Ray LaFever presents the uprising that took place in the1840s in several areas in New York–including Delaware County. The climax of the war was the killing of Under-Sheriff Osman Steele. Edward O'Connor was one of the two men sentenced to hang for the killing. History, war, murder, punishment, it’s all here.
About The Speaker:
Ray LaFever has been the Bovina Town Historian since 2004. He worked for 20 years at the New York State Archives, retiring from there in 2010. In 2011 he started working part-time at the Delaware County Historical Association as their archivist.
