Otsego County

Released July 03!

Later French Settlements in New York State, 1783–1800

Location
Chenango County
Jefferson County
Lewis County
Montgomery County
Oneida County
Otsego County
Collection Category
Colonial
Immigration
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This brief study, written by J. I. Wyer Jr., forms part of Volume 15 in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association 1916. Over fourteen pages, it surveys some of the most notable New York settlements established by French immigrants between the years 1783 and 1800. Includes...

Released June 25!

History of Otsego County, New York, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers

Location
Otsego County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
D. Hamilton Hurd
Body

This survey of Otsego County’s history and notable personages was written by Duane Hamilton Hurd and published in 1878. Divided into seventy-six chapters (with an additional 110 biographical sketches), it tracks the cultural and political development of Otsego from the early 18th century until the...

Released June 25!

History of the Order in the U. S. by Counties, Otsego County Posts, Department of New York

Location
Otsego County
Collection Category
Military
Death
Statistical Report
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
D.A. Ellis
Body

Published in 1892, this volume contains the histories of town posts throughout Otsego County, descriptions and lists of officers and former commanders of these posts, and lists of post members. Pages pertaining to the Grand Army of the Republic are also included, such as a description of its history...

Released June 25!

American Agriculturist Farm Directory and Reference Book of Otsego and Herkimer Counties, New York, 1917

Location
Otsego County
Herkimer County
Collection Category
Directories
Statistical Report
Collection Type
OCR
Body

In addition to farm directories for Otsego and Herkimer counties, this volume includes agricultural statistics, road maps, and a list of town officers for both counties, an index for advertisers, and lists of people in local, state, and federal government. Chapter highlights include: • Agricultural...

Released February 13!

Otsego County Religious Records

Location
Otsego County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Otsego County, New York. Some volumes are searchable, others can only be browsed by image. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.

Released February 13!

Otsego County Cemetery Records

Location
Otsego County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Otsego 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.

Otsego County, New York Guide

This guide for Otsego 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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