Lancaster, Erie County, New York Genealogy
Resources
Church Records
History
Additional Resources:
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Genealogical Resources: History of Lancaster, NY |
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
Lancaster Public Library
5466 Broadway
Lancaster, NY 14086
Phone: 716-683-1120
| Grosvenor Room Genealogy Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 858-8900 Email form | blog |
Genealogical Resources: Local histories, census records, church and cemetery records, city directories, ethnic and immigration research, African American research, published family histories, maps and atlases, military records and history, vital records, yearbooks and school records. The website includes dozens of guides for topics such as: African-American Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, German Genealogy, Irish Genealogy, Italian Genealogy, Jewish Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, and Polish Genealogy. |
Museums
Clark Street Museum
c/o Lancaster Historical Society
40 Clark Street
Lancaster, NY 14086
Phone: (716)681-7719
Societies
Lancaster Historical Society
40 Clark Street
Lancaster, NY 14086
716-681-7719
Sunday 2 - 5 p.m.
Town historian: Sunday 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Phone: 716-681-7719
| Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society 25 Nottingham Court Buffalo, NY 14216 716-873-9644 Facebook page |
Genealogical Resources: Library, Guide to Genealogical Materials, city directories, church records (many Roman Catholic parishes), cemetery transcriptions, censuses, genealogy books, obituary index to Buffalo newspapers (1811-2001), private papers, obituary request form, published family histories, list of professional researchers for hire. |
| Western New York Genealogical Society P.O. Box 338 Hamburg, N.Y. 14075-0338 |
Genealogical Resources: Surname list, locality list, 1865 Census index, journal, research library. |
Town Clerk
Town of Lancaster, Clerk
Town Hall
21 Central Avenue
Lancaster, NY 14086
Phone: 716-683-9028
Village Clerk
Village of Lancaster, Clerk
Municipal Building
5423 Broadway
Lancaster NY 14086
Phone: 716-683-2105
Fax: 716-684-4830
Email: mstegmeier@lancastervillage.org
Town Historian
Historian
Lancaster Town Hall
21 Central Avenue
Lancaster, NY 14086
Phone: 716-601-0925
Contact form
Village Historian
Village of Lancaster, Historian
Edward Mikula
88 Church Street
Lancaster, NY 14086
Town/Village Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Lancaster, Erie County, New York Genealogy check:
- Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). Archive.org; At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.
Vital Records
- 1847-1851 Early Erie County Vital Records Index has births, marriages, and deaths from the town of Lancaster. Courtesy of The Buffalo History Museum.
References
Places
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