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Historical Societies, Historic Sites and Museums

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Pelham Historical Societies
Other Historical Societies
Historic Sites
Museums
Other

Pelham Historical Societies

Pelham Preservation & Garden Society
Pelham, NY  10803
c/o Megan Cifarelli
mlc@pipeline.com

Pelham Historical Society
Pelham, NY 10803
c/o Ms. Barbara Bartlett
(914) 738-2099

Other Historical Societies

Ardsley Historical Society
Ardsley Public Library
9 American Legion Drive, 2nd Floor
Ardsley, NY 10502
Mailing Address:  (P.O. Box 523)
(914) 693-6027
Notes:  The society maintains document collections, photographs and historical items relating to the history of Ardsley.

The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Carriage House and Gardens
895 Shore Road
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York  10464
(718) 885-1461
Notes:  The mansion, built between 1836 and 1842, is a national historic landmark.  The museum contains excellent collections of artifacts and ephemera relating to local history.  Tours and programs are offered throughout the year.  See also "Friends of the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum". 

The Bedford Historical Society
Museum of The Bedford Historical Society
The Bedford Courthouse Museum and School House
Route 22, Village Green
Bedford, NY 10506
Mailing Address: (P.O. Box 491)
Bedford, NY 10506
(914) 234-9328 and (914) 234-9271
Notes:  The museum, which is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., maintains permanent displays and has collections that include town records dating back to 1680, U.S. Census records for the town, genealogical files, Indian artifacts, document collections, photographs and historical items.

Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society
P.O. Box 11
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
(914) 941-4393
Notes:  The society
914/941-4393
Notes:  The society maintains a collection of photographs, scrapbooks, papers and artifacts relating to the history of Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough

Bronx County Historical Society
3309 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
(718) 881-8900
Note: Historical collections regarding the Bronx which was part of Westchester County until 1898.

Bronxville Historical Conservancy
c/o Nancy Vittorini
P.O. Box 989
Bronxville, NY  10708
(914) 793-2336

Charles Dawson History Center of Harrison
(Formerly Known as the Harrison Historical Society)
2 East Madison Street
West Harrison, NY 10604
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1696, Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 948-2550
Notes:  Collections include photographs, documents, maps, diaries, post cards and artifacts relating to Harrison's history.

City Island Historical Society
City Island Nautical Museum
Old Public School 17 Building
190 Fordham Street
P.O. Box 82
City Island, NY  10464
(718) 885-0008
Notes:  The Society's collections and library are housed in the City Island Nautical Museum located in the old Public School 17 building at 190 Fordham Street on City Island.  The museum is open every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m.

Cortlandt Historical Society & Museum
137 7th Street
P.O. Box 473
Verplanck, NY 10596
(914) 734-1110
Notes:  The collections include photographs, documents, maps, diaries, post cards, slides, tapes, videos, scrapbooks, newspapers, films, a genealogical research collection and artifacts relating to Indians, daily life, military actions, schools and more.

Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society
1 Van Wyck Street
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 271-4574
Notes:  Collections include Indian artifacts, Revolutionary War items, books, documents, manuscripts, papers, paintings, maps, oral histories, slides and more.

Dobbs Ferry Historical Society
12 Main Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 674-1007
Note:  The society is located in the Clara Mead house where it maintains climate-controlled collections of newspapers on microfilm, photographs, archives of the Dobbs Ferry School District and oral/video history materials.

Eastchester Historical Society
(Marble School House)
Library at the School House at New Rochelle & California Roads
Mailing Address:  PO Box 37
Eastchester, NY 10709
(914) 793-1900
Note:  The Marble School House is open by appointment; the society maintains records regarding the history of Westchester County as well as Eastchester and maintains the Marble School House; its collections include historic ephemera, photographs, maps, paintings, costumes, burial records of St. Paul's Church, 19th Century children's books and records of the combined parish of Westchester, Eastchester, Pelham, Yonkers and Morrisania covering the period from 1702 to 1720.

Friends of The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
895 Shore Road
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York  10464
(718) 885-1461
Notes:  Friends of the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum support The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Carriage House and Gardens.  The mansion, built between 1836 and 1842, is a national historic landmark.  The museum contains excellent collections of artifacts and ephemera relating to local history.  Tours and programs are offered throughout the year.

