History Department
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History Department
Before you Request Information,
Keep in Mind the Following:
Vital Records are held by the clerk of the town where the event (birth, marriage, death) took place. New York State did not require vital records until after 1880! If you want a copy of a vital record you will have to write to the municipal clerk.
Land Records/Deeds are held by:
The Genesee County Clerk, County Building #1, 1 West Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020, Telephone #585/344-2550 Ext. 2242
Wills, Probate, Administration records are held by:
The Surrogate Court Genesee County Courts Facility, 1 West Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020, Telephone #585/344-2550 Ext. 2237
Genesee Area Genealogy Society can help with research requests - write to them in care of Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia, New York 14020
Holland Land Company Records on microfilm are held at:
Reed Library, S.U.N.Y. Fredonia, New York 14063
Please Note: Our records cover the thirteen towns of Genesee County as it is today!
The Genesee County Historian's office does not answer e-mail requests! A filled-out Genesee County History Department Research Form accompanied by payment is required.
