskill" by the end of the 18th century. The community's initial growth was bolstered by its location; Main Street itself was the starting point of the Susquehanna Turnpike which was a major thoroughfare which and one of the primary routes available for settlers moving from southern New England into western New York and the Ohio after the close of the Revolution.
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Day Book of Dr. Nelson Fanning
Item
Identifier: MV-108
Scope and Contents
Large bound volume with daily accounts of Dr. Nelson Fanning's medical practice in Catskill, New York. Patients and debtors listed include many notable Catskill residents from the time, including Frederic E. Church, Maria Cole, Mary Cole, and Theodore Cole.
An inscription on the front cover reads, "Dr. Fanning's Day Book Catskill - cor. Bridge St. and Prospect Ave." This implies that the book belonged to Dr. Nelson Fanning Sr. (1808-1896) who lived at 49 Prospect Avenue in Catskill. However,...
Edith S. Wilson Collection
Collection — Box LOB 105: [MSS 2019.0003.0001]
Identifier: MSS 2019.0003
Content Description
Contents are primarily photographic materials and documents concerning Amos Post, Inc. of Catskill, NY. Included also is a scrapbook by Edith S. Wilson as a graduate of Catskill High School class of 1947.
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Edith S. Wilson Collection
Fire Insurance Maps
Collection — Box Manuscript Oversize Box 2
Identifier: MSS 2021.0001
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a selection of fire insurance maps by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company and Niagara Fire Insurance Company. The maps cover the villages of Athens, Catskill, and Coxsackie and show street and building plans with miscellaneous descriptive data used to aid in the identification of insured properties and structures.
These maps were originally on file with the local agents for these respective companies, and were donated to the Greene County Historical Society...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Fire Insurance Maps
Lester R. Smith Collection
Collection — Box LOB 582
Identifier: MSS 2020.0008
Scope and Contents
Materials within the collection concern the business, legal, and church papers, booklets and newsclippings of Lester R. Smith. Of note is a small selection of material related to union activities in Catskill during the interwar period. Also included are photographs of the sites of car accidents across Greene County. Also of note are the 1858 New York Daily Tribune newsclipping of the recollections of Rev. Dr. David Porter of Catskill and a large number of newspaper clippings concerning 1930's...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Lester R. Smith Collection
Map of the Division of Lot Number One of the First Division of the Lindsey Patent
Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2020.0013-LOB 6.27
Scope and Contents
Map is a color-coded survey by John Van Vechten of the subdivided lots along the west side of Main Street in the Village of Catskill probably before 1820. No buildings are shown but street names are given as well as the initials of those who owned each respective lot shown. In one instance a lot is described as being "Fulton's Mill Lot" while Bridge Street is only shown as comprising the stretch of that road from Main to the Bridge itself. The uphill or easterly portion of modern Bridge Street...
Map of the Village of Catskill
Item — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2019.0014-7C.7
Scope and Contents
This map is an interesting survey of the lower portion of the east side of the Village of Catskill. The map is made from a 1795 survey completed by William Cockburn and shows the section of Catskill creek from the Hop-o-Nose to Femmen hook prior to the contruction of the Long Dock. Included in the map are the surveyed village lots along Main Street, surveyed lots under water north of the mouth of the creek, and the names of some property owners. Of particular note on the map is that the homes...
Miscellaneous Catskill Receipts, 1866-1867
File
Scope and Contents
Two receipts for pew rental at St. Luke's Church, one receipt for medical advice from Dr. J. S. Philip, and one receipt for washing and rent from Mrs. J. H. Van Gorden, all directed to Mr. Boughton.
Record of Christ Presbyterian Church, Catskill, 1840 - 1889
Item — Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: 2004.3362
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is meant to be a representative listing of published vital statistics materials for churches in Greene County currently available at the Vedder Research Library.
Record of Rev. Thomas LaMonte at the Methodist-Episcopal Church of Catskill [K. V. V. Parks Transcription], 1876 - 1884
Item — Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: 2004.3363
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is meant to be a representative listing of published vital statistics materials for churches in Greene County currently available at the Vedder Research Library.
Record of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Catskill, NY [K. V. V. Parks Transcription], 1844 - 1891
Item — Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: 2004.3365
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is meant to be a representative listing of published vital statistics materials for churches in Greene County currently available at the Vedder Research Library.