Collections Catalog

Known as the Vorce Index to Wives, this collection—digitized by NYG&B volunteers—compiles typewritten index cards with the maiden names of Force/Vorce wives.

Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830 together with a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro, by Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. This volume is a statistical report of the heads of free Black families by state, with New York records appearing from pages 84 to 109. The text is fully...

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries located in Fulton County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery.

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Fulton County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images from this collection, but the records cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.

This volume contains an extensive list of businesses and advertisements for Lewis County from 1872 to 1873, including an almanac, census report, and classified business directory. The text is fully searchable, but can also be browsed. Chapter and section highlights include: Gazetteer of County...

This volume is text searchable—text searches entered from this page will query all text in this volume. Researchers will find business listings, information related to local history, advertisements, and other short articles. This directory has a variety of uses. Information on businesses and their...

In the Gazetteer and Business Directory, researchers will find business listings, advertisements, and short articles related to local history. Click here to view the volume, or refer to specific links below. Introduction by Hamilton Child General Contents / Index to Business Directory Index to...

This searchable volume contains compiled genealogies of families from various counties in Central New York. You can also browse the full text.

This volume includes an appendix containing lists of more than one thousand German and French names in New York prior to 1712. These lists, along with the rest of the volume, are fully searchable. The text also includes a collection of upwards of thirty thousand names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French...

Those researching their German ancestors who lived in New York City during this time period often face the daunting task of locating the birthplace of their German immigrant ancestors. Civil vital records are not only difficult to find, but they also often do not contain the required level of detail to make the jump back across the Atlantic. This guide is a fantastic tool for researchers to use.

This collection includes two volumes of records from Goulds Methodist Episcopal Church. Volume 1 contains Methodist class records. Information recorded includes names of recorders and the years they recorded, an official class book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with names and marriage status...

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Greene 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.

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Herkimer County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.

The Historical Gazetteer was edited by William Adams and published by the firm of Lyman, Horton of Syracuse, New York, in 1893. This illustrated local history begins in the prehistoric era and runs through to approximately 1890, by which time Cattaraugus County had grown to 32 towns and villages...

This is a searchable volume of Broome County history with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chapters: From the Discovery to 1683 The Iroquois The French, English, and Iroquois From 1744 to 1770 From 1770 to the Revolution New York During the...