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New York Bible Records

• Family Bible Records Volume 1

New York Biographies

History of Erie County New York
“History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County” by Henry Perry Smith, published in 1884, offers an extensive and detailed account of the development of Buffalo and Erie County. This two-volume work, enriched with illustrations and biographical sketches, serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the historical progression of the region from its earliest days through the 19th century. Volume I focuses on the history of Erie County, New York, and its townships, excluding Buffalo. For the detailed history of Buffalo, readers should refer to Volume II.

History of Buffalo New York
“History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County” by Henry Perry Smith offers a comprehensive account of the development and significant events in Buffalo and Erie County, New York. Published in 1884 by D. Mason & Co. in Syracuse, New York, this two-volume work delves into the early settlement, growth, and transformation of the area. Volume II focuses on the history of Buffalo, New York. For the detailed history of Erie County, readers should refer to Volume I.

Biographies of Orange County New York
These biographies were extracted from the history of Orange County, New York by Russel Headley.

Biographical review this volume contains biographical sketches of the leading citizens of Livingston, NY

Monroe County Biographies

The Biographical record of the City of Rochester and Monroe County, New York

Notable men of Rochester and vicinity, XIX and XX centuries

RVF Rochester — Biography Men
Twenty volumes of newspaper clippings about Rochester, N.Y. men. Volumes are in more or less alphabetical order. View index here.

RVF Rochester — Biography Women
Twenty volumes of newspaper clippings about Rochester, N.Y. women. Volumes are in more or less alphabetical order. View index here.

1911 Blue book Police Department of Rochester, New York, with complete biographical sketches of each member

New York Cemeteries

New York Cemetery Records
New York records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the New York county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing.

• New York Cemetery Records Albany to Cayuga
• New York Cemetery Records Chautauqua to King Counties
• New York Cemetery Records Lewis to Oneida Counties
  • Monroe County, New York Cemetery Records
• New York Cemetery Records Onondaga to Saratoga Counties
• New York Cemetery Records Schenectady to Yates Counties
  • Seneca County New York Cemeteries

New York Census

• New York Census Records
  • New York 1910 Census Edition Map
  • 1892 Census
    This is a name index to persons living in Ogden, NY as recorded in the 1892 census; indexed by Donald Specht.

New York Church Records

Historical sketch of the Church of St. Antony of Padua, Brooklyn, N.Y. : with an account of the rectorship of Rev. P.F. O’Hare

History of the Catholic Church in Western New York: Diocese of Buffalo

Monroe County

Early marriages in Rochester, Monroe Co. N.Y. and in the vicinity taken from church records and newspapers

Ogden

A manual of the Presbyterian Church in Ogden
Containing notices of its history, a list of its members, its important resolutions and its articles of faith and convenant

Rochester

Churches of Rochester ecclesiastical history of Rochester, N.Y.
Narrative of the rise and present condition of each religious organization : biographical sketches of pastors and clergymen born in the city, with miscellaneous items from August, 1815 to July, 1871

Centennial celebration, First Baptist Church, 1818-1918, Rochester, N.Y.

A brief history of the Brick Church of Rochester, N. Y 1825-1889

A living church the first hundred years of the Brick Church in Rochester

Brick Church Index
This index was created from the monthly church bulletins of the Brick Church, which span the years from March, 1894 to June, 1931. The actual bulletins are available for viewing in the Local History Division of the Rochester Public Library but may not be copied.

History of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, thirtieth anniversary 1902-1932

History of the Brighton Church

Christ Church, Rochester, Western New York a story-chronological, A.D.1854-A.D.1905

1868-1933, the story of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation

Articles of faith, covenant, list of officers and members, statistical history, &c., of the First Baptist Church, Rochester, N.Y., February 8, 1887

First Church chronicles, 1815-1915 centennial history of the First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY

Souvenir of the golden jubilee of the Immaculate Conception Church, Rochester, New York

The Lutheran Concordia Church, 1877-1927, Rochester, New York fiftieth anniversary

Souvenir book of the Golden Jubilee of the Most Holy Redeemer Church, Rochester, N.Y 1867-1917

Parsells Avenue Baptist Church Year Book, 1909-1910, with directory of Church Members (Rochester, N.Y.)

