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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.

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Released May 26!

Erie County Histories and Directories

Location
Erie County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

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

Released July 03!

Fairchild Cemetery Manual: a Reliable Guide to the Cemeteries of Greater New York and Vicinity

Location
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Kings County
Richmond County
Queens County
New York County
Rockland County
Westchester County
Putnam County
Orange County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This guide was researched and compiled in 1910 by Fairchild Sons, a funeral home located in Brooklyn, NY. It contains a wide range of information pertaining to decease and burial, including a detailed survey of all cemeteries within 50 miles of New York City, laws relating to cemeteries, and indices...

Released February 05!

Female Descendants of William Brewster - Compiled Genealogies

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Compiled Genealogies
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Handwritten research notes on female descendants of William Brewster. In 1908, Emma C. Brewster wrote an authoritative genealogy of the descendants of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. Due to practical constraints at the time, she included mainly male lines in her published work. Jones donated her unpublished, handwritten research notes on these female lines to the NYG&B in the early twentieth century.

Released May 25!

Finding Aid for Dutch Reformed Church of Greene and Houston Streets

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Research Aids
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Finding aid to the Dutch Reformed Church of Greene and Houston Streets in New York City, also known as the Greene Street Church and Seventh Avenue Church. Index cards feature names that direct researchers to records held at the New-York Historical Society.

Released February 06!

Finding Aid to the Records of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

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.

Released February 06!

Finding Aid to the Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

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.

Released August 26!

Force/Vorce Surname Given Name Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Index
Collection Type
Text & Images
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

This collection—digitized by NYG&B volunteers—compiles typewritten index cards with the given names of Force/Vorce children.

Released August 26!

Force/Vorce Surname Husbands Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Index
Collection Type
Text & Images
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

Known as the Index of Husbands to Vorce Daughters, this collection—digitized by NYG&B volunteers—compiles typewritten index cards with the names of the men that married Force/Vorce daughters.

Released August 26!

Force/Vorce Surname Wives Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Index
Collection Type
Text & Images
Creator
Royden Woodward Vosburgh
Body

Known as the Vorce Index to Wives, this collection—digitized by NYG&B volunteers—compiles typewritten index cards with the maiden names of Force/Vorce wives.

Released January 29!

Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Statistical Report
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830 together with a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro, by Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. This volume is a statistical report of the heads of free Black families by state, with New York records appearing from pages 84 to 109. The text is fully...

Released February 06!

Fulton County Cemetery Records

Location
Fulton County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries located in Fulton 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 06!

Fulton County Religious Records

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

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.

Released May 24!

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lewis county, N.Y., 1872–73

Location
Lewis County
Collection Category
County Histories
Directories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This volume contains an extensive list of businesses and advertisements for Lewis County from 1872 to 1873, including an almanac, census report, and classified business directory. The text is fully searchable, but can also be browsed. Chapter and section highlights include: Gazetteer of County...

Released June 14!

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Monroe County, N.Y. for 1869-1870

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
Occupations
Business
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Hamilton Child
Body

This volume is text searchable—text searches entered from this page will query all text in this volume. Researchers will find business listings, information related to local history, advertisements, and other short articles. This directory has a variety of uses. Information on businesses and their...

Released August 10!

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Niagara County, N.Y. for 1869

Location
Niagara County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

In the Gazetteer and Business Directory, researchers will find business listings, advertisements, and short articles related to local history. Click here to view the volume, or refer to specific links below. Introduction by Hamilton Child General Contents / Index to Business Directory Index to...