Bovina’s final Civil War fatality was Roman Palmer. Palmer was born in 1839, the son of Saunders and Cornelia Palmer. He spent his childhood in Colchester and later Hamden. His connection to … more

One hundred and twenty-six years ago, the summer of 1896 proved to be a rough one for Bovina farmers, at least according to the pages of the Andes Recorder .   In July of that year, the … more

One of the high points in Bovina’s butter making history took place in 1893, when over 20% of all New York farmers exhibiting butter at the World’s Chicago Exposition Agricultural … more

Thanks to the efforts of Dick and the late Ed Davidson, I have a database of all graves in the town of Bovina. In reviewing this database, I identified 375 different surnames. The most common one is … more