Publications

Franklin County Family Album

Family memories are full of places and faces. Most of us have a drawer or wall full of remembered faces, but pictures of “all the old familiar places” are more scarce. That’s a gap we hope to fill with A Franklin County Family Album. It captures many of the places that we remember from home town days that are now long gone.
The project began with our growing appreciation of the image collection at the Franklin House of History in Malone. As we sorted through thousands of great old photographs, we knew they should be shared. We proposed this volume to the trustees of the Franklin County Historical and Museum Society, using primarily the museum’s photos but supplemented by loans from interested individuals to round out the collection.
The board was enthusiastic and generous in its approval and in its willingness to fund the initial purchase of volumes. We are grateful to the Society for its support, and for its patience with the pace of preparation and publication.
We found that the 19 towns of the county were unevenly represented in the museum’s collection of photographs. Malone, as the county seat and location of the Society’s headquarters, was richly pictured, while we had very few images from other towns. When we asked the historians and residents of those towns to help, they responded generously. Thus, the Family Album’s pictures are drawn from the museum’s own collection unless otherwise noted by “Courtesy of” statements alongside photographs that we borrowed. We extend our warmest thanks to these lenders of precious pictorial records.
We would also like to thank the following individuals, who have been kind and helpful in many ways: Martha Gardner, Timothy Hullquist,Earl Lavoie, Myke Leonard, Gary Lewis, John Dodge Miles, Anne Smallman, and the staff of our publisher, TEACH Services, Inc. Finally, we wrestled with questions of cost and accessibility, and we reached a compromise that we hope will satisfy all who desire to ownthe Album. If these images of a century and more ago recall memories of your favorite Franklin County places, we will feel well-rewarded for our work.
—Susan Tobias, Carol Poole, and Ted Mills, Editors

Franklin Historical Review

The Franklin Historical Review is published once a year. It includes articles on county history, events and families written by local authors. Copies, mailed to all members, are also available for purchase in the Country Store. You will also find pricing and an index of articles in past Reviews. If you have a topic related to the history of Franklin County, NY that you would like to see addressed in a future issue of the Review, please call or write the Society for submission dates and requirements.

With many of the early issues now out of print, the Franklin County Historical and Museum Society has decided to reprint special editions of the Franklin Historical Review. Issue numbers 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15 have been reproduced in three bound collections, available in both hardcover and paperback. Additional collections will also be produced in subsequent years, until all of the issues are reprinted. Pricing is: $24.95 ($26.76 with tax) for the paperback and $49.95 ($53.57 with tax) for the hardcover collectors’ edition. Orders can be placed by calling the House of History or emailing us. If you would like your copy of the Franklin Historical Review Collection I, II, or III mailed to you or a friend, please add $5.00 to the purchase price.

Franklin County Histories

For information on prices and purchasing the histories go to the Country Store.

History of St. Lawrence & Franklin Counties, New York State by Dr. Franklin B. Hough, 1853, reprint sponsored by the Saint Lawrence County Historical Association and the Franklin County Historical and Museum Society, 1970.

Historical Sketches of Franklin County And Its Several Towns With Many Short Biographies by Frederick J. Seaver, Malone, New York, 1918.

North Country Settlers, Malone In the 19th Century by Edgar W. (Ted) Mills, 2002, The Franklin County Historical and Museum Society and the Malone Chamber of Commerce. This book was written to commemorate the 200th anniversay of the founding of the Town of Malone.

Beginning with the Fall 2004 edition, the Franklin County Historical and Museum Society has reintroduced a quarterly newsletter, to be sent to visitors, members, and supporters wishing to be included on our mailing list. This valuable publication includes news of the Society, photographs of programs and group visitation, and notice of upcoming events at the House of History and in the world of Franklin County heritage programming. If you would like to receive our newsletter, please email us and we’ll be glad to add you to our mailing list. Additionally, if you have articles, photographs, or news you would like to see included in upcoming newsletters, please call us or drop us a line.

eNewsletter

Subscribe to our eNewsletter! While the FCHMS has just inaugurated a print newsletter to keep our supporters apprised of our "Franklin House of History Notes," stay in the loop electronically with our periodic email updates. Want to subscribe? Send an us an email!

The eNewsletter includes news of the Society including reports on projects, plans, events and current news.