Allegany County, NY -  Local History & Genealogy Site
Note: Bookmark this website before going offsite so you can return here...

Home Page
Site Map

Search this Website

Message Board

Allegany Co. National Historic Registrations
 
Allegany County Links
 
Biographies
 
Burials
 
Cemeteries
 
Genealogies
 
Historians of Towns
 
History of County
 
Libraries
 
Maps of the County
 
Newspapers
 
Obituaries
 
Oil
 
Pictures of Yesteryear
 
"Unknown"  Picture Page
 
Racing History
 
Schools of the County
 
Stories & Folklore
 
Surnames
 
TOWNS &  VILLAGES
 
Transportation:
     Plank Roads
     Railroads
     Stagecoaches
     Waterways
 
Veteran Lists
 
Historical Societies & Museums LIST
 
Disclaimer

return to: Town of Wirt/Richburg

The information below is credited to "The Bolivar Breeze" "A Community Newspaper, Published in the Heart of the Allegany Oil Field"

1891-1941 Special Anniversary Edition; August 28, 1941

Oil Boom Highlights - Richburg History

If you like what you see here--tell a friend about our website;  You might also consider a membership in BRAG (Bolivar, Richburg, Allentown & Genesee Historical Preservation Society).  BRAG has all Allegany County census records, the Indian Census records, and the Bolivar Breeze Newspaper (1895-1965) on micro-fiche, over 100 family genealogies, yearbooks, 40,000 name database on computer, 8 filing cabinets full of family group sheets, over 5,000 obituaries and military records on index cards, most of the local cemetery records, births, deaths and marriages. 

It's located in the lower floor of the Bolivar,NY Public Library 

Press Here for Membership Form & Information

return to: Town of Wirt/Richburg