List of Monroe Co., NY Historians

By law, every municipality in New York State is required to have a Historian. It is a well known fact that the Historians are paid little or no wages. Some have even been known to pay their postal expenses out of their own pocket.

The size of the Historians' collections vary greatly. You will also find that not every Historian is interested in genealogical research. As a matter of fact, the Monroe County Historian will not help anyone except Monroe County residents.

To get the best the best results when writing to one of the Historians, ask one short question and always send a self-addressed stamped envelope. These are the current Historians in Monroe County:

Town Historians
Town of Brighton Mary Jo Lanphear 2300 Elmwood Ave. Rochester, NY 14618 Hours: Wednesdays 3 - 9 p.m. Other times by appointment e-mail: maryjo.lanphear@townofbrighton.org	Town of Chili Mr. Peter Widener Chili Town Hall 3333 Chili Ave. Rochester, NY 14624 Phone: (585) 889-3305 e-mail: pwidener@townofchili.org	Town of Clarkson Leanna Hale 3710 Lake Rd. PO Box 858 Clarkson, NY 14430 Phone: (585) 637-1130 e-mail: historian@clarksonny.org
Town of East Rochester Jim Burlingame, Historian East Rochester Department of Local History 317 Main St. East Rochester, NY 14445 e-mail: erlocalhistory@eastrochester.org	Town of Gates William A. Gillette 1605 Buffalo Rd. Gates, NY 14624 Phone: (585) 247-6100 e-mail: Bgillette@townofgates.org	Town of Greece Keith Suhr 2 Vince Tofany Blvd. Greece, NY 14612 Phone: (585) 723-2480 email: keith.suhr@libraryweb.org
Town of Hamlin Dave Walch Hamlin’s North Star History Center 864 Walker Lake Ontario Road Hilton, NY 14468 Phone: (585) 964-7385	Town of Henrietta Martina Thompson 475 Calkins Road Henrietta NY 14467 Phone: (585) 359-7042 email: historian@henrietta.org	Town of Irondequoit Mr. Greg Merrick Irondequoit Town Hall 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit, NY 14617 Phone: (585) 467-8840 email: historian@rondequoit.gov
Town of Mendon Mrs. Diane Ham 179 Plains Rd. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 email: dianeham@rochester.rr.com	Town of Ogden Jesse Diehl 269 Ogden Center Rd. Spencerport, NY 14559 Phone: (585) 352-3444 e-mail: historian@ogdenny.com	Town of Parma Donald Stilson Municipal Offices 1300 Hilton-Parma Corners Rd. Hilton, NY 14468 Phone: (585) 392-9496 e-mail: historian@parmany.org
Town of Penfield Kathy Kanauer Penfield Community Center 1985 Baird Rd. Penfield, NY 14526 Phone: (585) 340-8740 e-mail: historian@penfield.org	Town of Perinton Mr. Bill Poray 1350 Turk Hill Rd. Fairport, NY 14450 Phone: (585) 223-0770; ext. 1125	Town of Pittsford Audrey M. Johnson 11 S. Main St. Pittsford, NY 14534 Office Hrs.: Thursday, 1 - 5 p.m. Phone: (585) 248-6245 e-mail: ajohnson@townofpittsford.org
Town of Riga Mr. Ronald Belczak 23 E. Buffalo St. Churchville, NY 14428 e-mail: historian@churchville.net	Town of Rush Ms. Susan Mee Rush Town Hall 5977 E. Henrietta RD. Rush, NY 14543 Phone: (585) 533-1312 e-mail: sue@townofrush.com	Town of Sweden Ms. Kathleen C. Goetz 63 Park Ave. Brockport, NY 14420 Phone: (585) 637-5546
Town of Webster Lynn (Mrs. Robert) Barton 18 Lapham Park Webster, NY 14580 Phone: (585) 265-3308	Town of Wheatland Ms. Barbara Chapman 849 Quaker Rd. Scottsville, NY 14546 Phone: (585) 889-4664 email: bchapman@frontiernet.net

Village Historians
Village of Brockport Sarah Cedano Brockport Village Hall 49 State St. Brockport, NY 14420 Phone: (585) 739-5977 email: scedeno@brockport.edu	Village of Churchville Mr. Ronald Belczak 23 E. Buffalo St. Churchville, NY 14428 e-mail: historian@churchville.net	Village of East Rochester Jim Burlingame, Historian 901 Main St. East Rochester, NY 14445 e-mail: erlocalHistory@frontiernet.net
Village of Fairport Vicki Masters Profitt 18 Perrin Street Fairport, NY 14450 Phone: (585) 223-3989	Village of Hilton Mr. David Crumb 59 Henry St. Hilton, NY 14468 Hrs.: Wednesday 6 - 8 p.m. (or by appointment) (585) 392-4144, ext. 108 e-mail: historian@hiltonny.org	Village of Honeoye Falls Ms. Lynne Menz 5 East St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 (585) 624-1711 e-mail: lynnemenz@aol.com
Village of Pittsford Audrey M. Johnson 11 S. Main St. Pittsford, NY 14534 Office Hrs.: Thursday, 1 - 5 p.m. (585) 248-6245 e-mail: ajohnson@townofpittsford.org	Village of Scottsville unknown 22 Main Street P.O. Box 36 Scottsville, NY 14546	Village of Spencerport Virginia Parker 27 West Ave. Spencerport, NY 14559 (585) 352-477 e-mail: historian@vil.spencerport.ny.us
Village of Webster Lynn (Mrs. Robert) Barton Webster Town Hall 1000 Ridge Road Webster, NY, 14580 Phone: (585) 265-3308