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We have several copies of ECS yearbooks from years past for sale.  If you are looking for a particular year please let me know which one and I will see if it is available. Also, we are in search of … Continue reading →

There is a general membership meeting this Thursday, April 4, at 7:00 pm at the museum on Maple Ave Extension in Elba.  All are welcomed and new members are always encouraged. We will be discussing events for the year as … Continue reading →

For all who are wondering about the picture of the building and smoke stack located in Elba. The Western New York Farms Company had successfully drained and reclaimed thousands of acres of the Oak Orchard swamp and turned it into … Continue reading →

The new membership year is starting.  Our first membership meeting of the new year is this Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 pm at the museum on Maple Ave Ext in Elba.  New members are always welcomed.  Yearly membership dues: $10 … Continue reading →

This excerpt is copied from the Town of Elba history book compiled by Scott Benz in honor of the town’s 175th Anniversary in 1995. This shop was purchased by Levi Rugg in 1850.  In 1870 Frederic Sunricker owned the property.  … Continue reading →

Our president, Ronald Komar, passed away on July 3, 2012 unexpectedly.  He will be sadly missed as he was a great asset to the Historical Society of Elba.  He had a lot of time and energy into the museum and … Continue reading →

The blacksmith was usually one of the first tradesmen to set up shop in an emerging village and Pine Hill was no exception.  Samuel Laing purchased 7/10 of an acre in December 1829 from Charles Woodworth for $58.00 upon which … Continue reading →

It was in country villages that American society flourished.  This was especially true in the Genesee Country where by the 1820’s and 1830’s, some forty hamlets and villages were providing economic services and other community functions for the flood of … Continue reading →