History of Rochester Presbytery from the earliest settlement of the country
History of Rochester Presbytery from the earliest settlement of the country embracing original records of Ontario Association, and the presbyteries of Ontario, Rochester (former), Tennessee River, and Rochester City, to which are appended biographical sketches of deceased ministers and brief histories of individual churches.

Roman catholic institutions of the city of Rochester, N.Y.

A forward step Salem Evangelical Church, Rochester, N.Y.

Golden jubilee, 1854-1904 history of St. Bridget’s Parish, Rochester, N.Y.

Church of St. James the Greater, Episcopal fifty years of history, 1874-1924

St. John the Evangelist Spencerport Baptisms
This is a name index to people baptized at this church from the mid-19th century through the 20th century; indexed by Arnold Schockow. The information includes the names of parents, godparents, priests, and spouses. Some records go from baptism through all the sacraments.

Annals of St. Luke’s church, Rochester, N.Y. 1817-1883

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rochester, N.Y a brief history of the first one hundred years of Rochester

New York Court Records

Abstracts of Wills on File in the City of New York Surrogate’s Office 1660-1680
Abstracts of wills on file in the surrogate’s office city of New York 1660-1680. From May 1787 to the present, county surrogate’s courts have recorded probates. However, the court of probates and court of chancery handled estates of deceased persons who died in one county but who owned property in another. An 1823 law mandated that all probates come under the jurisdiction of the county surrogate’s courts. Each surrogate’s court has a comprehensive index to all probate records, including the unrecorded probate packets. Interestingly enough, there are wills existing and on record at the Surrogate’s Office in New York City for the time-span of 1660-1680. Genealogical extracts of these wills have been provided below.

Monroe County

Wills of Monroe County, New York

1821-1863 Volume 1A, A-L

1821-1863 Volume 1B, M-Z

Cross index to Wills of Monroe County, New York Vol.  1821-1863 Vol. 1B

1863-1874 Volume 2A

Cross index to Wills of Monroe County, New York Vol.  1863-1874 Vol. 2B

Intestate estates of Monroe County, New York

1821-1863

1863-1874

Cross index of intestates of Monroe County, N.Y., 1863-1874 inclusive

Married daughters: taken from Surrogate records of Monroe County, N.Y.
Listed under their husband’s names; work done by The Genealogical Records Committe[e],  Irondequoit Chapter, D.A.R., Rochester, N.Y.

New York Directories

Free New York State and City Directories
This is our listing of freely available New York state and city directories.

New York Ethnic Genealogy

The Jews of Rochester an historical summary of their progress and status as citizens of Rochester

New York Genealogy

Free New York Genealogy Books
This is our listing of freely available New York state, county, and city genealogy books online.

Seth Hastings Family of Clinton New York
The “Family Record of Dr. Seth Hastings, Senior” by Francis H. Hastings is a genealogical account that documents the ancestry and descendants of Dr. Seth Hastings, Sr., born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, in 1745. This work briefly traces his lineage back to Deacon Thomas Hastings, who emigrated from Ipswich, England, to New England on the ship Elizabeth in 1634. Deacon Thomas Hastings became a freeman in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. The book then advances to a brief overview of the family of Dr. Seth Hastings, Sr., before delving into detailed records of his descendants. The genealogy extends to various families allied to the Hastings through marriage, incorporating a wide array of surnames.

New York Genealogy Websites

Access the County Pages for these organizations here: Free New York Genealogy Websites.

• New York Genealogy
• NYGenWeb
• New York AHGP

New York History

Great Riots of New York 1712-1873
A History of all the Great Riots of New York from 1712 to 1873. Includes histories of the Black Riots, Draft Riots, Flour Riot, Stamp-Act Riot, Abolition Riots, Dead Rabbits’ Riot, Astor Place Riots, Spring Election Riots, Doctors’ Riot, and the Orange Riots.

