New York History Review NEWS

Elmira Wisner Market

2011-09-05T08:59:00.000-07:00

Our books and more will be available one more time

at Elmira's Wisner Market this summer.

September 8, 2011 from 10am - 2 pm

in the New York History Review tent

Book signing Event in Elmira

2011-06-23T05:58:00.000-07:00

Thursday, June 30 from 10am-2pm

Elmira's Wisner Market
in the New York History Review Tent

Three new articles on our website this week

2011-06-21T05:58:00.000-07:00

"A Jewish Cinderella" by Edward Allan Brawley describes the life and work of Rose Pastor, a poor immigrant cigar factory worker from Poland, who married Graham Phelps Stokes, the son of one of the wealthiest men in New York. The couple met at the University Settlement House on Rivington Street in New York City and, having joined the Socialist Party in 1906, they worked together on behalf of the poor for ten years until their differing views on how that should be done began to drive them apart.

"Francis Marion Parrish" by Wayne Parrish tells of his ggg-grandfather as one of a handful of confederate soldiers who survived the war, but were too ill to be released at the war's end. Those few were removed when the Elmira Prison Camp closed to a military hospital, and he died on June 17, 1865.

"The Model Prison of the World - The Albany County Penetentiary And 19th Century Prison Reform by Dr. Robert G. Waite, a historian based in Shushan, New York. He earned a PhD in history from SUNY Binghamton and specializes in the history of law enforcement and crime. Currently, he is affiliated with the Memorial Site for German Resistance in Berlin, Germany.

A good surprise!

2011-06-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

>>>> iBookstore

We just found out today that our book A Centennial Diary - A Year in the Life of a Country Boy is available as an ebook at the iBookstore. All righty then!

Elmira Wisner Market book signing - local history books

2011-06-07T04:30:00.000-07:00

NYHR & ChemungHistory.com will be at the

Elmira Wisner Market, Wisner Park, Elmira, NY 14901

Thursday, June 30, 2011 10am - 2pm

Thursday, August 11, 2011 10am - 2pm

September 8, 2011 10am - 2pm

Books include BIG BOOK of Pictures, Queen City Adventure, In Their Honor: Soldiers of the Confederacy – The Elmira Prison Camp, Storefronts – Elmira, New York, and music cd Victorian Pride – Favorite Songs of New York State by Elmira's own George Bailey Orchestra.

Tent space courtesy of Community Arts of Elmira. Thanks!

Check out our "Lina's Cookbook Blog"

2011-05-19T15:11:00.000-07:00

Lina Kurz was a young bride in Brooklyn, New York in 1884 when her aunt handwrote a German cookbook for her as a wedding gift.

This cookbook is being transcribed from Suetterlin German into English and will soon be a book.

Check out the progress of this cookbook.

News from the George Bailey Orchestra

2011-05-14T04:21:00.000-07:00

New York History Review and the George Bailey Orchestra put together this great album of city and town songs from vintage sheet music in the Library of Congress on Victorian Pride - Favorite Songs of New York State.

Songs include

Buffalo “The Belles of Buffalo Polka” 1855 and “The Buffalo City Cadet March” 1877
Binghamton “The Binghamton March” 1855, “The Susquehanna Waltz” 1845, “Oak-Leaf Schottisch” 1879, “Life on the Susquehanna” 1882, and “Chenango Polka” 1879
Ithaca “Cayuga Mazurka” 1874
Albany “Duchess of Albany Gavotte” 1883
Elmira “Elmira Schottish” 1856 and “Little Barefoot Waltzes” 1885
Chautauqua “Memories of Chautauqua” 1885
Niagara Falls “Niagara Schottisch” 1852
Syracuse “Oneida Polka” and “Syracuse City March” 1851
Poughkeepsie “Poughkeepsie Polka” 1853
Rochester “Rochester New City Hall March” 1874
Saratoga “The Belle of Saratoga” 1871
Utica “Utica French Academy March” 1851
Yonkers “Twilight Reverie” 1883

You can hear all the song previews on iTunes

Call for Writers!

2011-05-07T07:11:00.000-07:00

Hello Prospective History Authors,

This is an online magazine with an annual printed issue for writers who specialize in local histories of New York State. Many of your local historical societies don't have the resources to provide a platform for publishing your local history article. Well, we do.

This magazine is very interested in publishing your article. If you are interested in being part of it please click here.

