Yates County's Public Historian

05/25/2026

Remembering our fallen today. May they rest in eternal peace 🤍

Honoring Army Sgt. Devin Snyder of Cohocton. She was killed in Afghanistan June 4th, 2011. She was just 20 years old.

05/17/2026

🥞 😍

05/15/2026

05/13/2026

Who Is it? Wednesday
Two unidentified teen boys, circa 1950s-early 1960s. If you know their names, drop them in the comments!

05/08/2026

Penn Yan native, Deb (Eaves) Curbeau, made the list! Voting link is in the comments if you’d like to vote for Deb.

We've whittled down 50-plus years of local girls basketball come up with the list of the 15 greatest players of all-time in Section V history.

Now we need you to decide who should be No, 1. Vote in our poll for top 250 greatest high school and professional athletes of all time for America's 250th anniversary.

Click the🔗 in our comments to vote.

If you think we missed someone, let us know in the comments and make your best case.

Voting remains open through June.

Story by Justin Ritzel

05/04/2026

Stef talks beautifully about how historical preservation is important, even if it is only someone's headstone

04/24/2026

Come help us celebrate 250 years of the United States of America!

Our committee members have been working hard this winter/spring to give you all a wonderful Anniversary year!

Share & follow along as we post about the events that are coming up throughout the county

04/22/2026

The Association of Public Historians of New York State held its regional conference in Penn Yan on April 18. Village, town and county historians and museum professionals from all over western New York attended. Speakers were Tricia Noel, Anastasia Sopchak, and Aaron Noble. Representing Yates County were (l-r): Ellen Chirco, Jerusalem historian; Len Kataskas, Yates County historian; Kevin Oliver, Dundee Area Historical Society director and Starkey historian; Stephanie Olsen, Benton historian; Amberle Kelly, Middles*x historian and Yates County History Center administrative assistant; Andy Baus, Penn Yan historian; Tricia Noel, Yates County History Center executive director and curator; Sara Hullings, Rushville historian.

11/20/2025

We can't wait to celebrate with you all!

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07/03/2025

Ever want to try your hand at acting? Do you enjoy guiding tours? We are looking for 12-15 volunteers to be actors, tour guides, shuttle drivers and a ticket salesperson for this year's annual cemetery tour. Scripts and costumes provided for actors. Any age or s*x welcome to volunteer. (Event is outdoors and involves walking on uneven surfaces) Call (315) 536.7318 Tuesday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm for more information. Tour is September 13 with a rain date of September 20.