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Released March 14!

Rossville, St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, 1844–1877

Location
Richmond County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

These records include the follow details: Introduction Baptisms and Births, 1844 to 1877 Confirmations, 1844 to 1870 Rectors of the Church, 1844 to 1856 Communicants, 1845 to 1874 Marriages, 1844 to 1877 Burials, 1844 to 1877 Members of the Congregation Gravestone Inscriptions Photographs by William...Read more

Released February 18!

Saratoga County Religious Records

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

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Saratoga 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.Read more

Released February 18!

Schenectady County Religious Records

Location
Schenectady County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Schenectady 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.Read more

Released February 18!

Schoharie County Religious Records

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

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Schoharie 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.Read more

Released January 29!

Selected Church Records in Sullivan County, New York

Location
Sullivan County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Body

These microfilm images contain transcripts of the records of five churches located in Sullivan County. The transcriptions were created in 1929 and the original microfilm was created in 1941. The records include the following: Records of the Free Methodist Church at Ferndale including membership...Read more

Released March 26!

Staten Island Gravestone Inscriptions

Location
Richmond County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

This collection of inscriptions, index, and illustrations includes the following Staten Island cemeteries: Introduction, Volume One Sylvan Grove Cemetery Merrell Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Church of the Ascension Burying Ground The Staten Island Cemetery Fountain Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions...Read more

Released December 09!

The Catholic Church in the United States of America

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This text is the third volume in an eight-volume series created in celebration of the Golden Jubilee under Pope Pius X. It was written by a number of Church authorities, including the Reverend Michael J. Riordan, the Very Reverend P.L. Duffy and the Very Reverend F. Joseph Magri. As noted in the...Read more

Released December 09!

The Catholic Churches of New York City

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This volume, published by John Gilmary Shea in 1878, contains lists of the archbishops, bishops, and Catholic churches of New York City as well as illustrations of its prominent religious figures and sites. View the full file.Read more

Released June 17!
Released June 17!

The Diocese of Western New York: History and Recollections

Location
Allegany County
Cattaraugus County
Chautauqua County
Erie County
Genesee County
Livingston County
Monroe County
Niagara County
Ontario County
Orleans County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
Steuben County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Yates County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Charles Wells Hayes
Body

Charles Wells Hayes’ survey of the Protestant Episcopate in Western New York was first published in 1903. This second edition (1904) is organized into 49 chapters over 4 sections and includes historical, geographical and anecdotal information about parishes from Utica to Buffalo. It tracks...Read more

Released April 22!

The First Presbyterian Church of West Galway, in the Town of Perth, 1793–1913

Location
Fulton County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

This transcription includes: Introduction Births and Baptisms, 1793 to 1912 Marriages, 1793 to 1888 Deaths, 1795 to 1885 History of the Church and List of Its Pastors Elders, 1793 to 1889 (incomplete) Communicants and Register of Members, 1793 to 1913 Members Received, 1793 to 1850 Members Dismissed...Read more

Released March 14!

Tottenville, Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, 1839–1869

Location
Richmond County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

The collection includes: Introduction Marriages, 1841 to 1855 Births and Baptisms, 1843 to 1855 Church Officers, Woodrow, 1839 and 1840 Births and Baptisms, 1857 to 1869 Adult Baptisms, 1857 to 1861 Marriages, 1855 to 1869 Members, Woodrow and Bethel, 1840 and 1847 Bethel members, 1851 Bethel...Read more

Released February 20!

Washington County Religious Records

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

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Washington 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.Read more

Released March 14!

West Brighton, St. Mary's Church, Staten Island, 1849–1899

Location
Richmond County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

These records include the following details: Introduction Baptisms Marriages Funerals Families Communicants Confirmations Index View the full file. This collection was edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.Read more

Released May 01!

Westchester County Religious Records

Location
Westchester County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Westchester County, New York. Researchers can search these records by text and can browse digital images. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.Read more