The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first settlement at Nunda was made in 1877 by a colony of Scandinavians.
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Start Nunda’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nunda’s history is told.
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Nunda, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Nunda is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Nunda has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lake Madison Lutheran Church in Le Roy, 5.6 miles away.
Nunda and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Nunda. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Lake Madison Lutheran Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Nunda?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Nunda’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.