New York History Review upcoming books

2011-05-06T05:22:00.000-07:00

Even though we've been quiet lately - we are working very hard behind the scenes on three new books coming out soon. One is Plank Road Explorer, the diary of Henry Marvin of Webbs Mills, New York in 1873.

Henry was 18 years old and he had to figure things out for himself.

He was born into a family with great ambitions and aspirations. His grandfather was an important character in the Revolutionary War, and his father owned much land in Webbs Mills, New York. His grand-nephew was Ross Marvin, who died at the North Pole while with the Peary Expedition. His great-grand-nephew was Hollywood actor Lee Marvin.

October is New York Archives Month

2010-10-04T11:48:00.000-07:00

Grandma Barnes

October is New York Archives Month and what better way for us to highlight the New York History Review’s Eleanor Barnes Library than to have a mini online gallery with old photos of the Barnes family! Thank you, Eleanor.

Check it out right now.

Thanks!

www.NewYorkHistoryReview.com

New Timon article published

2010-08-27T04:28:00.001-07:00

Hello,

New York History Review has just published John Timon - Buffalo’s First Bishop : His Forgotten Struggle to Assimilate Catholics in Western New York   by Paul E. Lubienecki online. Timon assimilated Catholics and Catholic women into the culture of western New York and established Catholicism while battling the local Protestant clergy and the Catholic hierarchy.

Mr. Lubienecki is a doctoral student of History at Case Western Reserve University. His dissertation topic is on the history and influence of the Catholic Church on the American labor movement.

The article can be found here on our website.

Brand new book from New York History Review Press

2010-05-18T11:26:00.000-07:00

What happened on a normal day to a normal young woman in 1891? Step inside the world of 25-year-old Viola Coolbaugh as she lives her life in rural Schuyler County.

Viola writes of the happenings in Altay, New York - her housework, baking pastries for her father's store, terrible sicknesses, working at the basket factory, and making ice cream with hailstones.

To see this book and more, please visit our website.

This publication is fourth in New York History Review's

Learning From History series of printed primary source material.

May is National Preservation Month!

2010-05-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

PRESERVED STRAWBERRIES, circa 1888

Pick off all the stems, and to every quart of fruit add a quart of sugar; mix well with the sugar, then put them over a slow fire till the syrup commences to form, then put them over a hot fire and let them boil quickly for fifteen minutes, skimming it well. Put them boiling hot into stone jars, seal up tightly.

This recipe is from our reprinted 1888 cookbook Our Own Book – A Victorian Guide to Life with over 600 vintage food recipes. Make your own barn paint, indelible ink, ginger beer, shaving soap, waterproof glue, cologne, violin varnish, and more. How and when to take a bath. What to feed sheep. Answers for all of life's challenges as a Victorian person.

From our Victorian Pride line of New York State reprinted books of merit. One of our goals of NYHR is to digitally preserve and reprint rare antiquarian New York State books and make them available again to the public. Check out this book and more on our website.

Thanks!

Excerpts form our NEW Book

2010-04-16T14:47:00.000-07:00

MY CENTENNIAL DIARY: A Year in the Life of a Country Boy
by Earll K. Gurnee, Skaneateles, New York, 1876

published by New York History Review
available at www.newyorkhistoryreview.com

My Centennial Diary is the journal of 18-year-old Earll Kilbourne Gurnee of Sennett, New York - two miles from downtown Skaneateles. Earll was born on January 28, 1858 in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Robert and Lucy Ann (Kilbourne) Gurnee. The family moved to New York in 1863 to be closer to his grandparents Caleb and Cynthia Brown on West Lake Road in Skaneateles, New York. When he was sixteen, his parents purchased a farm on Franklin Street Road. He attended the Skaneateles Academy in the 1870s.

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January, Saturday 1. 1876.
The morning opened dark and foggy, but not cold. Mud from ½ to 2-feet-deep. Toward noon the weather cleared and the balance of the day was excruciatingly fine and warm. Thermometer 60 degrees throughout the day. At 12 last night the Centennial was ushered in with ringing of bells and shouting and screeching from many voices. Many business places were illuminated. A large amount of Whiskey was probably consumed as many were hilarious and a few pugilistic. In fact, I deemed it imprudent to leave the vicinity of the store for fear of violence and consequently paid O’Grimes one dollar to stay the night.

January, Sunday 2. 1876.
School commences tomorrow after a week’s vacation - which spent sawing wood. Pa plowed yesterday and I plowed day before yesterday in the big meadow.

