Research Resources for Genealogy,
Local Architecture and Perinton Settlers

• The 1976 Landmark Society Building Surveys

• Newspaper articles 1977 to 1990

• Fairport High School Yearbooks 1926 to 2002

• Obituaries 1980 to Present

• Census reports 1800-1915

• Mt. Pleasant and Greenvale Cemeteries-tombstone locations

• Patents awarded to Perinton residents 1859-1959

• Business and residential directories 1864 to 1966

• Plat maps and property records late 1700's to 1850.

• Primary and secondary documents

• People photograph collection

• Addis Adams Post Card Collection

• 1940's windshield tour of the oldest houses in Perinton

• Erie Canal construction pictures 1910-1914

• Clarence Woods Scrapbook Collection

• Fairport Sanborn maps 1885 to 1924

• Barge Canal construction maps

• Local government documents

• Monroe County Mail 1902 to 1920

• Fairport Herald and Fairport Herald Mail 1873 to 1983

Museum Hours of Operation:

The Museum is free and open to the public on Tuesday and Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. During July and August extended hours are offered. See the website calendar under "Events" for details. We are closed in January and February and holiday weekends.

Volunteer docents are available to answer general questions and to pull files for researchers during normal hours of operation.

Tours of the museum are self-guided but special tours can be arranged by appointment. The charge is $3 a person for guided tours of 20 to 30 minutes.

If you would like to do in depth research the Museum Director and Curator is at the Museum the first two Mondays of every month from 8 a.m. to noon and at other times by appointment.

Tuesday 2-4 P.M

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