Champlain’s Expedition of 1615 Against the Onondaga
In the year 1615, there dwelt on the south-eastern shore of Lake Huron, between Lake Simcoe and the Georgian Bay, a nation of Indians who were called in their own language, “Wendats” or “Wyandot,” and by the French ” Huron.” There is no record of their having been visited by the white man prior to the above date. In the same year, the Sieur de Champlain, the Father of French Colonization in America, who had entered the St. Lawrence in 1603 and founded Quebec five years later, ascended the river Ottawa as far as the Huron country-Le Caron, the Franciscan, having preceded him by a few days only. These adventurous pioneers were seeking, in their respective spheres, and by concurrent enterprises, the one to explore the western portions of New France, and the other to establish missions among the North American Indians.

The Hoosac Valley: its legends and its history

A History Of Lake Champlain

The Middle West Side – An Historical Sketch

Flushing Institute student register 1845 to 1860 and other information

Pioneer history of the Holland purchase of western New York embracing some account of the ancient remains
and a history of pioneer settlement under the auspices of the Holland Company

History of Erie County New York
“History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County” by Henry Perry Smith, published in 1884, offers an extensive and detailed account of the development of Buffalo and Erie County. This two-volume work, enriched with illustrations and biographical sketches, serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the historical progression of the region from its earliest days through the 19th century. Volume I focuses on the history of Erie County, New York, and its townships, excluding Buffalo. For the detailed history of Buffalo, readers should refer to Volume II.

History of Buffalo New York
“History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County” by Henry Perry Smith offers a comprehensive account of the development and significant events in Buffalo and Erie County, New York. Published in 1884 by D. Mason & Co. in Syracuse, New York, this two-volume work delves into the early settlement, growth, and transformation of the area. Volume II focuses on the history of Buffalo, New York. For the detailed history of Erie County, readers should refer to Volume I.

History of Ossining New York
The “Ossining Chamber of Commerce Golden Jubilee, 1901-1951” commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Village of Ossining, New York, which was celebrated from September 23-29, 1951. This publication, produced by the Ossining Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the rich history and development of the village, the oldest incorporated village in Westchester County, founded in 1813.

New York Immigration Records

New York Naturalization Records

• Copies of Petitions for Naturalization
  The Works Progress Administration produced copies of naturalization records for individuals who filed in Federal, state, and local courts in New York from 1790 to 1906, which are contained in this series. The petitions for naturalization originated in various courts, including but not limited to, the New York Court of Common Pleas, the Supreme Court of New York County, the New York County Superior Court, and the County Courts of Kings and Queens Counties. Early petitions for naturalization contained less information than those filed after 1906, but still recorded the petitioner’s name, age, place of birth, occupation, date and place of emigration, as well as date and place of arrival in the United States.

New York Maps and Atlases

• 1872 Beers Atlas of Monroe County Index
  An alphabetical list of more than 11,500 property owners from Monroe County towns & villages. Pairs with individual maps digitized on Rochester Images or with printed maps available in the Local History & Genealogy Division. Prepared by volunteers from the Genealogy Round Table of Monroe County.

