Around Marcellus,
by local author Leslie Church Kraus.
Around Marcellus recounts the rich history of a community founded
by strong and determined settlers. Marcellus and its neighbors Otisco
and Marietta are located just west of Syracuse. Founded in 1794, the
town grew largely because of its successful mills and businesses. Its
history from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s is portrayed here in
clear narrative and some 200 archival images from the Marcellus
Historical Society.

About the Author
Author, genealogist, and historian Leslie Church Kraus collaborated
with the Marcellus Historical Society on Around Marcellus. A lifelong
resident, she herself made history in town by becoming one of the first
girls to play on the boys’ Little League team. Employed by Onondaga
Community College, she has written two genealogical histories and
many articles for the Marcellus Observer. Her love and enthusiasm
for her hometown are evident in Around Marcellus.
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Pucker Street - The First 100 Years:
A History of the Village of Marcellus

Compiled using minutes recorded from meetings of the Marcellus Board of
Trustees and copies of a local newspaper, "The Marcellus Observer", as a
guide, the first 100 years of the history of the Village, 1853-1953, are
presented in a chronological narrative.
All proceeds benifit the Marcellus Historical Society.
Click here to order.

About the Author
Educated at Niagara University and the State University of New York,
John P. Curtin spent 35 years teaching history in the Syracuse City School
District and is presently employed by LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY as a
field supervisor of student teachers. Since 1995, he has been a member of the
Marcellus Village Board of Trustees. He is also a trustee of the Marcellus
Historical Society and a member of the Town of Marcellus Republican Committee.
He and his wife Maureen have lived in their house on First Street in the Village
of Marcellus for over 30 years, where they raised their children to adulthood.
As the parents of four grown children and the grandparents of six, they enjoy
spending much time with them and their families. They also have a strong
interest in family histories, many of which, including their own, span the
history of the Village of Marcellus.
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Preserving the History of Marcellus, NY Since 1960.

Town of Marcellus, New York
Founded 1794

little girl and boy asked him - especially at bedtime - to tell them
a story from the olden days, and he gladly complied, much as his
father had done before him. Like most fathers, he wished to
convey to his offspring his own roots as he emphasized the
best aspects of family heritage and rural life in what their
grandmother called God's Country. Especially, he wanted to
preserve for his children the memory of their grandmother,
who seemed to have found her paradise in this particular spot
of earth carved by the great glacier as it moved south with its
artistic hand millenniums before.
Somewhere during the three-year period of compiling stories
from his youth, the purpose became more universally driven by
the striking dedication in an earlier history of the town by his
former elementary school principal: To all those who have ever
called Marcellus Home. The third-person narrative intends to
convey a less personal memoir so that other Marcellians might
be encouraged to write of the times and, most of all, the
individuals whom they have known in this special place.