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 The 4 River Valleys
Historical Society is based in Carthage, New York. Our
mission is to interpret, preserve, collect and make available
evidence of the past and to further understand and
appreciate the prehistory and history of the 4 River Valleys.
The 4 River Valleys are the Beaver, Black, Indian and
Deer River Valleys.
Organized
in 1977, the society averages over 600 members. We
have published several books which are now available on this web
site in Items for Sale.
Some of our holdings include Trinity Chapel, the first
Champion one room school and the Jefferson County Fairground
Ticket Booth.
Carthage
lies on the border of Lewis County, so the society covers part
of Lewis as well as the western townships of Jefferson County. This area includes parts of the townships of Theresa,
Philadelphia, Antwerp, LeRay, Wilna, and Champion.
Our 21 directors represent the various communities
within the area. The Society collects material from the three school districts: Copenhagen Central, Carthage Central, and Indian River Central School
Districts.
Click on the pictures
at the right to
find out more about these buildings.
 The
4 River Valleys Historical Society has acquired the Hiram
Hubbard house in Champion, NY. Mr. Hubbard was a founder of
Champion. Descendents of his family presented the deed to
the beautiful fieldstone house to the historical society on
November 15, 2005. This acquisition also includes 8.02
acres at the Hubbard site. There are plans for a reference
room and an education room. Donations
may be made in memory of or in honor of a friend,
relative and/or loved one. 4RVHS member Lynn Thornton has composed a web
page describing the house and giving some history on it. Click
here to learn more.
 The
4 River Valleys Historical Society is making available the
Jefferson County Bicentennial Tapestry Throw,
1805
CELEBRATING 200 YEARS 2005
. Click here to read
more about this beautiful tapestry or to order it on-line.
 The building pictured
here
is a circa 1916 Starbuck Avenue structure which has been used in
the past as a sports arena, a cafeteria and a die-cast
plant. A new owner has recently taken over the building
and is looking for information about its past. Can you
help them out? Click on the picture to find out more.
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