Minerva, Essex County, New York Genealogy

United States

New York

Essex County

Town of Minerva

Resources

Repositories

Societies

Minerva Historical Society and Museum
PO Box 1
1386 Co Rd 29
Olmstedville, NY 12857
Email: mhsquarterly@gmail.com
Website
The Minerva Historical Society was formed on March 22, 1955.  It is a nonprofit, educational organization, formed to promote public interest in Minerva’s history and folklore.  By collecting, preserving and interpreting material associated with its past we hope to foster knowledge and appreciation of our town.  The Society received its Absolute Charter in 1984 and meets in April, July October and January.

Town Clerk

Theresa Fish
Minerva Town Hall
5 Morse Memorial Highway
Minerva, NY 12851
Phone: 518-251-2869, Ext. 101
Email: townclerk.minerva@gmail.com
Website

Town Historian

Teresa Brannon-Strohmeyer
Minerva Town Hall
5 Morse Memorial Highway
Minerva, NY 12851
Phone: 518-251-2869
Email: historian@townofminervany.gov
Website
Collection: Genealogy of families who settled the town, many papers from early school system, manuscripts and documents associated with town government. Town of Minerva historical books - 2 volumes, church and cemetery records, stores and ledgers, miscellaneous personal diaries.
Restrictions: Must not be removed from depository.

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Minerva, Essex 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.