Erie County, New York Town Historians, Historical Societies and Historical Museums Updated: 20 October 2004
Erie County, New York Town Historians, Historical Societies and Historical Museums
Updated: 20 October 2004
Akron, Village of, Village Historian John J. Eckerson Mailing address: P.O. Box 180 Akron, NY 14001 (716) 542-9636 Fax: (716) 542-5586 Alden Historical Society 13213 Broadway Alden, NY 14004 (716) 937-7054 (Town Clerk) Alden, Town of, Town Historian Norma M. Sweet Town Hall 3311 Wende Road Alden, NY 14004 (716) 937-7054 Fax: (716) 937-9817 Alden, Village of, Village Historian Norma M. Sweet 299 Exchange Street Alden, NY 14004 Amherst Museum 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road Amherst, NY 14228 (716) 689-1440 Amherst, Town of, Town Historian Angola, Village of, Village Historian (Town of Evans) William Houston 29 Miller Drive Angola, NY 14006 Aurora Historical Society, Inc. 5 South Grove Street East Aurora, NY 14052 Mailing: P.O. Box 472 East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 652-8854 (716) 652-7944 Pub. Aurora Historical Courier Aurora, Town of, Town Historian Donald Dayer 5 South Grove Street East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 652-8854/652-7944 Wednesdays 1-4 p.m. Town of Aurora Historical Museum 5 South Grove Street Aurora Town Hall East Aurora, NY 14052 (716) 652-7944 Blasdell, Village of, Village Historian H. LeRoy Harmon 65 Lake Avenue Blasdell, NY 14219 Boston Historical Society 9410 Boston State Road Boston, NY 14025 (716) 716-941-3475 Boston Historical Museum Old Pioneer Church 9410 Boston State Road Boston, NY 14025 (716) 941 - 3475 Research Library, Sunday 2 - 4 p.m. E-Mail: nan1con2@aol.com 102143.2425@compuserve.com Boston, Town of, Town Historian James J. Jehle Boston Town Hall 9432 Boston State Road Boston, NY 14025 (716) 941-3475 Brant Historical Society Ronald Pfeffer 633 Commercial Street Farnham, NY 14061 Brant, Town of, Town Historian Post vacant Buffalo, City of, City Historian Records Center (716) 851-5431 Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum 25 Nottingham Court Buffalo, NY 14216 (716) 873-9644 Cheektowaga Historical Association 275 Alexander Avenue Cheektowaga, NY 14227 (716) 683 - 5589 Meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 P.M. Meeting at: Alexander Community Center Pub. Cheektowaga Archival News. Cheektowaga Historical Museum 3329 Broadway Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (716) 684 - 6544 Records Unavailable. Opened:1st Sunday of each month, beginning March, 2 - 4 pm E-Mail: PEZPOT@aol.com Cheektowaga, Town of, Town Historian Mary Holtz Cheektowaga Town Hall 3223 Broadway Cheektowaga, NY 14227 (716) 686-3433 Clarence Historical Society 10465 Main Street Clarence, NY 14031 (716) 759-8575 Genealogy Department Wednesday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (716) 759-0997 Clarence, Town of, Town Historian Alicia Braten Clarence Town Hall 1 Town Place Clarence, NY 14031 Colden Historical Society Collins Town of, Historian Jill Hartnett 9313 State Road. Colden, NY 14033 Collins, Town of, Town Historian Mrs. Irvine Gaffney Town Hall P.O. Box 420 Collins, NY 14034 (716) 532-5380 Concord Historical Society 23 North Buffalo Street Springville, NY 14141 (716) 592-5546 For more information we can be reached at: (716) 592-2097 Postal address: 12102 Vaughn Street East Concord, NY 14141 or P.O. Box 425 Springville, NY 14141 Electronic mail: General Information: bensley@localnet.com Concord Historical Society ~ Genealogy Concord, Town of, Town Historian Margaret Mayerat 12102 Vaughn Street East Concord, NY 14055 (716) 592-2097 Colden, Town of, Town Historian Mr. Julian