Office of the County Historian

Local History Publications

Teacher & Student Resources Resources

Teachers’ Resource Guide to Wayne County History
974.787 library reference
Produced by the Wayne County Historical Society
2004
3 ring binder, 10 section

Wayne County Looking Back
974.7 library reference
Produced by Wayne County Historical Society
By Marjory Allen Perez and Mary Ann Bliek, Updated by Andrea T Evangelist
1980, 2004
Soft cover, 42 pages

New York State References

Classical Place Names in New York State
974.4 library reference
by William R. Farrell copyright 2002
soft cover, 168 pages

Encyclopedia of New York State, The
974.72 library reference
Editor in Chief, Peter Eisenstadt
copyright 2005
hard cover, 1921 pages

Sure Signs, Stories behind the Historical Markers of Central New York
974.7 library reference
by Howard S. Ford
copyright 2002
soft cover, 394 pages

Wayne County References

Blue Cut Nature Center, Time Study Trail
Published by Wayne County
for personal/private use only. Not for commercial use.
booklet, 13 sheets

American Agriculturist Farm Directory of Ontario and Wayne Counties 1914, with map
630 or 917.47 library references
Published by Orange Judd Co. 1914
hard cover, 422 pages

Butler Revisited
974. library reference
compiled by members of the Butler Historical Preservation Society, 2005 printing
soft cover, 167 pages

Landmarks of Wayne County, New York
974.7 library reference
by Cowles, George W
copyright 1895
hard cover, 821 pages

Grip's Historical Souvenir of Lyons NY
974.787library reference
by Edgar Luderne Welch
copyright 1904
hardcover,108 pages, illustrated

Williams' Updated History of Butler Township
974.7 library reference
by Howard Williams
copyright 1979
hard cover,239 pages an index is now available (Oct 2007)

Wayne County: TheAesthetic Heritage of a Rural Area
974.7 library reference
by: Stephen W Jacobs.
copyright 1979
hard cover,287 pages, illustrated

Historic Preservation

Economics of Historic Preservation, A Community Leader's Guide
by Donovan D. Rypkema.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
copyright 1994, printing 2005
soft cover, 124 pages

House Histories: A guide to tracing the genealogy of your home.
728.028 library reference
by Sally Light
copyright 1989
soft cover, 300 pages

Historic sites

Cobblestone

Canal

Maps

Military

Local Author

acquired 2009:
The Courtship Years, Diaries of Lewis F Allen and Marion E Hoag 1897-1899
edited by Marjory Allen Perez, copyright 2009
softcover, 51 pages

acquired July 2007:
Immanuel United Church of Christ, Ontario NY 1857-2007 One Hundred and Fifty Years of Christian Service
soft cover, 54 pages

acquired 2007:
Images of America: Ontario
974.786 MEA library reference
by JoAnn Meaker
copyright 2007
soft cover, 128 pages copies can be purchased

acquired April 2007:
Mint in the Mucklands: Imagining the 19th Century Peppermint Industry in Lyons, NY
A Thesis
by Jenny Ann Mikulski
January 2007
soft cover, 183 pages
copies NOT available from Office of the County Historian

acquired October 2006:
Lyons Fire Department: Then and Now 1831 - 2003
974.7 library reference
by William J. Maddock
hard cover, 125 pages

Howland's Island History and Savannah Muckland Farming History
974.797 library reference
Edited by:Robert K and Barbara S Mead. copyright 2007
soft cover,82 pages, illustrated

acquired 2008:
Pettiness in Paradise and Other Tales of Appleboom Point
974.7 library reference
by John E. Conners copyright 2007
soft cover,231 pages

Recent Acquisitions

acquired 2012:
The Tonawanda Senecas’ Heroic Battle Against Removal
by Laurence M Hauptman
copyright 2011 soft cover, 196 pages

acquired 2012:
Morrison, Galen District School Houses
971.6 library reference
by W S Morrison
soft cover, 38 pages

acquired 2011:
No Freedom Shrieker
by Katherine M Aldridge copyright 2012
soft cover, 276 pages

acquired 2011:
The Public Historian. Strengthening the Management of State History: Issues, Perspectives, and Insights from New York
Sponsored by the National Council on Public History and the University of California, Santa Barbara
copyright 2011
soft cover, 159 pages

acquired 2011:
A War of 1812 Death Register “Whispers in the Dark”
by Jack Bilow
copyright 2011
hard cover, 520 pages

acquired 2011:
The first 200 Years: Images of Lyons, New York
by Andrea T Evangelist copyright 2011
soft cover, 211 pages

acquired 2011:
Sodus Point and Sodus Bay in the 20th Century (second printing 2010) Stories, Biographies, Portraits, Interviews, Pictures, Amusements, and Information about the people, places, events, businesses, fishing, hunting, boating, snowmobiling, politics, weather, and sports of the area.
by Alan Firstone (first printing 2006)
soft cover, 115 pages

acquired 2010:
A Jail Among Us, The Wayne County Jail on Butternut Street, 1856-1960
by Larry Ann Evans with additional information and research by Lt. Steve Sklenar
published by Wayne County Historical society, Lyons NY
copyright 2010, 1992
soft cover, 99 pages, illustrated

acquired 2010:
Historic New York, Architectural Journeys in the Empire State
720.9 library reference
by Andy Olenick and Richard O Reisem
published by Landmark Society of Western New York
copyright 2006
hard cover, 208 pages, illustrated

acquired 2010:
Ontario New York Bicentennial, Ontario Through The Decades 1807-2007
hard cover, 54 pages, shutterfly album

acquired 2010:
Sodus Point Volunteer Fire Department 1910-2010
soft cover, 171 pages

acquired 2007:
Images of America: Ontario
974.786 MEA library reference
by JoAnn Meaker
copyright 2007
soft cover, 128 pages copies can be purchased