Local History Research:
Westchester County and Its Surrounding Areas
Reference
Books | Circulating Titles | Periodicals
| Westchester County Resources
Other Local Historical Societies | Selected Web
Sites
Dictionary
of New York Historic Places
Mortola Reference F117 .D5 1997
Encyclopedia
of New York State
Mortola Reference F119 .E53 2005
Mortola Reference F117.V37 2004
Guide
to the Collections of the Westchester County Archive
Mortola Reference
F127.W5 C37 1993
Check their web site for an
updated guide to their collections:
http://www.westchestergov.com/wcarchives/
History
Keepers Companion:
Guide to Sites & Sources of the Lower Hudson Valley and Western Connecticut
Mortola Reference F127 .H8 H29 1998
Updated version online
at: http://www.lowerhudsonconference.org/HKC/
History
of Westchester County, New York : including Morrisania, Kings Bridge,
and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City
Mortola Reference F127.W5 S3 1992 (two
volumes)
Picturing
our past : National Register sites in Westchester County
Mortola Reference Desk F127.W5 W5 2003
**There is also a copy available to check out in the stacks
The
Place Names of Westchester County, New York by Richard M. Lederer,
Jr.
Harrison, N.Y.: Harbor Hill Books, 1978
Mortola Reference F127.W5 L4
Westchester
Place Names: Strata of Folk-Life and History
New York Folklore Quarterly, Vol 24, #1, 1968: Pgs 44-49
*This article is at the reference desk in the Mortola Library
Try a Subject search in the Pace Library Catalog on “Westchester County N Y History” or “New York State History” or browse the stacks at the call # F127
New
York Times Archive- The full-text
of the newspaper is searchable from 1851-1999.
(For more recent articles, select New
York Times (Lexis-Nexis) 1980-present.
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From the Pace Library homepage at http://library.pace.edu, choose Articles via Databases.
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From the alphabetical pull-down menu, choose New York Times Archive .
The
Westchester Historian
Ask
for current issues at the Circulation Desk as you enter the library.
Vol. 1 (1925) - Vol. 65 (1989) are on microfilm, also at the circulation
desk.
Vol. 42 (1966) - Vol. 74/75 (1988-1989) are on the second floor of
the library on your immediate right at the top of the stairs
- Also look for the indexes to articles in this section for a list
of articles on specific subjects.
America: History and Life
(also available from the Databases link.)
Indexes and abstracts literature on the history and culture of the
United States and Canada.
Hudson
River Valley Review
http://www.hudsonrivervalley.net/hrvr/contents/current.php
Links to selected articles from back issues of this journal are
available online.
Westchester Library System Catalog
http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/catalog
This is the catalog for the public libraries of Westchester
County.
Westchester County Archives (914)
592-1925
2199 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford
http://www.westchesterarchives.com/
Open to the public: Tuesdays
and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Westchester
County Historical Society
(914) 592-4323
2199 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford
http://www.westchesterhistory.com/
The Historical Society’s
collection complements the County Archives, housed in the same location.
Westchester County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 518
White Plains, NY 10603-0518
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enywcgs/
- Westchester County Newspaper Collections can be found at the
Westchester County Genealogical Society Web page. (Access directly at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enywcgs/wcgsrs10.htm)
“This is a list of locations within Westchester
County that have copies of Westchester County newspapers either on microfilm or
the actual newspapers. Listing here does not mean that the library or other
location has the resources to do searches for individuals. Contact them for
their policy."
Historic Hudson Valley
–
http://www.hudsonvalley.org/
This Web page provides access to information on six national
historic landmarks in the Hudson River Valley: Sunnyside, Washington
Irving's riverfront home, in Tarrytown; Philipsburg Manor, a 300-year-old
working farm and gristmill in Sleepy Hollow; Kykuit, the Rockefeller
house & gardens, in Pocantico Hills; The Union Church of Pocantico Hills,
with stained glass windows by Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse; Van Cortlandt
Manor, manor house, tenant farmer's house and 18th-century tavern, in
Croton-On-Hudson; and Montgomery Place, with formal gardens, woodland
walks, and a mansion overlooking the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains in
Annandale-On-Hudson.
Other Local Historical Societies:
Bronx
County Historical Society
http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/
New
Castle Historical
Society (914)
238-4666
100 King Street,
Chappaqua
http://www.newcastlehistoricalsociety.org/
The New Castle
Historical Society
has archival
material dating
back to Colonial
times. There
are also exhibits
depicting the
founding of
Chappaqua by
the Quakers
and items pertaining
to Horace Greeley,
the nineteenth
century abolitionist
newspaper editor.
Ossining
Historical Society (914) 941-0001
196 Croton Ave. Ossining
http://www.ossininghistorical.org/
The Ossining Historical Society maintains a collection of books, manuscripts
photographs and historical records pertaining to the village of Ossining.
Rye
Historical Society (914) 967-7588
1 Purchase Street, Rye
http://www.ryehistoricalsociety.org/
The Rye Historical Society houses collections of historical materials
illustrating the history of Rye. It also maintains the Timothy Knapp House, a
historical structure built between 1667 and 1670 with additions built on during
succeeding centuries.
Scarsdale
Historical Society (914) 723-1744
Cudner-Hyatt House Complex, 937 White Plains Post Road (corner Boulevard),
Scarsdale
The
Scarsdale
Historical
Society,
in
addition
to
its
historical
collections,
has
on
its
grounds
the
Cudner-Hyatt
House,
a
dwelling
furnished
in
mid-nineteenth
century
style,
and
the
1828
Quaker
Meeting
House.
Yonkers
Historical Society (914) 961-8940
c/o Grinton I. Will Library 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers
http://www.yonkershistory.org/
The Yonkers Historical Society has a large library of books, documents, maps
and photographs covering four centuries of life in Yonkers. The Society also
maintains the historic Sherwood House built circa 1740.
Historic
Sites
and
Museums
of
Dutchess
County
http://www.dutchesstourism.com/historic.asp
Putnam County Historical Society
http://pchs-fsm.org/
American Memory from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Ellis Island
http://ellisislandrecords.org/
Hudson River Valley Institute
http://www.hudsonrivervalley.net/
Historic Pelham
http://www.historicpelham.com/
Historic Places in Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene
and Ulster Counties
http://www.bearsystems.com/historic/historic.html
Hudson Valley Heritage
http://www.hudsonvalleyheritage.org/
Hudson Valley Ruins
http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/links1.html
John Jay Homestead
http://nysparks.state.ny.us/sites/info.asp?siteID=14
Mount Pleasant History
Pathfinder
http://wotan.liu.edu/%7Evgufarotti/
National Register of Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/
New
York State Archives
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
http://webpage.pace.edu/mweigold/
Rediscovering New York History and Culture
http://www.rny.nysed.gov/rindex.shtml
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt - National Park Service
Page
http://www.nps.gov/hofr/
Sing Sing
Prison Museum
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NYOSSsing.html
The
Tarrytown Lighthouse
http://www.hudsonlights.com/tarrytown.htm