Skaneateles,Onondaga County, New York

Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY

Skaneateles Historical Society

Skaneateles Lake on Mother's Day 2005
Photo by Pamela Priest

ARCHIVES OF SKANEATELES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

1850.txt: The 1850 Town of Skaneateles Agricultural Census
births.txt: Birth records from the Democrat dating from 1843 through 1880 and the Free Press dating from 1881 through 1899. The reporting of births was not required by law until the year 1880. Even then, some communities did not comply.
death1.txt: Death records from the Democrat dating from 1843 through 1880 and the Free Press dating from 1881 through 1899.
mara1.txt: Marriage records from the Democrat dating from 1843 through 1880 and the Free Press dating from 1881 through 1899. Alphabetical order by Groom.
mara2.txt: Marriage records from the Democrat dating from 1843 through 1880 and the Free Press dating from 1881 through 1899. Alphabetical order by Bride.
coldeath.txt: Death records from The Columbian dating from 1831 through March 1853.
colmar1.txt: Marriage records from The Columbian dating from 1831 through March 1853. Alphabetical order by Groom.
colmar2.txt: Marriage records from The Columbian dating from 1831 through March 1853. Alphabetical order by Bride.
Birth20.txt: Birth records from The Skaneateles Press dated from 1900-1919
Death20.txt: Death records from The Skaneateles Press dated from 1900-1919
Marr20Groom.txt: Marriage records from The Skaneateles Press dated from 1900-1919. Alphabetical by Groom.
Marr20Bride.txt: Marriage records from The Skaneateles Press dated from 1900-1919. Alphabetical by Bride.
lakeview.txt: Cemetery records from the Village of Skaneateles. Lakeview Cemetery records from 1796 through 1988.
stmarys.txt: The St. Mary's Cemetery Gravestone Database

BUSINESS & BUILDINGS

Library and Art Gallery (Dead link!)
Principal Farmers, Manufacturers and Merchants of Onondaga County, 1874

CEMETERIES

Benson Road Cemetery, aka Cuddeback Cemetery
Burroughs Family Cemetery
County Line Burial Ground, aka Gardner Cemetery
Cuddeback Cemetery, aka Benson Road Cemetery
Farmyard Cemetery
Friends Cemetery, aka Quaker Cemetery
Gardner Cemetery, aka County Line Burial Ground
Lake View Cemetery
Mottville Cemetery
Old Thompson Farm Cemetery, aka Thompson Family Cemetery
Owasco Village Cemetery, DeWitt plot
Owasco Cemetery
Peck Family/Octagon Cemetery
Potter Family Burial Ground
Quaker Cemetery, aka Friends Cemetery
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Shepard Settlement Cemetery
Shepard Settlement Cemetery
Thompson Family Cemetery, aka Old Thompson Farm Cemetery

CENSUS

CHURCHES

St. James' Church (Anglican)
- Picture postcard
St. Mary's of the Lake (Roman Catholic)
The Lutheran Church
The Methodist Church
The Presbyterian Church

DIRECTORY

1917 Directory of Skaneateles Village

HISTORY

Skaneateles Lake, from A Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1824
History of the Town of Skaneateles, from Clark's Onondaga, 1849
History of the Town of Skaneateles, from Bruce's Onondaga's Centennial, 1896
History of the Town of Skaneateles, from Beauchamp's Past and Present of Syracuse and Onondaga County, 1908

LINKS

The MC CARTHY Family Web Site (Dead link! Does anyone have an update?)
Skaneateles Historical Society Archives -- includes Vital Records!
Skaneateles Schools Alumni Association
Skaneateles Web Directory (Chamber of Commerce site)
Town of Skaneateles

MAPS

PEOPLE

The MC CARTHY Family Web Site (Dead link! Does anyone have an update?)
William J. VREDENBURG

SCHOOLS

Rosters of all graduating classes, 1873 to present -- includes Skaneateles Academy, Skaneateles High School, and Skaneateles Central School
Skaneateles Central School District

WAR INFORMATION

Revolutionary War
- Revolutionary War Soldiers, from Bruce's Onondaga's Centennial
War of 1812
Mexican War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
- Spanish-American War Service Plaque in Shotwell Park
World War I
- World War I Service Plaque in Shotwell Park
World War II
- World War II Service Plaque in Shotwell Park
Korean War
- Korean War Service Plaque in Shotwell Park
Vietnam War
- Vietnam War Service Plaque in Shotwell Park

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30 May 1997

3 February 2006