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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 18

Note. The references listed in the excellent bibliography below are no longer available at the NYG&B Library. They are, however, available at the New York Public Library where our collection is now housed.

Note. The references listed in the excellent bibliography below are no longer available at the NYG&B Library. They are, however, available at the New York Public Library where our collection is now housed.

As anyone who has worked on colonial New York or New Jersey families can tell you, researching families whose baptisms, marriages and burials occur in Dutch Reformed Church records can be quite rewarding.

Important sources for colonial New York research are the various censuses, assessment rolls (including tax and rate lists), oaths of allegiance, and other lists created under the Dutch and English administrations.

Note. The references listed in the excellent article below are available on FamilySearch.org by entering the FHL film number in a catalog

National Genealogical Society Quarterly [NGSQ], founded in 1912, has published important articles on New York sources, and, to a lesser extent, on New York families.

It is common knowledge that the 1890 Federal Census population schedules were almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1921.

One of the unique aspects of New York history was the existence of manors as political and judicial units in the colonial era.