Ontario County

Released November 30!

John Green Papers

Location
Ontario County
Collection Category
Military
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
New York State
Body

This collection contains three military commissions issued by the State of New York between 1800–1804, documenting John Green's appointments in the Ontario County militia as Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain. These materials were acquired in a box lot of miscellaneous items at an auction in...

Released July 25!

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York

Location
Allegany County
Cattaraugus County
Chautauqua County
Erie County
Genesee County
Livingston County
Monroe County
Ontario County
Niagara County
Orleans County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
Steuben County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Yates County
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Written by O. Turner in 1850, this text surveys major events in the history of Western New York, with remarks on the ancient “remains” in the region, the life and culture of the Seneca Iroquois, the Dutch colonization, the War of 1812 and, finally, the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. Broken...

Released June 17!

The Diocese of Western New York: History and Recollections

Location
Allegany County
Cattaraugus County
Chautauqua County
Erie County
Genesee County
Livingston County
Monroe County
Niagara County
Ontario County
Orleans County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
Steuben County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Yates County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Charles Wells Hayes
Body

Charles Wells Hayes’ survey of the Protestant Episcopate in Western New York was first published in 1903. This second edition (1904) is organized into 49 chapters over 4 sections and includes historical, geographical and anecdotal information about parishes from Utica to Buffalo. It tracks...

Ontario County Guide

This guide for Ontario County contains a detailed list of resources for those researching families that lived there. The guide includes a map of municipalities, a brief county history, as well as links to county, local and regional repositories, resources, and societies.  A selected bibliography is also available, along with other links that researchers will find highly valuable.

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