Genealogy Resources
New York Genealogy Resources
- Bailey, Rosalie Fellows. Dutch Systems in Family Naming,
New York-New Jersey. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical
Society, 1965, 1999.
- Bowman, Fred Q. 8,000 More Vital Records of Eastern New
York, 1804-1850. Rhinebeck, New York, 1991.
- Bowman, Fred Q. 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York,
1777-1834. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co.,
1987.
- Bunker, Mary Powell, and Margaret Jane Hotchkiss Merrell.
Long Island Genealogies. Lee's Summit, Mo: Prairie Chapter
of D.A.R., 1995.
- Cruikshank, Ernest A. and Gavin K. Watt. The History and
Master Roll of the King's Royal Regiment of New York. Rev.
edition. Campbellville, Ontario: Global Heritage Press, 2006.
- Dollarhide, William. New York State Censuses &
Substitutes. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Creations, 2005.
- Douglas, Marilyn, compiler. New York State Census
Records, 1790-1925. Albany, New York: State Education
Dept., University of the State of New York, New York State
Library, 1981.
- Eichholz, Alice and James M. Rose. Free Black Heads of
Household in the New York State Federal Census, 1790-1830.
Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 2003.
- Epperson, Gwenn F. New Netherland Roots. Baltimore,
Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994.
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Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. More than 300,000
of the over 500,000 people interred at the Evergreens. This list
is mostly complete from 1849 - 1877 and from 1942 - present.
Additional records are being added regularly. Matching names
will be displayed with the date of burial. Further genealogical
information may be had by contacting the cemetery directly.
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Excelsior: New York State Library/Archives/Museum Catalog.
Search the combined records of the New York
State Library (including Manuscripts and Special Collections)
and the New York State Archives.
- Forgotten
New York. Take a nostalgic trip through the boroughs of New
York City visiting landmarks through pictures and stories.
- Fulton, New York.
This website has more than four million searchable pages of New
York state newspapers (1832-2005).
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Gael Eire. Excellent resource on New York vital records.
- Gifford, Frederick and James Conners. Clifton Springs
Through the Years. Clifton Springs, New York: Clifton
Springs Historical Society, 2006.
- Guide to Historical Resources in Cayuga County, New
York, Repositories. Ithaca, New York: New York Historical
Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1984.
- Guide to Historical Resources in Madison County, New
York, Repositories. Ithaca, New York: New York Historical
Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1980.
- Guide to Historical Resources in Montgomery County, New
York, Repositories. Ithaca, New York: New York Historical
Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1983.
- Guide to Historical Resources in Onondaga County, New
York, Repositories. Ithaca, New York: New York Historical
Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1985.
- Guide to Historical Resources in Washington County, New
York, Repositories. Ithaca, New York: New York Historical
Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1980.
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Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York, A Research Guide. New York: NYG &B Society, 2000.
- Hinds, Harold E. Jr. and Tina M. Didreckson. Basic Guide
to Genealogical and Family History Resources for Essex County,
New York. Elizabethtown, New York: Essex County Historical
Society, 2004.
- Historical Data Services, indexer and compiler. Cemetery
Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington County, New York. Glens Falls, New York: Historical Data Services. Seventeen
cemeteries, more than 14,000 names, map, indexed.
- Hoff, Henry B. Long Island Source Records: From the New
York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Baltimore:
Genealogical Pub. Co, 1987.
This is a collection of articles originally published in
The New York Genealogical and
Biographical Record containing primary source materials
for Long Island. The records range from censuses and lists of
early inhabitants to newspaper notices, wills, deeds, town
records, and Bible and family records.
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Index to Marriage Records Rensselaer
County, NY. A 10 Volume Marriage
Index of Rensselaer County, NY
marriages from 1908 to 1935.
- Index to New York Revolutionary War Invalid Pension Records
1801-1815. This index covers New York residents in pension
records at the National Archives.
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The Irish in 19th-Century New York City and Beyond.
- Jones, Henry Z. More Palatine families : some immigrants
to the middle colonies 1717-1776 and their European origins,
plus new discoveries on German families who arrived in Colonial
New York in 1710. Universal City, Calif. : H.Z. Jones, 1991.
Extensive genealogical information on many eighteenth century
immigrants to America.
- Jones, Henry Z. The Palatine families of New York : a
study of the German immigrants who arrived in colonial New York
in 1710. Universal City, Calif. : H.Z. Jones, 1985.
Alphabetical list of the German immigrants who arrived in New
York in 1710; contains extensive genealogical information.
- Livesey, Karen E. Western New York Land Transactions,
1804-1824: Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land
Company. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc.,
2007, 1991. Is a transcription of the land records for the
Holland Land Company for the years 1804-24. The entries contain
the first and last name of purchaser, date of purchase, lot,
section, township and range, description of transcription, and
reference page.
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Little Germany or German Town. A once famous part of New York
City. The Yorkville/Kleindeutschland
Historical Society.
- Long Island
Genealogy.
