Christmas is coming - we have lots of suggestions for family and friends.
Calvin Castine of Champlain has DVDs and videos of all kinds of local events - games, memorials, openings, races - view relatives past and present. Calvin also has a great book on Champlain with lots of local family histories. Reach him at hometowncable@yahoo.com.
Larry Gooley has many books on local history - Out of the Darkness - Lyon Mountain~The Trajedy of a Mining Town - Altona~A History of the Flat Rock - to name a few. His research, especially interviews with local people are extraordinary. His website - www.bloatedtoe.com.
Clyde Rabideau has done the community a great service by continuing the legacy of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McClellan in recording the cemetery and other vital records of Clinton County, NY. He has also done extensive research on the Rabideau family that he has documented in several books. He can be reached at http://www.clyderabideau.com/.
Celine Paquette and Kimberly Lemay have recently published a picture book on Champlain, New York. See Champlain in the "old days". You can get it in local stores and at www.amazon.com.
Our publications are also for sale on our website at http://www.nnyacgs.com/publications.html. Our latest book on the births, marriages and deaths of Churubusco, NY came out this year. We also have the History of the Town of Chazy by local authors David Martin and Nell Sullivan. There are only about a hundred left with no plans for future republication.
Make a family history enthusiast happy this Christmas. Contact Gloria Pratt at grcp@charter.net or at 518-561-5728 for more information.
Happy Holidays ~
