Tues – Fri 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Sat 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Research

The Ontario County Historical Society is a regional research center and depository for items related to Ontario County history and genealogical research.
If you are planning a research visit, please call or email us to set up an appointment so that we can better serve you.

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Research Room Essentials

Closeup of a pile of vintage family photos

Independent Research

OCHS is unable to accommodate walk-in research guests. Please contact us to reserve an appointment so our staff may prepare the appropriate materials in advance of your arrival. Research appointments are scheduled per staff availability and OCHS special programming.

Members of Ontario County Historical Society and of Ontario County Genealogy Society may conduct research without charge. Appointments are required.

Research Requests

Are you unable to come to the Ontario County Historical Society to conduct research? Perhaps you would prefer 1:1 research guidance? We can help! Simply submit a Research Request using the button or call us! Please contact us should you have any questions about the research process.

Requests For Photographs

In order to protect the integrity of our collections and archives, the Ontario County Historical Society does not share images from its photograph collection without pre-authorization and payment. For full details, please see our Request for Photographs Policy.