The Fairport Historical Museum

Home of the Perinton Historical Society

Museum Highlights

Family, Farming, Canal, & Industry Exhibits

The Museum exhibits showcase domestic and family life including costumes and accessories, early history with displays on settlers, farming and canal development, industry and a general store. For more...

Research Resources


The collections are extensive and include many resources for genealogy study, research of architecture and structures, cemetery records, residential directories and biographies of early settlers. For complete listing...

Ask the Museum Curator

William Keeler

Landmark Building


Owned by the Village of Fairport, the former library, now housing the Museum, was designated a landmark in 2008. It was built in 1937 in the Palladian/Georgian Revival style. A mural by local artist, Carl Peters, highlights the interior. For more on the history and photos...

Gift Shop


Our shop has many traditional gift items as well as historical publications, postcards, pictures and maps. To see a few select items and to order...

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Museum Social Life Wing

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. 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

Thursday 7-9 P.M.

Sunday 2-4 P.M.

Additional Hours: June-August, Thursdays 2-4 P.M.

Closed January, February, & Holiday Weekends

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