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New York Archives

New York State Historical Society

New York State Genealogy Society Society

New York GenWeb

General Resources

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New York, Family Bible Records,1581-1917

New York Cemetery Inscriptions

New York Chinese Exclusion Index

Genealogical Records of New York, 1675-1920

New York Holland Society, Yearbook 1902

New York, Holland Society Yearbook, 1913

New York, Holland Society Yearbook, 1915

Legislative Council of the Colony of New-York

Ministerial Register, Independent (New York City) 1892-1895

The Old Martyrs' Prison, New York

New York Politicians and Postmasters, 1898

New York Supreme Court Plaintiffs, 1824-1911

New York Teachers Association Members, 1888

New York Census, 1790-1890

New York State Census Collection

Albany, New York State Census, 1915

New York City Police Census, 1890

Vital Records

Order New York Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates online!

New York State Vital Records Page

Wawarsing, New York Reformed Dutch Church Records

Passenger Lists, Immigration & Naturalization Records

Rensselaerswyck, New York Settlers, 1630-58

Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New York

Dutch Immigrants: New York Passenger Lists, 1881-1894

Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851

Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-74

Early New York Naturalizations

AJHS Selected Naturalization Records, New York City, 1816-1845

New York Petitions for Naturalization: New York County Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989

New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24

Index to Declaration of Intent for 1907-1924

New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946

New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955

New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891

New York, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists

Ship Passenger Lists to New York: Miscellaneous Ships

Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930

U.S. Immigrants arriving at New York from Poland, Austria, and Galicia, 1890-1891 FREE

New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890 FREE

New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1891 FREE

New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1972

New York Port, Ship Images, 1851-1891

New York Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-1883

Sons of the American Revolution, New York State Society

Memorial to Revolutionary Soldiers, Clinton, New York

Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821

New York in the Revolution as Colony and State

New York Military in the Revolution

Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Cattaraugus County, New York

Supplement to Soldiers of the American Revolution, Chautauqua County, New York

New York Pensioners, 1835

Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821

New York Civil War Records (1861-1865)

New York State Civil War Database

Herkimer County, New York Soldiers, 1916-1918

World War II Military Naturalization Index, New York Southern District, 1941-1946

Korean War Military Naturalization Index, New York Southern District Court, 1950-1955

The 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry

The 3rd Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, 72d New York Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865

Orderly Books of the 4th New York Regiment, 1778-1780, the 2nd New York Regiment, 1780-1783

Camp and Field Life of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (Duryee Zouaves)

Historic Records of the 5th New York Cavalry, 1st Ira Harris Guard

The 9th Regiment New York Volunteers (Hawkins' Zouaves)

Chronicles of the 21st Regiment New York State Volunteers

Chronicles of the 151st Regiment New York State Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1865

Alphabetical card-index of the Rolls of the 164th New York Infantry

Newspapers

New York Newspapers

Chronicle Express (Penn Yan, New York)

Dunkirk Evening Observer (Dunkirk, New York)

The Delaware Gazette : Delhi, Delaware County, New York Marriages from Aug. 7, 1844 to Dec. 31, 1879

Delaware Gazette, published at Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y., from Nov. 1819 to Aug. 28, 1844, Death Notices

Deaths taken from the Delaware Gazette

Evening Observer (Dunkirk, New York)

Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York)

Hornellsville Tribune (Hornellsville, New York)

Lake Shore Observer (Dunkirk, New York)

Middletown Daily Herald (Middletown, New York)

Olean Democrat (Olean, New York)

Oneonta Daily Star (Oneonta, New York)

New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection)

New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)

New York Times (New York City, New York) Death and Marriage Index, 1890

New York Herald (New York, New York)

New York Daily Times 1851-1857 (New York, New York)

New York Evening Times (New York, New York)

