About

The purpose of the Society is to stimulate an interest in the history of the Township of West Monroe, New York; to gather, preserve, display and make available for study, artifacts, relics, books, manuscripts and other records relating to the history of the Township of West Monroe; and to encourage the suitable marking of places of historic interest

The West Monroe Historical Society was formed in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of the town in 1989. In that year we organized a parade and "Old Home Days" celebration and the Society published the first town history, "West Monroe, N. Y. 1839 to 1989". On July 28, 1989, the University of the State of New York granted the Society a provisional charter. The original society headquarters was the Jewel Store at the corner of NY Route 49 and County Route 11, a privately owned historic structure. This was the original store in the Town of West Monroe.