Flackenstein Heath Road Colden, NY 140699 County of Erie Records Center (716) 858-6602 Depew, Village of, Village Historian (Town of Cheektowaga) Judy Michaels 85 Manitou Street Depew, NY 14043 East Aurora, Village of, Village Historian (Town of Aurora) Warren C. Moffett 404 Oakwood Avenue East Aurora, NY 14052 Eden Historical Society 8637 South Main Street Eden, NY 14057 Eden, Town of, Town Historian Dorothy H. Meyer 8584 S. Main Street Eden, NY 14057-1280 (716) 992-4422 Hours: T/TH, 2-4 PM Elma Historical Society Location: 1910 Bowen Road Mailing address : P.O. Box 84 Elma, NY 14059-0084 (716) 652-6310 Elma Town Museum & Elma Historical Society Elma Town Hall 1910 Bowen Road Mailing address: P.O. Box 84 Elma, NY 14059-0084 (716) 652-6310 Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Dr. William Siener, Historian 25 Nottingham Terrace Buffalo, NY 14216 (716) 873 - 9612 Erie County Historian Erie County Historical Federation 11 Danforth Street Cheektowaga, NY 14227 Loosely organized group of local historical societies and appointed town historians of Erie County, acting as a liaison between groups and providing a speakers bureau. Evans Historical Society, Town of 8351 Erie Road (Erie County location) Angola, NY 14006 (716) 627 - 7878 Evans, Town of , Town Historian Cheryl Delano Town Hall 8787 Erie Rd. Angola, NY 14006 (716) 549-5812 Farnham, Village of, Village Historian Mr. Christian Militello Jr. Commercial Street Farnham, NY 14061 Gowanda Area Historical Society Persia Town Hall West Main Street Mailing address : P.O. Box 372 Gowanda, NY 14070 Gowanda Area Historical Society 2 Chestnut St. Gowanda, NY 14070 Mailing P.O. Box 372 Gowanda NY 14070 (716) 532-4064 E-Mail: gowhist@localnet.com Gowanda Historical Museum Location corner of Chestnut & Commercial Streets Gowanda, NY 14070 Mailing address: P.O. Box 372 Gowanda, NY 14070 (716) 532-2264 E-Mail: gowhist@localnet.com Grand Island Historical Society Beaver Island State Park P.O. Box 135 Grand Island, NY 14072 (716) 773-2436 Grand Island, Town of, Town Historian Ms. Teddy Linenfelser Email: TeddyL@Isledegrande.com Hamburg Historical Society - Dunn House S 5902 Gowanda State Road Hamburg, NY 14075 (716) 648 - 6460 Hamburg, Town of, Town Historian James D. Baker Town Hall S-6100 South Park Avenue Hamburg, NY 14075 (716) 646-5115 Hamburg Village Historian John Gilbert 202 E. Prospect Ave. Hamburg, NY 14075 Holland Historical Society, Town of P.O. Box 95 Holland, NY 14080 (716) 537 - 2591 Holland, Town of, Town Historian Sandra Smith 47 Pearl Street P.O. Box 36 Holland, NY 14080 Indian Reservation Historical Societies Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Seneca Tribe Seneca Indian Historical Society 12199 Brant - Reservation Road Irving, NY 14081 (716) 549 - 3889 Tonawanda Indian Reservation Kenmore, Village of, Village Historian C. George Carncross 2919 Delaware Avenue Kenmore, NY 14217 Email: info@community-history.org Lackawanna Area Historical Association P.O. Box 64 Lackawanna, N.Y. 14218 Lackawanna, City of, City Historian William Emerling 80 South Shore Boulevard Lackawanna, NY 14218 Lackawanna, City of Steel Plant and Local History Museum 560 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 (716) 823-0630 Fax: (716) 827-1997 Lancaster Historical Society 40 Clark Street Lancaster, NY 14086 (716) 681 - 7719 Sunday 2 - 5 p.m. Town historian: Sunday 2:00 - 5:00 pm (716) 681-7719 Lancaster, Town of, Town Historian Dr. Harley Scott Lancaster Town Hall 21 Central Ave. Lancaster, NY 14086 (716) 681-7719 Lancaster, Village of, Village Historian Edward Mikula 88 Church Street Lancaster, NY 14086 Marilla Historical Society Marilla Historical