Local History
Historical information about the Town of Henrietta has been collected over the years in a variety of locations. The main collections of this information can be found with the Henrietta Town Historian and the Rochester Public Library's Local History Division, with a smaller collection available at the Henrietta Public Library.
Current Resources Available:
Henrietta Public Library:
- Henrietta Heritage, by Eleanor Kalsbeck - print and digital
- Tax Assessment Records, 1850-1908 - digital
- Cemetery Indexes - digital
- Obituaries - digital
- Circulating books on Henrietta, the surrounding communities and Western New York
- Historical Atlases
- Historical Town maps
- Rush-Henrietta Yearbooks, 1951-present (incomplete)
- Census records - microfilm
- U.S. Census, 1850-1930
- N.Y.S - 1855, 1865
- Henrietta Newspapers - microfilm
- The Observer
- Henrietta Weekly Jounral, 1961-1987
- Henrietta Post, 1961-present
- Access to genealogical database Ancestry.com on library computers
The Library has a ScanPro microfilm reader which allows you to view the microfilm on a computer and make digital copies or prints. Please ask at the reference desk for assistance.
Henrietta Town Historian
- Family Histories
- Photographs
- Maps
- Historical Documents
- Tax assessment records
- Obituaries
- Cemetery Indexes
- Tour of Town Museum available upon request
You can contact the Town Historian: 585-359-7042