Below you will find a complete list of each online collection. Click the title of each collection to view a full description and search the collection individually.
Digital Collections Map – Explore location-specific collections via an interactive map of New York.
Titles and Volumes Directory – Looking for a specific title within one or more collections? This tool allows you to search through the NYG&B's entire inventory of digital titles.
Collection Close-Ups – Every month we hold a webinar on one or more of our collections, explaining what you can find and how you can search.
A documentary history of het (the) Nederdeutsche gemeente, Dutch congregation, of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Island of Nassau (now Long Island), is a searchable compilation of family records. View the full text.
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Albany County, New York. Most volumes are searchable, but two are image browse only. The collection page contains a complete list of all churches available, including waypoint links to view images from each church.
Beginning in 1987, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) and the American Bible Society undertook this project to make the family records documented in these Bibles accessible to researchers. NYG&B volunteers examined the ABS collection and identified 632 Bibles that contained...
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Cayuga 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 congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.
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...
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Columbia 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.
This collection includes baptisms, marriages, deaths, church membership, and abstracts from church minutes from 1782 to 1867. Introduction Members, 1782? to 1835; 1860; 1867 Abstracts from Minutes, 1782 to 1835 Baptisms, 1782 to 1835 Marriages, 1783 to 1805 Deaths, 1775 to 1806 View the full...
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Delaware 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.
This volume consists of the complete Vosburgh transcription complied by the NYG&B, plus a searchable index created by the Mongomery County Department of History and Archives (Fonda, New York) Index Introduction to Vosburgh Transcriptions Baptisms, 1774–1842 Marriages, 1774–1842 View the full...
This book was written by Rev. Edward T. Corwin, qualified by virtues of his time in Holland and his “thorough knowledge of the Dutch language,”. Corwin begins with a lengthy introduction to establish the nature of his sources. He begins by establishing the desire to have a recorded history that...
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is the official repository of the records from St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New York City. This collection is a digitized finding aid to the 13 register books that are held at the NYG&B offices in Manhattan.
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is the official repository of the records from St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church in New York City. This collection is a digitized finding aid and inventory of the 15 register books that are held in the NYG&B offices in Manhattan.
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Fulton County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images from this collection, but the records cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.
Those researching their German ancestors who lived in New York City during this time period often face the daunting task of locating the birthplace of their German immigrant ancestors. Civil vital records are not only difficult to find, but they also often do not contain the required level of detail to make the jump back across the Atlantic. This guide is a fantastic tool for researchers to use.
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Greene 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.