New York Military Records

• New York Forts
  List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
• A complete military history and record of the 108th regiment N. Y. vols. from 1862 to 1894
• Revolutionary War
  • 1840 Pensioners Census
  • Revolutionary War Pension Records
  • History of Sullivan’s campaign against the Iroquois being a full account of that epoch of the revolution
  • Notices of Sullivan’s Campaign
    The revolutionary warfare in western New-York embodied in the addresses and documents connected with the funeral honors rendered to those who fell with the gallant Boyd.
• War of 1812
  • Society of the War of 1812, Veteran Corps of Artillery
  • A history of the war of 1812-’15 between the United States and Great Britain
• Civil War Records
  • Civil War Pensions Index Cards
    Each card gives the soldier’s name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier’s rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
  • Deeds of daring or, History of the Eighth N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry
  • A brief account of the thirteenth New York state volunteer regiment, 1861-1863
  • History of the 27th regiment N.Y. vols
    History of the 27th regiment N.Y. vols Being a record of its more than two years of service in the war for the union, from May 21st, 1861 to May 31st, 1863. With a complete roster, and short sketches of commanding officers. Also, a record of experience and suffering of some of the comrades in Libby and other Rebel prisons.
  • The story of the Thirty-third N. Y. S. Vols or Two years campaigning in Virginia and Maryland
  • Chronicles of the One hundred fifty-first regiment New York state volunteer infantry, 1862-1865
  • Jefferson County
    • Brant, New York, 1865 Soldiers and Officers
    • Brownville Co. K 35th Regiment New York Infantry
  • Monroe County
    • Rochester Civil War veterans: roster and scrapbook, Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of New York and auxiliaries
      Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of New York [1948]. Includes: Personal war sketches of the members of E.G. Marshall Post No. 397 of Rochester [by Richard Curran] which was presented to the Post in 1892.
    • Civil War Master List
      This is a compilation of names taken from various sources such as card files, the 1865 census, and the County Historian’s Office. It contains over 38,000 names primarily from the Rochester and Monroe County area.
    • Roster of Soldiers in the “War of the Rebellion
      A list of soldiers from Monroe County who served in the War of the Rebellion, taken from W.H. McIntosh’s History of Monroe County and compiled by staff of the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County.
      • A-D
      • E-K
      • L-R
      • S-Z
      • Complete File
• Spanish American War
  • New York in the Spanish-American war 1898
    • Volume 1
    • Volume 2
    • Volume 3
• World War I Records
  • World War 1 Draft Registration Records
  • Monroe County
    • World war service record of Rochester and Monroe County, New York
      • Volume I. Those who died for us. 1924.
      • Volume II. Those who went forth to serve. 1928.
      • Volume III. Those who supported the service. 1930.
    • Rochester in history and our part in the World War
    • The history of Company C…
      American Expeditionary Forces. Ammunition Train, 102nd. Company C.
  • Otsego County
    • The World War Book
      Being a Record of the War Activities of This Community [Richfield Springs, NY] and a Brief Personal History of Those Who Entered the Service of Their Country
• World War II Records
  • World War 2 Casualties – Army, Air Force
  • New York Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard World War II Casualty List
  • Monroe County
    • World War II and Korean Casualties
      This information was taken from data punch cards with cells of newspaper film kept by the Local History Division and contains about 6,500 names.
    • World War II Master File (pdf) — This information was taken from card files in the Local History Division and contains about 7,000 names.
• Korean War Casualty List
  • Monroe County
    • Korean war soldiers from the Rochester area. Compiled by George Coghill. 1976. Two volumes of newspaper clippings.
      • Volume 1
      • Volume 2
    • World War II and Korean Casualties
      This information was taken from data punch cards with cells of newspaper film kept by the Local History Division and contains about 6,500 names.
• Vietnam War Casualty List

New York Native American Records

• New York Indian Tribes
• The Six Nations of New York
• The Shinnecock, Poosepatuck, And Montauk Indians, In New York
• Champlain’s Expedition of 1615 Against the Onondaga
  In the year 1615, there dwelt on the south-eastern shore of Lake Huron, between Lake Simcoe and the Georgian Bay, a nation of Indians who were called in their own language, “Wendats” or “Wyandot,” and by the French ” Huron.” There is no record of their having been visited by the white man prior to the above date. In the same year, the Sieur de Champlain, the Father of French Colonization in America, who had entered the St. Lawrence in 1603 and founded Quebec five years later, ascended the river Ottawa as far as the Huron country-Le Caron, the Franciscan, having preceded him by a few days only. These adventurous pioneers were seeking, in their respective spheres, and by concurrent enterprises, the one to explore the western portions of New France, and the other to establish missions among the North American Indians.
• New York Indian Reservations
• New York Indian Agencies and Schools
• Indian Villages, Towns and Settlements of New York
• Condition of New York Indians in the 1890 Census
• 1896 Census of New York Indians
• New York and North Dakota Indians Wounded in Action
• New York, North Carolina and North Dakota Indian Honored War Dead
• Champlain’s Expedition of 1615 Against the Onondaga
• Congregational Church in the Tuscarora Reservation
• Current Federally Recognized Indian Tribes by State
• List of Federally Non-Recognized Tribes
• State Recognized Tribes
• Aboriginal occupation of the lower Genesee country

