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Released August 10!

Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York

Location
Niagara County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Refer to either Table of Contents to locate the page number of the section you'd like to see. Preface Historical Table of Contents Biographical Table of Contents Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York was edited by Samuel T. Wiley and W. Scott Garner, and published by...

Released July 03!

Biographical Review: Madison County, New York

Location
Madison County
Collection Category
Biographies
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Compiled by the Biographical Review Publishing Company in 1894, this text contains brief biographical sketches of over 300 notable citizens of Madison County. Sketches are anecdotal and arranged neither alphabetically nor chronologically according to birth/death. Most individuals included in the...

Released May 17!

Book of Biographies: Chenango County, New York

Location
Chenango County
Collection Category
Biographies
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This fully searchable text features biographical sketches of the leading citizens of Chenango County during the 19th century. The volume can also be browsed.

Released November 15!

Broome County Histories and Directories

Location
Broome County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Digitized histories and directories of Broome County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on the people of Broome County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.

Released December 20!

Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, Albany, NY

Location
Albany County
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This book is a calendar--a chronological itemization of documents--and, according to the author, was modeled after the “Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, preserved in the State Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office”. It draws from the Dutch MSS, with the author noting that these...

Released July 03!

Calendar of NY Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers; in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Colonial
Index
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Published by Albany, Weed, Parsons & Co. in 1884, this text contains 63 volumes of colonial land papers indorsed between the years 1642 and 1803. Papers includes petitions, claims, affidavits, maps, reports, private letters and meeting minutes. The text concludes with a detailed index of names and...

Released February 05!

Cattaraugus County Cemetery Records

Location
Cattaraugus County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Cattaraugus 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.

Released February 05!

Cayuga County Religious Records

Location
Cayuga County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Text & Images
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

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.

Released March 25!

Chemung County Histories and Directories

Location
Chemung County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Digitized histories and directories of Chemung County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on the people of Chemung County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.

Released May 02!

Chemung County Solider Index for Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, Vol. II

Location
Chemung County
Collection Category
Military
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

This volume of select biographies of Chemung county Civil War veterans was extracted from Presidents, Soldiers and Statesmen Vol. II, with an index compiled by Judy Bliss Slade. This chapter of the book also includes families from Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, and Tioga counties. In addition to...

Released October 27!

Chenango County Histories and Directories

Location
Chenango County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Digitized histories and directories of Chenango County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on the people of Chenango County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.

Released May 31!

Church Family Account Book, Churchville, Monroe County, 1849-1854

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
Account Books
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Church Family
Body

Details about this book The account book belonged to the family of Dennis Church, the second generation of the family that the town of Churchville was named after. Transactions found in this volume took place in the towns of Riga and Churchville, Monroe County. Flour milling seems to have been the...

Released April 08!

Church of the Transfiguration

Location
New York City
Collection Category
Religious Records
Marriage Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

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...

Released February 14!

Colonial Immigration Records

Location
New Netherland
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This collection contains genealogical information and biographical sketches of immigrants to New York during the Dutch and English colonial era. Read the collection description for detailed information on each volume and waypoint links.

Released June 18!

Columbia County Histories

Location
Columbia County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Digitized histories of Columbia County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on many individuals who lived in Columbia County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.