Collections Catalog

Explore All Online Collections

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.

Additional Search Tools

Digital Collections Map – Explore location-specific collections via an interactive map of New York.

Titles and Volumes Directory – Looking for a specific title within one or more collections? This tool allows you to search through the NYG&B's entire inventory of digital titles.

Collection Close-Ups – Every month we hold a webinar on one or more of our collections, explaining what you can find and how you can search.

Released November 21!

Onondaga Court Records

Location
Onondaga County
Collection Category
Court
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

The Onondaga Court Records collection consists of three searchable collections containing Supreme Court judgements, Surrogate records, and a Common Please Judgement Register. Records can also be browsed. Onondaga Supreme Court Judgements (circa 1809-1821) Onondaga County Surrogate Records, 1795-1834...

Released December 15!

Onondaga Religious Records

Location
Onondaga County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

The Onondaga Religious Records collection consists of the following: East Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Quarterly Conference Records, 1894-98 East Reservation Church Records (published 1908) First Onondaga Religious Society Records (published 1821) Records of the First Congregational Church of...

Released November 20!

Pine Family Account Books, Rye, Westchester County, 1794-1832

Location
Westchester County
Collection Category
Account Books
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

This collection of manuscript images dated from 1794 to 1832 includes a shop ledger, account book, and cipher book belonging to James Pine of Rye, New York. Shop Ledger of James Pine This title is dated from 1794 and is James Pine's shop ledger. Goods like rum, tobacco, and sugar are frequently...

Released May 18!

School Records, Riga, Monroe County, 1843-1862

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
Town Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Town of Riga
Body

Background on the Collection Details Included in the Documents Pupils who attended school during each 16 week term The number of days students attended class during a term The names of the teachers and superintendent of the district during the given terms The ages of some pupils (ranging from 5-16)...

Released May 02!

Sherwood Journals, Cayutaville, Tompkins County, 19th Century

Location
Tompkins County
Collection Category
Account Books
Unlocked
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

The first book includes handwritten records of 150 patient names and fees/expenditures of Dr. Amaziah Church Sherwood's, the second book is Orlando Sherwood's account ledger, and the third book is the latter's medical journal. It is unclear if the medical journal represents the same patients that...

Released January 21!

St. Lawrence County Abolitionist Database

Location
St. Lawrence County
Collection Category
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

This collection consists of a searchable database of abolitionists in St. Lawrence county from the 1830s to the 1850s. The core data is a log of all individuals who signed a petition or took another deliberate public action demonstrating their support for abolishing slavery in the United States...

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 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 Callicoon, and the second volume is a Supervisor Book that contains accounts payable notes from 1842 through 1879...

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...

Released April 02!

Town of Inlet

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

These records from the town of Inlet, located in Hamilton County, include hotel listings, from 1898 to 1932, and tax assessment rolls, from 1906 to 1929. Hotels include the Arrowhead-Inlet Inn, The Wood Hotel, Camp Deerhurst, Seventh Lake House, and Hess Camp. Use the waypoint links to browse each...

Released February 10!

Town of Niles, Cayuga County

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

The collection Town of Niles, Cayuga County contains town government records documenting the administration and civic life of the Town of Niles from 1779 to 1891. These records provide valuable evidence for genealogical and historical research in Cayuga County, New York. The collection includes...

Released June 11!

Town of Sheldon

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

These records are from the town of Sheldon, located on the western border of Wyoming County. The land was originally deeded to Oliver Phelps and Lemuel Chipman in 1804 from the Holland Land Company. The Town of Sheldon was founded in 1808 when it was separated from its parent Town of Batavia. It was...

Released January 06!

Town of Summit, Early Government Records

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

This newly digitized volume records the details of the early town government for the town of Summit from 1820-1830. Details include the first elected officials of the town— Supervisor, Town Clerk, Assessors, Poor Master, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Common Schools, Inspector of Common...

Released March 24!

Town Records, Sterling, Cayuga County, 1829-1880

Location
Cayuga County
Collection Category
Census
Town Records
Unlocked
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Town of Sterling
Body

The Town of Sterling, which is located in Cayuga County, was named after American Revolutionary War general William Alexander, Lord Stirling. As a revolutionary town, Sterling has a rich history and offers a wealth of materials to researchers. As part of our Statewide Initiative program, we worked...

Released June 23!

Union Hill Cemetery, Cato, Cayuga County, Established 1802

Location
Cayuga County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Village of Cato
Body

Union Hill Cemetery, Cato, is an active cemetery which dates back to the 19th century and covers over 200 years of burial records, from the time that Cato was established in 1802. The Cemetery records include various family plots and inform researchers about who owned them, the date the deed was...

Released June 02!

Village of Brightwaters

Location
Suffolk County
Collection Category
Town Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
OCR
Text & Images
Body

This newly digitized collection from the Village of Brightwaters, Suffolk County, contains various town records beginning in 1916. Records include Board of Trustees Minutes, Board of Appeals Minutes, Planning Board Minutes, Administrative Code, an Audit of the Village, Report of Examinations...