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Outside Links of Interest to Wayne County Researchers Helpful Wayne County Historical Resources: Wayne County Historian's Office: go here to order family searches and request information Wayne County Historical Society Wayne County Newspapers on Microfilm at the NYS Library in Albany Wayne County Newspapers on Microfilm at other NYS Libraries Some General Wayne County History: a short description of early settlement on Richard Frisbie's Hope Farm Press site National Register of Historic Places: Wayne County Darwina Michael's Finger Lakes Genealogy; mirror site of same Palmyra NY General Information Website Existing Old Railroad Stations of Wayne County (type Wayne County into search bar) The Political Graveyard of Wayne and Surrounding Counties Early Wolcott Jury List: link to Seneca County NY GenWeb History of Lyons, NY Index Page: an excellent series of historical articles and photos presented by the Courier-Gazette of Newark, NY; e.g. The County Poor House and the County Home, History of the Wayne County Courthouse, The Peppermint Industry, General Anthony Wayne, and many more. History of Marion, NY Index Page: more great historical articles and photos presented by the Courier-Gazette of Newark, NY; e.g. The Old Plank Road to Palmyra, Pioneers of Marion, Early Settlers of Marion, and many more. This section is exceptional. History of Newark, NY Index Page: even more historical articles and photos presented by the Courier-Gazette of Newark, NY; e.g. The Birthplace of Spiritualism, The Newark Grange, Memories of Washington School. History of Sodus, NY Index Page: a growing section of articles and photos presented by the Courier-Gazette of Newark, NY; e.g. Sodus, birthplace of Arbor Day, Sodus Point in the 1920s. Sodus Bay Lighthouse & Museum Home Page Pultneyville Harbor Page: Pultneyville is right on Lake Ontario, in the town of Williamson; includes brief history and tourism information, as well as 1881 map of the harbor Pultneyville Historical Society: address and types of holdings available from the archivist List of Wayne County Town & Villlage Historians Walworth Historical Society and Museum Wayne County Poorhouse History Old Postcards of Wayne County, N.Y. Several Vintage Postcards of Clyde Wayne County-Related Family History Web Sites: now listed in the Family section General and Wayne County Military: Where the Men Were Obtained: a county by county listing showing where NY State Civil War regiments were mustered. Union Army Regimental Histories: brief online histories of all Union regiments, by state. Find NY State, then search by number of regiment of interest. New York State and the Civil War: great site! George Contant's Western New York in the Civil War: A spectacular site and an honor to the men who served from Wayne. This is a very large site - "Wayne County In The Civil War" is one section, accessible from the left-hand side of the front page. Lists of soldiers have been posted for several Wayne County towns. Mr. Contant recently started a research service for which there is a charge. Abstract of Civil War Journal of Daniel B. Hutchins: b. 1839, of Company D, 111th NY Vols. The Census of Pensioners for Military Service 1841 for Finger Lakes area: on Darwina Michael's Finger Lakes Genealogy Page Map of the Revolutionary War Military Tract: on the Seneca County NYGenWeb Site War of 1812 site: - covers all aspects of this conflict, with battles, causes, weapons and people. Not specifically Wayne but Wayne men were active in this war. Newspapers: Fulton History: searchable database of Wayne County newspapers, many from the 19th century! Digital Edition of the Courier-Gazette, Newark, NY : Check out what's happening in Wayne County today! Times of Wayne County Online Newspaper: current county news Maps: Univ. of Rochester Dept.of History NY 1868 counties, canals and RR: [249k]. Wayne County is smack dab in the middle as you hit on the page. You will need to click on "back" to get back here. 1895 Atlas of the United States Project 1895 Wayne County, New York Map: same as above but go right to Wayne map The Burned-Over District: with links to 1810, 1820, and 1830 census indices and maps Map Showing Wayne County in 1830: with links to 1830 census index Map of U.S. Migration Patterns U.S. Territorial and Other Historical Maps Migration, One of Our Favorite Topics: US Bureau of Land Management General Land Office: database and image access to more than two million federal land title records for the Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908; indexed both by the Patentee or Warrantee; images of the original certificates 1870 Census, by the Library of Michigan Michigan GENDIS - MI Death Index Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Records: about 260,000 land patent records Downward Bound - Great Lakes Research Early Roads and Migration Trails Account of a Family Settling in Michigan Ceresco Phalanx, 1844-1857, of Ripon, Green Lake Co., WI University of Kansas Searchable Database of Books and Articles: not just Kansas. State histories, memoirs, etc. of the Heartland, that can help trace people back to where they came from - "Back East". These searchable online volumes are an excellent resource, containing the names of a horde of New Yorkers, often giving a helpful, chronological list of their successive, farflung residences. Unfortunately, the NYS town and county are not always specified, so there may be short bios of many more Wayne County people whom one could find using a surname search. Other Useful Sites: Central New York Genealogical Society: New York State Library's list of years of available NYS Census Records NYS Newspaper Microfilm at the NYS Library Monroe County Early News: news articles from Monroe County newspapers; many articles about Wayne County residents. SAMPUBCO: Will Testators Indexes, Naturalization Records Indexes and Census Indexes online. You can order copies of the original source documents for a small fee. (presently $7.00). Read instructions carefully if using this service. These take time to receive. Obits Look-ups Volunteers: web site that allows people to volunteer for and request obituary lookups from all around the U.S., Canada, and internationally. The RootsWeb mailing list, OBIT-LOOKUPS-L, provides a way to make requests for locations that don't have volunteers listed on the web site. Last Revision: 12/18/07
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