Portland, Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy

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Resources

Church Records

History

Additional Resources:

Chautaqua County, New York History

Genealogical Resources: History of Porland, NY

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Libraries

Ahira Hall Memorial Library
37 West Main Street
PO Box Q
Brocton, NY 14716
Phone: 716-792-9418
Fax: 716-792-9418
Contact Us

Museums

Town of Portland Historical Museum
6224 E. Main St. (Route 20)
Portland, NY 14716
Phone: (716) 792-2454
Fax: (716) 792-9610

Societies

Chautauqua County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 404
Fredonia, NY 14063
Publication: The Chautauqua Genealogist, published quarterly.

Chautauqua County Historical Society and McClurg Museum
Moore Park
Rts 394 & 20 / Westfield, NY 14787
P.O. Box 7
Westfield, NY 14787
Phone: 716-326-2977
Email: mcclurg@fairpoint.net

Town Clerk

Town of Portland, Clerk
87 West Main Street
Brocton, NY 14716
Phone: 716-792-9614
Fax: 716-792-9610
Email: townclerk@town.portland.ny.us

Town Historian

Angela Valentin, Historian
147 Lake Ave.
Brocton, NY 14716
Phone: 716-792-9776
Email: historian_portland@stny.rr.com

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Portland, Chautauqua 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

References