The papers of William Barden and his son George.

This collection includes photographs, ephemera, funeral home records, and articles related to the Joseph Madia and Eleanora Cariti Madia, Josephine Madia Bihary, and Joseph Bihary with materials related to their children David and Barbara. The time period ranges from 1886 through 1987.

The Burrall family has maintained a presence in Geneva since the 1810s and continues to run their insurance business today on Linden Street.

The Catchpole family immigrated from England in 1834 to Geneva. George and son Alfred Catchpole were both inventors in different industries.

Charles Bean was a Geneva based lawyer, teaching law at Keuka College, and published a number of history booklets.

Charles Butler lived in Geneva briefly, working as a lawyer.

Charles J Folger served as Secretary of the Treasury in President Chester A Arthur's cabinet.

This collection focuses on the family of Beverly Chew, president of Shuron Optical. He resided at 543 South Main Street from the 1920s through 1960 when he and his wife Edith gifted the building to the Geneva Historical Society as a permanent home for the Geneva History Museum.

The Clark family lived in Geneva for several generations, living on South Main Street and in New York City.

Cleo Cameron was an alias for a woman who ran a brothel in Geneva.