Spawned by the success of Huntington's 250th birthday celebration in 1903 a group of women, many of them members of Huntington's founding families, met to organize a society to "perpetuate an interest in things historic; . . .
Seversmith's Colonial Families
A useful work for New York research (and Long Island in particular) is Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut (5 vols., 1939-58, Washington, D.C., privately printed) and two
Manors in New York (Part One)
One of the unique aspects of New York history was the existence of manors as political and judicial units in the colonial era.
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.
Families and Sources in the Suffolk County Historical Society Register
Since 1975 valuable material relating to the history and genealogy of Suffolk County, Long Island, has been appearing in the Suffolk County Historical Society Register (SCHSR).
Suffolk County, New York Guide
Suffolk County is the easternmost county of New York State. Together with Nassau, it comprises modern suburban Long Island.
Suffolk County, New York Cities, Towns, and Villages
This material is a compilation of resources available.
New Free NY Databases from the German Genealogy Group
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Court, Vital Records
Our friends at the German Genealogy Group made some fantastic updates to their free online databases this past month.