She hopes to soon have all the volumes in one place as she continues to reorganize her new office. She became county historian in June.

She also has a list of charters from the county, including dates of each, so anyone looking for a specific charter without a date can find which volume from the state laws to access.

She will also help people research state laws through the Lexus Nexus Online Program available through Plattsburgh State.

“It’s interesting to research state laws. There are some very obvious differences in style over the years that says something about the people who wrote the laws.”

TOWN NAMES

Pratt has also developed a list of the origins of names for each town in the county. For instance, Altona comes from the name of a suburb of Hamburg, Germany, and Churubusco from a famous battle in the Spanish-American War.

Peru was named after the country in South America because the Adirondacks in the distance somehow reminded early settlers of similar views in Peru, South America, she said.

The County Historian’s Office, located at the Clinton County Government Center on Margaret Street in Plattsburgh, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

County Historian Anastasia Pratt can be reached at 565-4749 or via e-mail at pratt@co.clinton.ny.us.

E-mail Jeff Meyers at:

jmeyers@pressrepublican.com