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Kathy Barton
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3 Court Street
Norwich, NY 13815 no.history@4cls.org
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Historical Tidbits of Norwich & Chenango County, NY

 

Q. - Which Norwich Mayor made Ripley’s Believe It or Not column?

 

A. – Frank Zuber – he served as mayor for 16 years ( 1929-1945) and never asked for a salary.

        (Source: Chenango Union- February 5, 1975)

 (To read more on Frank Zuber come visit the Otis A. Thompson Local History Room and read,  His Honor the Mayor, by H. Claude Hardy-1953. )


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Obituary Collection

There are 100 plus books with individual indexes. The collection was started in 1981 when the obituaries were clipped from our local newspaper. Years prior to 1981 were obtained through donations and our research.

Master Index for Obituaries

Volumes 1-105 that also include the Glen Buell Newspaper Collection Deaths only.

Glen Buell Newspaper Collection

Volumes 1-9 are taken from the back page of the Saturday Utica Globe Newspaper covering 1900-1916. Contains general news of Norwich, births, deaths, marriages & divorces. Indexes are in front of photocopied volumes.

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Guernsey Memorial Library
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  3 Court St.
Norwich, New York 13815
(607) 334-4034


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Mon. & Wed..........1:00-8:30
Saturday............9:00-1:00
Sunday(Sept.-May)...1:00-4:00
Closed Holidays
 

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