Morris, New York

An Earlville woman writes her dissertation about Danville, OH -- but reveals things about having grown up in Earlville along the way.

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From the title page:

RURALITY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR IDENTITY AND PERSISTENCE DISSERTATION

Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University

By Tammy Lou Maltzan, M.S., B.S.

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The Ohio State University

2006

Kevin J. Dragulski wrote:

Summer 1913 - from my Great Great Grandparents (Wilbur Moore and Grace Ferris) photo album. Over 100 years ago the watering fountain.

Another view of the fountain from the other direction. This postcard had a 1910 postmark.

Click on the link below to view a page of The Oneonta Daily star with an article about Christian Klindt approaching 100 years old.

Click below to read The Morris Chronicle from April 29, 1908 for a description of Morris in 1847 by H.S. Matteson.

Danish farmers found upstate New York land prices favorable in the second decade of the 1900's. They even brought their own pastor. Read the articles in The Morris Chronicle from 1912 and 1914.

How many people would consider spending 4 weeks swimming down the Susquehanna River a good use for the their summer vacation?

During the summer of 1966 Russell H. Chaffee thought it was the perfect thing to do.

You can read about his successful swim in the attached page of the July 14, 1966 Otsego Farmer newspaper from Cooperstown, NY.