May 18

— 1858 – The Methodist Episcopal Church of Mina Corners was formed.

— 1868 – Last liquor license issued in the Town of Sherman, preceding a dry era that lasted until the “wet” vote on November 8, 1938.

— 1954 – Chautauqua County BOCES was officially chartered. (Buildings constructed starting in 1967.)

— 1988 – Kathy Wilson disappeared; her murder remains unsolved to this day.

May 19

— 1851 – The Erie Railroad opened for regular business in Dunkirk.

— 1938 – First airmail flown from Jamestown by Ken Schroeder.

–1955 – Peggy Thompson became the first Jamestown resident to receive the Salk polio vaccine.

1972 – The first Dunkirk antique car show and flea market opened. (No longer held.)

— 1994 – Sheriff John R. Bentley passed away.

1995 – Astronaut William G. Gregory visited Jamestown.

1996 – Carroll Rod and Gun Club shut down for unlicensed gambling and liquor sales.