• Tuesday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

• Wednesday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

• Thursday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

New York is the only state requiring, by law, that each municipality have a historian. The State law defines our responsibilities, breaking them into these four broad categories: 

1. Research and Writing

2. Education and Public Presentations

3. Historic Preservation

4. Organization and Advocacy.

A report documenting the fulfillment of these responsibilities is prepared and sent to the State Historian, the County Historian, and our appointing officer.  

My office is organized as a research center with resources available to those performing historical or genealogical research relating to the Town of Vestal. These resources include, but are not limited to:

• Surname Files

• Subject or Topic Files

• Census Records

• Vital Records

• Town Minutes

• Published Documents

• Photographs

• Maps

• Yearbooks ... and much more!