Genealogy and Local History Resources
Delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
The Library subscribes to Ancestry Library, a free edition of Ancestry.com that is available inside the Library, using a Library computer or a personal computer.
Inspiring people everywhere to connect with their family—across generations.
The Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which expands access to their genealogical resources. It is available inside the Library, using a Library computer or a personal computer.
Microfilm Reader
Coming to the library to do research? Call us on the day to reserve our microfilm reader, and bring a USB-drive to save your results and/or print them out.
The Library has microfilm reels of the Finger Lakes Times, Geneva Daily Times, Geneva Advertiser, & Geneva Gazette newspapers from 1806 to 2019.
From our public computers, you can also freely access Finger Lakes Times articles dating 1895 – 1978, thanks to Newspapers.com.
A portal for learning more about the people, places and events that contributed to the making of New York State.
In collaboration with Historic Geneva, the Library digitized the majority of the Geneva City Directories and made them available through NY Heritage.
The Library has also digitized and uploaded some historic photos of the city of Geneva.
From home,
- NYS Historic Newspapers has Geneva newspapers from 1809 – 1928, as well as other local newspapers.
- Fulton History has some articles from Finger Lakes Times, Geneva Daily Times, Geneva Gazette, and other NY State papers.
- You can access New York Times publications through our NovelNY Gale resources.
- OWWL Local History Resources has this and more.
Don’t forget to ask Historic Geneva for more help with your research.