Autograph Book of Charles A. Briggs

Here is the Autograph Book of Charles A. Briggs in 1888.

Autograph Book of Bernice A. Smith

Here is the Autograph Book of Bernice C. Smith in 1885.

Biography of Homer Blake

Here is the biography of Homer Blake of Canadice NY. Homer Blake was a Reverend who lived in Canadice NY with his wife Abigail.

Biography of Seth Green

Here is a biography of Seth Green who spent many hours learning about fish at Hemlock and Canadice lakes. He also began the Fish Hatchery in Mumford NY.

Biography of Floyd G. Ingraham

Here is the biography of Floyd G. Ingraham of Springwater NY. Floyd took many photos of the people and scenes around Springwater between 1910 and 1920.

Biography of Burdette Johnson

Here is the biography of Burdette Johnson of Canadice NY. Burdette became a well known boat builder in the Hemlock and Canadice lakes region.

Biography of Samuel H. Northrop

Here is the biography of Samuel H. Northrop of Hemlock NY. Samuel H. Northrop was a lawyer who lived in Livonia NY with his wife Sarah.

Columns

Here is a collection of columns about Hemlock and Canadice Lakes, some are from the past and others are current. The subjects are as varied as the people that wrote them.

Various Authors

Diary of Marion Becker in 1895

In 1895, for about six months, Marion Becker of Canadice NY kept a diary of everyday events in her life.

Marion Becker

Diary of Edna Miller Kimbel in 1902

In 1902, Edna Miller Kimbel of Springwater NY wrote a diary for the year.

Edna Miller Kimbel

Essays of Clara Seward Mack

Clara Seward Mack wrote articles for the Wayland Register between 1935 and 1950. She published her stories in a book called Thoughts by a Country Woman.

Clara Mack

1935 - 1950

Essays of Alma Rogers

My Ideal Woman, An If for Girls, A Friend Like You, Tell It to Him and a few more Alma wrote as a senior in 1926.

Alma Rogers

1926

A Glimpse of Canadice

Emma takes us on a short glimpse of how life was in Canadice in 1925. She reminds us of the blessings of the past and the hopes of the future.

Emma Winch

1925

Santa Claus in Santaland by Harold W. Trott

Here is a short story written by Dr. Trott for Iva Outhouse who was a young patient of his. He had asked her what she wanted for Christmas and her reply was “A Book about Santa Claus”.

Harold W. Trott

Tales from Hemlock and Canadice Lakes

Here is a collection of tales and historical fiction about Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. They are mostly local legends that have been passed on mouth to mouth.

Various Authors

Tales of the Past

Historical essays about the people, places and incidents in the towns of the Hemlock and Canadice Lakes area. Compiled by Douglas Morgan.

Frank Connor

1930

History of Canadice

Beverly Deats wrote her “History of Canadice” while the town clerk, the position she held for 30 years until 1993.

Beverly Deats

1980

Dixon Hollow, a history

Dixon Hollow was a small milling community located along the Canadice Outlet between Hemlock and Canadice Lakes prior to 1920.

Amo Kreiger

1940

Life in the Hollow: a History of Dixon Hollow NY

Kristi Krumrine has produced an extensive study of Dixon Hollow and the families who lived there. Much of the information came from archeaological studies at the Dixon Hollow.

Kristi Krumrine

2010

History of the Buffalo Street School in Springwater

William Lawrence, in 1937, wrote a most interesting history of the Buffalo Street School in Springwater, showing its early formation, set-backs, payment of teacher’s salary in lumber, six month terms, size of the school, number of families, etc.

William Lawrence

1937

History of Hemlock Lake

The first known settler near Hemlock Lake was Philip Short who arrived near the present village of Hemlock in 1795.

Livonia History

1989

History Time Line of Hemlock NY

From the Sullivan & Clinton expedition in 1779 to the 160th anniversary of the post office in Hemlock in 1989.

Livonia History

1989

Jacksonville, a history

Jacksonville had its beginning in approximately 1823, when Ichabod Andrew Holden, decided to expand his distillery operations.

Livonia History

1989

Water Reservoir History

After a cholrea epidemic in 1852 Rochester implemented plans to get water from Hemlock Lake. The gatehouse was added in 1901 to regulate the water flow. Read the complete history and news articles here.

Livonia History

1873 - 1989

Webster’s Crossing Methodist Church History

June Perkins wrote a history of the Webster’s Crossing Methodist church which was presented by Katherine Humphrey in 2009. Her document covers the history of the church from 1906 until 2005.

