Local History

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The Local History Department has been developed in order to collect, preserve and provide access to the archival records of the people, places and events that have shaped the history of the Fayetteville, New York area. A variety of resources are available in a secure, dedicated space. Click here for our PLAN OF SERVICE.

Stop in to learn about your neighborhood, your favorite organizations and the people who have left their mark on the Fayetteville community.

Hours: T, W, TH 10am - 3pm or by appointment. Click on the link above to Contact Linda Ryan, Local History Librarian.

Local History Collection

Vertical Files : documents and photographs of individuals, local clubs and organizations, businesses, schools and churches. Click here to view the range of Subject Headings for Documents and Photographs. Block number files correspond to a map of Fayetteville in the 1874 Atlas of Onondaga County.
Published works categorized by Local Authors, Local Interest and Central New York History
Microfilm of local weekly newspapers dating back to 1840
Fayetteville Schools Collection including yearbooks dating back to the 19th century
Archives of various local organizations including Fayetteville Scout Troops, Garden Clubs and Women’s Study Groups (Coterie and Philomath)
Our Town: a 22 volume series of notebook binders created and maintained by Nancy Roberts Kepler
Research notes, papers and publications authored by Kathleen Crowell
Assorted Family Archive Collections
Scrapbooks

Online Exhibits

Davis Memorial Postcard Collection
Green Lakes Collection
Grover Cleveland Exhibit
Self-Guided Village of Fayetteville Walking Tour
Women of Fayetteville Collection (coming soon)
Grover Cleveland Exhibit (In Progress)

Local History Links

Databases

Search the Post-Standard Archive, a digital archive of Syracuse newspapers (1809 - ). This resource is only available in the library. Please ask a librarian for assistance.
Use your library card number to access Heritage Quest. You can search U.S. Federal Census documents from 1790-1930 as well as many more genealogy and local history resources.