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History begins at home.  Thanks to the cooperation of Michelle Henry, Chautauqua County Historian, we have a full retinue of research resources available for discovering the history of the county.  The information below contains contact information and many pages contain hours of operations and lists of specialized collections.

http://teachersdiscoveringhistoryashistorians.com/dArchive/

This site was developed by Pam Brown, Historian for the Village of Panama, through funding from the New York State Archives Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund and with cooperation from many municipal clerks and historians  It is intended to teach teachers about local history using primary source documents from municipalities in Chautauqua County. Interesting collection of local documents, photographs, maps and DBQ's for your students.
  • County Clerk: The county clerk provides services to the general public. These include recording of deeds and other land-related records, filing of business certificates, court related documents, fishing/hunting license sales and passports. 

  • Historic Agencies:  We have 26 agencies listed from across the county.  These are historical societies, museums, and historical centers.

  • Historic Sites:  This will be a page of tremendous growth.  Currently we have a small list, but local historians are compiling additional sites.  Check back soon.

  • Historians:  Researching local history begins with the people responsible for it compilation.  This page contains the contact information for 41 municipal historians. 

  • Libraries:  The majority of Chautauqua County libraries house collections of local historical documents.  The also house the personnel to assist you in discovering local history.

  • Museums:  There are 13 historical museums on this page from across the county.

  • Chautauqua County Historical Publications:  There are hundreds of publications available on Chautauqua County History.  Atlases; Census documents from 1790 on; Cemetery Indexes; Community, Corporate, Family, Individual, Military and Regional Histories; Newspaper Indexes and many many Reference Materials.  These pages contain the inventory housed in the archives of the Chautauqua County Clerks office under the direction of County Historian Michelle Henry.  Click here to download as a Microsoft Word file.

  • Town Clerks:  Vast amounts of local information from deeds, property transfers, and genealogical materials are under the supervision of Town Clerk.  They are a tremendous resources.

  • Village Clerks: The above applies for Village clerks.

  • Historical Markers Database:  Database of historical markers located throughout the county

 

 

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Jamestown Public Schools

197 Martin Road

Jamestown, NY 14701

Project Director: Paul Benson
716.483.7112
Fax: 716.483.7104

Web Design and  Research Team:
 
Paul Benson
 
Pam Brown
 
Rick Bates
 
Carol Shick
 
Rick Walters
 Mike Swanson


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