Monroe County is made up of nineteen towns, ten villages, and the City of Rochester, each with its own unique history.
Under New York Arts & Cultural Affairs Law § 57.07 and 57.09 and New York County Law § 400, every village, town, city, and county is required to appoint a historian to document, preserve, interpret, and share their community’s history. They are the best source of information about a particular community’s history.
Monroe County
Monroe County Historian
Christine L. Ridarsky
Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County
115 South Ave. Rochester, NY 14604
585-428-8095
[email protected]
Town & Village Historians
Brighton Town Historian
Mary Jo Lanphear
Brighton Town Hall
2300 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14618
585-784-5238
[email protected]
Brockport Village Historian
Karen Sweeting
Brockport Museum & Library of Local History
49 State St.
Brockport, NY 14420
585-469-2009
[email protected]
Chili Town Historian
Peter M. Widener
Chili Town Hall
3333 Chili Ave.
Rochester, NY 14624
585-889-6123
[email protected]
Churchville Village Historian
Ronald Belczak
Riga Town Hall
6460 Buffalo Rd.
Churchville, NY 14428
585-293-3756
[email protected]
Clarkson Town Historian
Leanna Hale
2724 Lake Rd.
Hilton, NY 14468
585-737-9387
[email protected]
East Rochester Town & Village Historian
Anita Mance
317 Main Street
East Rochester, NY 14445
585-381-3023
[email protected]
Fairport Village Historian
Bill Poray
Perinton Town Hall
1350 Turk Hill Rd.
Fairport, NY 14450
585-223-0770 ext. 125
[email protected]
Gates Town Historian
William A. Gillette
118 Brooklea Drive
Rochester, NY 14624
585-429-8124
[email protected]
Greece Town Historian
Keith C. Suhr
Greece Public Library
2 Vince Tofany Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14612
585-723-2480
[email protected]
Hamlin Town Historian
David Walch
1658 Lake Road
Hamlin, NY 14464
585-964-7385
[email protected]
Henrietta Town Historian
Tina Thompson
PO Box 999
Henrietta, NY 14467
585-359-7042
[email protected]
Hilton Village Historian
David Crumb
Hilton Community Center
59 Henry St.
Hilton, NY 14468
(585) 392-4144 x108
[email protected]
Honeoye Falls Village Historian
Diane Ham
179 Plains Rd.
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
585-624-4709
[email protected]
Irondequoit Town Historian
Tim Judd
Irondequoit Town Hall
1280 Titus Ave.
Irondequoit, NY 14617
585-467-8840 ext. 1269
[email protected]
Mendon Town Historian
Diane Ham
179 Plains Rd.
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
585-624-4709
[email protected]
Ogden Town Historian
Jesse Diehl
269 Ogden Center Rd.
Spencerport, NY 14559
585- 617-6124
[email protected]
Parma Town Historian
David Crumb
1300 Hilton Parma Corners Rd.
PO Box 728
Hilton, NY 14468
585-392-9496
[email protected]
Penfield Town Historian
Kathy Kanauer
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Rd.
Penfield, NY 14526
585-340-8740
[email protected]
Perinton Town Historian
Bill Poray
Perinton Town Hall
1350 Turk Hill Rd.
Fairport, NY 14450
585-223-0770 ext. 125
[email protected]
Pittsford Town Historian
Vicki Masters Profitt
35 Lincoln Ave., Room 114
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 248-6245
[email protected]
Pittsford Village Historian
Vicki Masters Profitt
35 Lincoln Ave., Room 114
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 248-6245
[email protected]
Riga Town Historian
Ronald Belczak
Riga Town Hall
6460 Buffalo Rd.
Churchville, NY 14428
585-293-3756
[email protected]
Rochester City Historian
Christine L. Ridarsky
115 South Ave.
Rochester, NY 14604
585-428-8095
[email protected]
Rush Town Historian
Susan Mee
Rush Town Hall
5977 E. Henrietta Rd.
Rush, NY 14543
585-533-1312
[email protected]
Scottsville Village Historian
Vacant
Spencerport Village Historian
Virginia Parker
27 West Avenue
Spencerport, NY 14559
585-352-4771
[email protected]
Sweden Town Historian
Sarah Hart
Town of Sweden
18 State St.
Brockport, NY 14420
[email protected]
Webster Town & Village Historian
Lynn Barton
18 Lapham Park
Webster, NY 14580
585-265-3308
[email protected]
Wheatland Town Historian
Barbara Chapman
PO Box 15
Scottsville, NY 14546
585-889-1553 x112
[email protected]
