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Robert Hoops: American Patriot and Olean Founder
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By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
June 9, 2026
In 1769, Robert Hoops left his family home in Philadelphia and set off for land his father had bequeathed to him in a town in western New Jersey at th...
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The Hoops family, the Revolution and Olean
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By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
May 26, 2026
Editor's note: Michiko McElfresh, chair of the Olean Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution's America 250! Commit...
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Olean-area Revolutionary War patriots and their families
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
April 28, 2026
Editor's note: Michiko McElfresh of the Olean Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been sharing features with the Times Herald in 2...
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State & Union: Revolutionary War patriots of Cattaraugus County
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By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
March 20, 2026
Slowly but surely, Revolutionary War patriots found their way to Cattaraugus County. According to the Painted Hills Historical Society, more than 120 ...
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