Birth, marriage, and death records offer important clues to anyone researching their family history. These vital records can provide dates, relationships, and other essential details to your research.
New York City Censuses for 1816, 1819, and 1821
Are you having difficulty tracing someone in New York City in the early nineteenth century?
New York City Assessment Rolls 1699-1734
A little-used reel of microfilm in the NYG&B Collection contains tax assessment rolls for New York City for many years from 1699 to 1734.
Records of the Society of Friends (Quakers), New York Yearly Meeting
The films listed below contain records of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), created by the Monthly Meetings (MM) within the jurisdiction of the New York Yearly Meeting.
City Clerk's Marriage Licenses, New York City, 1908-1937: One of 20th-Century Genealogy's Best Primary Sources
Ah, New York City marriage certificates. As researchers, we delight in finding them and their illuminating information about spouses, parents, birthplaces, the wedding—
Records of Other Protestant Denominations of New York City (Manhattan)
Previous articles in this series have covered records in the NYG&B Collection for the Methodist, Dutch Reformed, Lutheran, Episcopalian and Presbyterian churches of old New York City (Manhattan).
Lutheran Records of New York City (Manhattan)
Germans, Scandinavians, and others of the Lutheran faith were among the earliest European settlers of Manhattan Island.
Before the Five-borough City: The Old Cities, Towns and Villages That Came Together to Form 'Greater New York'
The present City of New York, consisting of five boroughs, came into existence on January 1, 1898.
Church and Cemetery: Methodist Protestants and the Union Cemeteries of Brooklyn (1844-1894)
Editor's note: Since this article was published, the NYG&B has published this collection, Methodist Protestants and the Union Cemeteries of Broo
Church of the Transfiguration
The Church of the Transfiguration collection consists of marriage certificates and register books organized by year for the Episcopalian parish located at 1 East 29th Street, New York, NY. While both record types can be browsed by clicking on each year, the marriage certificates can also be searched...