South Central Region
Documentary Heritage Program
Directory of Historical Records Repositories

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Below is a listing of Historical Records Repositories in Seneca County. When available, hours of operation and a brief description of holdings are included.


Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation
PO Box 603
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315.568.6894
Hours: By appointment only.

Friends of the Macdougall School House
Romulus Central School Campus
5705 Main Street
Romulous, NY 14541
315.585.6751
Hours: June-August Saturday 10:00a-12:00p
Also by appointment.

Interlaken Historical Society
PO Box 270
Interlaken, NY 14847
607.532.4213
Hours: July-August: Saturday 10:00a-1:00p
Sunday 1:00-3:00p
Also by appointment.
Holdings: Collection of domestic, commercial, and agricultural artifacts and records of South Seneca County area.

Lodi Historical Society
Lodi Whittier Library
East Seneca Street
Lodi, NY 14860
Contact: Debbie Mulford, Historian
Email: penrith@capital.net
Hours: By appointment only.

Memorial Day Museum
31 East Williams Street
Waterloo, NY 13165
315.539.0533
Contact: James T. Hughes
Email: terwilliger@flare.net
Hours: May 15- September 15
Tuesday-Saturday 1:00-4:00p
Holdings: Documents related to the founding of Memorial Day and the designation of Waterloo as the birthplace of Memorial Day. Documents related to military (regimental) service.

National Women’s Hall of Fame
PO Box 335
76 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315.568.8060
Contact: Billie Luisi-Potts, Executive Director
Hours: May-October:
Monday-Saturday 9:30a-5:00p
Sunday 12:00-4:00p
October-April:
Wednesday-Saturday 10:00a-4:00p
Sunday 12:00-4:00p
January: Closed
Holdings: Collections covering the history of the women honored at the National Women's Hall of Fame. Books, original letters from the honorees; items from the suffrage movement including pamphlets, banners, newspapers, memorabilia.

Ovid Historical Society
PO Box 77
Ovid, NY 14521
607.532.8800
Email: nbrewer@fltg.net
Contact: Naomi Brewer, President
Hours: By appointment only.

Peter Whitmer Home & Colonial Chapel Visitors Center
1451 Aunkst Road
Waterloo, NY 13165
315.539.2552
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00a-6:00p

Sampson Museum
PO Box 63
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315.585.6203
Hours: By appointment only.

Seneca Falls Historical Society Museum
55 Cayuga Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315.568.8412
Contact: Kathy Jans-Duffy, Collections Manager
Email: sfhs@flare.net
Website: www.welcome.to/sfhs/
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00a-4:00p
Holdings: Collections covering Seneca County history; extensive Seneca Falls village history including extensive photographs; extensive photographs in Women's Rights collections. Local family histories; business records; Gould Pumps financial records; large collection of Gould Pumps and Sylvania material; business directories.

Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry
PO Box 388
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315.568.1510
Contact: Kathy Peters, Director
Email: director@senecamuseum.com
Website: www.senecamuseum.com
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00a-4:00p.

Waterloo Terwilliger Museum
31 East Williams Street
Waterloo, NY 13165
315.539.0533
Email: terwilliger@flare.net
Contact: James T. Hughes
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 1:00-4:00p
Holdings: Photos of Waterloo; historical records related to Waterloo; family history records; maps.

Women’s Rights National Historical Park
136 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
315.568.2991
Email: wori_information_desk@nps.gov
Website: www.nps.gov/wori
Hours: Research Library is available by appointment only.
Holdings: The Visitor Center supports research into the subject of women's history and related social movements through its onsite research library, and continuing relationships with women's organizations and historians. The Research Library includes a substantial collection of books, manuscripts and audiovisual materials. The Park Historian may be available to direct researchers interested in learning more about the 1848 Convention, and the subsequent events associated with its subject: the Social, Civil and Religious Condition of Woman.