January, Monday 3. 1876.
I went to school today – had to walk for Pa plowed. Week ago today we sawed down an elm tree which measured 100 feet up to where the longest limb was 6 inches. Through it was about 4 feet through where we sawed it off and made five logs about 12 [feet] long.

January, Tuesday 4. 1876.
Attended school today – had pretty good lessons. It has frozen up and I walked to school. The roads are dreadful rough.

January, Wednesday 5. 1876.
I sapose I must write something as I did not have any diary until several days of the new year had passed away. I have to “think up” what has passed and all I can remember is that I went to school. I went down to the schoolhouse and heard the spelling “nine” practice. [A spelling bee played in baseball terms – as in nine players on a team.] Chauncey Clark is the champion. He is also catcher. Edd went home with F which made me fearful jealous.

January, Thursday 6. 1876.
Examination commenced today. I was examined in Arithmetic the first thing in the morning. There were 8 examples all of them quite easy. I omitted two of them for want of more time. In the afternoon I was examined in Algebra – five questions and five examples was all that was given. I guess I answered all of them correct. School closed at half past two. Will Durston’s spelling nine from Willow Glen and Edd Powell’s nine from our own district meet for a spelling contest tonight. I am to be “scorer.”

January, Friday 7. 1876.
Examination continued today. I was examined in Grammar – do not believe I “passed.” I was also examined in Reading and Spelling. I was pronounced “excellent” which is next to the highest. 100 words were pronounced in Spelling. I returned two library books (one for myself and one for F. Powell) and got two more viz. Seek and Find and Palace & Cottage. Edd won the prize last night although Will’s nine made a good show. Addie Durston was “pitcher.” I scored with the aid of Charley Signor. I found it quite a job but an interesting one. Edd’s side spelled 3 words more than Will’s in eleven innings. Mr. and Mrs. Devit went up to Cream Hollar today [Cream Hollow Road, Niles, New York]. Emmett came down after them. Bought this diary today for ½ price at Wallace’s.

Celebrate Women's History Month with Ida and Lucy!

2010-03-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

Ida Burnett was 15 years old in Logan, New York in 1880. She churned butter, milked

cows, sewed her own underwear, canned fruit, but also had time for boys and parties. Click for Ida’s book

13-year-old Lucy Potter lived her life in the small town of Taylor in Cortland County, New York in 1868. She wrote of classes, teachers, friends, boys, a new stepmother, an invalid aunt, and complained about upstate New York weather. Click for Lucy’s book

Thanks!

New York History Review Press announces our newest publication!

2010-01-23T05:27:00.001-08:00

In Their Honor - Soldiers of the Confederacy - The Elmira Prison Camp

by Diane Janowski with photographs by Allen C. Smith

Michel Fortlouis, a young Confederate soldier, weary of war, was captured by Union troops at Clinton, Louisiana, thirty miles from his home of New Roads. It was August 1864, in the last year of the War Between the States. Corporal Fortlouis was shipped north to the Union Prison Camp at Elmira, New York, where he died of pneumonia within ten days of his arrival. More than 12,000 young Southern men suffered the harsh winter at the camp. Nearly 3,000 died.

In their Honor - Soldiers of the Confederacy - The Elmira Prison Camp respectfully remembers these men and boys, and tells their stories. Research by the author has brought awareness of the soldiers’ relationships - brothers, fathers and sons, cousins and friends. Descendants of the soldiers have contributed harrowing stories of survival or despair. They were captured together. Some made it home.

In their Honor includes narratives from prisoners’ families, and a complete revised list of the Confederate dead at Woodlawn National Cemetery. Available now on our website

http://www.newyorkhistoryreview.com/prisoncamp.html

Presentation at Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society

2009-11-20T12:16:00.000-08:00

Diane Janowski and Allen Smith gave a presentation "Teenager Life in the 1800s" to the Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society in Moravia, New York on the evening of November 19, 2009. A good time was had by all.

New Titles in November 2009

2009-11-16T05:08:00.000-08:00

New York History Review is proud to announce two new titles this November 2009. Just released are My Story – A Year in the Life of a Country Girl by 15-year old Ida Burnett of Logan, New York (in Schuyler County) in 1880. Ida churned butter, milked cows, sewed her own underwear, canned fruit, but also had time for boys and parties. She lived in the country in Upstate New York and in the whole year did not venture any farther than twenty miles from home.

