On March 18, 1911 the following obituary appeared in the Union Springs Advertiser: Entered Into Rest Softly, as night fades into day,...

The Civil War challenged the lives of many - both men and women. Some women provided medical care for the sick and wounded by serving as...

When entering Union Springs from the north, one's eyes are drawn to the lovely pond and the historical marker proclaiming the old stone...

The Norma Bilak Research Room at the Frontenac provides access to many tools and sources of information for genealogists. Due to the...

For many years, a quiet but very friendly gentleman graced the last pew of Trinity United Church of Christ sanctuary every Sunday. Over...

With his wife Rhoda and their six children, Hiram McDonald (1807-1890) arrived in Union Springs sometime in the 1840's. Over time,...

In the 1880's, several residents of Union Springs were making national news. Champion rower Charles Courtney was flying across lake...

Ruden Wheeler's roots in Cayuga County run very deep. His great grandfather, Capt. Edward Wheeler, one of the first settlers of this...

Farley's is a name which means different things to different people. To some, it is merely a road south of the village of Union Springs....

When Harriet Willey, aged 73, and Sally Shorter, aged 100, died within two hours of each other in 1874, their deaths were reported as...

In late 1800's, Charley B, champion race horse, was to Union Springs as Secretariat is to America today. In 1869, Charley B was bred by...

On a wall in the attic of 13 Cayuga St. in Union Springs, written in pencil, is the name Junius Irving. Junius (1870-1927) was the...

In 1892, Leman Charles Robie was born to a jeweler/optician and his wife in Olean, NY. In his early years, Robie was employed as a...

Several years ago a museum volunteer remarked that every time she drives by our museum, it makes her proud to live in Union Springs. We...

So respected was Elizabeth Lawton Hazard that a booklet, calling her Friend At large, was written upon her death describing how she...