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Researching Your Past


At the Afton Historical Society we have a large collection of family files, books, scrapbooks and other documents located at the Museum. You can reach out at [email protected] to access the files.

The Afton Free Library and the Afton Historical Society received a grant from the Community Foundation for South Central NY for the purchase of a laptop computer on which we can load files about Afton history, and which may be used by individuals in the library or borrowed by organizations for use in programs.  These files are currently loaded in the laptop:

1. The Way we Were – Charles Decker
2. The Afton Museum – History
3.  Story of Afton – Carlton Hayes
4.  Doctors, Druggists and Dentists – text of program
5.  Centennial Revisited
6.  Buildings of Afton
7.  Afton Walking Tour talk
8.  AHS Annual Calendars
9.  1863 map of Afton 

There are 8 cemeteries in the Afton area - Glenwood, Eastside, North Afton, Reed-Guy, Wakeman, Baptist, Melendy Hill and Broad. The Historian also has information on each of them.  Contact Mel Hager, Historian, at [email protected] or visit her Facebook page - Afton, NY Historian.

The D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) Chapter #1004NY is always available to assist with researching your past as well.  You can reach the D.A.R. Registrar at 607-242-8180 or by emailing [email protected] - The D.A.R. holds a Genealogy Round Table night the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month, held at Afton Hope Congregational Church, 129 Main Street, Afton, NY from 6-8pm.  Open & Free to all:  Women, Men, and Children.

Websites

  1. Charles Decker's "Way We Were" Articles  http://tinyurl.com/AHminutes
  2. Chenango County Historical Society       www.chenangohistorical.org/ 
  3. Guernsey Library, Norwich, NY        guernseymemoriallibrary.org/ 
  4. Sidney Library, Sidney, NY              www.sidneylibrary.org/
  5. Afton Library, Afton, NY             http://libraries.4cls.org/afton/
  6. Joseph Knight, Sr. and Josiah Stowell Homes            Colesville-restoration.org
  7. Afton Town Clerk :   [email protected] -- for  birth, marriage and death information from 1888 to present. Prior to 1888, files were lost in a fire.​
  8. Afton Historian  Afton, NY   [email protected]   607-242-8180
  9. Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter #1004NY    [email protected]

Looking forward to seeing you ! 


Hours: Saturdays 1:00 to 4;00 from Memorial DAy to Labor Day or by appointment at 607-743-3139

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