And for fans of Victoriana -- Victorian Pride - Forgotten Christmas

Songs 1853-1885. This sheet music book is perfect for Victorian themed holiday seasons brimming with elegance and gentility. Wonderful old holiday songs include "Christmas Bells," "Merry Christmas Polka," "Dear Old Christmas Story," "Santa Claus Galop," and many more written. Sixth in a series of historic American sheet music books.

NYHR new publications!

2009-08-12T06:38:00.000-07:00

New York History Review Press announces our new “Learning from History” series of printed primary source materials.

Step back in time and let our first person narratives give you an accurate view of rural Upstate New York teenage life in the1860s through the 1890s. Our accounts of young peoples’ lives on the farm, or in the home, help us to understand their thoughts and experiences. Each narrative offers a unique perspective and serves as an important primary resource in the study of American history.

Our first publication is A Darned Good Time by 13-year old Lucy Potter of Taylor, New York (in Cortland County) in 1868. She writes of classes, teachers, friends, boys, a new stepmother, an invalid aunt, and complains about upstate New York weather.

Second in the series is My Centennial Diary – A Year in the Life of a Country Boy by 18-year old Earll Gurnee of Sennett, New York (near Skaneateles) in 1876. He writes of school, family life, social life, farm life, girlfriends, and hard work. His teacher gets arrested for being too brutal to children, he juggles two girlfriends, he plows, cuts hay, cleans out the horse barn....then wonders why his back hurts!

Third will be My Story – A Year in the Life of a Country Girl by 15-year old Ida Burnett of Logan, New York (in Schuyler County) in 1880. Ida churned butter, milked cows, sewed her own underwear, canned fruit, but also had time for boys and parties. She lived in the country in Upstate New York and in the whole year did not venture any farther than twenty miles from home. Not yet released – coming soon.

Fourth will be Home In These Hills by 24–year old Viola Coolbaugh of Altay, New York (in Schuyler County) in 1891.

Check out these publications and more at
http://www.newyorkhistoryreview.com

New Picture Book - Elmira & Chemung County

2009-05-14T11:08:00.001-07:00

ChemungHistory.com’s
BIG BOOK of Pictures
New Publication from New York History Review Press

NEW PICTURE BOOK OF ELMIRA AND CHEMUNG COUNTY PUBLISHED!

Step back in time with this new book filled with wonderful postcard and photographic views of Elmira, New York in beautiful Chemung County. Vintage images date from the 1850s to the 1940s.

Black and white images include: views of Elmira - streets, buildings, post office, factories, Steele Memorial Library, Elmira City Hall, the Chemung Canal, Chemung County Courthouse, the Armory, Arnot-Odgen hospital, Star-Gazette, Rathbun Hotel, clock tower, Chemung River, Wisner Park, American LaFrance, Arnot Art Museum, St. Joseph's hospital, Elmira College, Eldridge Park, Rorick's Glen, Arnot Mill on Newtown Creek, Quarry Farm, Lake Street bridge, Main Street bridge, Arnot Gas Works, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western depot, Lehigh Valley depot, Mozart Theater, Gleason's Water Cure, Brand Park, Grove Park, Philo Poultry Institute, Elmira Heights, the State Line Hotel, and Elmira Heights.

Author, local historian, and photographer, Diane Janowski has organized more than 140 of her favorite Chemung County images into one BIG book. Janowski, who served as the former editor of the Chemung Historical Journal, now publishes the New York History Review. Janowski has written two other Elmira history books this year through New York History Review Press - Victorian Pride - Forgotten Songs about Elmira, New York 1854-1919, and the upcoming In Their Honor: Soldiers of the Confederacy – The Elmira Prison Camp.

New York History Review Press is proud to release the BIG BOOK of Pictures (160 pp., $19.95).

Available at https://www.createspace.com/3378122
or visit www.chemunghistory.com

Victorian Pride - Upstate New York

2007-12-09T13:30:00.000-08:00

Yes! We have a new publication. Victorian Pride - Forgotten Songs of Upstate New York has been added to our list of books.

Songs include "Belles of Buffalo Polka," "Buffalo City Cadet Guard March," "Catskill Katamiaul," "Moonlight on the Catskills," "Chautaqua Lake Waltz," "Memories of Chautauqua," "Duchess of Albany Gavotte," "The Vale of Our Own Genesee," "Herkimer Quadrilles," "Jamestown - The Old Brick House," "Newburgh Centennial March," "Niagara - Clifton House," "Niagara Schottisch," "Oneida Polka," "Onondaga Polka," "Poughkeepsie Polka," "The Belle of Saratoga," "Seneca Schottishe," "Tonawanda Quickstep," and "Yonkers - Twilight." 116 pages - Spiral bound for easy use at your own piano.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.