Hastings Historical Society
407 Broadway
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-2249
Note:  The Society maintains its collections in The Draper Observatory Cottage in Draper's Park, a national historic landmark.  (It is a converted 19th century astronomical observatory.)  Collections include books, pamphlets, papers, maps, oral histories, tapes, films, videos, photographs, paintings, prints, post cards and other artifacts and ephemera relating to the history of Hastings-on-Hudson.

The Historical Society, Inc. Serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown
One Grove Street
Tarrytown, NY  10591
(914) 631-8374
Note:  This organization formerly was known as the Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, Inc.; it publishes "The Chronicle" and houses its collections in the Jacob Odell home, built by the first "president" (i.e., mayor) of Tarrytown; collections include Native American artifacts, photographs, manuscripts and paper ephemera, material relating to Wars including and since the American Revolutionary War and other material relating to the history of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. 

Huguenot New Rochelle Historical Association
20 Sicard Avenue
New Rochelle, NY  10804
(914) 633-1776
Note:  The Association operates the Thomas Pain Cottage and the Sophia Brewster School House and houses collections relevant to the Huguenots who founded New Rochelle in 1688. 

Irvington Historical Society
Location:  27 North Dutcher Road
Location Soon To Be:  131 Main Street
P.O. Box 23
Irvington, NY 10533
Note: 

Landmark and Historical Society of Mount Vernon
Local History Room
Mount Vernon Public Library
28 First Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 668-1840
Note:  Collections include genealogical files, documents and paper ephemera, fire department memorabilia, police memorabilia, artifacts and documents relating to local history. 

Larchmont Historical Society
Mamaroneck Town Center
740 W. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY  10543
(914) 381-2239
lhs@larchmonthistory.org 

Note:  Archives include maps, plans and photographs of houses and structures in the Village of Larchmont.  The Society maintains an archive, publishes a monthly newsletter, offers regular programs, conducts tours for school children and adults and offers outreach lectures to other groups in the community.  The archive hours are Tuesday / Thrusday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Mamaroneck Historical Society
136 Prospect Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 776
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Note:  Collection includes photographs, books, maps, collectibles, artifacts and oral histories.

Mount Pleasant Historical Society
One Town Hall Plaza
Valhalla, NY  10595-1399
(914) 769-4734
Note:  Collections include paper ephemera, photographs, material and artifacts of local interest.

National Maritime Historical Society
5 John Walsh Boulevard
Peekskill, NY 10566
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 68
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-7878
Note:  Society is committed to the preservation of historic ships of significance and maintains a substantial research library. 

New Castle Historical Society
The Greeley House
100 King Street
Chappaqua, NY 10512
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 55
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-4666
Note:  The Society operates a museum in a home once owned by Horace Greely; collections include books, papers, photographs, maps, oral and video history materials, and other artifacts and ephemera related to the history of the Town of New Castle. 

The North Castle Historical Society
440 Bedford Road
Armonk, NY 10504
(914) 273-4510
Note:  The North Castle Historical Society operates Smith's Tavern, the Brundage Blacksmith Shop and the East Middle Patent School, a one-room school.  Collections include maps, books, photographs, paintings, tools for the farm, household and kitchen and other material. 

North Salem Historical Society
Keeler Lane
North Salem, NY 10560
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 1731
North Salem, NY 10560
(914) 669-5639
Note:  Collections include books, maps, documents, newspapers, papers, photographs, postcards, prints, paintings, quilts, furniture and other material.  
Thomas Paine National Historic Association
983 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 632-5376
Note: Association devoted to study of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense.

Ossining Historical Society
Ossining Historical Society Museum
196 Croton Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 941-0001
Note:  The Society operates a museum in a Victorian building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Its collections include photographs, newspapers, mas, oral history materials and other artifacts and materials related to local history.

Port Chester Historical Society
The Bush Homestead
Lydon Park
479 King Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 1511
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 939-6040
Note:  The Society maintains the Bush Homestead in Lydon Park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Its collections include antique furniture and historical artifacts relating to Port Chester.

Pound Ridge Historical Society and Museum
Routes 137 and 172
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 51
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
(914) 764-4333
Note:  The Society maintains a museum in a building built in 1853 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and oversees collections that include photographs, maps, documents, paper ephemera, oral history materials and artifacts relating to the history of Pound Ridge. 