New York Historical Newspapers and their Records

• Albany County
  • Albany
    • The Albany register. 1788-1820
    • The Albany centinel. 1797-1806
  • Altamont
    • The Enterprise. 1888-1892
    • Altamont enterprise. 1892-1958
    • Altamont enterprise and Albany County post. 1958-1983
    • The Altamont enterprise. 1983-2006
    • The Altamont enterprise and Albany County post. 2006-current
  • Knowersville
    • Knowersville enterprise. 1884-1888
• Jefferson County
  • Adams
    • Adams Herald 1876-1877
    • Jefferson County Journal
  • Cape Vincent
    • Cape Vincent eagle. (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) 188?-1951
    • Cape Vincent eagle. (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) 1872-18??
    • The Cape-Vincent gazette. (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) 1858-1862
    • The Democratic eagle. (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) 18??-188?
    • Frontier patriot. (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) 1862-186?
  • Clayton
    • On the St. Lawrence and Clayton Independent 1890-1891
  • Watertown
    • The Cannon. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1992-current
    • The Cannoneer. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1965-1966
    • Jefferson Chronicle. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1991-1992
    • Jefferson Community News. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1964-1964
    • The New York reformer. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1850-1867
    • New York Reformer 1850-1863
    • Northern New York journal. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1849-1866
    • Northern New York semi-weekly journal. (Watertown, N.Y.) 186?-186?
    • Northern New York weekly journal. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1868
    • Northern state journal. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1846-1849
    • The Watertown herald. (Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y.) 1886-191?
    • Watertown re-union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918
    • Watertown times. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1890-1894
    • The Word. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1966-1989
• Hudson River Valley Heritage
  HRVH Historical Newspapers provides access to digitized copies of historical newspapers from the Hudson River Valley region of New York State. Each newspaper in HRVH Historical Newspapers has its own page with information about the publication, including the date range that is available online and information about the history of the newspaper.
  • Left of Center
  • Miscellany News
  • Newburgh Telegraph
  • Rockland County Journal
  • Rockland County Messenger
  • Rockland County Times
  • Scarsdale Inquirer
  • The Bronxville Press
  • The Bronxville Review
  • The Daily Record
  • The Eastchester Citizen-Bulletin
  • The Irvington Gazette
  • The Kingston Daily Freeman
  • The News
  • The North River Times
  • The Palisades
  • The Shanks Villager
  • The Tuckahoe Record
  • The Vassar Miscellany (literary publication)
  • Unscrewed
  • Vassar Chronicle
  • Vassar Spectator
  • Womanspeak
• Kings County
  • The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
  • Brooklyn Life
  • Brooklyn Life and Activities of Long Island Society
• Monroe County
  • Early marriages in Rochester, Monroe Co. N.Y. and in the vicinity taken from church records and newspapers
  • Penfield Extra 1863-1866 (most issues)
    • 1863
    • 1864
    • 1865
    • 1866
  • Rochester Daily Advertiser
    • 1826
    • 1827
    • 1833
  • School Journal
    This is a transcription of a Spencerport school newspaper from 1883; transcribed by Patricia Uttaro.
• Suffolk County
