County Historian
Oswego County Historian
Contact: Justin White
Home 384 E. River Rd. Oswego NY 13126
Work Phone: 315-349-8460
Work Email: justin.white@oswegocounty.com
City Historians
City of Fulton Historian
Contact: Peter Palmer
Work 141 S. 1st St. Fulton NY 13069
Work Phone: 315-592-2557
City of Oswego Historian
Contact: Mark Slosek
Town Historians
Town of Albion Historian
Contact: Florence Gardner
Work 312 Bridge St. Altmar NY 13132
Work Phone: 315-298-5723
Work Fax: 315-298-5545
Town of Amboy Historian
Contact: Tim Kelley
Work 111 Sandy Point Dr. Bernhards Bay NY 13028
Work Phone: 315-410-7734
Work Fax: 315-964-1100
Work Email: tnkelley@live.com
Town of Boylston Historian
Contact: Marcy Newman
Work 184 Co. Rte. 13 Lacona NY 13083
Work Phone: 315-387-5458
Work Fax: 315-387-2320
Town of Constantia Historian
Contact: Peg Peck
Work 17 Peck Dr. Constantia NY 13044
Work Phone: 315-623-9618
Work Fax: 315-623-7713
Work Email: geppetta2@gmail.com
Town of Granby Historian
Contact: Jacob Summerville
Work 820 Co. Rte. 8 Fulton NY 13069
Work Phone: 315-598-6500
Work Fax: 315-592-9270
Work Email: historian@granbyny.com
Town of Hannibal Historian
Contact: Dawn Combes
Work 824 Co. Rte. 34, Drawer B Hannibal NY 13074
Work Phone: 315-564-6037 ext. 33
Work Fax: 315-564-7379
Work Email: hannibaltowndeputyclerkdc@gmail.com
Town of Hastings Historian
Contact: Heather Stevens
Town of Mexico Historian
Contact: Judy Greenway
Work 503 Stone Rd. Mexico NY 13114
Work Phone: 315-963-7633
Work Phone: 315-963-8054
Work Fax: 315-963-8806
Work Email: jumangree@yahoo.com
Town of Minetto Historian
Contact: Keith Williams
Work P.O. Box 220 Minetto NY 13115
Work Phone: 315-343-2393
Work Fax: 315-342-4421
Work Email: historian@townofminetto.com
Town of New Haven Historian
Contact: Debbie Allen
Work PO Box 141 New Haven NY 13121
Work Phone: 315-963-3900 ext. 7
Work Fax: 315-963-7231
Work Email: historian@newhavenny.com
Town of Orwell Historian
Contact: Rose Graham
Work PO Box 162 Orwell NY 13426
Work Phone: 315-298-2070
Work Fax: 315-298-4705
Town of Oswego Historian
Contact: George DeMass
Work 199 DeMass Rd. Oswego NY 13126
Work Phone: 315-420-0000
Work Fax: 315-343-4414
Work Email: gdemass@twcny.rr.com
Town of Palermo
Contact: Dawn Bristol
Work 53 Co. Rte. 35 Fulton NY 13069
Work Phone: 315-593-2333
Work Fax: 315-598-2075
Work Email: historian@townofpalermony.gov
Town of Parish Historian
Contact: M. Bridget Swartz
Work 2894 W. Main St. P.O. Box 195 Parish NY 13131
Work Phone: 315-625-7833
Work Fax: 315-625-4791
Town of Redfield
Contact: Elizabeth Grant
Work 722 Co. Rt. 47 Redfield NY 13437
Work Phone: 315-599-7735
Biographical Info
By appointment. No Sundays.
