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Genealogy Resources


 Newspapers

Olean Journal
  • September 1852 - May 1856

Olean Times

  • October 1860 - July 1861
  • January 1884 - December 1931

Olean Herald

  • September 1881 - November 1925
  • January 1929 - December 1931
Olean Times Herald
  • 1932 - present

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 City Directories - Olean, New York

  • 1882-1915* (available online)
  • 1882
  • 1884
  • 1887
  • 1890
  • 1904 - 1952 (biennial)
  • 1953 - present (annual)

*This project was funded through a member project grant from the Regional Bibliographic Data Bases and Interlibrary Resources Sharing Program (RBDB) awarded to the Western New York Library Resources Council by the New York State Education Department.

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 Local History Books

History of Cattaraugus Co., NY
Franklin Ellis - 1879

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Catt. Co., NY
William Adams - 1893

History of Allegany Co., NY
F.W. Beers - 1879

History of Chautauqua Co., NY
Andrew Young - 1875

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western, NY
O. Turner - 1850

Western New York Land Transactions 1804 - 1824
Karen E. Livsey - 1991

Historic Annals of Southwestern New York - 3 vols.
William J. Doty, Ed. - 1940

History of Northwestern New York - 3 vols.
Harton, Williams & Douglass - 1947

Civil War Veterans Cemetery Locator, vol. 1 - Catt. Co., NY
Craig Senfield - 1996

Pension List of 1820
Martie Clark - Reprint with index

Genealogical & Family History of Western NY - 3 vols.
William Richard Cutter - 1912

Arcade, NY
1912

The Sesquicentennial of Genesee Co.
1952

History of Ischua, NY
Sally Squire Pittengill - 1994

A History of the Town of Portville 1805 - 1920
Portville Historical & Preservation Society - 1986

Franklinville Centennials: A History of Franklinville

Olean Past & Present
Fourth Grade Social Studies - 1987

Enchanted Land 1776 - 1976
Olean Bicentennial Book Committee

Olean's Heritage Homes 1845 - 1900
Compiled by Lynn Scott - 1989

The Genesee Valley Canal 1836 - 1878
Mildred H. Anderson - 1978

Town of Genesee
Reprint 1980

The Planos from Piedmont
George E. Bell - 1995

The Giermeks in America
George E. Bell - 1992

The Pancios from Galicia
George E. Bell - 1993

Atlas of Cattaraugus Co., NY
1869

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 Congress - Olean High School Yearbook

  • 1922
  • 1925
  • 1927
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1940
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1966
  • 1974
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2008
  •  

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 Local Census

  • 1810
    • Allegany
    • Clinton
    • Dutchess
    • Montgomery
    • Niagara
    • Orange
    • Sullivan
    • Washington
  • 1820
    • Allegany
    • Cattaraugus
    • Chautauqua
    • Chenango
    • Clinton
    • Cortland
    • Franklin
    • Greene
    • Kings
    • Orange
  • 1830
    • Albany
    • Allegany
    • Broome
    • Cattaraugus
    • Clinton
  • 1840 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1850 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1860 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1870 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1880 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1890 - No census available - special schedule
  • 1900 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1910 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1920 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
  • 1930 - Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties

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 NY State Census - Olean, New York

Click on the links below.

  • 1855 (available online)
  • 1865 (available online)
  • 1875 (available online)

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 CD-ROMs

  • Family Tree Maker: Family Archives: Pennsylvania Biographies & Genealogies, 1600's-1800's
  • Family Tree Maker: Family Archives: The Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600's-1800's
  • Family Tree Maker: Family Archives: United States Census Bundle 1607-1880
  • Family Tree Maker: Family Archives: Marriage Bundle
  • Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1800
  • The Records of the Churches of Boston
  • 1870 New York Census Index
  • 1900 New York State Census Index (Upstate NY)
  • 1910 New York Census Index (Upstate NY & New York City)
  • The Genealogist's Address Book by Elizabeth Petty Bently, 5th ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004

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 Cemetery Records

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  • Allegany Cemetery
  • B'Nai Israel Cemetery
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
  • Five Mile Cemetery
  • Mount View Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery (Transcribed & Submitted by Gayle Tompson)
  • Veterans' Field of Honor

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 Local History Items For Sale

These items of interest to local history buffs are available for purchase in the library or by mail.

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A magazine about Olean's history

A reprint of the first issue of Sandpumpings, originally published in 1976, is now available for sale at only $5.00 each. Click here for more information.

1882 map.

40"×25" laminated keepsake copy of the 1882 Birds Eye View of Olean map is available for $20.00 at the Olean Public Library and at the Olean Historical and Preservation Society. Click here for more information.


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