
"Absolute Charter of Chester Historical Society” granted by the Board of Regents for the Education Department of the State of New York dated October 23, 1964.
November 19th, 1964 - Members Attending the official organizational meeting of the Chester Historical Society:
Donald M. Barrell
R. C. Carpenter
Albert W. Davis
Joseph W. Edwards
Myrtle S. Edwards
Kenneth Green
Mildred Green
George C. Hawkins Jr.
Rena Montanaro
Helen R. Predmore
Mark W. Roe
Wilma Van Vliet
Mary M. Ward
In addition to the members above who were present at the official organizational meeting, the following people helped create and get the Society going:
Frieda Baird
Leonard H. Baird
Ruth Baird
Elisabeth Bieling
Marjorie Carter
Mary Camaron
Miss Cone
Beth Conklin
William D. Conklin
Elleen Demerest
Sanford Durland
Caroline D. Gaunt
Edmund Green
Mildred Green
Beatrice Stevens Hawkins
Conger Hawkins
Vivian Hawkins
Nancy Hornbeek
Alma Hunter
Anna Goldsmith Johnson
Charles F. Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Sally Wood Johnson
Olive Bull Nozell
Earl Predmore
Hester Roe
Mark W. Roe
Russell Roe
Charles W. Slaughter
Phebe Bull Slaughter
Alice Smith
Seely Ward
The Chester Historical Society was founded November, 1964.
Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents as a nonprofit education corporation.
Our mission is to:
Promote the rich heritage of the Village and Town of Chester, New York through the acquisition, restoration and preservation of its historical places, documents and recordings of oral history; provide educational programs for school children, community organizations and all those individuals interested in local folklore and history; and exhibit collections of artifacts, pictures, newspapers and recorded oral histories to the general public.
We also operate the 1915 Erie Station, Chester’s Local History Museum,
which is open 9 am - 1 pm Saturdays May - October
Officers and Trustees
Officers and Committee Chairmen are trustees of this Society. All terms run from Annual Meeting to Annual Meeting held on the third weekend in January.
The Chester Historical Society Trustees for the Year 2023: