Re: John b.1828 Oneida County,NY?
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John b.1828 Oneida County,NY?
7/06/01
Dorothy,
I recognized the Van Valkenburg name from Old Forge, Herkimer Co. (next county East of Oneida).Don't know if it's the same person but a John Van Valkenburg is listed as an Adirondack wilderness guide in Guide to the Adirondacks (1878) by E.R. Wallace and in Adirondacks Illustrated (1881) by S.R. Stoddard.He worked out of the Forge House in Old Forge as did some of my ancestors.Many of the Adirondack guides there came from the farmlands to the west.My family owned a farm in Boonville, Oneida Co.