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Articles and Resources Written or Compiled by the County Historian, Dr. Preston Pierce

  • The Birth of Ontario County
  • Canandaigua Becomes a County Seat
  • Cemetery List
  • Special Walking Tour of Lower North Main Street Canandaigua
  • Claudius Victor Boughton: Namesake and Mystery Man
  • Gideon Granger Comes to Canandaigua
  • Guide to Historical Markers in Ontario County
  • Historic Tour of Canandaigua Lake
  • Juneteenth in Perspective: Is It Really a Divisive Holiday? (2021)
  • Juneteenth: A Celebration with Deep Local Roots (2022)
  • Lady Justice
  • Learn More About: The Erie Canal, the New York Branch Canals, & Our Canal Heritage in Perspective (Bibliography)
  • Liberian Dreams, West African Nightmare: The Life of Henry W. Johnson, Part One
  • County Poor House
  • The Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan Against the Six Nations of Indians in 1779: Some Perspectives in its Purpose from Published Accounts
  • The Thompson Family of Sonnenberg and New York and the Development of the First US Currency
  • Up, Up... and Away! Local Balloon Flight Before the Wright Brothers
  • What’s in a Name?

A Sample of Newspaper Articles Written by or About County Historian

  • National honor for Ontario County Historian Preston Pierce
  • Preston Pierce: A soldier deserving of our thanks
  • History Detectives, Episode 810, Story 2: Universal Friends
  • Ontario County historian shines light on ‘Great War’ vets
  1. Veterans Burials and Related Articles
    1. World War I Veteran Burials
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