  • The Suffolk Times Obituary Index
    An alphabetical listing of obituaries that have been printed in the Suffolk Times. The index currently covers 1920-present. The Mattituck-Laurel library retains the microfilm archives of the Suffolk Times from 1876-present.
  • Babylon Beacon
    Currently Available: 1967-1972
    Published:
    Place of Publication: Babylon
  • Corrector
    Currently Available: 1822-1911
    Published: 1822-1911
    Place of Publication: Sag Harbor
  • County Review
    Currently Available: 1904-1950
    Published: 1903-1950
    Place of Publication: Riverhead
  • East Hampton Star
    Currently Available: 1950 – 1956
    Published: 1885 – Present
    Place of Publication: East Hampton, NY
  • Islip Bulletin
    Currently Available: 1962-1975
    Published: 1962-present
    Place of Publication: Brentwood
  • Long Island Advance
    Currently Available: 1961-1979
    Published: 1961-current
    Place of Publication: Patchogue, NY
  • Long Island Traveler
    Currently Available: 1871 -1940
    Published: 1871-1940
    Place of Publication: Cutchogue (1872), Southold
  • Long Island Traveler Watchman
    Currently Available: 1975 – 1976
    Published: 1940 – 1990
    Place of Publication: Southold, NY
  • Long Islander
    Currently Available: 1839-1985
    Published: 1839-present
    Place of Publication: Huntington
  • Mid-Island Mail
    Currently Available: 1935-1941
    Published: 1935-1941
    Place of Publication: Medford Station
  • Patchogue Advance
    Currently Available: 1926-1961
    Published: 1885-1961
    Place of Publication:
  • Port Jefferson Echo
    Currently Available: 1892-1931
    Published: 1892-1931
    Place of Publication: Port Jefferson Station
  • Port Jefferson Times-Echo
    Currently Available: 1931
    Published: 1931-1935
    Place of Publication: Port Jefferson, NY
  • Sag Harbor Express
    Currently Available: 1885-1898
    Published: 1859-present
    Place of Publication: Sag Harbor
  • Sayville Weekly News
    Currently Available: 1888
    Published: 1885-1888
    Place of Publication: Sayville, NY
  • South Side Signal
    Currently Available: 1869 – 1920
    Published: 1869 – 1920
    Place of Publication: Babylon
  • Suffolk County News
    Currently Available: 1888 – 1972, 1996 – 2007
    Published: 1888 to present
    Place of Publication: Sayville
  • The Long Island Traveler Mattituck Watchman
    Currently Available: 1940-1975
    Published: 1940-1975
    Place of Publication:
  • The Watchman
    Currently Available: 1937 – 1939
    Published: 1937-1940
    Place of Publication: Mattituck, NY
  • The Watchman of the Sunrise Trail
    Currently Available: 1930-1931, 1934-1937
    Published: 1927-1937
    Place of Publication: Mattituck, NY
  • Southold Town-Shelter Island Register 1910-1911
    A digitized copy of the Southold Town-Shelter Island Register  published by the Lawton Company of Maine.
  • Suffolk Life Covers  1964-1969
    A nostalgic look back at the people and events of the North Fork through the front page pictures of the Suffolk Life Newspaper
  • Gildersleeve Scrapbooks
    A digitized copy of the Gildersleeve Newspaper Scrapbooks compiled and donated by the late Donald Gildersleeve of Mattituck.  The scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings from local North Fork newspapers. There are 22 scrapbook covering the years 1915-1982.
    • Marriage Indexes
      An index of marriage announcements located in the Gildersleeve Newspaper Scrapbooks and an alphabetical index of marriages recorded by the Mattituck Presbyterian Church from 1884-1934.
    • Obituaries Indexes 
      An index of obituaries published in the Suffolk Times for the years 1900-2005 and an index of of obituaries listed in the Gildersleeve Newspaper Scrapbooks.

