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
Obituary Index
Follow the link below for our searchable index of obituary listings in Olean newspapers. The index contains names from the Olean Times Herald for the 1980s and 1990s. Not all names have yet been recorded.
The index will help you find out if a listing exists and, if so, simplify a request for a copy of an obituary. Please read our Research Policy and submit payment along with your request.
This database contains only a small sampling of the thousands of obituaries listed in local newspapers. Submit a request for a listing not found in the database directly to the Reference Department.
Olean City Directory
Online
In House
- 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.
Sandpumpings Online
Click here to view Sandpumpings at New York Heritage Digital Collections
Sandpumpings—part literary, part history magazine published by the students of Olean High School—featured interviews and articles of local historical interest and literary pieces. This digital collection features eleven issues dated 1976-1983.
The Sandpumpings series is a valuable local history resource that receives many requests for reprints. Digitizing and providing online access to Sandpumpings allows patrons from all over the world to freely access this information.
Sandpumpings is part of New York Heritage Digital Collections.
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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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 schedules
1900
- Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
1910
- Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
1920
- Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
1930
- Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties
Cemeteries
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Local History Commemoratives
These items of interest to local history buffs are available for purchase in the library or by mail.
A reprint of the first issue of Sandpumpings, a local history magazine originally published in 1976, is now available for sale at only $5.00 each. «« Read More »»
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. «« Read More »»