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Historically Lewis

Home of the Lewis County Historical Society

News, Announcements and Stories of Lewis County

The Lewis County Almshouse

The Lewis County Almshouse

What later came to be called the “County Home”

Posted on January 7th, 2022.

For the love of old barns

For the love of old barns

New York State adopts a new tax credit

Posted on December 14th, 2021.

Northern New York Community Foundation

Thanks to one of our 2021 Valued Partners

Posted on November 18th, 2021.

Remembering Dr. Jerry Perrin

Remembering Dr. Jerry Perrin

Long-time Curator of the Lewis County Historical Society and Leyden Historian

Posted on November 1st, 2021.

The Lowville Mineral Springs House

The Lowville Mineral Springs House

“Taking the waters” in Lowville in the late 1800s

Posted on November 1st, 2021.

“Due To Irregular Habits,” An All-Too-Short Story of the Harrisburg Glass Factory

“Due To Irregular Habits,” An All-Too-Short Story of the Harrisburg Glass Factory

Matt Johnson, John Rice and Early American Aquamarine Lilypad Glassware

Posted on November 1st, 2021.

Dannatburg

Dannatburg

One of the Lost Communities of Lewis County

Posted on November 1st, 2021.

Florence Merriam Bailey

Florence Merriam Bailey

Locust Grove’s First Lady of Ornithology (1863 – 1948)

Posted on October 27th, 2021.