Charlotteville Seminary Explained

The New York Conference Seminary in Charlotteville, Schoharie County, New York, also known as Charlotteville Seminary, was a school operated under the auspices of the New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was founded in 1850 with Alonzo Flack as the principal.^[1]

One of the school buildings was destroyed by fire in 1856,^[2] but the school continued through the purchase and renovation of a hotel. It finally closed in 1875.^[3]

Notable alumni

• John Emory Andrus
• Frederick J. Bancroft
• Henry C. Connelly
• Alonzo B. Coons
• Lorenzo Crounse
• Mary Gage Day
• Lansing Hotaling
• Joshua S. Salmon
• Milton Terry
• John Van Schaick
• Lewis Waterman

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alonzo Flack (1852) . A People's History of the School of Theology . . 27 June 2023.
2. Web site: Site of Charlotteville Seminary . . 27 June 2023.
3. Web site: Roscoe . William E. . History of Schoharie County . Schoharie County NYGenWeb Site . 27 June 2023.