New York Times - Search the Index from 1851 - present

New York Times (New York, New York) 1857-1874, 1876-1880

New York Times, Obituaries & Marriage Notices, 1889

New York Times, (New York, New York), 1881-1900; 1905-1906

"New York Weekly Museum", Marriage and Death Notices from 1789-1796

"New-York Weekly Museum", Marriage and Death Notices from 1790-1793

Oswego Palladium Times (Oswego, New York)

Post Standard (Syracuse, New York)

Salamanca Republican Press (Salamanca, New York)

Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York) 1905-1908, 1911, 1914, 1920-1922, 1927-1929, 1949, 1951

Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York) 1946-1960, 1966-1967, 1969-1973, 1977

Times Record (Troy, New York)

Troy Record (Troy, New York)

Directories

Albany, New York Directories, 1889-1891

Amsterdam, New York Directories, 1887-1890

Binghamton, New York Directories, 1888-1890

Brooklyn, New York Directories, 1888-1890

Buffalo, Erie County, New York Directory, 1832

Cayuga County, New York Directory, 1867-1868

Elmira, New York Directories, 1889-1893

Glen Falls, New York Directories, 1888, 1890, 1891-1892

Gloversville, New York Directories, 1890-93

Hamilton College, New York Graduates, 1879

Hudson, New York Directories, 1887-1891

Ithaca, New York Directories, 1888-1891

Kingston, New York Directories, 1888-1889, 1891-1892

Madison County, New York Directories, 1922

Manhattan, New York City, New York Directory: 1839-1840

Mt. Vernon, New York Directories, 1889-1891

Newburgh, New York Directories, 1889-1892

New York City Directory, 1786

New York City Death Index (1891-1911)

New York City Directory, 1869

New York City Directory, 1890

Oneida, New York Directories, 1887-1888, 1890

Orleans County, New York Directory, 1894

Oswego, New York Directories, 1888, 1890-1893

Otsego County, New York Directory, 1908

Poughkeepsie, New York Directories, 1890-1897

Rochester, New York City Directories 1909 - 1927

Rochester, New York Directory, 1888-91

Rome, New York Directories, 1887-1892

Saint Lawrence County, New York Directory 1890

Saratoga Springs, New York Directories, 1888-1892

Schoharie County, New York Directory, 1872

Schoharie County, New York Directory, 1899

Staten Island, New York Directory, 1886

Steuben County, New York Directory, 1891

Watertown, New York Directories, 1888-1892

Watertown, New York City Directory, 1944

Index to Business Directory, New Historical Atlas of Yates County, New York, Everts, Ensign & Everts (pub. 1876)

Town, City and County Records

Inventory of the County Archives of New York State (exclusive of the five counties of New York City)

Albany, New York Church Records, 1683-1700

The Negro Population of Albany, NY

Gravestone Inscriptions in Allegany County, NY

Buffalo, New York : the book of its Merchants Exchange

Pioneer History of Camden, Oneida County, New York

Cattaraugus County, Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in

Supplement to Soldiers of the American Revolution,

Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York Quaker Records

Chenango and Madison Counties, New York, History of

Chenango County, Index of Wills from 1797-1850

Columbia County, Inscriptions from Graveyards in the northern part of

Columbia County Quaker Records, Chatham & Hudson Monthly Meeting

Columbia County, Calendar of Wills of

Delaware County, Abstracts of Wills of

Dryden, Tompkins County, The Old Cemetery at

Dutchess County, New York Quaker Records

Dutchess County, Abstracts of Wills of

Records of the Town of East-Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York, Vol. 2, 4, and 5

Erie County, Gravestone Inscriptions from Cemeteries in/a>

Elmira, New York

Fairport, New York, Centennial, 1867-1967

Flatbush Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Kings County, New York

Herkimer County, New York Soldiers, 1916-1918

Ilion, New York Baptists, 1895 and 1923

Records in the Office of the County Clerk at Jamaica, Long Island,

Kings County - Inventory of the County Archives of the City of New York - Brooklyn

