Allegany Area Historical Association

The Association was established during the community's Sesquicentennial celebration of 1981 for the purpose of collecting materials and artifacts pertaining to the history and development of the Allegany area. The Education Department of the University of the State of New York granted an Absolute Charter on December 10, 1987.

Click here for a membership application (pdf)

Current officers of the Association:

• President: Francie Potter
• Vice President: Marjorie Geise
• Secretary: Shirley Russell
• Treasurer: Alice Altenburg
• Corresponding Secretary: Marion Elling
• Trustees: Mel Duggan, Jim Hitchcock, Marilyn Frisina, Margaret Parker, Fr. Tom Walsh and Kathy Premo.

Location

The Association's permanent meeting site and shelter for historical artifacts is in the former United Methodist Church located at 25 N. Second Street in the village of Allegany. The church, a local historical landmark, was constructed in 1855 by the Methodist Episcopal Congregation, one of the earliest religious societies in the village. The Association now owns the building. The layout of the church has been preserved, including the original pews and pulpit.

Meetings

NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 At 7:00 P.M.

Our next meeting will be held Wednesday, May 23rd at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Center. Two of our presenters are Civil War re-enactors and are busy on the weekends. Our program is about the Civil War and will be very exciting – please make an effort to attend. Katherine Howe is a member of the 42nd Pa. Bucktails and re-enacts as a Civil War nurse. She has been giving presentations for 5 years, and is a teacher’s aide at Allegany-Limestone Middle School. She has been studying the Civil War for over 25 years, and will talk on Medicine, Nursing and Doctors in the Civil War.

Stephanie Mackowski, a senior at Allegany-Limestone High School, is a licensed battlefield guide at Fredericksburg. She will attend Nazareth College, majoring in History/International Studies. She will present on a special interest of hers, General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Jefferson Dedrick, a junior at Allegany-Limestone High School, started re-enacting as a drummer boy. He is a Private in the 42nd Pa. Bucktails. He will talk about A Soldier’s Life during the Civil War.

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE HERITAGE CENTER, 25 NORTH SECOND STREET, ALLEGANY AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Research Materials

Tales of War and Confinement from World War II is a book containing letters from Richard (Richie) Boser and Clemens (Clem) Martiny written to the editor of the Allegany Citizen during the Second World War. Mr. Boser served in the European theater of action, and Mr. Martiny was with the Seabees in the South Pacific. Their letters were researched as an Eagle Scout project by Amit Patel of Allegany. The book also has a letter written by N.V.V.F. (Van) Munson detailing his experiences as a German prisoner of war. This book sells for $6.00, plus $3.00 shipping and handling.

A third printing has been done of Our Allegany Heritage, 1831-1981 , our orginal book about the history of Allegany, New York. This soft cover edition sells for $10.00, plus $2.50 shipping and handling.

Either book can be obtained from: The Allegany Area Historical Association, PO Box 162, Allegany, New York 14706. Checks should be made to A.A.H.A.. Expect 2 weeks for delivery.

• Research Materials - Books
• Research Materials - Family Histories

How to contact AAHA

For further information write to:
Allegany Area Historical Association
P.O. Box 162
Allegany, NY 14706
OR
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Related Links

• Historical Association News Letters
• Allegany Heritage Days

The application form is in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) format. A free copy of Acrobat Reader may be downloaded by clicking on the following image: