Pretty interesting. The postcards, and peoples recollections says its in Varysburg which is the town of Sheldon. But the NY Gazetteer of 1860 says it was in Orangeville, but at that time, very small and not enough room for the residents. Of course the hamlet of Varysburg is only a smidge to the west of Orangeville. So is it just that mailing address thing again? To answer the original question on the death certificate, here is the Sheldon town clerks info in case the certificate is not in Orangeville. Not sure if the area code is 716 or the new 585 Sheldon Town Clerk Centerline & Route 77 Strykersville, NY 14145 phone 535-7644 fax 535-0216 "Sandra Luss" <[email protected]> wrote: >The Wyoming County Almshouse was in Varysburg. You can see pictures if you go to www.poorhousestory.com/WYOMING.htm I'm not sure but it looks a lot like a house and farm that is on Rte. 20A now. > >Sandy -- Cindy Amrhein Town of Alabama Historian in Genesee Co., NY Experience the Town of Alabama in Genesee County, NY. http://www2.pcom.net/cinjod/historian/ APHNYS (Association of Public Historians of New York State) http://www.tier.net/aphnys __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
I don't know if it's an address thing or what, but I am confused. Were there 2, a Wyoming Co. Poorhouse and a Wyoming County Home? My article says Wyoming Co. Home. Guess I'll have to take a trip to the historian's office. Thanks Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: HistorianCindyA <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:54 AM Subject: [NYWYOMIN] County Home/Poorhouse > Pretty interesting. The postcards, and peoples recollections says its in Varysburg which is the town of Sheldon. But the NY Gazetteer of 1860 says it was in Orangeville, but at that time, very small and not enough room for the residents. Of course the hamlet of Varysburg is only a smidge to the west of Orangeville. So is it just that mailing address thing again? To answer the original question on the death certificate, here is the Sheldon town clerks info in case the certificate is not in Orangeville. Not sure if the area code is 716 or the new 585 > Sheldon Town Clerk > Centerline & Route 77 > Strykersville, NY 14145 > phone 535-7644 > fax 535-0216 > > "Sandra Luss" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >The Wyoming County Almshouse was in Varysburg. You can see pictures if you go to www.poorhousestory.com/WYOMING.htm I'm not sure but it looks a lot like a house and farm that is on Rte. 20A now. > > > >Sandy > > -- > Cindy Amrhein > Town of Alabama Historian > in Genesee Co., NY > Experience the Town of Alabama in Genesee County, NY. > http://www2.pcom.net/cinjod/historian/ > APHNYS (Association of Public Historians of New York State) > http://www.tier.net/aphnys > > > __________________________________________________________________ > The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin > >