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Village of Morris Historian Topics in 2022

1932 New $330,000 School Opened in Morris Page RL Thomas published 11/26/2022 - 21:29

A Collection of Photos from New Berlin, New Lisbon and other places by Vernon Duroe, placed on line by the Farmers Museum in Coopertown, NY Page RL Thomas published 11/22/2022 - 13:17

Linotype Memories Page RL Thomas published 11/21/2022 - 10:58

Circa 1906, Morris Fair Ground and 2010 Page RL Thomas published 11/20/2022 - 16:05

1906 postcard New Lisbon Church Page RL Thomas published 11/20/2022 - 00:26

Hannah Cooper Monument Page RL Thomas published 11/16/2022 - 11:05

90 Broad St Page RL Thomas published 11/15/2022 - 10:24

E. E. Steele and Son, Hardware, Stoves, and Plumbing Page RL Thomas published 11/12/2022 - 00:11

Postmasters for Morris, NY Page RL Thomas published 11/09/2022 - 19:32

Map of Otsego County Election Districts Page RL Thomas published 11/08/2022 - 12:42

Morris Postmasters from USPS Page RL Thomas published 11/03/2022 - 13:08

1945 Linn Tractors modified to move B-29s off runways and other Linn history Page RL Thomas published 10/15/2022 - 13:32

Linn Factory Water Wheel and Power Plant Page RL Thomas published 10/06/2022 - 16:18

1982-03-01 Morris Foundry Fire Page RL Thomas published 10/06/2022 - 15:46

A crash that helped Morris decide to form a rescue squad. Page RL Thomas published 10/03/2022 - 22:17

Otsego County, New York, Historical and Geographical Page RL Thomas published 10/03/2022 - 14:33

Gilbertsville Historic District Application, includes maps and 67 photos Page RL Thomas published 09/23/2022 - 11:36

Otsego County School District Map Page RL Thomas published 09/22/2022 - 00:37

Stickney - Morris Photographer(s) Page RL Thomas published 09/20/2022 - 15:43

Film Making in Morris based on works of Mark Twain Page RL Thomas published 09/14/2022 - 01:12

Captain Horace B. Field, Artillery Officer, Lost at Sea Page RL Thomas published 09/09/2022 - 12:53

1904 Februrary Ice Flood Page RL Thomas published 09/08/2022 - 16:00

1918 May 1, The Morris Chronicle Page RL Thomas published 09/08/2022 - 15:57

A School Master's Reminiscences. Page RL Thomas published 09/08/2022 - 12:10

Draper Road in Morris, NY. Once home to families of Draper and Daniels Page RL Thomas published 08/23/2022 - 12:04

Filers Corners Schoolhouse Page RL Thomas published 08/23/2022 - 00:21

Morris Central School yearbooks -- scanned and searchable - 1927 - 1996 - with a few missing from the set Page RL Thomas published 08/22/2022 - 22:13

Draper Daniels - MCS class of 1931, Advertising Executive, model for Madman Don Draper Page RL Thomas published 08/16/2022 - 17:26

Thelma G. Leska, Class of 1931 Page RL Thomas published 08/14/2022 - 15:26

1868 Maps of Burlington, Butternuts, Laurens, Morris, New Lisbon, Pittsfield, and Unadilla Page RL Thomas published 08/09/2022 - 21:09

James M. Webb of Gilbertsville, Murdered His Mother When He Was 15 years old Page RL Thomas published 07/30/2022 - 00:42

Hillington Cemetery founded 1862 Page RL Thomas published 07/29/2022 - 23:03

Floral Hall Page RL Thomas published 07/27/2022 - 19:57

Tragedy at Rally in Dimmock Hollow Page RL Thomas published 07/26/2022 - 22:41

Milestones from Mt. Upton to Morris Page RL Thomas published 07/26/2022 - 22:02

Butternuts Woolen and Cotton Mill Page RL Thomas published 07/26/2022 - 18:57

The historic frigate, The USS Constitiution Is Rotting Away -- Who are you going to call? Page RL Thomas published 07/19/2022 - 23:23

1885 Morris Fire Department Page RL Thomas published 07/15/2022 - 16:06

Chris Robinson Retires After 28 Years With Village of Morris DPW Page RL Thomas published 07/15/2022 - 01:04

1962 - Keep your foot off the gas pedal in the Village of Morris Page RL Thomas published 07/14/2022 - 00:29

1980-10-21 Glenn McWilliams in His Hardware Store -- in business for over 50 years Page RL Thomas published 07/13/2022 - 11:51

Postcard 2, Lewis Rutherfurd Morris Central School, Morris, N. Y. Page RL Thomas published 07/10/2022 - 01:36

Engine and Townhouse, two truck bays Page RL Thomas published 07/03/2022 - 23:34

The First Murder Trial In Otsego County, 1805 Page RL Thomas published 07/02/2022 - 21:13

September 1910, Tent Meetings in Morris, right on Main St. Page RL Thomas published 07/01/2022 - 14:16

The Social Areas of Otsego County Page RL Thomas published 07/01/2022 - 00:36

Main St, 128 Weeden's Harness Shop Page RL Thomas published 06/30/2022 - 12:22

Watson House Page RL Thomas published 06/29/2022 - 17:09

History of the Butternut Valley by Morris Union school student Minnie B. Rockwell Page RL Thomas published 06/28/2022 - 20:52

