For photo, documents, and maps requests, please fill in the form below. Please mail the necessary donation payable “Dunkirk Historical Museum” to 513 Washington Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048.

You can alternately make a donation from our secure website, You will be prompted to the form after submission.

Please note:

  • A donation fee is required for the research required and photographic printing of any requested items, in addition to the cost of photocopies of documents or maps or articles at .15 per sheet, as well shipping cost. All fees are payable before documents are handed over. Cost of photographing re-prints for 5×7, 8×10, 11×14 and larger to be provided. 
  • You will agree that any research or photographic copies obtained from the Dunkirk Historical Museum will be used for the single stated purpose and for no other purpose. The copy will not be recopied or given to others for their use, will not be placed on the internet, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or other social media except in a publication for which the research/image was intended. Any additional re-use of the re-printed or photographed material will only be done with the written consent of the museum for the specific purpose designated. Any use of a hard copy photo obtained from the Historical Society will be provided with the museum logo intact (Dunkirk Historical Museum); if a jpg is provided for a publication it is not to be reproduced into a print, and the jpg will not be kept permanently, but only for the use intended. A provided jpg cannot be placed on a website without the express approval of the Dunkirk Historical Museum. 

If you prefer, you can download a PDF of this form and mail it to the museum.