Articles and Documents

Interested in Vestal's history?  The following books and documents are a good place to start. 

  • "Welcome to Vestal - A History and Reference" © 2024 by Margaret Hadsell
    Available from the author or on loan from local public libraries.

  • "Images of America - Vestal" © 2008 by Margaret Hadsell 
    Available for purchase at local book stores or online. Also on loan from the Vestal Public Library.

190th Anniversary Articles
The following series of articles celebrating Vestal's 190th Anniversary, 1823-2013, have appeared in the Vestal Town Crier. Additional information and sources are found at my office.  I hope you enjoy discovering some new and interesting facts about Vestal's history!

Glimpses of Vestal's Past Articles
These articles are on subjects found in "Welcome to Vestal".

Vestal Life Magazine Articles
Vestal Life was a short-lived magazine focused on our community.

190th Anniversary Articles

  • Celebrating Vestal's 190th Anniversary

  • Along the Rippling Susquehanna

  • Turning Patents into Hamlets

  • Three Rs in One Room

  • Treasures from the Past

  • Bridging the Gap

  • Our Agrarian Heritage

  • Of Mules and Iron Horses

  • Following the Beaten Path

  • Blown to Smithereens!

  • R. I. P.

  • Weathering Adversity

  • $50 Million Main Street

  • "Help is on the Way"

  • Origins of Worship in the 19th Century

  • Vestal's 190th Anniversary Draws to a Close

Glimpses of Vestal's Past

  • Business & Industry

  • Lustron Houses

  • Transportation

  • Ethnic Groups

  • Military

  • Scouts

  • Park & Recreation

  • Vestal Police

  • Libraries

  • Education

Vestal Life Magazine

  • When is a Train Depot not a Depot?

  • Milestones, Changes & Growth

  • Abandoned Remnants of the Cold War

  • 50+ Club

  • A Powder-ful Set of Buildings