MOHAWK - Discovering the Valley of the Crystals Copyright 2002Books I've Read About the Mohawk Valley
Most Recent Books Read in Red
County of Schoharie - John M. Brown - 1823
A Journey Into Mohawk and Oneida Country 1634-1635
The Journal of Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert - Translation by Gehring &Starna 1988
The Historic Mohawk - Diefendorf - 1910
The Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 - Volumes 1 & 2 - Greene - 1925
The Mohawk, Codman Hislop 1948
The Mohawk Valley, It's Legends and its History 1609-1780 - Reid - 1979
The Mohicans and Their Land 1609-1730 - Dunn - 1994
The Iroquois - Dean R. Snow 1994
Mohawk Valley Archaeology: The Sites - Dean R. Snow - 1995
In Mohawk Country - Snow, Gehring & Starna - 1996
Molley Brant: A Legacy of Her Own - Huey and Pulis - 1997
Deerfield, New York - A Glimpse into the Past - Virginia C. Loin - 1998
Along the Oriskany - Beetle - 1947
Erie Water - Walter D. Edmonds -1933 (fiction)
Rome Haul - Walter D. Edmonds -1929 (fiction)
Herkimer County - Valley Towns - Images of America - Jane W. Dieffenbacher - 2002
Early Entrepreneurs of Little Falls, N.Y. - Richard Buckley - 1996
History of the Town of Paris and the Valley of Sauquoit - Henry C. Rogers - 1881
Dolge - Eleanor Franz - 1980
The Sauquoit Valley - Images of America - Evelyn R. Edwards -2000
Schnectady - Images of America - Susan Rosenthal - 2000
The Empire State - A History of New York - Milton M. Klein (editor) 2001
IROQUOIA - The Development of a Native World - William Engelbrecht -2003
The Story of the New York State Canals - Roy G. Finch - 1925
The Grand Canal - Cruise 'N Chart - New York State Parks & Recreation - 1974
Cruising Guide - New York State Canal System - 1998
Following are the references used to research Kuyahoora-Discovering West Canada Valley. They are also paths to discovery in the Mohawk Valley. Most of these books are available at libraries and historical societies. Some of the more recent editions can be purchased at libraries, historical societies and book stores. A few are manuscripts that are only available for on-site reading at historical society and library reasearch centers. References are listed in general subject groups in order of publication (or completion) date.The Glacial Waters in the Black and Mohawk Valleys - New York State Museum - Fairchild-1912
The Geological History of New York State - W. J. Miller - 1924
Geology of the Utica Quadrangle, New York - New York State Museum - Kay - 1953.
Biosphere - A Study of Life - United States International University - Jessop -1970
The Quartz Crystals of Herkimer County -Ulrich -Rocks & Minerals magazine- March/April 1989
Geology of New York - A Simplified Account - University of the State of New York -1991
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The League of the Iroquois - Morgan - 1851
The Iroquois - A History of the Six Nations - S.C. Kimm -1900
Aboriginal Place Names of New York - Beauchamp -1897 & 1907
Indians of North America - The Iroquois - Barbara Graymont -1988
The Archaeology of New York State - Ritchie - 1994
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The Palatines of New York State - The Palatine Society, Inc.-1953
Cultural Adaptation in Colonial New York: The Palatine Germans of the Mohawk Valley-
-Robert Kuhn McGregor - NEW YORK HISTORY - January 1988.
Palatine History - Lorine McGinnis Schulze - Irish Palatine Association Journal December -1996
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Sir William Johson Papers -1760 ???- 1774
Old Fort Johnson - W. Max Reid -1906
Johnson Of the Mohawks - Arthur Pound - 1930
Sir William Johnson and the Indians of New York - Milton W. Hamilton - 1975
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Frontiersmen of New York -Simms -1882
Fort Daytoon-1776 - Emily R. Denton - 1976
The Mohawk Valley in 1781 - James F. Morrison - 1991 (booklet)
The Battle of Johnstown - James F. Morrison - 1991 (booklet)
Liberty March - The Battle of Oriskany - Foote 1998
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A Guide In The Wilderness - William Cooper -1810
Through Poverty's Vale - Henry Conklin 1832-1862
Trenton Falls - Illustrated, N. Parker Willis- 1851
The Holland Land Company - Evans - 1924
Reminiscences of Sherman Klock- 1873-1928 (unpublished manuscript)
A History of Agriculture in The State of New York - U.P. Hedrick 1933
Biological Survey - West Canada Creek ---NYS Conservation Department - 1934
West Canada Creek - Beetle - 1946
Trenton Falls - Yesterday & Today - Thomas - 1951
The Golden Age of Homespun - Van Wagenen 1953
Adirondack French Louie - H.L. Dunham - 1953
Folklore from the Adirondack Foothills - Thomas - 1958
How The Irish Built the Erie - Harvey Chalmers II 1964
Growing Up in Cooper Country - Jones - (Levi Beardsley's Reminiscences & Wright's Human Life) -1965
Log Cabin Days- Tyler - 1969
Potash from Wood Ashes: Frontier Technology in Canada and the United States - Miller
-Technology and Culture - Volume 21 - 1980
The Great Forest of the Adirondacks - McMartin - 1994
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History of Transportation in United States Before 1860- B.H. Meyer
Plank Road Fever in Antebellum America: New York State Origins - Kelin and Majewski -1994
Fairy Tale Railroad - H. A. Harter - 1979
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Counties, Towns and Villages
Annals And Recollections of Oneida County - Jones - 1851
History of Herkimer County - Benton - 1856
History of Herkimer County - Beers - 1879
History of Herkimer County - Hardin - 1893
Oneida County New York - Wager- 1896
The History of Hamilton County ---Aber & King -1965
The History of Oneida County - Oneida County - 1977
Herkimer County At 200 - Herkimer County Historical Society -1992
Exploring 200 Years of Oneida County History - Oneida County Historical Society -1998
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Norway Tidings 1887-1890
History of Remsen-- 1789-1898 - Millard F. Roberts
Deerfield - Our Town Past and Present - 1967
Town of Ohio - One Hundred FiftyYears - 1823-1973
Village of Cold Brook - 1776-1976
Poland, N.N. - Past & Present -1976
Middleville "The Story of a Village" 1890-1990
Prospect, N.Y. - Then and Now 1890-1990
A Glimpse in Passing - Newport, NY 1791-1991
Morehouse - Past and Present 1835-1992
Barneveld Sketches - 1793-1993
A History of Hinckley, New York -- John B. Pratt - 1994 (manuscript)
This Green and Pleasant Land - Fairfield, New York 1796-1996
Tales of Trenton - 1997
Historic Town of Deerfield, New York - 200 Years 1798-1998
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Maps
The State of New York , Compiled from the Most Authentic Information- J. Reid, N.York.- 1796
Map of Province of New York - Sauthier - 1779
Map of the County of Herkimer - David H. Burr - 1829
Map of Herkimer County - R.F. O'Connor - 1857
Atlas of Herkimer County - 1868
New Century Atlas, Herkimer County -1906
Herkimer County, New York - The Century Map Co.- 1906
Highway Map of Herkimer County - -- 1968, 1989 & 1999
Map pf Oneida County New York - 1852
Atlas of Oneida County, New York - Beers - 1874
New Century Atlas, Oneida County New York -1907
Highway Map of Oneida County ???
Highway Map of Hamilton County -1992
USGS Topographical Maps
USGS Topographical Maps on CD-Rom by Maptech
New York State Atlas & Gazetteer - DeLorme -- 1987
Street Atlas USA 4.0 on CD-Rom by Delorme
Delta Lake Map- Underwater Technologies - 2002