Kings County, Flatbush Dutch Reformed Cemetery

Index of Wills Probated in Kings County, New York

Baptisms of the Old Dutch Church, Kingston, New York 1810-1877

History of the Town of Kirkland,

The Burial Grounds of Lansingburgh,

Long Island,Hempstead Cemetery Inscriptions

Long Island, Riverhead Cemetery Inscriptions

Long Island, Suffolk County, Records of the Town of East-Hampton, Vol. 2, 4, and 5

Manhattan New York City Directory: 1829-1830

The Masonic Home, Utica, New York

Monroe County, New York, Abstracts of Wills

Montgomery County, New York Mortality Schedules

Montgomery, Orange County, Inscriptions of the German Reformed Cemetery at

New Paltz, Births, Marriages, and Deaths at

New Rochelle, New York Deaths, 1853-1881

New York City Births, 1891-1902

New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)

New York City Deaths, 1814-1816

New York City Deaths, 1892-1902

New York City Cemetery Records, 1830-1937

New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890

New York City Police Census, 1890

New York City, Lutheran Church Records, 1834-1854

New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s

New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection)

New York City Reformed Dutch Marriage Records, 1639-95

New York City Ministerial Register, 1892-1895

New York City, Public School Teacher Retirement List, 1895 - 1915

New York City, List of Registered Voters for the year 1880

New York City Wills, 1706-1790

New York City Wills, 1708-1728

New York City Wills, 1730-1744

New York City Wills, 1754-1760

New York City Wills, 1760-1766

New York City Wills, 1766-1771

New York City Wills, 1771-1776

New York City Wills, 1777-1783

New York City Wills, 1780-1782

New York City Wills, 1744-1758

New York County, Letters of Administration Index, 1743-1875 (Barber Collection)

New York County (New York City) Index of Wills from 1662-1850

New York County, Index of Wills from 1851 to 1875, inclusive

New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-1924

History of Oneida County, New York

History of Onondaga County, New York

Ontario County, New York, Abstracts of Wills 1848-1849-1850

Orange County, New York, The Origin of and a list of its people from 1683 to 1847

Orange County, Inscriptions of the German Reformed Cemetery at Montgomery

Landmarks of Oswego County, New York

Index of Wills of Otsego County, New York, from 1792-1850

Penn Yan, New York

Index to Names in the Re-union and History of 1875, Pompey, New York

Records of Early Settlers of Putnam County and Cortlandt Manor, New York

Rensselaer County, New York Records, 1908

The Burial Grounds of Lansingburgh, Rensselaer County, NY

History of Rensselaer Co., New York

Richmond County, Inventory of the County and Borough Archives of New York City

Riverhead, Long Island, Cemetery Inscriptions from

Rockland County, Abstracts of Wills 1786-1845

Rome, New York

History of Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County, New York, Cemetery Records, Volume I

Saratoga County, New York, Genealogical Data Relating to Families of

Saratoga County, New York Wills, 1796-1805

Schoharie and Mohawk Valleys, Births and Baptisms, 1694-1906

Spafford, Onondaga County, Mortuary Records with Genealogical Notes of the Town of

Cemetery Inscriptions, Town of Spencer, New York, 1795-1906

History of St. Lawrence Co., New York

Suffolk County, Records of the Town of East-Hampton, Vol. 2, 4, and 5

Index of Wills of Sullivan County, New York

Trinity Cemetery: Gravestone Inscriptions, New York City, New York

Ulster County Births, Marriages, and Deaths at New Paltz, New York

Old Gravestones of Ulster County

Utica Masonic Home

Wawarsing, New York Reformed Dutch Church Records

Westchester County, New York

Westchester County Quaker Records,Chappaqua Monthly Meeting

Early Wills of Westchester County, New York

Whitesboro Baptist Church, Whitesboro, New York

Wyoming County, New York, Tombstone Inscriptions from Cemeteries

Inscriptions from Three Abandonded [sic] Cemeteries in Yates County, New York

Index to Business Directory, New Historical Atlas of Yates County, New York, Everts, Ensign & Everts (pub. 1876)