Sheridan Historical Society Publications

The following publications are available from the Sheridan Historical Society for the prices noted below. At this time, we are not able to process orders on-line. But each title may be purchased by mail using the form provided at the link below. Please print it out, complete the necessary information, and mail it to us along with your check at the address indicated. An additional charge of $1.50 per item is requested for postage and handling. You may also purchase each of these publications (with the exception of back editions of our newsletter) in person at the Sheridan Town Hall during weekday business hours. The Town Hall is located on the corner of Route 20 and Center Road in Sheridan and can be reached by telephone at 672-4174. Thank you for your interest!

If you are interested in our publications, we also hope you will consider becoming a member of the society. Your annual membership dues (just $5 per person!) will entitle you to receive two current issues of our bi-annual newsletter Now and Then, as well as any publication discounts noted below.

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The Way It Was (2003)
Sheridan native Lucy Jamison chronicled her memories of early 1900s farm life in this 72-page collection of stories. Originally written for the author’s grandchildren, the booklet remembers Mrs. Jamison’s experiences growing up on the old Cary farm on Route 39 in Sheridan. Topics covered include daily and weekly chores, buildings on the farm, grape harvesting, maple sugaring, ice harvesting, and even what it was like to use an outdoor privy. Mrs. Jamison’s mother and father are lovingly remembered, as are the animals Mrs. Jamison befriended as a young girl. Accessible to readers of all ages, the booklet recalls a time before “supermarkets” and “washing machines,” when telephones and automobiles were the latest novelty.

Pricing: $4.00 each for non-members
$3.00 each for members
$3.00 each for 10 or more copies

Now and Then Bicentennial Commemorative Edition (2004)
The historical society’s Research Committee spent more than a year researching this special, 20-page commemorative booklet. Published for the 200th anniversary of Sheridan’s settlement in 1804, the publication includes extensive articles as well as transcriptions of several early documents. The time period considered is the “frontier” period between 1804 and 1827, when the town was officially incorporated. Topics covered include: local Native American history; Francis Webber, Hezadiah Stebbins, and the first recorded settlement of the town; taverns; post offices; schools; churches; the War of 1812, including documented soldiers from Sheridan; mills; Sheridan’s first ship captain and construction of the schooner Kingbird; the Haven & Kenyon redware pottery shop; and the incorporation and naming of the town in 1827.

Pricing: $2.00 each for non-members
$1.00 each for members
$1.00 each for 10 or more copies

Back Editions of Now and Then
The historical society’s newsletter Now and Then has been published twice a year since the spring of 2002. Back editions are still available upon request for all but the Spring 2002 inaugural issue. Please call 672-2201 for more information or to make special arrangements.