Research Resources for Genealogy, Local Architecture and Perinton Settlers

The Museum collections are extensive and include many resources for genealogy study, researching architecture and structures, cemetery records and residential directories as well as biographies of early Perinton settlers.

A Sample of Research Resources:

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.

Archival Materials:

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

Individuals interested in these resources and materials or who have specific research questions, please call the Museum and ask to speak with our Museum Director and Curator.

Additional Research Resources:

Fairport newspapers, beginning in 1873 can be found on this site. It is searchable by key words and also can be used chronologically: http://www.rrlcnewspapers.org/search.html

For a library database of images, including old photos, maps, etc., visit: http://photo.libraryweb.org/carlweb/jsp/photosearch_pageADV.jsp

The Town of Perinton Historian, Jean Keplinger, has an office in the town facility on Turk Hill Road and has information posted on: http://www.perinton.org/Departments/hist/