Nunda

Historical

Society

Historical Resources & Records
Resources and Records found on another site are marked with a are located on other websites. You will need to use your backbutton to return to our site. The Nunda Historical Society is not responsible for materials on these links.

• Nunda Town and Village Historians Page
• List of Family Trees in the Nunda Historical Society Collection
  
• Vital Records at the Nunda Town Clerk's Office including dates for birth, marriage, and death records.
  
• Village of Nunda Historical and Genealogical Resources including dates for birth, marriage, and death records.
  
• Nunda News from 1859 to 1982 is available on microfilm at Bell Memorial Library and starting Spring of 2009 it is available on the internet at www.fultonhistory.com. This searchable electronic version is also available at Bell Memorial Library and the Nunda Historical Society. This project was made possible by Tom Tryniski.
  
• Nunda Area Family File index with over 11,000 entries is available on microfilm at Bell Memoral Library.
  
• The Nunda Area Veterans Project  A Keshequa Middle School Activity
• Home page of the Friend of the Genesee Valley Greenway - maps and other information of the former Genesee Valley Canal and Railroad
  
• Timeline of Nunda History
  
• Cemeteries in the Town of Nunda
  
• Also see the information in our History Room

Nunda Area History Bibliography

• Bonadonna, Sandra K. Development of the Nunda School System, unpublished manuscript, n.d.
  
• Byrnes, Thomas E, RPh. Two Centuries of Medical Care in the Town of Nunda and Vicinity. Nunda Bicentennial Committee, 2008.
  
• Cook, Bill, Celebrating Our Past: Livingston County in the Twentieth Century, Livingston County Board of Supervisors, 2000.
• Cook, Thomas S. Nunda, Portage, and Genesee Falls. Arcadia Publishing, 2011
  
• Cook, Thomas S., Yesterday....Stories from Old Nunda. Nunda Bicentennial Committee, 2008.
  
• Cook, Tom, Faded Glory: Parts I & II, Talking History; Nunda Times, March 29 and April 5, 1995.
  
• _____ Dalton Historical Cookbook, United Methodist Women, First United Methodist Church, Dalton, NY, 1982
  
• DePuy, Hope and Sally Hall, Churches in the Town of Nunda and Vicinity. Town of Nunda Bicentennial Committee, 2007.
  
• DePuy, Hope, Memories of a One-Room Schoolhouse, District #4 Geneseo, NY. 2007.
  
• Doty, Lockwood R. A History of Livingston County, NY. Jackson Michigan: W.J. VanDusen, Publisher, 1905.
  
• Frost, Marjorie C., Early Years: Town of Nunda 1808-1983, Nunda Historical Society; Burt's Printing Service, Inc., Dalton, NY 1983.
  
• Frost, Marjorie C. "The History of Nunda From the Indian to the Airplane", Nunda News, September 17, 1948.
  
• Hand, H. Wells, Centennial History of the Town of Nunda: 1808-1908, Originally published: Rochester Herald Press, 1908; Re-published: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY, 1993. Reprint will name index available from the Nunda Historical Society.
  
• Kipp, David L., Locking The Heights: The Rise and Demise of the Genesee Valley Canal, David L. Kipp, 1999
  
• Koeppe, Clarence E. Tink of Nunda, An Autobiography, Nunda Bicentennial Committee, 2005. (reprint)
  
• Ostrum, Charlie and Tom Cook, A History of Fire Fighting in Nunda, Nunda Bicentennial Committee, 2006.

Historical & Local Links

Nunda Area Websites

• Town of Nunda RootsWeb Site- includes 1850 description of Nunda and modern maps of the Village and Town
  
• Town of Portage RootsWeb Site - includes 1850 description of Portage and modern maps of the Town.
• Oakwood Cemetery- the website for Nunda's largest cemetery
  
• Bell Memorial Library - official site for our local library
  
• Keshequa Central School - official site for our local school district
  
• Town of Nunda Website - our local government website
  
• Village of Nunda - official site for our local village
  

Genesee Valley History Websites

• Letchworthparkhistory.com - a local website which explores the history of Letchworth State Park
• Livingston County Historian's Website - great place to do research - good data base on Livingston County veterans and other individuals.
  
• Livingston County Historical Society Website- official website of the County Historical Society which contains information about the County Historian's Office, programs, and Livingston County History
• Allegany County Historical Society Website - Nunda used to be in Allegany County. You will find lots of helpful information on this website.
  
• Monroe County Roots Web Site -covers Rochester and Monroe County with lots of local history and genealogical links

New York State History Websites

• New York State Museum - contains a wealth of information on New York State History.
• New York State Library - contains a wealth of information for researchers.
  
• Haudenosaunee - the official site of the Iroquois People. Lots of links to helpful sites and all of the Six Nations.
  
  

United States History Websites

• Library of Congress - a wonderful source of history, including Nunda and the Genesee Valley. Lots to see and do!

Genealogy and Other Websites

• familysearch.org - hunt for your ancestors at LDS genealogical website
• Guide to Researching Your House - this page from a commercial site has plenty of links to useful sites that will help you unlock the history of your house. (Thanks to Louanne Taylor for sharing this link with us!)