As the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 approaches, the Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library announces it has released a new educational film using local officials and veterans to tell the story of that seminal day in American history. "It is important that we teach our children about 9/11" Part of the…

The Cattaraugus County Center in Little Valley, NY will be closed to the public from July 18 to July 19 for repairs due to a water line break. The County Center will be reopening on July 22, 2024. In the meantime some services are available at our other County offices: All NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)-related services will be handled…

On May 2-4, 1863, in a clearing on the Chancellorsville battlefield known as Hazel Grove, the 37th New York Volunteer Infantry faced the heaviest fighting in its two-year history. The 37th, largely made up of Irishmen from New York City and known as the “Irish Rifles,” fought heroically as part of Brigadier General David Birney’s III Corps, but…

The Cattaraugus County Museum and the Cattaraugus County Department of Veterans Services will host a free film screening event at JCC’s Cutco Theater at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Part of the ongoing “Our Veterans, Their Stories” project, this event will showcase a new film series entitled “Vietnam: What a Vet Wants You to Know.” This…

UPDATED as of May 15, 2023 The Mammoth is not an exhibit at the Cattaraugus County Museum The Randolph Mammoth, one of the most complete examples of its species ever discovered in New York state, returns to the Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library as the centerpiece of a new fossil exhibit. On the afternoon of Saturday, May 19, 1934,…

The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library is pleased to announce the return of the Summer at the Stone House event series for its twelfth year. The programs will take place on the second and fourth Thursday, June through August, at 7 p.m. All events will be held under an event tent next to the museum, rain or shine. Some seating will be…

The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library announces that its new exhibit, “Our Veterans, Their Stories,” is officially open to the public. The exhibit is running in conjunction with the “Our Veterans, Their Stories” project which, in a joint effort of the Cattaraugus County Museum, Cattaraugus County departments of Veterans Services and…

The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library is pleased to announce that the annual Summer at the Stone House event series will return for an 11th year, with a full slate of programs. All events will begin at 7 p.m., and take place on the second and fourth Thursdays, June through August. The schedule will kick off on Thursday, June 10 with…

Cattaraugus County is proud to present the first recorded interviews from the “Our Veterans, Their Stories” project. Steve McCord, the Director of Veteran Affairs, and Legislators Norm Marsh, Rick Helmich share their incredibly powerful stories in an effort to set the tone for the project and have a first-hand role in preserving American history…

Cattaraugus County officials are actively seeking veterans to participate in a new project that seeks to record their tales. The project, titled “Our Veterans, Their Stories,” aims to preserve the oral histories of county veterans to preserve the human face of American History for generations to come and honor the men and women from our area who…

The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research library is pleased to announce the opening of its new display featuring several previously unexhibited artifacts from the Eber Russell collection of Native American artifacts. Eber Russell was born in 1881 in Perrysburg, and by the age of 8 was already an enthusiastic collector of Native American…

The Cattaraugus County Museum is pleased to announce that effective immediately we have reopened to the public. In light of the current and ongoing efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, visitors and researchers are asked to follow some new guidelines when using our facilities. They are: Please practice social distancing. Masks are…

The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library will host a virtual musical performance by Buffalo-based musician Dave Ruch at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23.   The program, entitled “NYS Traditional Music,” will be broadcast live on the museum’s Facebook page, which can be found at www.facebook.com/CattaraugusCountyMuseum.   Mr. Ruch…

There are some new items on display at the Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library! The museum has in its collections several uniforms - many of which have been displayed in previous exhibits, particularly those from the Civil War and both World Wars. Many uniforms, however, rarely fit into a broader exhibit and, despite being unique and…

Due to an unforeseen development, there has been a change in the lineup of the Cattaraugus County Museum's "Summer at the Stone House" event series schedule. Musician Dave Ruch was scheduled to perform a program entitled "Traditional Folk Music of NY, Vol. II" at 7 p.m. this Thursday, July 12. Due to illness, Mr. Ruch has been forced to…