Repositories

Part One

American genealogists passionately seek to trace their roots and to understand how the lives of their ancestors fit into a broader historical context.

One of the oldest historical societies in the United States, the Westchester County Historical Society was established in 1874 by a group of prominent Westchester men who were passionately interested in history, especially 

On March 27, 1684, Phillip Galpin brought his will to be recorded by John Ryder, the first County Clerk for Westchester County.

The New-York Historical Society [NYHS] was founded in 1804 — when New York was often spelled with a hyphen.

Following are the subject families in the Arthur Soper Wardwell Collection at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Arthur Soper Wardwell, F.A.S.G.

Before traveling to the Queens County Surrogate's Court for an early probate proceeding — perhaps only to learn that the file is missing or to be informed that it is too late that day to order a file — one is well advised to first check the collec

In spite of initial impressions, the influence of Montgomery County reaches far beyond its local limits.

The area that would become the city of Schenectady was first settled by Europeans in 1661.