In addition to land records beginning with the Holland Land Company Tract in approximately 1830, the Orleans County Clerk’s Office houses some genealogical documents consisting of Census Records for years 1892, 1850, 1855, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1905, Citizenship Oaths beginning in 1853 and limited Naturalization documents.

Orleans County Historian, C. W. Lattin, heads the historical society and each township in the county has its own historical representative. Below is a list of Orleans County historians, addresses and phone numbers.

ORLEANS COUNTY HISTORIAN LIST

COUNTY HISTORIAN C. W. LATTIN

34 East Park Street

Albion, New York 14411

(585) 589-4174 Office

(585) 589-9510 Home

(585) 589-9013 Museum

MUNICIPAL HISTORIANS: Includes all Town, Village and City Historians

TOWN OF ALBION                    TOWN OF KENDALL                VILLAGE OF ALBION

Cheryl Staines                         Joette Knapp                          Neil Johnson

311 South Main Street              510 N. Kendall Road               18 West Avenue

Albion, New York 14411           Kendall, New York 14476        Albion, New York 14411

(585) 589-4188                       (585) 659-2762                       585) 589-7714

TOWN OF BARRE                     TOWN OF MURRAY                    VILLAGE OF HOLLEY

Jay Kovaleski                          Marsha DeFilipps                      Marsha DeFilipps

5085 Oak Orchard Road          19 North Main Street                19 North Main Street

Albion, New York 14411          Holley, New York 14470           Holley, New York 14470

(585) 589-0690                       (585) 638-8188                      (585) 638-8188

TOWN OF CARLTON               TOWN OF RIDGEWAY       VILLAGE OF LYNDONVILLE

Lysbeth Hoffman                    Richard Nellist                        Elena Ames

926 Lakeside Bluff                  517 North Academy Street       2 South Main Street

Waterport, New York 14571    Medina, New York 14103          P.O. Box 270

(585) 682-5775                     (585) 798-2337                       Lyndonville, NY 14098

                                                                                          (585) 765-9385

TOWN OF CLARENDON              TOWN OF SHELBY                 VILLAGE OF MEDINA

Melissa Ierlan                             Alice Zacher                          Todd Bensley

16385 Church Street                   108 Eastview Drive                508 Pine Street

Holley, New York  14470             Medina, New York  14103      Medina, NY  14103

(585) 638-6371                          (585) 798-2779                    (585) 798-2130

TOWN OF GAINES                         TOWN OF YATES                                     

Delia Robinson                           Scott Goetze

14407 Ridge Road                      South Main Street

Albion, New York 14411             Lyndonville, New York 14098

(585) 589-4355                          (585) 765-3983