Jan 01

  1. [R002a] Minutes of the Court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck and Schenectady, 1668-1673: being a continuation of the Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck; VanLaer, A. J. F. (translated by); The University of the State of New York; Albany, NY; 1932; 1480 pgs
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  4. [R104a] History of the City of Troy: from the Expulsion of the Mohegan Indians to the Present Centennial Year of the Independence of the United States of America, 1876.; Weise, A.J.; William H. Young; Troy, NY; 1876
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  6. [R016b] Tehama County Pioneers; Lingenfelter Archives; Lingenfelter, Keith; Meriam Library, California State University, Chico; Red Bluff, CA; 1979
  7. [R016c] A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California; Storke, Yda Addis, Chicago, IL, Lewis Pub. Co., 1891, 677 pgs
  8. [R017a] Chicago, its History and its Builders: a Century of Marvelous Growth; Currey, J. Seymour; S.J. Clark Pub. Co.; Chicago, IL; 1912; 2869 pgs
  9. [R017b] History of Early Chicago: Modern Chicago, and Its Settlement, Early Chicago and The Northwest; Hager, Albert D
  10. [R017c] History of Chicago: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; Andreas, A. T.; A. T. Andreas; Chicago, IL; 1884; Vol. I
  11. [R017e] Chicago Antiquities: comprising Original Items and Relations, Letters, Extracts, and Notes pertaining to Early Chicago, embellished with Views, Portraits, Autographs, etc.; Hurlbut, Henry H.; Printed for the Author; Chicago, IL; 1881; 688 pgs
  12. [R017f] Our County and Its People; A History of the Valley and County of Chemung from the Closing Years of the Eighteenth Century; Towner, Ausburn; D. Mason; Syracuse, NY; 1892; 887 pgs
  13. [R017g] Pioneers of Boulder County, Colorado; compiled by Stewart, Jennie E.; Denver, CO Arapahoe Chapter D.A.R., Vol. I, 1947
  14. [R017h] History of Hancock County, Illinois: together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws (1880); Gregg, Thomas; 1880; Chicago, IL; C. C. Chapman; 1036 pgs
  15. [R020a] History and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania; containing a Concise History of the Two Counties and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families; J.H. Beers & Co.; Chicago, IL; 1915; Vol. I
  16. [R034b] A Twentieth Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania: a narative account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests; Miller, John; Lewis Publishing Co.; Chicago, IL; 1909; Vol. I
  17. [R048] A Historical Sketch of the Village of Fonda, NY: Centennial Souvenir, 1850-1950; Crane, MillardE.; Mohawk Valley Democrat; Fonda, NY; 1950
  18. [R056a] History of Greene County, New York: with Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men; J. B. Beers & Co.; New York, NY; 1884
  19. [R060a] Papers Read Before the Herkimer County Historical Society; Smith, Arthur T.; Citizen Pub. Co.; Herkimer, NY; 1899; 1364 pgs
  20. [R065a] Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois: and History of Schuyler County; Dyson, Howard F.; J. Munsell Co.; Chicago, IL; 1908
  21. [R065b] Complete History of Illinois from 1673 to 1873: embracing the Physical Features of the Country; its Early Explorations; Aboriginal Inhabitants…; Davidson, Alexander; Illinois Journal Co.; Springfield, IL; 1874
  22. [R065c] History of the Republican Party in Illinois, 1854-1912; with a Review of the Aggressions of the Slave-Power; Church, Charles A.; Wilson Brothers Co.; Rockford, IL; 1912
  23. [R065d] History of Keokuk County, Iowa: a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc.; Anonymous; Union Historical Co.; Des Moines, IA; 1880
  24. [R070] Development of Little Falls: a brief account of Conditions and Happenings which Compelled the Settlement and Development of this City; Committee Organized to Celebrate the Hundredth Year of Corporate Existence following the Charter of 1811; Little Falls, NY; 1911; p.58
  25. [R075a] Biographical Review of Calhoun County, Michigan: containing Historical, Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Many of the Prominent Citizens of Today and also of the Past; Hobart & Mather; Chicago, IL; 1904; 703 pgs
  26. [R078] History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, NY; F. W. Beers & Co.; New York, NY; 1878
  27. [R078a] History of Montgomery County: embracing Early Discoveries, the Advance of Civilization, the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson, the Inception and Development of Manufactures; with Town and Local Records, also Military Achievements of Montgomery Patriots; Frothingham, Washington; D. Mason & Co.; Syracuse, NY; 1892; 843 pgs
  28. [R078b] Centennial History of Missouri: (The Center State) One Hundred Years In The Union 1820-1921; Walter B. Stevens; Vol. 2; The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company; St. Louis, MO; 1921
  29. [R089a] History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania: with Biographical Selections, including their Early Settlement and Development; J.H. Beers & Co.; Chicago, IL; 1890; 1259 pgs
  30. [R089b] Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Wiley, Samuel T.; Rush, West and Co.; Philadelphia, PA; 1893
  31. [R089c] Our County and It’s People: a descriptive work on Oneida County, New York; Wager, Daniel E.; The Boston History Company, Publishers; Boston, MA; 1896
  32. [R089d] History of Ontario County, New York; with Illustrations and Family Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Families. Aldrich, Lewis Cass and George S. Conover. Syracuse, NY, 1893, 941 pgs
  33. [R089f] History of Oneida County, New York from 1700 to the present time; Cookinham, Henry J.; Chicago, IL; S.J. Clarke; 1912
  34. [R089e] Onondaga’s Centennial: Gleanings of a Century; edited by Dwight H. Bruce, Volume I, The Boston History Company, Publishers, Boston, 1896, 546 pgs
  35. [R095a] Landmarks of Rensselaer County, New York; Anderson, George Baker; Troy Press; Syracuse, NY; 1897
  36. [R095b] History of Rensselaer Co., New York: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers; Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett; Everts & Peck; Philadelphia, PA; 1880
  37. [R095c] Semi-Centennial History of the City of Rochester: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers; Peck, William F.; D. Mason & Co.; Syracuse, NY; 1884
  38. [R095d] History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York: from the earliest historic times to the beginning of 1907; Peck, William F.; The Pioneer Publishing Co.; New York, NY; 1908
  39. [R099a] History of Sangamon County, Illinois: together with sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Inter-State Publishing Company; Chicago, IL; 1881
  40. [R099b] Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady and Its First Settlers: delivered at Schenectady, July 4th, 1876; Sanders, John; VanBenthuysen Printing House; Albany, NY; 1879
  41. [R099c] Our County and its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Saratoga County, New York; Anderson, George Baker; Boston History Co., Publishers; Boston, MA; 1899; 857 pgs
  42. [R099d] History of Saratoga County, New York with historical notes on its various towns; Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett; Gresham Publishing Co.; Chicago, IL; 1893
  43. [R100a] Schenectady County, New York: Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century; Yates, Austin A.; The New York History Company; New York, NY; 1902
  44. [R100b] A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times: being Contributions Toward a History of the Lower Mohawk Valley; Pearson, Jonathan; J. Munsell Co.; Albany, NY; 1883
  45. [R104c] Emma Willard and Her Pupils: Fifty years of Troy Female Seminary, 1822-1872; Mrs. Russell Sage; New York, NY; 1898; 896 pgs
  46. [R104d] Reminiscences of Saratoga: Reprinted from The Saratogian, 1927-28; Durkee, Cornelius E.; Saratoga Springs, NY; 1929
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  48. [R113b] History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers; Aldrich, Lewis Cass; D. Mason & Co.; Syracuse, NY; 1891; 853 pgs
  49. [R113c] A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington: including biographies of many of those who have passed away; New York, NY, Lewis Publishing Co., 1903, 947 pgs
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  52. [R123c] History of Wisconsin: from Exploration to Statehood; Smith, Alice E.; State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Madison, WI; 1973; Vol. I

