Town of Montague, NY Historical Page

12/04/2013

08/25/2013

At least I've done something worthwhile with my vacation...

This album contains a photograph of almost every stone in the Gardner Cemetery, located on the Gardner Road in Montague, NY. The cemetery was surveyed between August 20-24, 2013. Many of the stones were chalked for better readability. The chalk washes off after a few good rains.

05/04/2013

These pictures come to us from Thelma Burns, former Montague resident. Bob Blaschke, of Carthage, was instrumental in making the connection. Much thanks to both Thelma and Bob! According to Bob, more pictures are on the way! Can't wait!

12/16/2012

Here's a really neat 'COLOR' video, compliments of Chris Dryja, Lewis County Historical Society, of what plowing the roads of Tug Hill was like in 1939. Parts of this video looks like it could be the Sears Pond Road. Any thoughts? Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZR2WbD3Hz0

This video from 1939 in New York State provides a look at the way winter operations were performed over 70 years ago.

09/24/2012

This album shows all the stones in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Road, Montague, NY. Some of the stones have been 'chalked', for better views and readability. This chalk washes off after a few good rains.

09/16/2012

Another site for genealogical material on the internet is the Lewis County Genweb site. Here's the link: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nylewis/

Sperryville Cemetery Seventh-Day Settlement CemeteryOtter Creek CemeteryHigh Market Cemetery With Headstone PhotosBeaver Falls Old CemeteryFairview (REED) Cemetery Lowville Rural Cemetery pg. 1 (pdf)Lowville Rural Cemetery pg. 2 (pdf)Locust Grove Lord Cemetery (pdf)Por...

09/16/2012

Two EXCELLENT sites for historical/genealogical research of the Montague/Tug Hill/Lewis County area are the Northern New York Historical Newspapers: http://news.nnyln.org/ and also this link, with the silly name of "Old Fulton NY Post Card
s": http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html both of these sites are fully searchable newspaper databases...meaning, you type in names, and you get results! Between the two of these sites, there are over 12 MILLION newspaper pages available! Go find those lost relatives today!

Northern New York Historical Newspapers are provided by the Northern New York Library Network to enhance access to the region's local history. The online collection currently consists of more than 2,312,000 pages from fifty-three newspapers.

09/16/2012

Please spread the word about this page! Montague Town History, welcome to Facebook! Please 'like' this page, and pass it on to anyone you know with an interest in Montague, Tug Hill, or local history! Thank you! I'll be putting more historical information on here as I receive it.