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Ransomville Historical Room
Located behind the Ransomville Library
3733 Ransomville Road, Ransomville, NY
Located in Niagara County, NY, the hamlet of Ransomville traces its roots to the early 1800s. The Curtiss family—brothers Gideon and Capt. Gilbert Curtiss—were the first to settle in the area in the 1820s, establishing important connections with neighboring communities.
Ransomville was officially established in 1842 and named after William Henry Harrison Ransom. The son of immigrants from Sullivan County in the Hudson River Valley, W.H.H. Ransom arrived in Niagara County in 1839, where he built and worked a farm with his wife, Elisa Estes Ransom.
In 1846, he purchased a general store from his uncle, Jehiel Ransom, who had lived in Niagara County since 1826 and served as postmaster. W.H.H. Ransom went on to raise 13 children and remained a central figure in the community until his death on December 29, 1889, at the age of 74.
Learn about the first
settler to what is now Ransomville, NY
Learn about how the hamlet of Ransomville was named after William Henry Harrison Ransom Sr.
Honoring Ransomville Veterans!
Showcasing the many
service men and women, from Ransomville.
By 1930, kitchens were beginning to take on the modern shape and configuration that we all know today with modern appliances, etc.
Now the home of the Ransomville Historical Room, come learn about how this historic and original Ransomville post office was preserved and relocated to
its current location.
So much history!
Come view the many displays and learn year-by-year, all about the hamlet of Ransomville, NY
