Municipal Historians
In 1919 the New York State legislature passed a law requiring municipalities to appoint a municipal historian. These historians form a network of people charged with preserving the history of their communities. It is the largest and most extensive network in the country.
| Municipality | Name | Phone | Address |
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| Ardsley Village Historian | Vacant | ||
| Bedford Town Historian | John Stockbridge | 914-666-4745 | 321 Bedford Rd. Bedford Hills, NY 10507 |
| Briarcliff Manor Village Historian | Karen K. Smith | 914-941-4393 | |
| Bronx County Historical Society | Dr. Gary Hermalyn, Executive Director Dr. Lloyd Ultan, Borough Historian | 718-881-8900 | 3309 Bainbridge Avenue Bronx, NY 10467 |
| Bronxville Village Historian | Ray Geselbracht | c/o Village Hall of Bronxville 200 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 |
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| Buchanan Village Historian | Vacant | ||
| Cortlandt Town Historian | Vacant | ||
| Croton Village Historian | Marc Cheshire Croton History | c/o Croton Historical Society, 1 Van Wyck Street Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 |
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| Dobbs Ferry Village Historian | Richard Borkow, MD. | Dobbs Ferry Village Historian 11 Deerfoot Lane, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 |
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| Eastchester Town Historian | Richard Forliano | 914-725-8035 | 26 Dogwood Drive Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
| Elmsford Village Historian | Vacant | ||
| Greenburgh Acting Town Historian | Louise Clark | 914-993-1641 | 177 Hillside Avenue Greenburgh, NY 10607 |
| Harrison Town Historian | Greg Ricci | 914-948-2550 | Charles Dawson History Center 1 Park Lane, West Harrison, NY 10604 |
| Hastings-on-Hudson Village Historian | Vacant | ||
| Irvington Village Historian | Nina C. Dawson | 76 Hudson Avenue Irvington, NY 10533 |
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| Larchmont Village Historian | Vacant | Larchmont Village Hall 120 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538 |
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| Lewisboro Town Historian | Maureen Koehl | 914-533-2396 914-763-3326 | 141 Spring Street South Salem, NY 10590 |
| Mamaroneck Town Historian | Vacant | ||
| Mamaroneck Village Historian | Jim Pritts | 914-777-7700 | 169 Mt. Pleasant Avenue Mamaroneck, NY 10543 |
| Mount Kisco Town/Village Historian | Harry McCartney | 914-241-0500 | |
| Mount Pleasant Town Historian | Jim Maxwell | c/o Mount Pleasant Town Hall 1 Town Hall Plaza, Valhalla, NY 10595 |
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| Mount Vernon City Historian | Vacant | ||
| New Castle Town Historian | Gray Williams | 914-238-8593 | 32 Gray Rock Lane Chappaqua, NY 10514 |
| New Rochelle City Historian | Barbara Davis | New Rochelle Public Library 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801 |
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| North Castle Town Historian | Sharon Tomback | 914-273-6605 | |
| North Salem Town Historian | Susan J. Thompson | 914-669-8439 | 11 Cotswolds Drive North Salem, NY 10560 |
| Ossining Town Historian | Scott Craven | ||
| Ossining Village Historian | Dana White | 914-944-0021 | |
| Peekskill City Historian | Frank Goderre | 914-419-5131 | c/o Peekskill City Hall 840 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 |
| Pelham Town Historian | Blake A. Bell | 34 Fifth Avenue Town Hall, Pelham, NY 10803 |
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| Pleasantville Village Historian | Carsten Johnson | 914-769-0548 | PO Box 399 Pleasantville, NY 10570 |
| Port Chester Village Historian | Gregg Hamilton | c/o Port Chester Historical Society 479 King Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 |
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| Pound Ridge Town Historian | Edward Condon | ||
| Rye City Historian | Daniel Kelly | 914-967-7588 | c/o Rye Historical Society 1 Purchase Street, Rye, NY 10580 |
| Rye Town Historian | Vacant | ||
| Rye Brook Village Historian | Vacant | ||
| Scarsdale Village Historian | Eric Rothschild | Village Hall 1001 Post Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
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| Sleepy Hollow Village Historian | Henry Steiner | 914-631-8976 | 129 Farrington Avenue Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 |
| Somers Town Historian | Doris Jane Smith | 914-277-4977 | 335 Rte. 202 Somers, NY 10589 |
| Tarrytown Village Historian | Richard Rose | 914-332-0575 | |
| Tuckahoe Village Historian | Vacant | ||
| White Plains City Historian | Vacant | ||
| White Plains City Archives | Elaine Massena, Archivist | 914-422-1450 | |
| Yonkers City Historian | Vacant | ||
| Yorktown Town Historian | Vacant |