Rockefeller Archive Center
15 Dayton Avenue
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
(914) 631-4505
Note:  This center contains the personal papers, photographs, films, and artifacts of the Rockefeller family. 

Rye Historical Society
Square House Museum
One Purchase Street
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-7588
Note:  The Society operates the Square House, an 18th century structure, in which it maintains photographs, furnishings, paintings, drawings, papers and artifacts relating to the history of Rye. 

Scarsdale Historical Society
Cudner-Hyatt House Complex
937 White Plains Post Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 431
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 723-1744
Note:  The Society operates the 18th Century Cudner-Hyatt House and a Quaker Meeting House built in 1828.  Collections include photographs, papers, maps and artifacts relating to the history of Scarsdale. 

Somers Historical Society
Elephant Hotel
Routes 100 and 202
Somers, NY 10589
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 336
Somers, NY 10589
(914) 277-4977
Note:  The Somers Historical Society operates the Somers Circus Museum on the third floor of the "Elephant Hotel" which, on April 5, 2005, was designated a National Historic Landmark.  Its collection includes extensive circus memorabilia as well as photographs, maps, papers, paintings, furniture and more relating to the history of Somers. 

Thomas Paine National Historical Association
Thomas Paine Memorial Museum
983 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 632-5376
Note:  The Thomas Paine National Historical Association maintains the Thomas Paine Memorial Museum as part of a grouping of historically-significant sites including the Paine Cottage, the Paine Monument and the grave of Thomas Paine.  The Society's collections include papers and artifacts that belonged to Paine, as well as paintings, photographs, letters and autographs relating to Paine and his life. 

Van Cortlandtville Historical Society
297 Locust Avenue
Peekskill, NY 10566
Note:  The Society maintains a restored one-room schoolhouse. 

Westchester County Historical Society
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 592-4323
Note: Society devoted to the County's history, with extensive historical collections.

White Plains Historical Society
(Jacob Purdy House)
60 Park Avenue
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 328-1776
(914) 682-8426
Note:  The Society maintains the Jacob Purdy House built circa 1721 which General Washington used as a headquarters in connection with the Battle of White Plains.  The collections relating to the history of White Plains include photographs, maps, papers and material relating to the history of White Plains. 

Yonkers Historical Society
at Grinton Will Library
1500 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10710
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 190
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 961-8940
Fax:  (914) 968-8945
Note:  Collection include paper ephemera, publications and artifacts relating to the history of Yonkers. 

Yorktown Historical Society
P.O. Box 355
Yorktown Heights, NY  10598
(914) 962-5722 Ext. 440

Historic Sites

The Bush Homestead
Lydon Park
479 King Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 1511
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 939-6040
Note:  The Port Chester Historical Society maintains the Bush Homestead in Lydon Park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Its collections include antique furniture and historical artifacts relating to Port Chester.

Everest (the Jasper F. Cropsey Home)
Everest House
49 Washington Avenue
Hasting-on-Hudson, NY  10706
Note:  The home is operated by the Newington-Cropsey Foundation, 25 Cropsey Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, 10706, Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 511, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, 10706 (914) 478-7990.   The Foundation is devoted to the study of Jasper F. Cropsey, a Hudson River School painter.  Collections include works by Cropsey as well as research materials. 

The Friends of the Old Dutch Burying Ground, Inc.
430 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Mailing Address:  42 North Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-1123
Note:  This organization supports and maintains the graveyard at the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow. 

Historic Hudson Valley
(A Network of the following six historic sites in the Hudson River Valley:  Montgomery Place, Philipsburg Manor, Sunnyside, Union Church, Van Cortlandt Manor and Kykuit)
150 White Plains Road (Offices)
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-8200
Note: 

Jacob Purdy House
60 Park Avenue
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 682-8426
Note: General George Washington used this home as his headquarters before and during the Battle of White Plains in October, 1776. He used it again as his headquarters from July through September 1778.

Jay Heritage Center (Peter August Jay House and Carriage House)
210 Boston Post Road
Rye, NY 10580
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 661
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 698-9275
Note:  The Jay House and Carriage House are open to the public; there are research collections of photographs, books, paper ephemera, newspapers and other materials relating to the property as well as the Boston Post Road.

