| If your idea of an exciting antique has four wheels and a hoern,
then the place for you is the Northeast Classic
Car Museum. The museum, located in Norwich, received its start from local
resident, George Staley, who privately collected on of the finest array of antique
automobiles in the northeast, including the world's largest collection of Franklin
automobiles, originally manufactured in Syracuse, NY. The exhibit also includes
classics like Duesenberg, Cord, Auburn, Pierce-Arrow, LaSalle, Hupmobile, Willys-Knight,
Lincoln, Cadillac, Stutz, Packard, and many other rare manufacturers and unique models.
Rarity and engineering contributions are citeria for inclusion in the museum's
collection. If you have an appreciation for superbly restored, meticulously
preserved, and fully operational antique automobiles, the Northeast Classic Car Museum is a must-see
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Norwich also houses the Chenango
County Historical Society Museum and the Norwich Pharmacal Company
Museum, chockfull of pills and potions from yesteryear. At the Historical
Society Museum, you can take a stroll back through Chenango County history. View a
collection of Native American artifacts that include a dugout dredged from the bottom of a
pond in Pharsalia, memorabilia from the O&W Railroad and the Chenango Canal, and Civil
War items, including a rare field officer's desk. Touch an ox cart that brought
early settlers to the conty in the museum's Pioneer Room. Examine the collection of
antique spnning wheels in the Wool Room, and step into the Victorian Room with its period
furnishings and display of early needlework. The Historical Society Museum is open
every Sunday afternoon throughout the year, with expanded hours during the summer
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Guernsey Memorial Library
The present building, completed in 1969, was built on the
original homestead of the Guernsey family, a bequest from Mrs. William B. Guernsey in 1902
to the Norwich City Schools for a community library.
The Otis A. Thompson Room, at Guernsey Memorial Library, houses a
vast collection of local Chenango County history and genealogical materials. The
collection consists of Census records, Bible records, Vital Statistics, cemetary records
for Chenango and Madison counties, and family files for 2000 surnames. Also available are
service records for veterans from Chenango County from the Civil War through World War II
and local newspapers on microfilm.
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