John N. Daniels, Survivor of Andersonville Prison Page RL Thomas published 06/27/2022 - 01:37 John N. Daniels, Survivor of Andersonville Prison Page RL Thomas published 06/27/2022 - 01:37

Otsego County Cemetery Map, 2015 Page RL Thomas published 06/26/2022 - 21:11

The Butternut Valley Telephone Company and other local telephone companies Page RL Thomas published 06/24/2022 - 11:15

Otsego County Public Areas Page RL Thomas published 06/04/2022 - 18:28

Kenyon House about 1900, later called Gage's Block, 1922 postmark Page RL Thomas published 05/31/2022 - 20:00

1913 Summer - Horses at the watering trough Page RL Thomas published 05/31/2022 - 19:04

1872 The Soldiers Monument Dedicated in Hillington Cemetery Page RL Thomas published 05/31/2022 - 16:41

South Broad St behind the bank Page RL Thomas published 05/30/2022 - 14:13

1970 Centennial Celebration Photos from Roffe Collection part 1 Page RL Thomas published 05/17/2022 - 23:56

1977 Lynn Harris marks 30 years with US Post Office Page RL Thomas published 05/12/2022 - 14:49

Morris Correspondents over the decades Page RL Thomas published 05/12/2022 - 14:46

1970 Centennial Celebration Photos from Roffe Collection part 2 Page RL Thomas published 05/12/2022 - 14:17

Links to NYS Newspaper pages Page RL Thomas published 05/11/2022 - 14:21

Ian Travis MacMillan Page RL Thomas published 05/09/2022 - 14:28

1965 Wellman Block on Main St, next to the bank Page RL Thomas published 05/03/2022 - 19:28

East Main St scenes from long ago Page RL Thomas published 04/30/2022 - 16:39

1923 Franklin Yates kills State Trooper Page RL Thomas published 04/29/2022 - 14:25

Glass Plate Negatives - set 2 Page RL Thomas published 04/23/2022 - 20:54

The Dimmock Hollow Telephone Company - Morris District Telephone Directory 1938-1939, 1958-59, 1964-65, 2019 Page RL Thomas published 04/06/2022 - 12:33

1970 The Morris Centennial Celebration Page RL Thomas published 03/27/2022 - 16:24

1950s West Main St -- Fire Equipment on display Page RL Thomas published 03/22/2022 - 23:46

MCS Teacher Mr. Knapp as a Young Man Page RL Thomas published 03/17/2022 - 11:44

Clambakes Page RL Thomas published 03/17/2022 - 11:39

Broad St, The Old Red Store Page RL Thomas published 02/27/2022 - 00:15

A. S. Avery Practical Photographer Page RL Thomas published 02/20/2022 - 21:04

Tri-Valley Basketball Standings in February 1954 Page RL Thomas published 02/08/2022 - 11:25

Milling About in the Butternut Valley -- presented by Tom Washbon Page RL Thomas published 02/07/2022 - 11:44

A Village Water System -- Not As Easy As Turning A Tap Page RL Thomas published 01/30/2022 - 17:15

Raking Suckers, painting by Ray Clement Page RL Thomas published 01/26/2022 - 12:31

1950 Godley Residence Page RL Thomas published 01/23/2022 - 20:17

Morris High School catalogs 1890-1891 to 1916-1917 with some exceptions Page RL Thomas published 01/22/2022 - 00:56

Jacob K. Lull Timeline Page RL Thomas published 01/15/2022 - 13:49

Circa 1906, Morris High School Page RL Thomas published 01/09/2022 - 20:50

Garrattsville and Its People in the Long Ago -- a Morris Chronicle series Page RL Thomas published 01/08/2022 - 14:51

District Schools Mentioned in Morris Central School Yearbooks Page RL Thomas published 01/04/2022 - 21:51

Images of Hargrave Lake Page RL Thomas published 12/29/2021 - 10:51

Postcard, Residence and Private Car of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Linn Page RL Thomas published 12/28/2021 - 20:26

Chester Thurlow Backus Page RL Thomas published 12/28/2021 - 11:35

Morris High School Page RL Thomas published 12/28/2021 - 00:07

Main St, 113 - Nathaniel Stevenson Shoe shop Page RL Thomas published 12/23/2021 - 18:45

West Main St, looking east Page RL Thomas published 12/21/2021 - 12:01

1924, A Narrow Gauge Railroad Used To Build State Road in Garrattsville Page RL Thomas published 12/17/2021 - 15:23

Dinner Theater at Major's Inn, Gilbertsville, NY in 1977 Page RL Thomas published 12/15/2021 - 01:18

1910 Postmark, Baptist Church, Morris, NY Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 19:54

Methodist Church Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 19:43

1900 Gardner House Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 19:06

Central School, Morris N. Y. Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 18:54

U. S. Post Office, wood front, curb box Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 18:44

Postcard 38. US Post Office about 1953 Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 18:36

Postcard 56. Business Section, Morris, N. Y., from the late 1940s - West Main St. Page RL Thomas published 12/12/2021 - 18:21