Researching local history begins with the
people responsible for it compilation. In New York State,
every municipality (town, city, village, county) must have
an appointed historian. This page contains the contact
information for 41 municipal historians in Chautauqua
County.
Arkwright Town Historian
Ruth Nichols
2383 Route 83
Fredonia,
NY
14063
716 965-2656
ruthnichols644@hotmail.com
Bemus Point Village Historian
Mary Jane
Stahley
P. O. Box 273
Bemus Point,
NY
14712
716-386-2253
Brocton Village Historian
Edward
Kurtz
7970 Thayer
Road
Portland,
NY
14769
716 792-4368
Busti Town Historian
John Siggins
926
Southwestern Dr.
Jamestown,
NY
14701
716-484-8341
hondo@netsync.net
Carroll Town Historian
June
Burgett
1582 Bunce
Road
Frewsburg,
NY
14738
716 569-4595
Carroll Town Historian
Ethel
Bastian
158 North
Pearl
Frewsburg,
NY
14738
716 569-5007
Cassadaga Village Historian
John Sipos,
Jr.
P.O. Box 392
Cassadaga,
NY
14718
716 595-33379
sipos@netsync.net
Celeron Village Historian
Becky
Goodell
11 Melvin
Avenue
Celeron,
NY
14720
716 664-2059
Chautauqua County Historian
Michelle
Henry
P. O. Box 170
Mayville,
NY
14757
716 753-4857
http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/hist/histframe.htm
Chautauqua Institution Historian
VACANT
Chautauqua Town Historian
Suzanne Rhebergen
P.O. Box 114
Clymer, NY 14724
716
355-9950
Cherry Creek Town Historian
Joyce
Chase
6409 S. Route
83
Cherry Creek,
NY
14723
716 296-5509
Clymer Town Historian
Suzanne
Rhebergen
P.O. Box 114
Clymer,
NY
14724
716 355-9950
Dunkirk City Historian
Robert Harris
135 W. Fourth
St.
Dunkirk,
NY
14048
716 366-6352
Dunkirk Town Historian
(vacant)
Ellery Town Historian
Ellicott Town Historian
Karen
Livsey
3409
Gerry-Levant
Falconer,
NY
14733
716 665-3168
klivsey@prodigy.net
Ellington Town Historian
Laurene
Rice
914 West Main
Kennedy,
NY
14747
716 287-3108
Falconer Village Historian
Brenda
Cavallaro
201 East Main
Street
Falconer,
NY
14733
716 665-3139
Forestville Village Historian
Mildred
Becker
10960 Dennison
Forestville,
NY
14062
716 965-2724
French Creek Town Historian
Raleigh White
1325 Bush Road
Clymer, NY
14724
716 355-4299
Gerry Town Historian
Jean
Bedient
P. O. Box 111
Gerry,
NY
14740-01
716 985-4492
Hanover Town Historian
Vincent
Martonis
35 Monroe
Street
Silver Creek,
NY
14136
716 934-3376
hanhistHHC@aol.com
Harmony Town Historian
Theresa
Johnson
55435 Button Valley Rd.
Ashville, NY 14710
716 782-3765
Jamestown City Historian
B. Dolores
Thompson
13 Lamont
Street
Jamestown,
NY
14701
716 484-8289
Kiantone Town Historian
Jean
Brustrom
531 Kiantone
Road
Jamestown,
NY
14701
716 569-5906
Lakewood Village Historian
(vacant)
Lily Dale Historian
Joyce
LaJudice
5 Second
Street
Lily Dale,
NY
14752
Mayville Village Historian
Devon
Taylor
P.O. Box 188
Mayville,
NY
14757
716 753-3006
devtay@cecomet.net
Mina Town Historian
Sharon
Scarem
P.O. Box 126
Findley Lake,
NY
14736
716 769-7324
North Harmony Town Historian
Vicki
Torres
5230 Madden
Road
Panama,
NY
14767
716 782-3668
Panama Village Historian
Pamela
Brown
P. O. Box 193
Panama,
NY
14767
716 782-4688
maizer@netsync.net
Poland Town Historian
Rebecca Lindquist
3450 Route 62
Kennedy, NY 14747
716-267-2112
Pomfret/Fredonia Historian
Todd
Langworthy
18 Johnson St.
Fredonia,
NY
14063
716 673-9436
toddl@netsync.net
Portland Town Historian
(vacant)
Ripley Town Historian
Marie
McCutcheon
123 West Main
Street
Ripley,
NY
14775
716 736-5824
Sheridan Town Historian
(Vacant)
Sherman Town Historian
Diane
Brosius
P. O. Box 342
Sherman,
NY
14781
716-761-6789
Silver Creek Village Historian
Louis
Pelletter
172 Central
Avenue
Silver Creek,
NY
14136
716-934-3240
Villenova Town Historian
Barbara
Wise
1129 Route 83
South Dayton,
NY
14138
716 968-3616
Westfield Historian
Billie
Dibble
42 Backman
Avenue
Westfield,
NY
14787
716 326-2154
wlibrar2@cecomet.net