As Genesee is one of the counties listed below, I thought I would pass along this information...please don't contact me about it ...as I only know what is in the email below. Betty > From: Melissa McAfee <<http://be405-mail.mail.lycos.com:80/19722807655525726368/ab_mailto_fromab.femail?wholemail=mcafee@NYSHA.ORG>mcafee@NYSHA.ORG> > Subject: Rural Registers > To: <http://be405-mail.mail.lycos.com:80/19722807655525726368/ab_mailto_fromab.femail?wholemail=NYHIST-L@listserv.nysed.gov>NYHIST-L@listserv.nysed.gov > > RURAL REGISTERS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE > > The Research Library of the New York State Historical Association > has > recently obtained the surviving inventory of Rural Registers > published > from 1937 to 1940 by Rural Surveys, Inc. of Ithaca, N.Y. Registers > were published by that company for 29 counties in the state and were > a > directory of all of the farms in those counties. The paper covered > registers give the names of the head of each family living in rural > areas in the counties, if the person is married, the "Compass System" > address of each one, and coordinates for finding the farm's location > on an accompanying map. > > Copies of these registers are uncommon. The information in them would > be of interest to local historians in identifying area residents, > genealogists in finding ancestors, and agricultural historians > interested in farming in New York State just before World War II. We > would like to disseminate copies of the registers to make the > information available to researchers in the local areas. We have > copies of 26 counties' registers available as follows: > > Albany > Broome (no map available) > Chemung > Chenango > Cortland (no map available) > Erie (no map available) > Fulton and Montgomery (no map available) > Genesee > Herkimer (Southern) > > Jefferson > Livingston > Madison > Monroe > Niagara > Oneida > Onondaga > Ontario > Orleans (no map available) > > Oswego > Otsego > Rensselaer > Schenectady and Southern Saratoga > Schuyler (photocopy only) > Seneca (photocopy only) > Steuben > Tompkins > > Copies will be made available as long as the supply lasts according > to > the following price schedule: > > A county's register and a map - $10.00 per copy > A county's register for which no map is available - > $8.00 > per copy > An order of five or more registers - $ 8.00 per > copy > > Each register was issued in three slightly different versions with > the > same map accompanying each. The Rural Guide (sometimes called Rural > Index) gives names of farmers, the "Compass System" address of each > one, and coordinates for finding the person on the map. The Rural > Register (sometimes called Farm Register) adds the postal address for > each person listed. The Special Classified Rural Register adds the > number of persons living in each home and other information on each > farm. Orders will be filled with copies of the Special Classified > Rural Register as long as the supply lasts, then we will fill orders > with the Rural Register or Farm Register, and finally the Rural Guide > or Rural Index. There are many good copies available, but there are > also some with water stains or torn covers. Orders will be filled > with the best copy available. > > Checks should be made out to New York State Historical Association. > Orders may be sent to: > > Research Library, New York State Historical Association, P.O. Box > 800, > Cooperstown, NY 13326. > > If you have questions, please contact library staff at 607-547-1470 > or > send e-mail to the Research Library at <http://be405-mail.mail.lycos.com:80/19722807655525726368/ab_mailto_fromab.femail?wholemail=library@nysha.org>library@nysha.org. > > > ______________________________________ > > Melissa McAfee > Research Library Director > New York State Historical Association > The Farmers' Museum > PO Box 800 Lake Road > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > 607 547 1473 (tel) > 607 547 1405 (fax) Betty bettythomas@charter.net Wicks,Hammond, Heintz,Bradfield,Walbridge - http://BettyT.tripod.com Boylston Historical Society & Museum http://www.boylstonhistory.org GenWeb County Coordinator for: Genesee, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese Wyoming, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Worcester, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces