This collection consists of a plethora of photographs, newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, and other assorted materials detailing the activities of the Boy Scouts of America in the Mohawk Valley from 1908 to 2002. The collection includes a variety of documents, troop charters, photographs, and twelve scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photos, physical memorabilia, and scouting-related documents pertaining to a variety of different councils, troops, events, and locations associated with the Mohawk Valley Boy Scouts of America.

The collection consists of verticle files from the local history collection at the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library. Due to copyright law, a full-text digital copy of selected material(s) is available by request and/or in-house use only. Included are newspaper articles, documents, pamphlets, etc.

The collection consists of oral history recordings of local residents who have lived in the tri-hamlet communities of Mastics, Moriches, and Shirley, NY most of their lives.

The collection consists of various historical maps from Mastic, Mastic Beach, Shirley, Brookhaven, and Moriches communities on Long Island, predominantly from the mid-20th century. The collection includes select subdivision maps with street and block numbers as approved by the Town of Brookhaven planning board.

The collection consists of books, documents, memorabilia, maps, photographs, and postcards determined to be of local interest to the tri-hamlet communities and not available elsewhere.

The collection consists of primary and secondary-source booklets and documents pertaining to the history, significant locations, and events predominantly within the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley community. Select documents include historical information regarding the history of greater Long Island.

The collection consists of 19th and early 20th century bottles, household artifacts, and ships in bottles. Much of the material dates to the mid-18th century with some more modern pieces. It was assembled to give context to the Museum’s larger collection of maritime tools and scrimshaw.

When completely digitized, this collection will contain by-laws and constitutions, minutes from the Annual Meeting, monthly Board of Governors, Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, Executive Committees meetings, additional committee reports (e.g. Religious Education, Social Services) and miscellaneous information (e.g. printing samples) beginning with the establishment of the Sabbath School Association in the Buffalo NY area in 1857. Materials include handwritten journals, bound books and file folders with information from the predecessor organizations of the Network of Religious Communities (NRC).
Erie County Sabbath School Association (1857-1863),
Erie County Sunday School Association (1863- 1872),
Buffalo Federation of Churches (1913-1930),
The Inter Church Missionary Union (Related to Church Women) (1911-1930),
Buffalo Council of Churches (1923-1930)
Council of Churches of Buffalo and Erie County (1930-1971)
Buffalo Area Council of Churches (1971 -1989)
Buffalo Area Metropolitan Ministry (1975-1989),
Network of Religious Communities (1989-current time).

This collection contains several mining related artifacts, mineral samples, and photographs of mining operations in Essex County, dating between 1874 and 1950. The photographs primarily concern the operations of the National Lead Company and Republic Steel. The artifacts include miner’s headlamps and a pipe.

This collection contains the original and modified blueprints and maps of the expansion, including the guesthouse and entertainment center. The collection also includes maps of the expanded farmstead, which included 4,000 acres of tillable land, 2,000 acres of pasture, and 6,000 acres of woods. There are blueprints and design drawings for many of the farm buildings, including the piggery, horse and cow barn, meat storage house, hennery, pump house, powerhouse, sheep barn, and wagon shed. Also included in the collection are maps of Chazy and blueprints of Chazy Central School.