{"id":280,"date":"2015-10-02T01:28:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T01:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:51:23","slug":"local-history-genealogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/index.php\/local-history-genealogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Local History &#038; Genealogy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"280\" class=\"elementor elementor-280\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78318ec7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78318ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1947786e\" data-id=\"1947786e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d840feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d840feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OGDEN-FREE-LIBRARY-PICT-3.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"687\" class=\"wp-image-2407\" style=\"width: 456px; height: 325px;\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OGDEN-FREE-LIBRARY-PICT-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OGDEN-FREE-LIBRARY-PICT-3.jpg 962w, https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OGDEN-FREE-LIBRARY-PICT-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.4cls.org\/walton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OGDEN-FREE-LIBRARY-PICT-3-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Please Note: All of these resources must be used inside the library.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Some of these items may have\u00a0sustained damage in the 2006 flood.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>LOCAL INTEREST\/HISTORY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Story of Walton (1785-1975)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Walton Yesteryears<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">160 Fair Years: The Story of the Delaware County Fair (1841-2001)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Once Upon\u00a0A Time There Was A Cannonsville Valley<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Rafting on the Delaware<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Holt T&#8217;Other Way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MAPS\/ATLASES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beers Atlas<\/li>\n<li>Delaware County Atlas<\/li>\n<li>Historical Atlas of New York State<\/li>\n<li>New York State Atlas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NEWSPAPERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any News From Walton? (Newspaper Index 1856-1897)<\/li>\n<li>Our historic newspapers are available on our digital archives (Incomplete 1856-2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OBITUARIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walton Reporter Obituary Index (1900-Present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CEMETERY RECORDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walton Village Cemetery<\/li>\n<li>Walton Town Cemetery<\/li>\n<li>Town of Davenport Cemeteries<\/li>\n<li>East Meredith Cemeteries Simpsonville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MILITARY RECORDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjunct General Records 20 of 28 (1775-1900)<\/li>\n<li>Military and Regimental Histories<\/li>\n<li>World War II Scrapbooks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>YEARBOOKS &amp; SCHOOL CATALOGS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catalogs (1900-1947)<\/li>\n<li>Walton School Yearbooks (Some)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>GENEALOGY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">We have many local families genealogies to use, but can also help you get started on yours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0Please contact the library to request use of local history materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Note: All of these resources must be used inside the library. Some of these items may have\u00a0sustained damage in the 2006 flood. 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