History of Portville, NY
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| 17 Maple Avenue Portville, NY 14770 www.portvillehistory.org |
NEWSPAPERS - STORED AT EXTERNAL SITE at fultonhistory.com NEW
CEMETERY INFORMATION
EARLY HISTORY OF PORTVILLE
Page 1; Page 2; Page 3 and Page 4. See also Holcomb Photos
FAMILIES and OTHER BIOS
Bedford
Dusenbury
William F. Wheeler, John G. Mersereau, and William W. Weston
the Third Generation of Portville Dusenburys
Hall of Fame
Lowrey
Parish
Physicians
Various Biographical Sketches
Women - Biographies
PLACES AND BUSINESSES
WAR HISTORY
Website Note:
This is not a complete history of Portville and its people, places, and things, but rather acompilation of articles that will be expanded over time. More early Portville history can be
found in our book, "A History of the Town of Portville, 1805-1920."
With a focus on the 20th century, the website has many items that you will not find in the
Portville history book. In addition, PHPS members receive informative newsletters with
in-depth articles on various topics, issued three times yearly.
If you do not see what you are interested in on this site, please stop by our office in
Portville or send us an inquiry at Contact Us. Bookmark our site and check back here
often. You never know what we will dig out of the file cabinet!
 | The Portville Autograph (1901-1908) |
| The Portville Review (1908-1958) |
| The Portville Star (1958-1969) |
CEMETERY INFORMATION
| Chestnut Hill Cemetery Listing | |
| Chestnut Hill Cemetery Maps |
| East Portville Cemetery - Main Settlement |
| Oakley Cemetery - Haskell Road (Catt County Route 27) in Town of Portville NEW |
| Pine Street Cemetery - Mersereau Burying Ground |
| West Genesee Cemetery - Obi (Allegany County) |
EARLY HISTORY OF PORTVILLE
| Early Days: 1806 - 1880 |
| 1880 to 1930: Harry Holcomb's Glimpses of Fifty Years |
| Early School Days - 1870s - Essay by Nellie Wright |
| 1890: John D. Bell Reminisces of Early Days at 50th Alumni Meeting |
| 1892: Social life in Portville Fifty Years Ago, by Fanny Parish |
| Portville As It Was In 1892, by Smith Parish |
| Portville as I Remember It When, by Dutch Marsh (written in 1965) |
| Railroad History in the Portville Area NEW!! |
| A Trip Down the Allegheny on a Raft, by Fanny Bell (Parish), 1886 |
| Genesee Valley Canal - Mill Grove Extension NEW!! |
FAMILIES and OTHER BIOS
Bedford
| Bedford Corners History | |
| The Bedford Family | |
| The Bedford Corners School House | |
| Yuba Dam and School House Memories |
Dusenbury
| Legacy of the Lumbermen: Biographies of Henry R. Dusenbury, |
| History of the Dusenbury Family: Henry and Caroline's Seven children and |
| The Dusenbury Homes | |
| The Dusenbury Automobiles |
Hall of Fame
| Portville Hall of Fame Inductees |
Lowrey
| The Family and Home of Guy T. Lowrey, by Bea L. Eldridge |
Parish
| History of the Parish Family | |
| History of Parish Hardware |
Physicians
| History of Portville's Physicians |
Various Biographical Sketches
| "Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus County, N.Y., | |
| edited by William Adams, Published 1893 - External Site |
Women - Biographies
| Significant Portville Women of the 20th Century: (Part 1); (Part 2); (Part 3) |
PLACES AND BUSINESSES
| History of Leather Tanneries in Portville |
| The Borax Twenty Mule Team Visits Portville, 1917 |
| Riverhurst Park |
| The Old Toll Gate | |
| Red's and Trudy's | |
| Chaffee's Peanut Stand |
| Fremmings Hot Shoppe in Westons Mills |
| Merle Ludden Scrapbook - Portville Review Clippings from early 1940s |
| Wendy Pfeiffer Lawrence's Pfeiffer Nature Center - External Site |
WAR HISTORY
| The Civil War: Biography of Col. Lewis D. Warner of the 154th | |
| The Civil War: List of the Veterans from Portville, all companies | |
| The Amos Humiston Story - coming soon |
| Portville in World War II |
| World War I Roster: Harry Holcomb's Glimpses of Fifty Years - Page 3 |
Website Note:
This is not a complete history of Portville and its people, places, and things, but rather a
found in our book, "A History of the Town of Portville, 1805-1920."
With a focus on the 20th century, the website has many items that you will not find in the
Portville history book. In addition, PHPS members receive informative newsletters with
in-depth articles on various topics, issued three times yearly.
If you do not see what you are interested in on this site, please stop by our office in
Portville or send us an inquiry at Contact Us. Bookmark our site and check back here
often. You never know what we will dig out of the file cabinet!
Portville, New York