Clubs & Organizations

The first religious organization in Baldwin was a Methodist society established in 1818. Services were held in people’s homes and led by circuit preachers until a church was built in 1852. The Union Church was free to use by all Christian denominations. There were also churches in Hicks and on Oak Hill. Various social clubs were organized in the 19th century including a local chapter of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the North Chemung Grange No. 227. In the 1930s, a 4-H Club camp operated in North Chemung on the farm of E.S. Courtright. Adults participated in baseball clubs in the early 1900s and, in 1976, a little league team was formed.

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United Methodist Church, 1973 The Union Church in North Chemung, built in 1852, became the North Chemung United Methodist Church. In 1961, an addition was built onto the original structure.
4-H Club campers, 1934 In the 1930s, hundreds of boys and girls attended the 4-H summer camp in North Chemung. They spent their days swimming, making handicrafts, and playing handball and croquet. courtesy of the Baldwin historian
Birch bark canoe Made at the 4-H camp in North Chemung, 1938 courtesy of the Baldwin historian
North Chemung baseball team, 1932 Baldwin’s first baseball team formed in 1912. The players would travel by wagon to games as far away as Troy, Pennsylvania. In 1932, North Chemung’s baseball team won the Penn-York League’s championship.
Child’s roller skates Used by the Courtright family in North Chemung, early 1900s
Metal ice skates Used by the Courtright family in North Chemung, early 1900s

Clubs & Organizations

United Methodist Church, 1973

The Union Church in North Chemung, built in 1852, became the North Chemung United Methodist Church. In 1961, an addition was built onto the original structure.

4-H Club campers, 1934

In the 1930s, hundreds of boys and girls attended the 4-H summer camp in North Chemung. They spent their days swimming, making handicrafts, and playing handball and croquet. courtesy of the Baldwin historian

Birch bark canoe

Made at the 4-H camp in North Chemung, 1938 courtesy of the Baldwin historian

North Chemung baseball team, 1932

Baldwin’s first baseball team formed in 1912. The players would travel by wagon to games as far away as Troy, Pennsylvania. In 1932, North Chemung’s baseball team won the Penn-York League’s championship.

Child’s roller skates

Used by the Courtright family in North Chemung, early 1900s

Metal ice skates

Used by the Courtright family in North Chemung, early 1900s