The Museum Library

The Chapel Library at the Esperance Historical Society is a unique collection of books, documents, and other media accumulated by members of the Society over many years.

The library includes special collections featuring local authors, Methodist History, Agricultural Newspapers, The Anti-Rent War, Civil War including much on the US Colored Troops, Business Directories, and gazetteers. In addition, the library has a large genealogical section featuring church records, cemetery records, family histories, and census records. The collection includes a large Schoharie County and NYS History section. One of the special collections is the Kniskern Family Papers, Johann Peter Kniskern was a Palatine immigrant whose name was given to Kniskern’s Dorf, a German farming community, the earliest European settlement in the Town. Featured among many rare documents and letters is the 1729 survey of Kniskern’s Dorf on display.

Visitors can watch a short video presentation that will acquaint the visitor with the history of the area and the creation of the Chapel Library.

Title Author Date Type
Historical Celebration, 300th Anniversary Schoharie, N. Y. 2012 LH
Historical Collection of the State of New York John W. Barber and Henry Howe 1842 LH
Historical Maps of Worlds World Michael Swift and Michael Sharpe 2001 NF
History and Directory of Methodist Episcopal Church, Fultonville, NY CHU
History of Warren County H.P. Smith 1981 LH
History of Albany and Schenectady Coounties, NY 1886 Howell and Tenney 1886 LH
History of Albany and Schenectady Counties, NY 1886 Howell and Tenney 1886 LH
History of Allegany County New York 1896 LH
History of Allegany County New York 1806-1879 LH
History of Chautauqua County 1894 LH
History of Chautauqua County New York from Its First Settlement to the Present Time Andew W. Young 1875 LH
History of Cherry Valley From 1740-1898 John Sawyer 1976 LH
History of Clanton and Franklin Counties, NY 1978 LH
History of Columbia County Ellis 1878 LH
History of Duchess County, NY James H. Smith 1980 Reprint LH
History of Esperance Area Schools, Esperance, Schoharie County, New York Kenneth M. Jones 1995 LH
History of Esperance Area Schools, Schoharie, New York Kenneth Jones 1993 LH
History of Fires, Etc. Schoharie County Avery, William LH
History of Free Masonry and Concordant Orders 1895 NF
History of Fulton County Washington Frothingham 1892 LH
History of Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York 1839-1861 Eloise Southard Burgmaier and Dr. Benjamin Fanning 1990 LH
History of Gilhead Evangelical Luthern Church Rev. J. N. Barnett SPCH
History of Herkimer County 1791-1879 1980 Reprint LH
History of Herkimer County including the Upper Mohawk Valley Nathaniel S. Benton 1856 LH
History of Herkimer County, New York 1879 LH
History of Leeds and Genville Thad W. H. Leavitt 1972 LH
History of Lewis County in the State of New York Frankhlin B. Hou 1860 LH
History of Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York Isaac Hunting 1974 LH
History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, NY 1878 LH
History of Montgomery County Washington Frothingham 1892 LH
History of New York State Grange 1873-1933 Leonard L. Allen 1935 LH
History of Otsego County, NY D. Hamilton Hurd 1978 Reprint LH
History of Schoharie County 1713-1882 William E. Roscoe 1882 LH
History of Schoharie County and Border Wars of New York Jeptha Simms 1845 LH
History of Seneca Co. NY 1786-1876 1876 LH
History of St. Lawrence Co. New York 1982 Reprint LH
History of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church LH
History of Stephentown Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester 1876 LH
History of the 134thRegiment NYS Vol. A Sketch of Prison Life MIL
History of the 3rd Battalion, 338th Inf. Regt. 85th, Inf. Div. WWII Vernon A. Osterdorf 1946 NF
History of the Esperance Area Schools, Esperance, Schoharie County, New York Ken Jones (compiled by) LH
History of the Hubbell Family, Containing a Genealogical Record Walter Hubbell 1881 GEN
History of the Hudson River of Destiny 1609-1930 Vol. I, II, III,IV, V 21.042-Vol. I 21.043 - Vol. 2, 21.044-Vol. III, 21.045- Vol. IV, 21.046- Vol. 5 1931 LH
History of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Herbert D. Shimer 1923 LH
History of the Jefferson United Methodist Church William R. Phinney 1981 LH
History of the Late East Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church F. G. Hibbard 1887 SPCH
History of the Old Fort Herkimer Church W. N. P. Dailey LH
History of the Reformed Church Schoharie, NY Chauncey Rickard 1932 LH
History of the Schoharie Reformed Church John P. D. Wilkinson 1995 LH
History of the State of New York F. S. Eastman 1831 LH
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