Franklin County Museums & Historical Societies

• Adirondack Carousel
• Adirondack Experience - Museum, Blue Mt. Lake
• Awkwesasne Cultural Center & Museum
• Bombay Historical Society
• Chateaugay Historical Society
• First Congregational Church of Malone
• Fort Covington Historical Society
• Historic Saranac Lake
• Moira Historical Association
• Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage & Museum
• Six Nations Indian Museum
• The Wild Center
• Westville Historical Society
• Wilder Homestead - Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Association

Franklin County Town Historians & Libraries

We receive many inquiries for past articles of the Malone Telegram.   Although we here at FCHMS have very few past editions in our collection, we are happy to report that The Wead Library in Malone has a nearly complete collection going back to 1905 to present day on microfilm.  The Wead Library is happy to assist with inquiries for those outside of the local area if you have the specific date of the article you are looking for.  The Wead Library, 64 Elm Street, Malone, NY 12953, Phone:  518.483.5251.  Website:  http://www.cefls.org/malone.htm  or  https://weadlib.wordpress.com/

• Historical Sketches of Franklin County, New York (1918) by Frederick J. Seaver
• History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York (1880) by Duane Hamilton Hurd
• A History of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, New York (1853) by Franklin B. Hough
• Reynoldston, NY History
• Historic Saranac Lake wiki
• Lake Clear Junction Train Depot
• The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y. (1877) by Theodore Roosevelt and H.D. Minot
• Archival and Document Collections in Franklin County, NY
• Chateaugay and Chateaugay Lakes Early History and Pics (Shatagee Woods Blog)
• Architectural Survey of Chateaugay
• Franklin County, NY Political Graveyard
• Poorhouse History of Franklin County
• Franklin County, NY War of 1812 Veterans Index by John Austin
• History of Frontier Lodge, F.&A.M. (Chateaugay)
• 1862-63 Gazetteer and Directory of Franklin and Clinton Counties

History Links & Historical Resources

New York State and Adirondack Region

• Adirondack Architectural Heritage
• American Association for State and Local History
• New York State Archives
• New York State Historical Soceity
• Northern New York Library Network
• New York State Historical Maps
• New York State Historical Newspapers
• TAUNY- Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
• New York History Net
• Adirondack Curriculum Project- Resources for teachers
• Existing Railroad Stations in New York State
• Maps from Beer's 1876 Franklin County, New York Atlas
• Gazetteer of the State of New York by J.H. French (1860)
• Gazetteer of the State of New York by Thomas F. Gordon (1836) See Pg 455-460
• Gazetteer of the State of New-York by J. Disturnell (1843)
• New York State Civil War Soldier Database

Genealogy Links

• Franklin County, New York Tombstone Transcription Project
• Find a Grave - Includes 8.9 milliion grave records; search by name, birth and death dates, and the state the cemetery is located in.
• West Bangor, NY Cemetery Association - West Bangor Cemetery website. Find persons by name, view photos (including headstones and footstones), send email updates, and more.
• Tree Talks Index for Franklin County, NY
• Franklin County, NY GenWeb
• Franklin County, NY Genealogy Forum
• Franklin County NY GenWeb Archives
• Roots Web Message Board
• Rootsweb Surname Search
• Migration Project
• Kindred Trails
• Genealogy.com
• Family Tree Maker Search
• Veteran Burial Search
• Genealogy for Dewey-Oneil-Tracy-Finnegan Mckillip-Ryan-Gaffney Families of Franklin Co., NY
• MOTT Family Genealogy - MOTT, KING, BOMBARD & Allied Families of Franklin County, NY
• CHILDS Family
• RIVERS Family


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• Mountain Shadows - A website for a historical novel set in the Adirondacks during Prohibition.
• Kilburn Manor Bed & Breakfast - Conveniently located next door to the House of History, Kilburn Manor Bed & Breakfast is located in the former residence of Congressman Clarence Kilburn
• Building Histories - Penny Olsen of the research workshop, uk researches and writes histories of buildings.
• Pathfinder (List of resources) on Researching House Histories
• Kelly Adirondack Center - Excellent info on Adirondack Park and NYS Forest Preserve