Janowski Gardens Cookbook

2007-07-29T13:44:00.000-07:00

The Janowski Gardens Cookbook.
New Publication from New York History Review Press

HEALTHFUL HISTORIC COOKBOOK PUBLISHED

What happens when you stir up recipes with fresh vegetables and the history of a German family that emigrates to Elmira, New York in 1872?

Author, local historian, and cook, Diane Janowski answers this question and more in the Janowski Gardens Cookbook, a collection of her favorite recipes. Janowski Gardens Cookbook offers healthy-eating recipes ranging from soups and sauces, meat, poultry and fish, eggs and cheese, to desserts. Every recipe includes at least one vegetable ingredient grown at Janowski Gardens and it’s all served up with the history, humor and wit for which Diane is well known.

Interspersed throughout the book are photos and stories of the Janowski family and farm, one of Elmira’s best-kept secret wonderful places. Janowski Gardens has been a family-owned and operated vegetable growing enterprise on Esty Street on Elmira’s Southside for 134 years.

Diane Janowski, a local history writer in Elmira, New York, who served as the editor of the Chemung Historical Journal from 1999 to 2006, now publishes the New York History Review. Janowski has written two other history books this year through New York History Review Press - The Great Inter-State Fair, Elmira, New York 1890, and Victorian Pride – Forgotten Songs of Central New York 1841-1885.

New York History Review Press is proud to release the Janowski Gardens Cookbook (112 pp., $18.95).

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.

or visit www.janowskigardens.com

Victorian Pride - Forgotten Songs of Central New York

2007-06-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

New York History Review Press announces its newest publication Victorian Pride - Forgotten Songs of Central New York.

First in a series of historic hometown sheet music books. The 23 songs are specific to the towns, cities, and rivers of central New York. Either written in - or about Elmira, Binghamton, Canisteo, Ithaca, Chenango, Tioga, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica. This collection of Victorian parlor music is spiral bound for easy use at your own piano.

Songs include "Elmira Schottish," "The Binghamton March," "Chenango Polka," "Vale of the Canisteo," "Cayuga Mazurka," "Watkins Glen Caprice," "Rochester New City Hall March," "Syracuse City March," "Utica French Academy March" and more. 120 pages.

NEW PUBLICATION - Coming Soon

2007-04-28T04:14:00.000-07:00

The New York History Review's newest publication will be available soon. "The Janowski Gardens Cookbook and History" is a combination of good healthy vegetable recipes and the history of a German-American family in upstate New York. The Janowski family emigrated to the United States in 1872 and started a farm garden. Now in its 134th year it still provides fruit and vegetables to Elmira, New York. An Elmira institution.

Diane Janowski
Publisher, NewYorkHistoryReview.com

OUR NEW PUBLICATION The Great Inter-State Fair

2007-04-03T16:00:00.000-07:00

The New York History Review Press announces our first publication!

The Great Inter-State Fair Elmira, New York 1890 looks at life at the end of the 19th century. Full of advertisements and photographs from businesses in Elmira (Chemung County), New York. Paperback 116 pages.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.

Or you can access it through our website:

New York History Review

We will have more publications in the near future.
Thank you for reading.

Diane Janowski, Publisher
NewYorkHistoryReview.com

ALMOST READY for our first publication

2007-02-15T14:40:00.000-08:00

Well, we got off to a great start and although I wasn't intending to publish so quickly we are almost ready to announce our first publication - our first issue in hard copy. We are also planning a book called "The Great Inter-State Fair Elmira, New York 1890." That should be out fairly soon also.

CALL FOR HISTORY WRITERS

2006-12-16T11:45:00.000-08:00

Hello New York Local History Enthusiasts !

This is a brand new online publication as of January 2007.

We are extending a CALL FOR WRITERS who specialize in scholarly articles covering any aspect of New York local history. Many of your local Historical Societies don't have the resources to provide a platform for publishing your local history article. Well, we do.

This publication will eventually be quarterly, but as we are so new we will be publishing as we receive articles - at least for the near future. At the moment we are online only but we do have aspirations of hard copy issues.

For interested readers of New York Local History join our add your name to our free newsletter list to receive advanced email notice of articles and issues.

Please bear with us as we are just getting started. Thanks.

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