County Historian
Amie Alden, Historian
Historian@co.livingston.ny.us
5 Murray Hill Drive
Mt Morris 14510
(585)243-7955
(585) 335-1730
Fax - 243-7956
Office Hours are
Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 4:30 pm.
Closed for legal holidays
Location
The purpose of the Office of the County Historian is to collect, preserve and interpret Livingston County's documentary heritage and manage historic records for the public.
The County Historian provides guidance and support to the 17 Town Historians of Livingston County, assists the general public on research projects, publishes a quarterly newsletter Out of the Archives, sets up displays on topics of historic significance, attends events and is available to give talks on subjects of historical interest to various groups.
The research center is open to the public and has an extensive collection of books on local history, newspapers on microfilm (1824 - present), census and naturalization records, veteran's files, photographs, maps, genealogy files, cemetery surveys, and various other archival materials pertaining to the history of Livingston County.
County Historian Records Index
New
book now available!
The Sullivan Campaign of the Revolutionary War
The Impact on Livingston County, New York 1779 - 2004
"Out of
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Resources in the Livingston County Historian's Office
Census Records on microfilm
Federal: 1790 - 1930 (Indexed to 1860)
State: 1855,1865, 1875, 1915, and 1925
Newspapers on microfilm
1824 - to present; many are indexed for births, deaths and marriages prior
to 1900 and obituaries are indexed from 1993 to 2003.
Library
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Reference collection includes: County Histories, Town Histories,
Church Records, Directories, Gazetteers, Atlases, Supervisor Proceedings,
published genealogies, local high school yearbooks and more.
Subject binders include: Architecture and homes, Agriculture and farms, Businesses, Cemeteries, Genesee River, Genesee Valley Canal, Genesee Valley Greenway, Genesee Valley Hunt, Groveland Shakers, Hotels/Taverns/Inns, Military History, Notable Women, Railroads, Salt mines, Schools, and others too numerous to mention.
Photographs & Postcards
Cataloged collection of over 8000 photos pertaining to Livingston County.
Hundreds of postcards from every town in the county.
Family files
1400 correspondence folders of local families.
Cemetery files
Survey of all marked graves in the county to 1885. Several surveys of assorted
cemeteries indexed to late 1900s.
Maps
Early 19th through 20th century maps of the Genesee Valley and Livingston
County.
Veteran's files
12,000 files of veterans from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam filed by
last name of soldier. Approximately 8000 have been entered into a database
as of January 2004. Some files include original photographs, military and
biographical information and newspaper clippings.
Naturalization 1821 - 1954.
Approximately 5000 names are indexed. After 1906 the petition, declaration
of intention and affidavits are all on file.
We have had
81115
visitors since January 1, 2005