Following are the subject families in the Arthur Soper Wardwell Collection at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Arthur Soper Wardwell, F.A.S.G.
The Long Island Division of the Queens Borough Public Library
Before traveling to the Queens County Surrogate's Court for an early probate proceeding — perhaps only to learn that the file is missing or to be informed that it is too late that day to order a file — one is well advised to first check the collec
Researching the Irish-Born of New York City
It should be stated at the outset that researchers can find this phase of genealogy most difficult, the researcher with expertise in New York City sources being no exception.
The Eardeley Collection at the Brooklyn Historical Society
William Applebie Daniel Eardeley (1870-1935) was one of the most prolific New York genealogists of his time, and much of his work remains unpublished.
Little Publicized New York City Sources: Vital Records from the Long Island-Star and Brooklyn Evening Star, 1809-1846
Josephine C. Frost's Vital Records from the Long-Island Star and Brooklyn Evening Star, 1809-1846, is in the manuscript collection of The Brooklyn Historical Society.
Little Publicized New York City Sources: Minutes of the Committee on Health 1798
Of the long run of volumes of the Minutes of the Board of Health at the Municipal Archives of The City of New York, only the first volume, containing the Minutes of the Committee on Health, has considerable genealogical
Little Publicized New York City Source: Bodies in Transit
Bodies in Transit at the Municipal Archives of The City of New York is a collection of records, kept only during the years 1859 to 1894, in 10 volumes.
Kings County Records from the St. Francis College Collection Now at the Municipal Archives of the City of New York
James A. Kelly, Deputy County Clerk of Kings County from 1944 to 1971, arranged that the historical records of the county be turned over to St.