Society Museum 1810 Two Rod Road Marilla, NY 14102 (716) 652-7608 Marilla Historical Society Mailing address: 12655 Williston Rd. Alden, NY 14004 Marilla, Town of, Town Historian Herbert L. Kutter Community Center P.O. Box 36 Marilla, NY 14102 (716) 652-5396 Newstead Historical Society David Wakeman, President 145 Main Street Akron, New York 14001 Pub. Newstead Historical Society Newsletter Newstead Historical Society P.O. Box 222 Akron, NY 14001 (716) 542-9672 Newstead, Town of, Town Historian John J. Eckerson 57 John St. Akron, NY 14001 (716) 542-2418 North Collins Historical Society P.O. Box 32 North Collins, NY 14111 (716) 337-2702 North Collins, Town of, Town Historian Georgianne Bowman 2093 Shirley Rd. North Collins, NY 14111 (716) 337-2702 North Collins, Village of, Village Historian Georgianne Bowman 2093 Shirley Rd. North Collins, NY 14111 (716) 337-2702 North Tonawanda City Historian Elizabeth Robson 46 Niagara St. Tonawanda, NY 14120 (716) 692-0538 Orchard Park Historical Society 4287 S. Buffalo St. Orchard Park, NY 14127 (716) 667-2301 Orchard Park Historical Museum 4287 South Buffalo Street Orchard Park NY 14127 (716) 662-2185 Orchard Park, Town of, Town Historian Suzanne S. Kulp 12 Briar Hill Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127 (for historian related items) Orchard Park, Village of, Village Historian Suzanne S. Kulp 24 Timothy Dr., Orchard Park, N.Y. 14127 (for historian related items) Sardinia Historical Society, Town of 3829 Creek Rd. Chaffee, NY 14030 (716) 496-8847 Sardinia, Town of, Town Historian Lori Roblee Town Hall Savage Road Sardinia, NY 14134 Seneca Indian Historical Society 12199 Brant-Reservation Rd. Irving, NY 14081 (716) 549-3889 Sloan, Village of, Village Historian Patricia Lacha 479 Reiman St. Sloan, NY 14212 Springville, Village of, Village Historian see Concord Margaret Mayerat 12102 Vaughn St. East Concord, NY 14055 (716) 592-2097 Tonawanda - Kenmore Historical Society 100 Knoche Road Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 992-3960 Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Inc. Historical Society of the Tonawandas Museum 113 Main Street Tonawanda, NY 14150-2129 (716) 694 - 7406 Pub. "Lumber Shorer" Tonawanda, City of, City Historian Willard B. Dittmar Historical Society of the Tonawandas 113 Main St. Tonawanda, NY 14150-2129 (716) 694-7406 Tonawanda, Town of, Town Historian John W. Percy Municipal Building 2919 Delaware Ave. Kenmore, NY 14217 Town of Wales Historical Society Wales, Town of, Town Historian Deanna M. Zeigel 12345 Big Tree Rd, P.O. Box 264 Wales Center, NY 14138-0264 West Seneca Historical Society 919 Mill Road Mailing address: P.O. Box 2 West Seneca, NY 14224-3038 (716) 674 - 4283 West Seneca Historical Society Museum 919 Mill Rd West Seneca, NY 14224 (716) 674-4283 West Seneca, Town of, Town Historian Janet A. Harris West Seneca Historical Society P.O. Box 2 West Seneca, NY 14224-3038 (716) 674-4283 Williamsville, Village of, Historical Society 5658 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 626-4406 Williamsville Historical Society Museum. 5658 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 626-4406 Second Sunday of the Month (September- June): 1pm-4pm The museum is located in the former Church of Christ Disciple, built in 1871. Williamsville, Village of, Village Historian Gartley Weller 129 Mill St. Williamsville, NY 14221 Source: Telephone Book, Phone calls and Google.com search. Check the following: Virtual Rolodex for Buffalo Researchers New York Genealogical & Historical Societies Documentary Heritage Program Western Region Government Record Source Libraries List of Genealogical Societies in New York State