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Jan 01

Landmarks with the Fonda Name

Towns

Fonda, New York, USA – East central N.Y., on Mohawk River, and the Barge Canal, and 10 mi/16 km W of Amsterdam; Formerly a freight transfer point on the N.Y. Central RR. Mfg. of aluminum prods., apparel, and textiles. Inc. 1850. Name origin – named after Douw Jellis Fonda (1700-1780) in 1850. (Note: A nearby town was once called Fonda’s Bush, but is now Broadalbin, Fulton Co., New York). Fonda Speedway is a 1/2 mile dirt oval, located at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Fonda, NY. Racing at Fonda Speedway started in 1927; 6 events were held from 1927 to 1938. Racing began in earnest in the late 40s. A 1/8th mile drag strip was added in 1957, and was apparently used through 1968. Shirley Muldowney’s drag racing career started on this strip in 1958. [Google Map]

Dirt Race Track - Fonda, NY

Train Depot - Fonda, Iowa (1894)

Fonda, Iowa, USA – North central Iowa, on Cedar Creek, and 14 mi/23 km SW of Pocahontas. Name origin – “Marvin was the name first given to the station and express office, and Cedarville was the name accorded to the post office in Cedar township, located on the banks of Cedar Creek. By the time Cedar township was formed, the town and post office were called Marvin. Marvin was the name picked by the man who donated the land, ordered the plat, and designated that this new little town be named after his friend. The use of the names Marvin and Manson caused confusion to those sorting mail on the trains, and it was suggested that the name be changed. In 1874, AO Garlock and George Fairburn took the post office directory and selected a new name that was not common in Iowa. The name Fonda only appeared once in the directory, the name of a town in western New York state.” [American Towns] [Google Map]
Fonda, Vermont, USA – probably named after William Beecher Fonda (1846-) whose family settled in the St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont area in the 1870’s. [Vermont Gazetteer] [Google Map]

