dave deckman

A recent State & Union on a North Fourth Street home generated discussion in and outside the newsroom. Dave Deckman, city historian, reached out to th...

OLEAN — It’s been 30 years since the city of Olean took title to the historic Fannie E. Bartlett House. And while it’s not the celebration officials w...

In the early morning hours of Nov. 11, 1918, the city of Olean abruptly woke to the news that the Great War was no more. That morning, the pastor of S...

Olean city historian Dave Deckman says he enjoyed the latest StrOlean event held downtown on June 8 — but it also made him recall that the concept is ...

OLEAN — Concerns over cuts to the city’s Bartlett House historic center were eased Tuesday after Olean Mayor Bill Aiello announced a private citizen w...

I found it extremely disheartening to read of the city of Olean possibly not funding the Olean Point Museum and the position of city historian. As Ear...

I am hoping the Common Council will do whatever it can to make sure the Bartlett House is not closed or given to some independent body that cannot han...

OLEAN — City officials feel there is some progress on finding an agency to take over the reins at the Bartlett House — hopefully by the time a new bud...

OLEAN — City officials are looking at shuttering the city historian’s office in June and possibly leasing out the Bartlett House and Olean Point Museu...

After a chilly night of cheering for floats, marching groups and bands under the bright lights of the Santa Claus Lane parade Friday, a warm, welcomin...

A chance to temporarily drift back to the gilded Victorian era will occur when the Olean Bartlett House at 302 Laurens St. is ablaze with Christmas de...