Nassau County

Released November 27!

New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812–1815

Location
New York County
Kings County
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Richmond County
Collection Category
County Histories
Military
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Researched and written by Robert Guernsey in 1889, this text is the first volume in a sweeping historical account of the War of 1812 as fought in and around New York County. It contains political and financial commentary, personal anecdotes, and detailed surveys of military actions and topography...

Released July 25!

The Dutch Schools of New Netherland and Colonial New York

Location
Albany County
Rensselaer County
Columbia County
Greene County
Ulster County
Dutchess County
Westchester County
Rockland County
New York County
Nassau County
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Researched and compiled by William Heard Kilpatrick, this text was released by the United States Bureau of Education in Bulletin 1912, No. 12. It surveys the various schools establish by Dutch colonists in New Netherland beginning in the early 17th century and concluding with the advent of the...

Released July 03!

Fairchild Cemetery Manual: a Reliable Guide to the Cemeteries of Greater New York and Vicinity

Location
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Kings County
Richmond County
Queens County
New York County
Rockland County
Westchester County
Putnam County
Orange County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This guide was researched and compiled in 1910 by Fairchild Sons, a funeral home located in Brooklyn, NY. It contains a wide range of information pertaining to decease and burial, including a detailed survey of all cemeteries within 50 miles of New York City, laws relating to cemeteries, and indices...

Released February 07!

Nassau County Cemetery Records

Location
Nassau County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Nassau County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery.

Released February 07!

Long Island Cemetery Records

Location
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries on Long Island, in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery.

Nassau County, New York Guide

This guide for Nassau County contains a detailed list of resources for those researching families that lived there. The guide includes a map of municipalities, a brief county history, as well as links to county, local and regional repositories, resources, and societies.  A selected bibliography is also available, along with other links that researchers will find highly valuable.

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