Could have been... Port Fonda

Fonde, Kentucky, USA – Bell County, SE KY., in the Cumberland Mts. at Tenn. state line, 10 mi/16 km W of Middlesboro. [Google Map]
Fonda, North Dakota, USA – Rolette County [Google Map] [North Dakota News]
Fonda, Wyoming, USA – Goshen County [Google Map]
Port Fonda, Missouri, USA – proposed name for what is now Kansas City (see Abraham Fonda) [Google Map]
Fonda’s Bush, Montgomery Co., NY, USA (now Broadalbin, Fulton Co.) – Three Rivers – Trappers of New York: “Fonda’s Bush, a place in the Johnstown settlements, so called after Major Jelles Fonda, who took a patent for the lands. The place is situated about ten miles north of each from the village of Johnstown, and the same distance west of north from Amsterdam. Fonda’s Bush signifies the same as if it were called Fonda’s Woods, a dense forest covering the soil at that early period-bush being the usual term for woods on the frontiers of New York.”; Spafford’s 1824 Gazetteer of the State of New York – Profile of Montgomery County: “The principal Village is on the W. line of this Town, in a quarter called Fonda’s Bush, where is the Broadalbin Post-Office, 10 miles from Johnstown. It is situated on both sides of Fonda’s Creek, on the main road from Johnstown to Glen’s Falls, and contains 1 church, 27 dwellings, 14 mechanics’ shops, 4 stores, 2 tanneries, 1 paper mill, a school-house, 2 taverns, and an ashery. This has always been called Fonda’s Bush, but by a late act of incorporation, its cognomen is changed, as a lawyer would say, to Rawsonsville, though the people still adhere to the old name, and probably always will.” [Google Map]

Oklahoma Ghost Town

Fonda, Oklahoma, USA (Place – now a ghost town; Dewey County; 36ºN 98ºW; Zip Code none; Elev. 1630 ft.) Many, many years ago and approximately 8 miles or so east of Seiling, Oklahoma there was a small community called Fonda, Oklahoma. At that time Fonda consisted of a General store, Blacksmith shop, Post Office and several residences. The store was run by the Tyree family. Near Fonda, Oklahoma and the Canadian River there was a school called Diamond. It was a typical elementary school of the era. A one room, one teacher teaching grades one through nine. There was a barn for the students riding horses, a windmill for drinking water and two out houses. There was no electricity and light came from kerosene lamps. In cold weather heat was provided by a large wood stove in the rear of the room. In 1928 there were about twenty students the majority of which were Indian. Today the original site of Fonda is only an open wheat field. see [Dewey County History] [TopoZone Map]

Roads

Fonda Road - Waterford, NY

Fonda Street (renamed Water St. in 1799), Schenectady, NY 12302 – [Google Map] [Schenectady History]
Fonda Road, Rockville Center, NY 11570 – [Google Map]
Fonda Road, Cohoes, NY 12047 – [Google Map]
Fonda Road, Waterford, NY 12188 – [Google Map]
Fonda Ave, Oneonta, NY 13820 – [Google Map]
Fonda Ave, Battle Creek, MI 49014 – [Google Map] [Battle Creek History]
Fonda Road, Firth, NE 68358 – [Google Map]
Fonda Street, Paradis, LA 70080 – [Google Map]
Fonda Road , Santa Fe, NM 87505 – [Google Map]
Fonda Way, Los Angeles, CA 90031 – [Google Map]
Fonda Street, La Habra, CA 90631 – [Google Map]
Fonda Road, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3S 3X3 – [Google Map]
Fonda Way S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2A 2K2 – [Google Map]

Water

Fonda’s Island – a small island in the Mohawk river within the town of Schenectady – containing five morgens (ten acres) – lying to the north of the Hoek – in 1736, Philip Livingston of Albany sold it to Jellis Fonda by whose will made Sept. 8, 1737, it was divided among his three sons, Pieter, Abraham and Jacob. The island is now part of the [Isle of the Oneidas], see [Bouwlands Map 1664] [Schenectady Map 1690]
Fonda Reservoir – Randall, Montgomery Co., NY – 6.4 Acre Lake – [U.S. Geological Survey] [TopoZone Map]

