Local History: General History
In this guide users will find local history resources within the Moffat Library as well as online.
Books from our collection
These books are available in our catalog to be loaned or viewed at our library. Those in the Public Domain that have been digitized can be viewed by clicking on the "Digital Copy" link below the book title.
A short history of Orange County, N.Y. by
Publication Date: 1975Orange County: a chronicle of three centuries : an illustrated history of three centuries by
Publication Date: 1991The Concise History of Orange County by
Publication Date: 1993Old Orange County : a collection of drawings and engravings
Publication Date: 1977
- Digital CopyCourtesy of the Library of Congress
From Half Moon to Suburbia : a brief history of Orange County, New York.
Publication Date: 1970
- Digital CopyCourtesy of the Library of Congress
Orange County, a journey through time : a text on local history
Publication Date: 1983Index to the 1881 Ruttenber and Clark history of Orange County, New York : an index by
Publication Date: 1979
- Digital CopyCourtesy of the University of Wisconson
- Digital CopyCourtesy of the Library Of Congress
Outposts of history in Orange county by
Publication Date: 1974
Magazines and Journals
OCHS journal publication of the Orange County Historical Society
Publication Date: 1985-Volumes: 6-7, 23, 28, 31-42
Digital Media
- Genealogy and history of Orange County, New York1 CD-ROM: Graveyard Inscriptions of Orange County, NY -- The History of Orange County, NY -- An Outline History of Orange County -- Index to Eager's History of Orange County -- Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County, NY -- Orange County Patriot: a newspaper published at Goshen NY: Marriages and Deaths from May 1828 to Dec. 1831 -- St. James Protestant Episcopal Church Records
County History Resources
- Orange County HistorianOfficial website of the County Historian's office.
- Orange County Historical SocietyOfficial website of the Orange County Historical Society.
- Orange County Genealogical SocietyOfficial website of the Orange County Genealogical Society.