YOU, TOGETHER WITH THE NANTICOKE VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MAINE, NY
WILL make a difference!
The NVHS has been an active part of the community since 1969. for almost fifty years. Support us as we support you.
YOU can be part of a vibrant group that is interested in preserving the history, culture, genealogy along
with and the historic sites within the Nanticoke Valley and Broome County. Share experiences with friendly and knowledgeable people. Join us as tour guides sharing our knowledge with for elementary school students and or at
our open houses and help us educate them. Attend ten riveting presentations a year.
Receive three newsletters per year which delve into our local history. You can read back issues of the newsletter archived on our website. Be part of the annual Maine Fest. each year. Join us as we preserve the 1840 Norton Wagon Works on Nanticoke Road. Learn about the 1830 Pitcher’s Grist Mill, and the 1845 One Room School House and our two floors of exhibits located in our museum at 13 Nanticoke Road.
Share your love of the past and your hope for the future of our community.
In the words of one of our members: “I joined the NVHS so that I can support a place where my children can see and experience what it was like during the times that my grandparents lived here. We are so lucky to have these historical buildings in our town. ” JM
Goals: To develop and preserve the history and the historic sites in the Nanticoke Valley and its environs in the Town of Maine, Nanticoke and Union Center, in Broome County. To collect, preserve and exhibit such things dealing with the area. To develop educational programs for people of all ages, especially our youth. To assist and coordinate efforts with other organizations such as historical societies, special groups, schools and branches of government that may share in this mission.
Nanticoke Valley Historical Society is a non-profit that was founded to preserve and showcase the History of the Valley which has a Museum, School House, Grist Mill and Carriage Barns for buildings. It helps residents in searching their history.
Mission Statement: The Society is to conduct, operate and maintain a historical society, exclusively for educational purposes. In keeping with the statement of purpose in the charter of the organization the Society will encourage preservation and knowledge of the past.