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Kings County Administration Proceedings, 1817-1856 The Society has just published Kings County, New York, Administration Proceedings, 1817-1856, compiled by B-Ann Moorhouse, CG, FGBS, assisted by the late Joseph M. Silinonte. This book gives… Probate Kings County
Kings County Colonial Church Records The Dutch Church at New Utrecht Kings County (now also called the Borough of Brooklyn) is an ancestral home to a very large number of Americans, many of whom trace lines back to the county's… Colonial, Religious Records Kings County, New York City
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. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, "on permanent loan… Repositories Kings County
Letter Book of John Moore, Esq. John Moore, Esq. of New York City (1745-1828) was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Channing) Moore, and the grandson of Col. John and Frances (Lambert) Moore and William and Anne (Bowne) Channing.… Colonial New Amsterdam
Lewis County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages This material is a compilation of resources available. The inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement of its content or accuracy.  Please send any additions or corrections to … County Guide Lewis County
Lewis County, New York Guide Lewis County is bordered by St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Herkimer, Oneida, and Oswego Counties. County Formed: March 28, 1805 Parent County: Oneida Daughter Counties: None     Major Land… County Guide Lewis County
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. To aid in the prevention of communicable… MUNI, Vital Records New York City
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,… MUNI New York City
Little Publicized New York City Sources: The Landon Papers and Military Records The Landon Papers The article “Helps for New York Genealogists” by Henry R. Stiles, M.D., published in the Record during its infancy in October 1871 (2:186-89), was one of the first to… Women's History All NY Counties, Suffolk County
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. About 60 years ago,… Newspapers, Vital Records Kings County, Nassau County, Queens County, Suffolk County