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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.
Released July 25!
The Memorial History of the City of New York from Its First Settlement to the Year 1892
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Edited by James Grant Wilson and published by the New York History Company in 1892, this text marks the first entry in a four-volume series on the history and contemporary life of New York City. It is broken into fifteen chapters and covers major developments between the early 16th and late 17th...
Released July 03!
Fairchild Cemetery Manual: a Reliable Guide to the Cemeteries of Greater New York and Vicinity
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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 March 26!
New York, All Saints' Church, 1824–1862
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All Saint’s Church is an Episcopal church in, New York City [Manhattan]. The "Parish Register of All Saints Church [New York City]," a typescript, was copied for NYG&B in 1928 and certified by Harold S. F. Randolph, Assistant Librarian. The typescript is a transcription of the parish register. This...
Released March 26!
New York, South Reformed Church in Garden Street, 1812–1853
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This transcription includes: Introduction Births and Baptisms, 1812 to 1852 Marriages, 1812 to 1853 View the full file. This collection was edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.
Big News: New York Roman Catholic Records Now Online
Excellent news for New York researchers with Catholic ancestors: New York Roman Catholic Archdiocese indexes are online on Findmypast.
Released May 25!
Finding Aid for Dutch Reformed Church of Greene and Houston Streets
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Finding aid to the Dutch Reformed Church of Greene and Houston Streets in New York City, also known as the Greene Street Church and Seventh Avenue Church. Index cards feature names that direct researchers to records held at the New-York Historical Society.