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Released June 17!
Released February 15!

The Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the Revolution

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

The Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the Revolution is a fully searchable volume that includes the Charters to the Duke of York, the Commissions and Instructions to Colonial Governors, the Duke's Laws, the Laws of the Dongan and Leisler Assemblies, the Charters of Albany and New York...Read more

Released June 08!

The Columbia (Periodical)

Location
Columbia County
Collection Category
Periodicals
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Arthur C.M. Kelly
Body

Issues of The Columbia contain a variety of extracted and transcribed records from Columbia County and beyond—many of which cannot be found anywhere else online. These materials often represent previously unpublished records from private individuals, churches, and other record holders.Read more

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 July 25!

The Dutch Schools of New Netherland and Colonial New York

Location
Albany County
Rensselaer County
Columbia County
Greene County
Ulster County
Dutchess County
Westchester County
Rockland County
New York County
Nassau County
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Researched and compiled by William Heard Kilpatrick, this text was released by the United States Bureau of Education in Bulletin 1912, No. 12. It surveys the various schools establish by Dutch colonists in New Netherland beginning in the early 17th century and concluding with the advent of the...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 February 15!

The History of Ulster County, New York

Location
Ulster County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

The History of Ulster County, New York, includes illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. The text also includes lists of men from Ulster County who served in the Civil War. View the full volume.Read more

Released July 25!
Released December 05!

The Military and Civil History of the County of Essex, New York

Location
Essex County
Collection Category
Military
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This history of Essex County, written by Winslow C. Watson in 1869, was developed from an agricultural survey researched and compiled by the author around 1852. It explores Essex’s colonial history (beginning in the late 16th century), as well as its geography, economic potentialities, military...Read more

Released April 29!

The Mohawk (Periodical)

Location
Montgomery County
Schenectady County
Collection Category
Periodicals
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Arthur C.M. Kelly
Body

Issues of The Mohawk contain a variety of extracted and transcribed records from Montgomery County, Schenectady County, and beyond—many of which cannot be found anywhere else online. These materials often represent previously unpublished records from private individuals, churches, and other record holders.Read more

Released February 11!

The Saratoga (Periodical)

Location
Saratoga County
Collection Category
Periodicals
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Arthur C.M. Kelly
Body

The Saratoga, a quarterly periodical created and edited by Arthur C.M. Kelly, founder of Kinship Books, includes rare and essential record extracts and transcriptions from Saratoga County. Individual issues cover a wide range of materials documenting families who lived in (and around) Saratoga County in the 1700s and 1800s.Read more

Released November 26!

The Veteran Volunteers of Herkimer and Otsego Counties in the War of the Rebellion

Location
Herkimer County
Otsego County
Collection Category
Military
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This volume, published by Henry Roback in 1888, recounts the war of the rebellion fought in part by volunteer soldiers from Herkimer and Otsego counties. Roback’s work contains the various battles, sieges, deaths, and eventual end of the war experienced by the ranks. View the full volume.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 06!

Town of Callicoon

Location
Sullivan County
Collection Category
Town Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

This collection consists of town records from the town of Callicoon. Using the waypoints below, researchers can browse images from each volume. The first volume is the 1845 state census for Sullivan County and the second volume is a Supervisor Book that contains accounts payable notes from 1842...Read more

Released March 07!

Town of Fremont

Location
Sullivan County
Collection Category
Town Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

These volumes from the Town of Fremont, Sullivan County, New York, contain town records from 1851 through 1918. The records include town board meeting minutes, tax assessment records, justice court minutes, highway commissioner records, road machine tax records, chattel mortgages, and the town...Read more