Historian
Historian: Catherine Cooper
historian

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:

 

The following Orleans County Town and Village Historians also provide assistance with specific history requests:

ALBION, Town of
Ian Mowatt                                         
irmowatt1973@gmail.com

BARRE, Town of
Adrienne Daniels                             
fad@eznet.net

CARLTON, Town of:          
Vacant

 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
Kim Corcoran                                                
kcorcoran77@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:
Catherine Cooper                                 
cfcooper216@gmail.com

SHELBY, Town of
Alice Zacher                                       
azacher1937@gmail.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