Local History & Stories
These articles offer a closer look at the people, places, organizations and events which shaped the Town of De Kalb and surrounding area. Most of the articles were written by the current Historian, Bryan Thompson, but a number were written by local individuals or publications. The graphics, documents, and photographs that accompany the articles, are part of the historian's archival collection.
Photo: De Kalb Village, circa 1910
EARLY SETTLEMENT IN THE TOWN OF DE KALB, NY
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An Early History of De Kalb Junction by F. F.E. Walrath (pdf)
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The First Settlers of Rich's Purchase by Bryan Thompson (pdf)
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PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS IN DE KALB, NY
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Aurelia Hunt Child and Ebenezer Child Pioneer Memories (pdf)
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Nanny was Enslaved in Old Ogdesnburgh by Bryan Thompson
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The Notorious De Kalb Murder of Thomas Hand by Bryan Thompson (pdf)
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The Oberlin Boys and Girls from Richville by Bryan Thompson (pdf)
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The Elsey Sisters and Their Contributions to the De Kalb Community by M.J.Heisey, Deputy Historian (pdf)
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First to Stand for Woman's Suffrage in St. Lawrence County: Helen M. Hinsdale Rich by Bryan Thompson
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History of De Kalb during the World’s War by William J. Heckles
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Memoirs of Edwin Phelps, Edited by his grandson, Francis Phelps Weisenburger
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Nineteenth Century Doctors of the Town of De Kalb by Bryan Thompson
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The Women Saved the Day: The De Kalb Village Fire of 1894 by Bryan Thompson (pdf)
SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT
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The Consolidaton of Hermon De Kalb Central School by M J Heisey (pdf)
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Early School Life In De Kalb Junction by Mabel Sheldon (pdf)
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De Kalb Town Government Bicentennial by Bryan Thompson (pdf)​
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A History of the Common Schools of De Kalb by Bryan Thompson (pdf)
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U.S. Post Offices in the Town of De Kalb by Virginia Fischer (pdf)
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New York State Legislators from the Town of De Kalb by Bryan Thompson (pdf)
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BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY IN THE DE KALB AREA
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150th Anniversary of Railroading in De Kalb by Bryan Thompson
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Adirondack and St. Lawrence Railroads by Harold F. Timmerman
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CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
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De Kalb Junction Grange, St. Lawrence County Grange Yearbook, 1938
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A History of the Kendrew Grange #891, St. Lawrence County Grange Yearbook, 1938
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A History of the Old Richville Baptist Church by Georgiana Wranesh
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A History of the Richville Grange, St Lawrence Grange Yearbook, 1938
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A History of the Richville Methodist Church by Bryan Thompson
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Veterans Organizations in Our Community by Bryan Thompson​
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