John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
400 Jay Street (Route 22)
Katonah, NY 10536
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 832
Katonah, NY 10536
(914) 232-5651
Note:  Original home of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; home is maintained with period furnishings, portraiture paintings and more.

Kykuit
200 Lake Road
Sleepy Hollow, NY  10591
Mailing Address:  White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-9491
Note:  Beaux Arts home of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife.  The home, administered by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and operated by Historic Hudson Valley, is a property of The National Trust for Historic Preservation. 

Lyndhurst
635 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-4481
Note:  Lyndhurst is an estate that is adjacent to Washington Irving's Sunnyside.  The estate consists of a mansion and 14 outbuildings on 67 acres overlooking the Hudson River.  The property is a National Trust for Historic Preservation property and is operated by Historic Hudson Valley.  The Paulding, Merritt and Gould families developed the properties over the course of nearly 100 years. 

Miller Hill Battlefield
Dunlap Way
White Plains, NY 10603
Mailing Address:  25 Moore Avenue
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
(914) 242-7275
Note:  This is the only preserved Revolutionary War Battlefield in Westchester County, New York.  The final shots of the Battle of White Plains were fired from this hill on November 1, 1776. 

Miller House
140 Virginia Road
North White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 949-1236
Note: General George Washington used this home before the Battle of White Plains in October, 1776.

Morris-Jumel Mansion
Roger Morris Park
65 Jumel Terrace at 160th Street
New York, NY 10032
(212) 923-8008
Note: General George Washington used this home as his headquarters before retreating to White Plains in October, 1776.

Muscoot Farm Park
Route 100
Somers, NY  10589
Mailing Address:  Route 100
Katonah, NY  10536
(914) 232-7118
Note:  An example of a so-called "country gentleman's" farm that operated from approximately 1880 to 1950.

Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
430 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Mailing Address:  42 North Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-1123
Note:  Built in the late 17th Century by Frederick Philipse, the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Collections including papers and photographs are stored away from the church at 42 North Broadway. 

Ossining Historical Society Museum
196 Croton Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 941-0001
Note:  The Ossining Historical Society operates a museum in a Victorian building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Its collections include photographs, newspapers, mas, oral history materials and other artifacts and materials related to local history.

Peekskill Museum
124 Union Avenue
Peekskill, NY 10566
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 84
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 736-0473
Note:  The museum is housed in an 1875 Queen Anne-style Victorian house and maintains collections regarding the history of Peekskill from the 18th Century to the present. 

Philipsburg Manor, Upper Mills
Route 9
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Mailing Address:  Historic Hudson Valley
150 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-8200
Note:  Stone house and gristmill built by the Philipse family.  The site, operated by Historic Hudson Valley, includes the Manor House, a gristmill and a barn with a millpond. Collections include gristmill equipment, period furnishings and farm tools.

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
29 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 965-4027
Note: Manor House in the Georgian style which was home of the Lorgs of Phillipsburg Manor for three generations.

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
Bill of Rights Museum
897 South Columbus Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 667-4116
Note:  This is a church built in approximately 1765 that sits on the old Village Green of Eastchester.  There is a large cemetery dating to 1665.  This is a National Park Service Property and was declared a National Historic Site in 1943.  The church served as a British military hospital after the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776.

Sherwood House
Yonkers Historical Society
Tuckahoe Road at Sprain Brook Parkway
Yonkers, NY 10701
Mailing Address:  City Hall, Room 415A
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 965-0401
Note:  Collection include paper ephemera, publications and artifacts relating to the history of Yonkers. 

Sunnyside
West Sunnyside Lane
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Mailing Address:  Historic Hudson Valley
150 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 591-8200
Note:  This was the home of world-famous author Washington Irving.  It is operated by Historic Hudson Valley.  Its collections include period furnishings, papers, books, paintings and artifacts. 

Tarrytown Lighthouse
Kingsland Point Park
Palmer Avenue
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Mailing Address:  25 Moore Avenue
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
(914) 242-6324
Note:  The lighthouse was built to serve navigation on the Hudson River in 1882-83 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  It is operated by the Westchester County Office of Parks, Recreation & Conservation and its collections include the lighthouse keeper's logs, papers, furnishing and materials related to operation of the lighthouse. 

Thomas Paine Cottage
20 Siscard Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 633-1776
Note: Home expropriated from British Loyalist family and given to Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense.