Fonda Lake - Brighton, Michigan

Fonda’s Creek – History of Broadalbin: It (Broadalbin) is abundantly watered by numerous creeks and small streams flowing in all directions throughout the town, chief among which is Kennyetto Creek – often, incorrectly, called Fly creek, Fonda’s creek, and sometimes Little Sacondaga. [Google Map]
Fonda Lake (now Lake Kora) – Wakely Mountain, Hamilton Co., NY – Most of the Blue Ridge Wilderness Area was at one time owned or controlled by William West Durant, an Adirondack developer active from the mid-1870s through 1904. Former Durant lands include Townships 6, 19, 33 and 34 in the Totten and Crossfield Purchase. 1898 – Durant sells Lake Tuscarora (aka Sumner Lake or Fonda Lake), now Lake Kora, and the surrounding estate to Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff, who constructed Kamp Kill Kare. – [Hamilton Co. Reservoirs] [Google Map]
Fonda Lake – Brighton Twp., Livingston Co., MI – named for Lewis B. Fonda family which settled in Brighton, Michigan in 1832 from Wynantskill, Rensselaer Co., NY – [Google Map]also Fonda Island & Briggs Lake Joint Water Authority, 11510 Grand River Road, Brighton, MI 48116and Fonda Place Office Center, 10321 Grand River Road, Brighton, MI – [Google Map]

Buildings

Fonda Reformed Church

Fonda Reformed Church - Fonda, New York

Fonda Reformed Church – 19-21 Broadway, Fonda, New York 12068 – The Reformed Dutch Church of Caughnawaga was organized about the year 1758, but the first church edifice was not erected until 1763, when with financial aid from Sir William Johnson, who was entirely non-sectarian in his benefactions, a stone building was erected, along the line of what is now the main street of Fonda, but in this eastern, or Caughnawaga district of the village. The village of Fonda proper, was not built till after 1830. The town Caughnawaga took its name from the old Indian village which had stood there. Fonda was named for Douw Fonda, one of the first settlers of the town, and a Revolutionary patriot. The first pastor of the Caughnawaga church was Rev. Thomas Romeyn, who served the charge 22 years. He was succeeded by Rev. Abraham Van Horne, who was pastor 38 years and preached in both Dutch and English, as Dutch was then giving place to English, in the valley. With his pastorate, the use of Dutch ceased at Caughnawaga. [Church History] [Google Map]

Henry Fonda Theatre Hollywood, CA

Henry Fonda Theatre – 6126 Hollywood Blvd. – Los Angeles, CA 90028 – A trip down Hollywood Boulevard going east to west first brings you to the Henry Fonda Theatre. Famous for the actor of the same name, the Fonda Theatre is home to many local plays. Originally called the Hollywood Music Box, the newly refurbished theatre has staged many Broadway productions such as Driving Ms. Daisy and concert acts including Adam Ant and Tori Amos. Opened as the Music Box, this theater went through several owners and corresponding name changes. Before being renamed as the Henry Fonda Theater, it became the Fox (not the Fox at Hollywood and Wilcox, which was the old Iris Theatre) and then the Pix Theater. When the theater was still known as the Pix, it had a really nice neon marquee. The Pix was the movie house that premiered “Jaws” on Hollywood Boulevard in 1975. A year later they showed “Rocky”. Not a very large theater but it showed many blockbuster’s in the 70’s before becoming a live venue. [Cinema Treasures] [Google Map]

Henry Fonda Theatre Stage

Schools & Parks

Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School Mobile, AL

Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School – school named after Elizabeth Fonde [Rootsweb] (1873-1947) who was born in Mobile, AL, educated at Barton Academy in Mobile. From 1918 to 1924 she served as a member of the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners and in 1926 became President of the Alabama Conference of Social Work. She is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile. – [Google Map] [SchoolTree] [Arkema] Note: Elizabeth Fonde and Corinne Fonde (Fonde Park, below) were cousins.
Fonde Park – On Saturday, November 4, 2006, Houston Parks and Recreation Department rededicated southeast Houston’s Fonde Park. Located at 5500 Carrollton and accessible from 2500 Hansford, at its opposite end, the 12.7-acre park was acquired by the city in 1950. The park’s name honors Miss Corinne Fonde [Rootsweb] (1883-1950), a long-time administrator of the Recreation Department
and the first deputy director when the Parks Department and the Recreation Department were combined into one city department.

Fonde Park - Houston, TX

Fonde Community Center - Houston, TX

The Fonde Community Center, just off Buffalo Bayou near downtown and the Victorian homes of the Sixth Ward, is also named for Miss Fonde. This not-so-ordinary city Parks Department neighborhood recreational facility has well-maintained basketball courts for pickup games where many NBA stars come to play.Throughout the year, the center features a variety of free activities and classes – tai chi classes are popular, and the weight room is always occupied. – [Google Map] [Google Map]

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