- Mercer, Paul. Bibliographies and Lists of New York State
Newspapers. Albany, New York: University of the State of New
York, 1981.
- Montgomery County (N.Y.). Dept. of History & Archives.
Catalogue of Historical & Genealogical Material, Montgomery
County, Department of History & Archives, Old Court House.
Fonda, New York: The Department, 1990.
- Morris, Richard Brandon. Select Cases of the Mayor's
Court of New York City: 1674-1784. Washington, D.C.:
American Historical Association, 1935.
- Mount Hebron
Cemetery. Mount Hebron Cemetery has been serving the Jewish
community of New York City since its first burial on April 14,
1909. Since then, over 217,000 burials have taken place.
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New York Architecture Images. Search by area or search
by style, architect, type, area or alphabetically.
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New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 – Name index to
birth, baptism and christening records from the state of New
York. FamilySearch.
- New York
City Brides Index. Bronx County, 1899 to 1937; Kings County,
1871 to 1910, 1931 to 1937; Queens County, 1905 to 1937.
- New York
City Death Index. Manhattan only, 1891 to 1894; Manhattan
and Brooklyn only, 1895 to 1897; all boroughs, 1898 to 1948.
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New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 – Name index to death
and burial records from the state of New York. FamilySearch.
- New York
City Grooms Index. Kings County, 1895 to 1897; Manhattan,
1895 to 1897; New York City, 1908 to 1936.
- New York City
Map.
NYCityMap is New York City’s online map portal.
The application provides a wealth of
information including the locations of schools,
day care centers, senior centers, libraries,
hospitals, subways, and more, as well as links
to Web sites for these facilities. This page
is also a single access point to many of the
numerous location-based applications on
NYC.gov such as online property, building,
statistics, and census information. The maps
can be navigated either by entering a specific
address or simply using zoom and scroll
tools, similar to other online map applications.
- New
York City Resources. A collection of favorite New York City
genealogical resources and links.
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New York County Marriages 1908-1935 - Name index
and images of New York county marriage records.
The collection includes the following counties: Broome,
Cattaraugus, Chemung, Delaware, Fulton, Jefferson, Monroe,
Niagara, Oneida, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Putnam, St. Lawrence,
Tioga, and Warren. The collection does not include New York City
nor its boroughs. - 157,260 images as of 26 January, 2011.
FamilySearch.org.
- New York 1895 US
Atlas. Contains maps and an index to cities and towns. For
the localities it gives the county names, the population,
location in the state, whether there is a post office, railroad
or express office.
- New York GenWeb
Project.
- New York
Gravestones. From across New York.
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New York Kings County Estate Files 1866-1923 – Brief indexes
of estate files. The files may include lists of heirs, oaths of
executors, reports of witnesses, forms about guardians, etc.
FamilySearch.
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New York Marriages 1686-1980 - Name index to
marriage records from the state of New York - 742,984 records as
of 13 December, 2010. FamilySearch.org.
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New York, New York City, Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church Records,
1862-1955 – Imaged Records – Digital images of baptism,
marriage, and burial records from Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church
in New York City. FamilySearch.org.
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New York Orange County Probate Records 1787-1938 - Images of
probate records and estate files from the Orange County
Surrogate's Court in Goshen, New York. At this time this
collection does not have a name index or any finding aid.
FamilySearch.
- New York Public
Library Digital Library. There are dozens of collections at
this site, representing well over one million scanned documents.
The photographs are outstanding and the maps are very useful.
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New York Queens County Probate Records, 1899-1921 - Images
of probate records and proceedings from the Queens County
Surrogate's Court in Jamaica, New York. FamilySearch.
- New
York Revolutionary War Pension Lists of 1792-1795. Describe
the wounds from buckshot, musket balls and Indians' tomahawks.
- New
York State Archives.
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New York State Archives: Genealogical Records.
- New
York State Archives: Digital Collections.
- New York State Censuses, 1825-1925. State censuses
taken from 1825-1905 are still in the hands of the county
wherein the census was taken. For each of New York's 62
counties, the original censuses may be at a county courthouse,
county historian's office, or a local library. The state
archives holds the state's original copies to the 1915 and 1925
censuses. Microfilmed by Genealogical Society of Utah. Complete
sets of the state census microfilm 1825-1925, can by found at
the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and are available
on interlibrary loan to their Family History Centers. The New
York State Library in Albany has a complete set, but the
microfilm must be used in person at the library.
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New York State Census 1865 – (FamilySearch) Imaged Records –
This collection contains most of the 1865 New York state census
records still in existence. Ten schedules were filed for each
locality, including population, marriages, and deaths schedules.
The population schedule included the name, age, birthplace, and
occupation of each household member. Most counties are covered,
but some records were destroyed.
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New York State Census 1892 – (FamilySearch) Imaged Records –
Name index and images of the population schedule from the New
York census taken in 1892. This state census is an every-name
index to the state’s inhabitants as of February 16, 1892. The
collection includes 40 counties. Population schedules for the
following counties are missing or lost: Chenango, Columbia,
Franklin, Fulton, Jefferson, Livingston, New York (the Bronx and
Manhattan), Oneida, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Richmond,
Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster,
Westchester, and Wyoming.
