About Us
| Cindy and Ronda at Heritage Day 2007 |
PHPS is located at 17 Maple Avenue,
Portville NY. We are co-located with
the Chestnut Hill Cemetery Association.
However, we do not keep regular office
hours from October to April.
We will reopen in MAY 2008 and will
be open every Thursday from May to
September, 2008, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To
arrange an appointment during the
off-season, please Contact Us or email
contactus@portvillehistory.org with
your contact information.
Portville NY. We are co-located with
the Chestnut Hill Cemetery Association.
However, we do not keep regular office
hours from October to April.
We will reopen in MAY 2008 and will
be open every Thursday from May to
September, 2008, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To
arrange an appointment during the
off-season, please Contact Us or email
contactus@portvillehistory.org with
your contact information.
2007-2009 Officers
 | Cindy Keeley, President | |
| Open, Vice President | |
| Ronda Pollock, Secretary | |
| Bob Fairbanks, Treasurer | |
| Terri Batt, Curator | |
| Bill Anderson | |
| Tom Chaffee | |
| Anne Dusenbury | |
| Charles Eshelman | |
| Bruce Holcomb | |
| Robert Johnstone | |
| Ronda Pollock | |
| Philip Smith | |
| Jane Miller, In Memorium | |
| Board of Trustees |
| Gail Feuchter, Town Historian |
| The Portville Historical and Preservation Society |
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| 17 Maple Avenue Portville, NY 14770 www.portvillehistory.org |
Portville, New York
The Portville Historical and Preservation Society is a non-profit organization that was established in
1986, in response to a renewed interest in the preservation of Portville's past. The Regents of the State
of New York acknowledged our organization with a Provisional Charter on December 11, 1987, and
later, with an Absolute Charter in 2000.
Our Society seeks to promote an awareness and pride in the community's heritage that will insure its
preservation for future generations. Our main focus is collecting, preserving, and exhibiting historic
materials, pertinent to the social and cultural development of the Town and Village of Portville, New
York, and surrounding areas. We also sponsor programs of historical relevance, maintain an office for
research assistance and displays, and produce our own publications. In 2001, we added the
preservation of local historic sites to our Charter.
Ultimately, our hope is that we can assist others in the understanding of the customs, traditions,
attitudes, and lifestyles that shaped our rural community from 1800 to the present.
1986, in response to a renewed interest in the preservation of Portville's past. The Regents of the State
of New York acknowledged our organization with a Provisional Charter on December 11, 1987, and
later, with an Absolute Charter in 2000.
Our Society seeks to promote an awareness and pride in the community's heritage that will insure its
preservation for future generations. Our main focus is collecting, preserving, and exhibiting historic
materials, pertinent to the social and cultural development of the Town and Village of Portville, New
York, and surrounding areas. We also sponsor programs of historical relevance, maintain an office for
research assistance and displays, and produce our own publications. In 2001, we added the
preservation of local historic sites to our Charter.
Ultimately, our hope is that we can assist others in the understanding of the customs, traditions,
attitudes, and lifestyles that shaped our rural community from 1800 to the present.
Officers and Trustees