Town of Richland Historian
Contact: Shawn P. Doyle
Work 1 Bridge St. Pulaski NY 13142
Work Phone: 315-298-5174
Work Fax: 315-298-7348
Work Email: spdinpul@hotmail.com
Town of Sandy Creek
Contact: Peggy Rice
Work P.O. Box 52 Sandy Creek NY 13145
Work Phone: 315-387-5456, ext. 7
Work Fax: 315-387-2702
Work Email: schistorian@frontiernet.net
Biographical Info
Office Hours: Â Fridays, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Town of Schroeppel Historian
Contact: Barbara Dix
Work 69 Co. Rt. 57A Phoenix NY 13135
Work Phone: 315-695-6641
Work Fax: 315-695-3231
Town of Scriba Historian
Contact: Charles Young
Work 42 Creamery Rd. Oswego NY 13126
Work Phone: 315-342-6420
Work Fax: 315-343-9087
Work Email: scribahistorian@gmail.com
Town of Volney
Contact: Debra Allen
Work 1445 Co. Rt. 6 Fulton NY 13069
Work Phone: 315-598-3817
Work Fax: 315-598-6839
Work Email: volneyhistorian@gmail.com
Town of West Monroe Historian
Contact: Vacant
Work West Monroe Historical Society 2355 NYS-49 West Monroe NY 13167
Work Phone: 315-676-7414
Town of Williamstown Historian
Contact: Glenna Gorski
Work P.O. Box 54 Williamstown NY 13493
Work Phone: 315-964-2393
Work Email: glgorski@frontiernet.net
Village Historians
Village of Central Square Historian
Contact: Heather Stevens
Home 435 Deer Run Dr. Central Square NY 13036
Home Phone: 315-676-2682
Work Fax: 315-668-7037
Personal Email: dstevens@incpark.com
Website: www.villageofcentralsquare-ny.us
Village of Cleveland Historian
Contact: Joni Hinds
Work 32 Clay St. Cleveland NY 13042
Work Phone: 315-675-8611
Work Fax: 315-675-3986
Work Email: jonihinds@aol.com
Website: villageofcleveland-ny.us
Village of Hannibal Historian
Contact: Lowell Newvine
Home 824 Co. Rt. 34 Hannibal NY 13074
Home Phone: 315-564-6037
Work Fax: 315-564-7379
Village of Mexico Historian
Contact: Judy Greenway
Home 64 S. Jefferson St. Mexico NY 13114
Home Phone: 315-963-7633
Work Fax: 315-963-8806
Website: www. mexicony.net
Village of Parish Historian
Contact: M. Bridget Swartz
Home 2894 W. Main St., PO Box 195 Parish NY 13131
Home Phone: 315-625-7833
Work Fax: 315-625-4791
Website: www.villageofparish-ny.us
Village of Phoenix Historian
Contact: Barbara Dix
Home 455 Main St. Phoenix NY 13135
Home Phone: 315-695-2484
Work Fax: 315-695-3311
Website: www.villageofphoenix-ny.gov
Village of Pulaski Historian
Contact: Shawn P. Doyle
Home 85 Lake St. Pulaski NY 13142
Work Phone: 315-602-6388
Work Email: spdinpul@hotmail.com
Website: www.villagepulaski.org
Historical Societies
Agricultural Society of Oswego County
Contact: Carol Sweeney
Work PO Box 60 Sandy Creek NY 13145
Website: www.oswegocountyfair.com
Amboy Historical Society
Contact: Ed Lescenski
Work 2167 Co. Rte. 23 Williamstown NY 13493
Work Phone: (315) 532-2974
Central Square Community Historical Society
Work 3125 East Ave. Central Square NY 13036
Work Phone: 315-676-2682
Work Email: dstevens@incpark.com
Cleveland Historical Society
Work North Street Rd. Cleveland NY 13042
Work Email: webmaster@clevelandhistoricalsociety.com
Fort Brewerton Historical Society
Work 9 NYS Rte. 11 PO Box 392 Brewerton NY 13029
Work Phone: 315-668-8801
Work Email: FBHS.37@gmail.com
Fulton Friends of History
Home 177 S. 1st St., P.O. Box 157 Fulton NY 13069
Work Phone: 315-598-4616
Work Email: friendsofhistory@windstream.net
Website: www.pratthousemuseum.org
Half-Shire Historical Society
Work P.O. Box 73 Richland NY 13144
Work Phone: 315-298-2986
Work Email: halfshire@hotmail.com
Website: halfshire.org/
Hannibal Historical Society
Work Hannibal Community Center Oswego St. Hannibal NY 13074
Work Email: lcnewvine@aol.com
Heritage Foundation of Oswego County, Inc.