New York Vital Records

• New York Vital Records
• Marriages on Long Island, New York, 1802-1855
• Bronx County
  • New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
    The collection consists of an index to the marriage records from the five municipal boroughs of New York City and their predecessor counties.
  • NYC Grooms Record Index
    his database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom.
  • NYC Brides Record Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the bride. The index is NOT complete.
• Kings County
  • New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
    The collection consists of an index to the marriage records from the five municipal boroughs of New York City and their predecessor counties.
  • NYC Grooms Record Index
    his database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom.
  • NYC Brides Record Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the bride. The index is NOT complete.
• Monroe County
  • Early marriages in Rochester, Monroe Co. N.Y. and in the vicinity taken from church records and newspapers.
  • Brockport
    • Brockport Births, 1925-1953
      This is an index to births appearing in the Brockport Republic and the Brockport Democrat (also known as the Brockport Republic-Democrat) from 1925 to 1953. Indexed by Donald P. Specht.
    • Brockport Marriages, 1856-1917
      This is a name index to marriages appearing in the Brockport Republic newspaper from 1856-1917; indexed by Arnold Schockow.
    • Brockport Marriages, 1925-1953
      This is an index to marriages appearing in the Brockport Republic and the Brockport Democrat (also known as the Brockport Republic-Democrat) from 1925 to 1953. Indexed by Donald P. Specht.
    • Brockport Deaths, 1856-1923
      This is a name index to death notices and obituaries appearing in the Brockport Republic newspaper from 1856-1923; indexed by Arnold Schockow.
    • Brockport Deaths, 1925-1953
      This is an index to deaths appearing in the Brockport Republic and the Brockport Democrat (also known as the Brockport Republic-Democrat) from 1925 to 1953. Indexed by Donald P. Specht
  • Ogden
    • Persons Buried in Ogden, NY
      This is a name index to persons buried in Ogden from 1803 to 2004, gleaned from headstones, cemetery records, and death records; indexed by Donald Specht. 2014 edition.
      • Addendum to Persons Buried in Ogden
        This is a companion to Persons Buried in Ogden and contains additional information gleaned from death and other records; indexed by Donald Specht.
• Nassau County
  • Nassau/Suffolk Marriage Index, 1908-1935
• New York County
  • New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
    The collection consists of an index to the marriage records from the five municipal boroughs of New York City and their predecessor counties.
  • NYC Grooms Record Index
    his database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom.
  • NYC Brides Record Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the bride. The index is NOT complete.
  • Bodies in Transit Registers
    This collection consists of bound volumes recording the transportation of bodies in, out and through Manhattan during 1859-1894. These records were maintained by various iterations of New York City’s Health Department to prevent and track disease and death in the city.
• Queens County
  • New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
    The collection consists of an index to the marriage records from the five municipal boroughs of New York City and their predecessor counties.
  • NYC Grooms Record Index
    his database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom.
  • NYC Brides Record Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the bride. The index is NOT complete.
  • Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium Interment Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 215,000 cremations that took place at the Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.  It also includes over 4,000 people cremated elsewhere and whose cremains are in niches at the columbarium.
• Richmond County
  • New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
    The collection consists of an index to the marriage records from the five municipal boroughs of New York City and their predecessor counties.
  • NYC Grooms Record Index
    his database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom.
  • NYC Brides Record Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The marriage is listed only by the name of the bride. The index is NOT complete.
• Suffolk County
  • Nassau/Suffolk Marriage Index, 1908-1935
  • Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium Interment Index
    This database contains the indexes to over 215,000 cremations that took place at the Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.  It also includes over 4,000 people cremated elsewhere and whose cremains are in niches at the columbarium.
  • The Suffolk Times Obituary Index
    An alphabetical listing of obituaries that have been printed in the Suffolk Times. The index currently covers 1920-present. The Mattituck-Laurel library retains the microfilm archives of the Suffolk Times from 1876-present.

New York Yearbooks

• Jefferson County
  • 1923 Adams High School Senior Annual
  • 1924 Adams High School Senior Annual
• Monroe County
  • 1837-1838 Catalogue of the teachers and pupils of Miss Seward’s Female Seminary, Rochester
  • 1867 First catalogue for fall term of the high school, Rochester, N.Y
  • 1871 Third annual catalogue of Wilson’s Grammar School, 120 Reynold’s Arcade
  • 1872 Fourth annual catalogue of Wilson’s Grammar School, 120 Reynolds’s Arcade
  • 1890 Annual catalogue of the Rochester Free Academy
  • 1907 – The Transcript
    Published by the pupils of the Eight Grade A No. 15 School, Rochester, NY
  • Spencerport High School Yearbook Index
    This name index covers the years 1911 through 1922, and then various years through the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The earlier yearbooks included much more information than the more recent ones, such as specific information about where a student was born, his or her family, and so on.
• Ontario County
  • Canandaigua
    • 1834 Catalogue of officers, teachers and pupils, of the Ontario Female Seminary, Canandaigua