RECORDS AVAILABLE:

BOOKS:

Livingston County histories, some indexed by names.
Assorted published genealogies.

CEMETERY MARKERS: 1800 - 1885

A card file index from a cemetery reading of legible cemetery markers in Livingston County prior to 1885.

CENSUS:

On microfilm: Federal census: 1790 - 1920; State census: 1855, 1915, 1925
Indexed, NYS: 1790 - 1860 (latter is western NY only)

CHURCH RECORDS: (See MICROFILM and SCRAPBOOKS)

CLIPPINGS AND PAMPHLET FILE: 1850(approx.) -

Newspaper clippings and pamphlets relating to Genesee Valley history, transporation, 1976 Bicentennial celebrations and commemorations, villages, hamlets, churches, businesses, and schools of Livingston County.
Also clippings of articles by Arch Merrill on the history of the Rochester-Genesee Valley region of Western New York

FAMILY FILE:

Correspondence on names that have been researched by the Historian.

MAPS/ATLASES: 1819 - 1974
11 vols.

• Atlases of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben, and Wyoming Counties, 1852-1873.
  
• Livingston County atlases include those of Smith and Gillette, Philadelphia, 1852; Jonathan E. Gillette, Philiadelphia, 1858;
  
• F.W. Beers, New York, 1872
  
• The New Century Atlas with Farm Records, Century Map Co., Phila.,PA, 1902.
  
• Map of Cuylerville, c.1820
  
• York Landing, drawn from memory by Arthur B. Donnan, c. 1960
  
• Maps of early stage roads in the town of Lima, by Mrs. Carl Burton, and in the town of Conesus, by Mrs. Lola Smith
  
• Town of York, c.1819
  
• Points of Interest of the town of York, by Arthur B. Donnan, n.d.
  
• Map of Murray Hill, by Anna S. Patchett, 1974
  
• Map of New York State Historical Markers and cemeteries in Livingston County, c. 1932;
  
• Map of pre-1830 Livingston County cemeteries, n.d.

MICROFILM COLLECTION: 1797 -
10 reels (as of 1981)

• Livingston County newpapers, 1824 - ;
  
• Federal census: 1790-1920; State census 1855, 1915, 1925
  
• Miscellaneous town and village records, scrapbooks, diaries, and
  church records, including the recorsd of the First Presbyterian Church, East Avon, the United Presbyterian Church, York, and the First Presbyterian Church, Livonia Center.

MOVIE AND TAPE RECORDINGS COLLECTION: 1951 -
10 reels and 54 tapes

• Films of places and events in Avon and Geneseo including rededication of the Monolith, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo, 1957:
• Film of Avon Springs in 1957
• Film of Avon Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1958
• Sound recordings (reels and cassettes) of miscellaneous events and reminiscences of long-time residents of Livingston County.

NEWPAPERS: c.1824 - present

Newpapers on microfilm, county wide c.1824 -
Some newspapers have been indexed (1824-1900) for birth, marriages, and deaths.

PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION: 1870 (approx.) -

Photographs are grouped by town and sudivided by subjects, including people, buildings, hamlets, villages, churches, businesses, and schools.
Other catagories include Livingston County, surrounding counties, Genesee Valley, and miscellaneous.
Also included are photos of New York State historic sites in Livingston County, daguerreotypes of the Geneseo Normal School, and the Colt, Bacon, Reed, and Wheelock familes.

SCRAPBOOKS AND RECORDS COLLECTION: 1815 -
77 vols.(as of 1981)

• Miscellaneous records of various school districts
• Record books of the German Lutheran Church of Sparta, 1837
• Bylaws and minute book of the Genesee Salt Company, Piffard, 1907
• Lakeville Post Office records, 1828-1840
• Records book of the Geneseo Club
• Records book of the Liberal Club, Geneseo, 1936-1942
• Records of the Geneseio Visiting Nurse Association, 1914-
• Records of churches and religious organizations, including:
  • Lakeville Baptist Church, 1830-1869
    
  • Livingston County Sunday School Teachers Assc.,1857
    
  • First Baptist Society of Mt. Morris, 1827-1848
    
  • Sunday School and Epworth League of Mt.Morris Methodist Episcopal Church
    
  • West Sparta Sunday School Assc., 1864-1875.
• Also miscellaneous scrapbboks and diaries dealing with local events and miscellaneous town records.

VETERANS' RECORDS: Revolutionary War through Vietnam War

Information on birth, service, and death of Livingston County servicemen (if veteran entered service from Livingston County), including records of some Revolutionary War veterans who came to Livingston County.

VITAL STATISTICS FILE: 1824-1900

Births, marriages and deaths of Geneseo from newpapers, 1924-1900
Dansville, Nunda, Mt.Morris also indexed but scattered copies of some