Work 143 W. 3rd St. PO Box 405 Oswego NY 13126
Work Phone: 315-342-3354
Biographical Info
Citizen group dedicated to the preservation of historical and architectural landmarks of Oswego County.
Mexico Historical Society
Work P.O. Box 331 Mexico NY 13114
Work Phone: 315-963-8452
Minetto History Buffs
Contact: Cathy Mulcahey
Work 6 Community Dr. PO Box 220 Minetto NY 13115
Work Phone: 315-343-2393
Work Email: historian@townofminetto.net
Website: www.townofminetto.net/history.shtml
New Haven Township
Contact: Marie Strong
Work P.O. Box 52 New Haven NY 13121
Work Phone: 315-963-8756
Website: www.newhavenny.com/our-history.html
Oswego County Historical Society
Contact: Mary Kay Stone
Work 135 E. 3rd St. Oswego NY 13126
Work Phone: 315-343-1342
Work Email: ochs@rbhousemuseum.org
Website: www.rbhousemuseum.org
Biographical Info
2021 celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Oswego County Historical Society and 75th anniversary of its landmark headquarters Richardson-Bates House Museum. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the most intact house museums in New York State and the society is the oldest historical and cultural repository of the remarkable history of Oswego County.
Oswego Town Historical Society
Contact: George DeMass
Work 2320 Co. Rte. 7 Oswego NY 13126
Cell Phone: 315-420-0000
Website: www.townofoswego.com/historical.html
Parish Historical Society
Contact: Evelyn Stelmashuck
Pulaski Historical Society
Work 3428 Maple Ave. P.O. Box 721 Pulaski NY 13142
Work Phone: 315-298-4650
Work Email: phspulaski@aol.com
Website: www.pulaskihistoricalsociety.org
Sandy Creek, NY History Center
Work 1992 Harwood Dr. PO Box 52 Sandy Creek NY 13145
Work Phone: 315-387-5456 x7
Work Email: schistoriansandycreek@gmail.com
Website: www.sandycreeknyhistory.com
Schroeppel Historical Society
Contact: Barbara Dix
Biographical Info
Features history of the Town of Schroeppel and Village of Phoenix including the Oswego Canal. Open Saturday afternoons from 1-4 pm during June, July and August.
Scriba Historical Society
Contact: Charles Young
Work 42 Creamery Rd. Oswego NY 13126
Work Phone: 315-343-3375
Website: www.scribahistoricalsociety.org
Town of Volney History
Work 1445 Co. Rte. 6 Fulton NY 13069
Work Phone: 315-598-3817
Work Email: historian@twcny.rr.com
Website: www.townofvolney.com/history
West Monroe Historical Society
Work 2355 NYS Rte. 49 P.O. Box 53 Central Square NY 13036
Work Phone: 315-676-7414
Website: nyheritage.org/contributors/west-monroe-historical-society
Biographical Info
Housed in the former West Monroe Grange, the museum contains a collection of locally-produced stoneware, a complete 1940s kitchen, and a large variety of items and photographs centered around West Monroe and communities on the north shore of Oneida Lake. Special exhibits and materials for genealogical research. The society is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and by appointment.
Williamstown N.Y. Historical Society
Contact: Glenna Gorski
Work P.O. Box 218 Williamstown NY 13493
Work Phone: 315-964-2393
Work Email: glgorski@frontiernet.net
Website: history.rays-place.com/ny/williamstown.htm