June Perkins

2009

Sewage Disposal in the USA - Pail System at Hemlock Lake

In the 1886 a pail sewage disposal system was implemented at Hemlock Lake to protect the threaten lake.

Rafter & Baker

1894

Typhoid Fever at Springwater NY

In 1889 typhoid fever broke out in Springwater. This is a report from the Rochester Academy of Science in 1891 that breaks down the sequence of events that followed.

Rafter & Mallory

1891

Water Reservoir, a brief history

“Glory! Hemlock Water at Last!” So proclaimed the newspaper headline on January 24, 1876 as it announced the arrival of Hemlock Lake water into Mt. Hope Reservoir in Rochester.

City of Rochcester

1896

The Grandview Dairy of Webster Crossing

The dairy was a part of the Conesus Milk Producers Cooperative for nearly 5o years.

Harold J. Shafer

1984

A Brief History of Early Springwater

A concise history of how Springwater began. And a few legends about how it got its name.

Judy Tripp-Neu

2016

Onehda Tecarneodi; or Up and Down the Hemlock by DB Waite

The Annotated version by Douglas Morgan

D. B. Waite

1883

The Early History of Springwater

Early History - Indians; their customs and manner of living, wild animals and reminiscences.

Orson Walbridge

1887

The History of Webster Crossing

Gladys Weed published this History of Webster Crossing NY in 2018.

Gladys Weed

2018

Journal of the Scott & Barnes Cottage at Hemlock Lake

Here is the journal that was kept at the Grove cottage by Scott & Barnes in the 1930’s. Courtesy of Karen Roberts Chrysler.

Scott & Barnes

1930c

I Remember When

In 1927, E. H. Barringer wrote of the many people he knew from the Hemlock and Canadice Lakes area as well as the Conesus School number 7.

E. H. Barringer

Memories of Ice Harvests on Hemlock Lake

Ira H. Briggs wrote about ice harvests, “Us boys were big enough to help, so during Christmas vacation when the ice on Hemlock Lake got nice and thick we started hauling sleigh loads of ice up the Jacque Hill.”

Ira H. Briggs

Memories of the Jacque Hill Accident

Mary A. Turner Harder died in 1892 because of a tragic buggy accident on the Jacque Hill near Hemlock Lake. Ira H. Briggs wrote this memory of the accident.

Ira H. Briggs

I Remember When

In 1927, Charles J. Dewey wrote of the many people he knew from the Hemlock and Canadice Lakes area as well as the Conesus School number 7.

Charles J. Dewey

Memories of Jack Evans

Jack Evans wrote stories of his memories as a young man growing up in rural Hemlock NY.

Jack Evans

The Kammerer Homestead in Springwater NY.

Peggy Kammerer Gray tells us about her childhood home on Strutt road in Springwater NY.

Peggy Gray

I Remember When

In 1927, Bertha Daniels Jackson wrote of the many people she knew from the Hemlock and Canadice Lakes area as well as the Conesus School number 7.

Bertha Daniels Jackson

Memories of Springwater NY.

Sharyl Stear Lewis remembers Springwater NY fondly. Although she left New York State as a youngster, her memories of people and places are strong. She even designed a logo for the Bicentennial.

Sharyl Lewis

The Paine-Schaefer Barn in Canadice NY.

Dale Schaefer talks about the Paine barn on Canadice Hill road in Canadice NY which was built about 1850.

Dale Schaefer

My Connection to Canadice.

Donald Stumbo, of Richmond and Canadice, reminisces about his times in Canadice. Memories of fishing at Canadice and horse races all came to his mind.

Donald Stumbo

A Historian Reminisces about Springwater and Canadice.

Havilah Toland, the Springwater Historian, reminisces about Springwater and Canadice. The names Hoppough, Johnson, Colegrove, Waite and Miller all came to his mind.

Havilah Toland

Lurena Briggs Withington recalls the Log Cabin Days.

Lurena Briggs Withington, at the age of 90 years, recalls the Log Cabin Days of her childhood in Richmond NY. She also remembers her wedding day and a trip to Niagara Falls for a honeymoon.

Lurena Briggs Withington

Prose of Carl A. Drain

Carl A. Drain wrote these prose pieces about his home and family while in New Guinea during WWII.

Carl A. Drain

Prose of Leslie Paine

Leslie W. Paine wrote prose pieces about Canadice NY where he lived much of his life.

Leslie Paine