Rochester and Upstate New York History  

National Register of Historic Places

From the editors and publishers of his collected papers.

University of Rochester

Information about sites in central New York.

Preservation Association of Central New York

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Monroe County Library System site.

Site posted by the City of Rochester, in honor of the city's 175th birthday.

Rochester's home town newspaper. A search engine indexes the newspaper from 2002 to the present. Nazareth College students, faculty, and staff may use ILLIAD to request specific articles.

Group dedicated to the preservation of Mount Hope Cemetery, final resting place of notable figures such as Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass.

Home of the founder of Eastman Kodak. The world-renowned International Museum of Photography and Film is also part of this site.

Courtesy of the Rochester Regional Library Council.

A wealth of information is available digitally from our local public library system's web site. Look under Local History for Digital Collections, Rochester Images and more.

If you prefer to visit the public library in person, your best bet for local history is the Central Branch, located in downtown Rochester. Look under Central on the site for information about Central's resources and location. The closest branch is in Pittsford Village at 24 State Street.

Postcards and pictures

A tribute site, with postcards of its past history and ideas for future use of the old subway bed.

Excerpts from letters written home by soldiers from Rochester and upstate New York, from the Civil War through Vietnam. Created in support of a locally-produced television program aired on WXXI.

National Park Service site, with information about important individuals and sites in New York and Massachusetts, including Seneca Falls, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and more.

A local history magazine, with articles online.

Documenting the history of New York state through digital collections contributed by libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations across the state.

Pages and links are contributed by individuals and groups with an interest in New York state history. Has a search engine for entering key words, such as "Underground Railroad".

Rich variety of resources from the collections of the New York Public Library.

Books, primary documents, photographs and other illustrative materials, even music scores, related to New York in the 18th and 19th centuries. State government documents from earlier periods to the current century are also included. From the New York State Library.

Clickable maps of New York state and the city of New York take you to information about authors, past and present, as well as modern-day resources for creative writers.

Information about recreational and historic sites maintained by the state of New York.