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New York State Census 1905 – (FamilySearch) Imaged Records –
Images and indexes of the population schedule of the census of
New York taken in 1905. This census is an every-name index to
the state’s inhabitants as of June 1, 1905.
- New York State
Library. Newspapers. 3 million pages of microfilmed New York
State History in Newspapers on its site.
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New York Times Death Notices Index. An index of the
names and death dates of individuals listed in the Death Notices
section of the New York Times. The information was transcribed
from the microfilm reels of the New York Times beginning with
the year 1929. Also listed is the date of publication and the
page number where the information is located.
- The New York Times Index 1899-June 1905. New York,
New York: New York Times Co.
- New York Times Obituaries Index 1858-1968. New York:
New York: New York Times Co., 1970.
- Northern New York
Historical Newspapers. Provided by the Northern New York
Library Network to enhance access to the region's unique local
history. The online collection currently consists of more than
630,000 pages from twenty-five newspapers.
- Northern New York
Genealogy Organization. Northern New York Genealogy is
dedicated to genealogy research, family history, and historical
structures of Jefferson County, Lewis County, and St. Lawrence
County, which comprise Northern New York. Portions of
surrounding counties, such as Oswego County (Central New York)
are included as information becomes available.
- O'Callaghan, Edmund B. Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial
New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc.,
2007, 1849-51.
- Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the Genealogies of
the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany [NY], from
1630 to 1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc.,
2007, 1872.
- Penrose, Maryly Barton. Compendium of Early Mohawk
Valley Families. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1990.
- Personal Name Index to the New York Times Index,
1851-1974. Succasunna, New Jersey: Roxbury Data Interface.
- Schweitzer, George Keene. New York Genealogical
Research. Knoxville, TN: G.K. Schweitzer, 1988.
- Scott, Kenneth. Genealogical Data from Colonial New York
Newspapers, A Consolidation of Articles from The New York
Genealogical and Biographical Record. Reprinted Baltimore,
Maryland: Clearfield Co., 2004, 1964-1976
- Scott, Kenneth. Genealogical Data from the New York Post
Boy, 1743-1773. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical
Society, 1970, 1980.
- Scott Kenneth, compiler. Joseph Gavit's American Deaths
and Marriages: Index to Non-principals in Microfilm Copies of
Abstracts in the New York State Library, Albany, New York.
New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1976. This index accompanies
two roles of microfilm reproducing a card file prepared by
Joseph Gavit (American Deaths and Marriages, 1784-1829)
for the New York State Library, Albany, New York. FHL film
#1022833-1022834.
- Scott, Kenneth. Marriages and Deaths from the New Yorker,
1836-1841. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society,
1980. About 5,000 deaths and 3,000 marriages.
- Scott, Kenneth. New York City Court Records, 1684-1760.
Washington, D.C. National Genealogical Society, 1982.
- Scott, Kenneth. New York City Court Records, 1797-1801.
Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1988.
- Scott, Kenneth. New York City Court Recors, 1801-1804.
Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 1988.
- Scott, Kenneth. 19th Century Apprentices in New York
City. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society,
- Scott, Kenneth. Petitions for Name Changes in New York
City, 1848-1899. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical
Society. 1984.
- Seversmith, Herbert F. and Kenn Styrker-Rodda. Long
Island Genealogical Source Material. Washington, D.C.:
National Genealogical Society, 1962, 1987. Contains over 800
items.
- Sypher, Frank. New York State Society of the Cincinnati -
Biographies. Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania: New York State Society
of the Cincinnati, 2004.
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Tax Photographs Between 1939 and 1941. New York City
photographed every house and building in the five Boroughs.
Copies of these unique images are now available for purchase.
During the 1930's, local governments began to use photography as
a tool for appraising real property for taxation purposes. New
York City was the largest municipality to adopt this technology.
The result was 720,000 35mm black and white images of every
property in the five Boroughs.
- Tolzman, Don Heinrich, editor. The First Germans in
America : with a biographical directory of New
York Germans / edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann. Bowie, Md. :
Heritage Books, 1992. 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place, Suite 400,
Bowie, MD 20716. Contains chapters on the first Germans in
America, the first Germans in Virginia, and the first Germans in
New York. A name index follows.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
The fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City,
which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers, is one
of the worst disasters since the beginning of the Industrial
Revolution. This incident has had great significance to this day
because it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which
industrial workers can be subjected. To many, its horrors
epitomize the extremes of industrialism. The tragedy still
dwells in the collective memory of the nation and of the
international labor movement. The victims of the tragedy are
still celebrated as martyrs at the hands of industrial greed.
The
names of the dead and wounded were taken mostly from issues of
the New York Times (NYT), published in the few
days following the tragedy, and from Leon Stein’s book Triangle Fire.
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Troy Irish Genealogical Society Transcription Projects.
- Westchester