Orleans County Dept. of History
34 East Park St.
Albion, NY 14411
585 589-4174
Email: Catherine.Cooper@orleanscountyny.gov
Hours: Mon. & Weds. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Or by appointment
The County Historian collects and preserves material pertaining to the county’s history. The Historian also provides information and services to the public and to historical organizations.
While we are not sufficiently staffed to conduct extensive research, we will try to answer specific questions from the records and material available in our office.
The following links may be of particular interest:
- Census and cemetery listings
- Local newspapers to 1982
- Full text of Landmarks of Orleans County by Isaac Signor, 1894
- Local History Page on orleanshub.com
The following Orleans County Town and Village Historians also provide assistance with specific history requests:
ALBION, Village of
Sue Starkweather Miller
suestarkweather@gmail.com
ALBION, Town of
Ian Mowatt
irmowatt1973@gmail.com
BARRE, Town of
Adrienne Daniels
fad@eznet.net
CARLTON, Town of:
Karen Narburgh
towncarl12@yahoo.com
CLARENDON, Town of
Melissa Ierlan
buildingdept@townofclarendon.org
GAINES, Town of
Adrienne Kirby
historian@townofgaines.org
HOLLEY, Village of – See MURRAY, Town of
KENDALL, Town of
Lydia Richardson
lydiarichardson5@gmail.com
LYNDONVILLE, Village of:
Teri Woodworth
villageoflyndonville@rochester.twcbc.com
MEDINA, Village of
Todd Bensley
tbensley@villagemedina.org
MURRAY, Town of and HOLLEY, Village of
Marsha DeFillips
marshadef@yahoo.com
RIDGEWAY, Town of:
Shane Sia
JSIA3@rochester.rr.com
SHELBY, Town of
Shane Sia
JSIA3@rochester.rr.com
YATES, Town of
Dawn Metty
deputyclerk@townofyates.org
PAST ORLEANS COUNTY HISTORIANS
- Katherine Rowley: 1934-1938
- Theta Hakes Brown: 1938-1944
- Joseph B. Achilles: 1944-1957
- Cary Harling Lattin: 1958-1974
- Arden McAllister: 1975-1978
- Cary Wilson “Bill” Lattin: 1979-2014
-
Matthew R. Ballard : 2015-2021