Throught the Department of Planning, the county devotes efforts to historic preservation. The Web site also includes an inventory of the county’s historic places.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators (and its predecessor the Board of Supervisor) has been the voice of the people of Westchester since the days when the area was still a British colony. Read a brief history of the legislative branch of government. 

A brief history of the County Police from 1683 to present.

Stories about the people and events that have shaped Westchester’s rich history come alive at the Westchester County Historical Society. The society’s library, Westchester’s largest collection of local history, covers the county’s development from the first Dutch settlers in Yonkers to the most recent corporate settlers along the White Plains corridor. The society’s Web site has links to local historical societies as well as to genealogical resources.