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Released February 07!

New York County Religious Records

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in New York County, New York. Some volumes are searchable, others can only be browsed by image. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.

Released February 07!

New York County Ward 17, State Census, 1855

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Census
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

The county originals of the 1855 New York State census enumeration for New York City's Ward 17 in Manhattan. Located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Ward 17 was a densely populated area that attracted vast numbers of immigrants of diverse ethnic backgrounds, but especially German and Irish. The 1855 census records every name within enumerated households and provides the relationship to the head of household.

Released March 01!

New York Researcher

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Periodicals
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Body

A quarterly periodical published by the NYG&B since 1990. The New York Researcher shares news about the NYG&B and wider genealogical community, and publishes articles and stories that are useful and interesting to family history enthusiasts.

Released February 10!

New York State Birth Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Vital Records
Unlocked
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

This collection contains images of the official New York State birth index produced by the Department of Health. Researchers should use this index to obtain the certificate number for an ancestor's birth certificate - a crucial piece of information needed to order a copy of the full certificate from New York State. Years covered are 1881 - 1941.

Released February 10!

New York State Death Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Vital Records
Unlocked
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

This collection contains images of the official New York State death index produced by the Department of Health. This index contains the vital record certificate number for death records held by the New York State - these certificate numbers can be used to order a full copy of the death certificate from the State Archives. This collection covers 1880 - 1956.

Released February 10!

New York State Estate Inventory Abstracts, 1666 - 1825

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Wills & Probate
Collection Type
OCR
Body

The documents compiled in this collection consist of “petitions, letters of renunciation, bills and receipts” regarding the estates of the deceased. NYG&B Fellows Kenneth Scott and James A. Owre compiled and transcribed Genealogical Data From Inventories of New York Estates, 1666-1825 in 1970.

Released February 10!

New York Times Obituaries Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Death
Unlocked
Collection Type
OCR
Body

A complete index to obituaries published in The New York Times between 1858 and 1968. Researchers may use the information found in this index to locate the full obituary in The New York Times archives.

Released March 26!

New York, All Saints' Church, 1824–1862

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

All Saint’s Church is an Episcopal church in, New York City [Manhattan]. The "Parish Register of All Saints Church [New York City]," a typescript, was copied for NYG&B in 1928 and certified by Harold S. F. Randolph, Assistant Librarian. The typescript is a transcription of the parish register. This...

Released March 26!

New York, Reformed Church of Fordham, 1793–1921

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

These records include the following details: Introduction Baptisms and Births, 1793-1912 Marriages, 1836-1888 Index by Rev. James Bolton Register of Pastors, 1836-1894 Register of Elders, 1856 to 1878 Register of Deacons, 1856 to 1873 Members Received, 1836 to 1921 Abstracts from the Minutes of the...

Released March 26!

New York, South Reformed Church in Garden Street, 1812–1853

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

This transcription includes: Introduction Births and Baptisms, 1812 to 1852 Marriages, 1812 to 1853 View the full file. This collection was edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.

Released March 06!

Niskayuna, Protestant Reformed Dutch Church, 1783–1861

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

These records include the following details: Introduction Baptisms and Births, 1823 to 1854 Marriages, 1824 to 1854 Members, 1823 to 1854 Church Officers, 1848 to 1858 Members, 1854 to 1871 Members, 1854 to 1871 Members, 1854 to 1871 Members Received, 1807 to 1838 Members Dismissed and Suspended...

Released March 21!

Northfield, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, 1790–1871

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

These records include: Introduction Baptisms and Births, 1790 to 1871 Marriages, 1790 to 1871 Members Admitted, 1791 to 1835 Gravestone Inscriptions View the full file. This collection was edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.

Released July 11!

Notable Men of Rochester and Vicinity: XIX and XX Centuries

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
Biographies
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This fully searchable text was produced as part of 20th-Century memorial efforts to maintain the legacy of prominent figures born in the 19th and 20th centuries within the area. The first section of the book, beginning on page 16 of the PDF, is entitled “Historical Compend” and differs from the rest...

Released February 11!

NYG&B Family Files

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Compiled Genealogies
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

This collection includes compiled genealogies that have been donated to the NYG&B by members and other researchers. Most of these volumes are text searchable, and some include family trees along with correspondence between researchers and families.

Released April 30!

NYG&B Member Biographies

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Biographies
Collection Type
Indexed
Body

Biographical surveys filled out by NYG&B members in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This collection includes a searchable every-name index that covers all names mentioned in the responses, not just the names of NYG&B members.