To Contact Delia Robinson, Town of Gaines Historian:

Some useful links:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorlean/
Orleans County Genweb.
This site contains all interments in all the cemeteries in Gaines, as well as census for 1830, 1850, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1880, 1892, 1900, 1915, and 1930.

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/orl/
Pioneer History of Orleans County. This early local history book, in its entirety, is at this site. Here you can access the earliest history of the Town of Gaines written in 1874.

http://www.townofgaines.com
Town of Gaines. This is the official Town site.

http://www.cobblestonesocietymuseum.org
Cobblestone Society Museum. The Cobblestone Society Museum is located in the Town of Gaines in the hamlet of Childs. This Museum tells the story of cobblestone construction and 19th century history in Western New York. This Museum has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

http://www.tier.net/~aphnys/index.html
APHNYS is the official state organization that represents the over 1600 local government historians in New York State. Under “Related Links”, on this site, you will find other research sites for historical and genealogical information.

http://www.orleanshistory.org/
The Orleans County Historical Association site will give you a basic overview of the County and each of the Towns and Villages, as well as some historical photos, local history books and research information.