Resources for Genealogy, Local Architecture & Perinton Settlers in the Museum & Digital Archives
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 in the Museum:
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
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
Ask the Museum Curator
Individuals interested in these resources and materials or who have specific research questions, please call the Museum to make an appointment with our Museum Director, Vicki Masters Profitt or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
On the Internet:
Perinton Maps & Photos
(click on links below)
Monroe County Library Rochester Images
Click Local History tab; drop to Rochester Images- keyword Perinton or Fairport maps. Scroll down to #8. There are about 6 maps.
or
Click Local History tab; drop to Rochester Images, open Digital Images Collections; Scroll to Perinton Municipal collection. You can copy and paste them to your computer.
People, Businesses & Home Articles
Newspapers:
New York State Historic Newspapers
Regional Newspapers on Fulton History
Directories:
Gazetteer and Business Directory of Monroe Co., NY
for 1869-70 by Hamilton Child
Fairport Polk Directory 1940, City Directory of Fairport 1913 & City of Rochester Directories
Books:
History of Monroe County, New York 1877-1888; - McIntosh, W. H
Landmarks of Monroe County, 1895
Town Historian:
The Town of Perinton Historian, Bill Poray, has an office in the town facility on Turk Hill Road and has articles and pictures posted.