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The Sidney Historical Association
The Sidney Historical Association is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, archiving, and sharing of the history of Sidney, NY. The team of Trustees, Officers, and volunteers at the association, dedicate their time and skills to enrich the Sidney community through the preservation of its past and putting on educational events for the residents.
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Exhibits
What’s In The Museum

Local Newspaper Archives
1882 – Present

History Books
Local History & Local Authors

Genealogy Section

Military Uniforms

Old Local Yearbooks

Arrowhead Artifacts

Maps, Posters, Vintage Photos

Local Obituaries Archive

Bendix / Amphenol History

And Much, Much More
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Sidney Historical Association
44 Grand St
Sidney NY, 13838
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Check Out Our Book
Nestled in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, Sidney has hummed with economic and industrial activity since its founding by Rev. William Johnston in 1772. Over the years, the town has been home to a silk mill, glassworks, cheese factory, car factory, and many other businesses. Notable figures such as New York State Police captain Daniel Fox, actor Tom Mix, newspaper editor Arthur Bird, and even Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt have lived in or spent time in the town. Today Sidney’s civic buildings, places of worship, recreational haunts, and transportation routes continue to reflect the town’s long, dynamic history. Traced within the pages of this book, a poignant collection of historical photographs chronicles the town’s evolution through the 19th and 20th centuries, and on through the devastating flood of 2006.
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Online Archives & Services
Image Archive
The history of Sidney, NY told through images
Newspaper Archive
A digital archive of Sidney’s local newspapers
Genealogy Search
Dig up your family’s history with our records
Audio Archive
The history Sidney, NY told by those who live it