Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland

     The Tompkins County Public Library has a variety of regional history content and many of the latest digital resources.
     Sixteen pages of Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland including vintage photographs and illustrations are available to the public at the library. If you are interested and can spare a little time, click on sixteen pages for a treat. See photos of the Water Works, members of the Political Equality Club, officers of the Pecos Tribe, the first police officers of the Village of Cortland, and a trio of village streets.
     To read the entire book of 234 pages, click on Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland. The history, which includes many vintage photos and illustrations, was published by the Standard press in 1899. Page one credits Prof. James M. Milne of Cortland Normal School for the descriptions in the book. The Internet Archive credits Edgar L. Welch as author of the book. The pages open in pdf.
     In Grip's Historical Souvenir of Lyons, N.Y., the Internet Archive mentions Edgar L. Welch, "Grip", as "designer and proprietor" of Grip's Historical Souvenir series.