Van Cortlandt Manor
525 South Riverside Avenue
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 631-8200
(914) 271-8981
Note:  This site includes a restored Manor House of the Van Cortlandt family and the Ferry House Inn and Tavern that originally served travelers using the Albany Post Road.  Collections include period furnishing, period items that belonged to members of the Van Cortlandt family and other artifacts related to the history of the manor. 

Washington's Headquarters Museum
Also Known As The Elijah Miller House
140 Virginia Road
North White Plains, NY 10603
Mailing Address: Westchester County Dep't of Parks, Recreation & Conservation
25 Moore Avenue
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
(914) 949-1236
Note:  This home, which is operated as a museum and is on the National Register of Historic Places, was used by General George Washington as a headquarters during the Battle of White Plains in October 1776.   The museum is operated by the Westchester County Dep't of Parks, Recreation & Conservation.

Wayside Cottage
1039 Post Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 723-6130
Note:  This is a restored cottage built in the 18th Century and maintained by the Junior League of Central Westchester. 

 

Museums

The Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 963-4550
Note:  Westchester's oldest and largest museum; a museum and planetarium in a complex that includes Glenview Mansion and the Andrus Planetarium.

Katonah Historical Museum
Katonah Village Library
Bedford Road
Katonah, NY 10536
(914) 232-3508
Note:  The museum is an area within the Katonah Village Library and includes collections of photographs, newspapers and artifacts.

Museum of The Bedford Historical Society
The Bedford Courthouse Museum and School House
Route 22, Village Green
Bedford, NY 10506
Mailing Address: (P.O. Box 491)
Bedford, NY 10506
(914) 234-9328 and (914) 234-9271
Notes:  The museum, which is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., maintains permanent displays and has collections that include town records dating back to 1680, U.S. Census records for the town, genealogical files, Indian artifacts, document collections, photographs and historical items.

Pound Ridge Historical Society and Museum
Routes 137 and 172
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 51
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
(914) 764-4333
Note:  The Society maintains a museum in a building built in 1853 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and oversees collections that include photographs, maps, documents, paper ephemera, oral history materials and artifacts relating to the history of Pound Ridge. 

Thomas Paine Memorial Museum
983 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 632-5376
Note:  The Thomas Paine National Historical Association maintains the Thomas Paine Memorial Museum as part of a grouping of historically-significant sites including the Paine Cottage, the Paine Monument and the grave of Thomas Paine.  The Society's collections include papers and artifacts that belonged to Paine, as well as paintings, photographs, letters and autographs relating to Paine and his life. 

Yonkers Police Historical Society & Museum
Police Headquarters
Cacace Justice Center
104 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-7900
Note:  Artifacts, photographs and papers relating to the history of the local police department from 1866 to the present. 

The Town of Yorktown Museum
1974 Commerce Street
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 962-2970
Note: Museum devoted to Yorktown and its surrounding area.  Collection includes books, documents, newspapers, manuscripts, paper ephemera, genealogical material, newspapers, periodicals and artifacts relating to local history. 

Van Cortlandt House Museum
Van Cortlandt Park
Broadway, W. 246th Street
Bronx, NY 10471
(718) 543-3344
Note: Family home of the Van Cortlandts, said to have been built in 1748.

Washington's Headquarters Museum
Also Known As The Elijah Miller House
140 Virginia Road
North White Plains, NY 10603
Mailing Address: Westchester County Dep't of Parks, Recreation & Conservation
25 Moore Avenue
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
(914) 949-1236
Note:  This home, which is operated as a museum and is on the National Register of Historic Places, was used by General George Washington as a headquarters during the Battle of White Plains in October 1776.   The museum is operated by the Westchester County Dep't of Parks, Recreation & Conservation.

Other

Westchester County Archives
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 592-1925
Note:  The Westchester County Archives were created in 1985 to preserve the County's records of historical significance. Its well-indexed collections include land records and deeds, wills, voter records, educational records, more than 75,000 maps, more than 60,000 photographs and artifacts of all sorts. 

Westchester County Genealogical Society
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 518
North White Plains, NY 10603
Note:  The Society maintains collections at the Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Family History Center, Yorktown, NY, 10598.

Westchester and Local History Institute
Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
(914) 251-6550
Note:  This service organization provides local historians and others with training regarding researching and maintaining collections regarding local history. 

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