County Historian

Announcing the improved

COUNTY HISTORIAN'S RECORD INDEX

The County Historian's Record Index has a brand new look and improved features!

Now you can filter records, search keywords, and find more information than ever before.

The fully searchable database has thousands of entries from newspapers, gravestones, naturalizations, poorhouse records, church records, and more. After searching, contact us for more information and one-on-one research assistance.

Get started and send us any feedback!

NOW AVAILABLE:

The Women's Biographical Review is the County Historian's newest foundational reference book, published as part of Livingston County's bicentennial year. It features 200 women associated with Livingston County from the 18th-21st centuries.

Order your copy through the County Historian's Office!

Also available at Sundance Books in Geneseo and on Amazon.com.

Once you've read it, please write a review on Google Books or Goodreads. Thank you!

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Highlights from the County Bicentennial Year, 2021

December: Time Capsule
October: Saints and Sinners Cemetery Trail on OnCell
September 2-25: An Art and History Affair at GVCA
September: Murray Hill historical marker dedication
August: Classic Car Cruise and Show
February: Bicentennial Anniversary
March: Video on Gail McGuire, Rallyist
January, April, October: New OnCell Heritage Trails
April: Courthouse Historical Marker Dedication
May - November: Cheers to 200 Years! Craft Beverage Trail
June: Launch of Bicentennial Geotrail
June: Poorhouse cemetery and historical marker dedication

Photographs from the Archives

Woman with Bull at Fair, c. 1970s
Soldier with Vietnamese Nuns, Vietnam (Operation Morale Collection)
Craig Colony School of Nursing graduating class, 1961
Livingston County Home, c. 1969
Aerial of Tuberculosis Hospital, Mt. Morris
Pennsylvania Railroad Through Letchworth State Park
Troop I exercises, Geneseo
Catholic Church, Craig Colony, Sonyea
District #7 Schoolhouse, Greigsville, York
Dr. David Miner, herb doctor of Mt. Morris
Pine Tavern, Leicester
Livingston County Courthouse, Jail, and Clerk's Office, Geneseo

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Have an item to donate?

We may be interested! Donations are assessed on historical significance, research value, and condition. Please contact us with any questions.

Accepted materials may include:

Letters, diaries, ledgers, scrapbooks, and papers generated by individuals, businesses, institutions, and organizations in Livingston County;
Photographs, postcards, and maps;
Digital and electronic records;
Other ephemera that directly relates to Livingston County.

Materials not accepted may include:

Artifacts, including textiles, housewares, furniture, agricultural implements and tools;
Excessively damaged, moldy and/or dirty items;
Items that have a loose connection to Livingston County but do not have inherent research value (ex. books used in a local school, etc.)

We urge donors to keep collections together to preserve vital contextual information. Before you send items to different repositories, give us a call.

For more details, view the Collection Development and Management Policy and Donation Form.

Thank you for supporting our efforts to preserve historical information!

County Historian

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