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Released April 29!

The Mohawk (Periodical)

Location
Montgomery County
Schenectady County
Collection Category
Periodicals
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Arthur C.M. Kelly
Body

Issues of The Mohawk contain a variety of extracted and transcribed records from Montgomery County, Schenectady County, and beyond—many of which cannot be found anywhere else online. These materials often represent previously unpublished records from private individuals, churches, and other record holders.

Released February 11!

The Saratoga (Periodical)

Location
Saratoga County
Collection Category
Periodicals
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Arthur C.M. Kelly
Body

The Saratoga, a quarterly periodical created and edited by Arthur C.M. Kelly, founder of Kinship Books, includes rare and essential record extracts and transcriptions from Saratoga County. Individual issues cover a wide range of materials documenting families who lived in (and around) Saratoga County in the 1700s and 1800s.

Released November 26!

The Veteran Volunteers of Herkimer and Otsego Counties in the War of the Rebellion

Location
Herkimer County
Otsego County
Collection Category
Military
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This volume, published by Henry Roback in 1888, recounts the war of the rebellion fought in part by volunteer soldiers from Herkimer and Otsego counties. Roback’s work contains the various battles, sieges, deaths, and eventual end of the war experienced by the ranks. View the full volume.

Released March 14!

Tottenville, Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, 1839–1869

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

The collection includes: Introduction Marriages, 1841 to 1855 Births and Baptisms, 1843 to 1855 Church Officers, Woodrow, 1839 and 1840 Births and Baptisms, 1857 to 1869 Adult Baptisms, 1857 to 1861 Marriages, 1855 to 1869 Members, Woodrow and Bethel, 1840 and 1847 Bethel members, 1851 Bethel...

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 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 May 22!
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 July 03!

Troy's One Hundred Years, 1789–1889

Location
Rensselaer County
Collection Category
County Histories
Statistical Report
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This volume, published by Arthur James Weise, contains a centennial history of Troy from 1789 to 1889. Included in Weise’s investigation are Troy’s growth and prosperity, its multiplication of churches, and its village and city officers. Chapter highlights include: • New France and New Netherland •...

Released February 20!

Ulster County Cemetery Records

Location
Ulster County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Ulster 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.

Released February 11!

Ulster County Clerk's Office, Old Dutch & English Records

Location
Ulster County
Collection Category
Colonial
Court
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Before the publication of this survey of microfilm in 2011, Donald C. Lockhart was trying to investigate the life of an ancestor named Reijnier van der Coelen. This ancestor was a “distiller and grain dealer whose misdeed dot the pages of colonial-era records.”

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...