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Yates County History Center, Penn Yan, NY

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Yates County History Center

A local history museum and research center in Penn Yan, New York, collecting regional records and objects since the 1860s.

107 Chapel Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527 · Penn Yan, NY

About Yates County History Center

The Yates County History Center operates several linked buildings in Penn Yan, with the Oliver House Museum serving as its main building on Main Street. The organization grew out of an earlier county genealogical and historical society and is counted among the older such groups in New York State. Its campus includes exhibit spaces, a research room called the Spencer Research Center, and a children's room with farm-themed play items. Visitors can also search digitized Yates County newspapers and thousands of photographs through the center's digital resources.

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