Museum Store
History Books
Chronicles of Elma, New York 1956-2014
A newly released hardcover history book
DETAILS
Approx. 200 pages; 6 by 8½ inch nominal page size; limited-edition hardcover; see preview file below with Table Of Contents.
COST
$30 at Museum; $35 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); please contact the Museum for mailing to AK, HI, APO or outside U.S.
The Centuries in Elma
Edited by Fred I. Sigman, former town historian, with accounts by many authors, 1956, reprinted & re-copyrighted (©); hardcover; covers 1901 to Elma’s Centennial — Newly Reprinted
DETAILS
336 pages; nominal 6 by 9 inch page size; see preview file below with Table Of Contents.
COST
$25 at Museum; $30 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); please contact the Museum for mailing to AK, HI, APO or outside U.S.
History of Elma NY for Children
by Caitlin Edwards, 2009
DETAILS
Softcover, children visiting the Museum receive a free copy.
COST
$4 (U.S.) at Museum; $7.50 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); or contact the Museum for pricing.
It Is For Your Country
by William J. Jackson and James T. Hurd, 2010
DETAILS
231 pages; 8.3 by 10.8 page size; softcover; “19th century colonial life events and opinions leading up to the Civil War and Allen Hurd’s family and service for the Union Cause;” Allen Hurd was in the NY 44th a.k.a. Ellsworth Avengers, his letters home are “the soul” of this book; see cover image at lower-right.
COST
$20 (U.S.) at Museum; $25 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); or contact the Museum for pricing.
Two Quiet Heroes and One Grateful Son
by Norman Sigrist, 2010
DETAILS
Softcover, 142 pages; 6.0 by 9.0 inch page size; “three generations of soldiers and wars;” five stars on Amazon; see cover image below.
COST
$15 (U.S.) at Museum; $20 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); or contact the Museum for pricing.
History of East Elma
by Henry Laughton Allen, 2009 update of 1942 original
DETAILS
Softcover reprint, 26 pages; 5.5 by 8.5 inch page size; extensively updated in 2009 (new ©) by Town Historian Robert Newton and Kenny Schaff.
COST
$5 at Museum; $8.50 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); or contact the Museum for pricing.
No Stoppin' This Boppin'
by Bob & Terri Skurzewski, 2013
DETAILS
Softcover, 358 pages; 7 by 10 inch page size; the story of popular Buffalo-area radio & DJs from 1950-to-1964; see cover image at right.
COST
$19.50 (U.S.) at Museum; $24.50 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M.O. to Museum); or contact the Museum for pricing.
Were They Truly Champions?
by Terrence Grant, 2015
DETAILS
Softcover, 296 pages; 8.6 by 11.0 inch page size; “The remarkable story about Oliver Cabana Jr.’s Pine Grove Farm in Elma, and the milk-testing scandal in the 19-teens;” five stars on Amazon; see cover image below.
COST
$16 (U.S.) at Museum; $20 by USPS Media Mail to Continental U.S. (send check or M. O. to Museum); or contact the Museum for pricing.
Saving Little Fawn
Written & illustrated by Catherine Kraynik of Elma, 2021 by Elma Press
DETAILS
Softcover, 27 printed pages; 6.5 by 8.5 inch page size; using beautiful color illustrations this book tells the story of a fawn in Elma who lost its mother, and of the fawn’s rescue by representatives from a local animal preserve; teaches life lessons.
COST
softcover, 27 printed pages; 6.5 by 8.5 inch page size; using beautiful color illustrations this book tells the story of a fawn in Elma who lost its mother, and of the fawn’s rescue by representatives from a local animal preserve; teaches life lessons.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: All history books listed hold copyright (©) by their respective author(s) or by the Elma Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Town of Elma Collectibles
Collectibles commemorating Elma’s History are available for purchase at the Museum. To purchase by mail, please call or email for pricing.
COMMEMORATIVE PLATES
- 1957 Blue Plate for 100 years: $20
- 1982 Green Plate for 125 years: $20
- 2007 Red Plate for 150 years: $20
1957 Commemorative Plate for 100 Years
ELM TREE CHARM
Gold 14k: $80
Silver: $35
Please see ad at right. Also available at the Elma Town Hall in the Town Clerk’s Office, 1600 Bowen Road.
HURD HOUSE WOODEN REPLICA
$15