Looks like Hudson River School--a style that began in the mid-19th
century not all that far from where you are located. There appear to be
a number of unidentifiable landscapes from unidentifiable artists of
that "school", and there are artists currently painting in that style,
so this is not necessarily 19th century.
  I would suggest taking it a museum and ask for help: many have special
days when you can bring in art for evaluation. You could also contact
the Antiques Roadshow and their excellent Alan Fausel
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/fausel_alan.html)

Adrienne DeAngelis
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On Thu, August 14, 2008 11:27 am, Patrick Weissend wrote:
> Yesterday, a woman brought into our small county historical
> society a painting and asked me if I knew anything about it. Â Not having
> an encyclopedic mind for every artist to ever sign a painting, I told her
> I didn’t, but I would try to find out.  I took a couple of pictures of
> it in hopes that one of the art experts in this group might be able to
> identify it or send me in the direction where I could find the answer.
> Â The pictures are available here:
> http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/painting.html Any help would be
> appreciated.    Thanks,   PatPatrick R. Weissend
> Director
> Holland Land Office Museum
> 131 West Main Street
> Batavia, NY 14020
> (585) 343-4727
> www.hollandlandoffice.com

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