The original records of St.
The Brooklyn Eagle Almanac
Between 1886 and 1929 the newspaper Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an annual almanac, "A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island," as the 1914 edition is sub-titled.
The Calendar and Colonial New York
All colonial genealogists learn that Britain and its colonies changed from the old style (Julian) calendar to the new style (Gregorian) calendar on January 1,1752.
The 1911 State Library Fire And Its Effect On New York Genealogy
Special Federal Census Schedules For New York State
While the Population Schedules of these censuses are probably the most widely used of all genealogical sources, there is little evidence that genealogists are making much use of the Special Schedules of the 1850-1880 censuses, ev
Religious Records of Queens and Nassau Counties
Queens County was created in 1683 as one of the original counties of the colony or province of New York. It included what are today the counties of Queens and Nassau (and Lloyd's Neck, ceded to Suffolk County in 1886).
Provost's Early Settlers of Bushwick
Andrew Jackson Provost, Jr. (1867-1963) was a civil engineer with a lifelong interest in genealogy.
New York City Vital Records
New York is the only state with two sets of vital records, one for the 57 counties outside of New York City and the other for the five counties/boroughs of the city.
New York 1890 Census Substitutes
It is common knowledge that the 1890 Federal Census population schedules were almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1921.
New York Probate Records Since 1787
This article is a sequel to New York Probate Records Before 1787.