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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.

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Released May 31!

Church Family Account Book, Churchville, Monroe County, 1849-1854

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
Account Books
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Details about this book The account book belonged to the family of Dennis Church, the second generation of the family that the town of Churchville was named after. Transactions found in this volume took place in the towns of Riga and Churchville, Monroe County. Flour milling seems to have been the...

Released February 14!

Colonial Immigration Records

Location
New Netherland
Collection Category
Colonial
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This collection contains genealogical information and biographical sketches of immigrants to New York during the Dutch and English colonial era. Read the collection description for detailed information on each volume and waypoint links.

Released June 18!

Columbia County Histories

Location
Columbia County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
Text
Body

Digitized histories of Columbia County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on many individuals who lived in Columbia County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.

Released February 05!

Columbia County Religious Records

Location
Columbia County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Columbia 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 05!

Delaware County Religious Records

Location
Delaware County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Delaware 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 05!

Dutchess County Cemetery Records

Location
Dutchess County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Dutchess 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 November 15!

Dutchess County Census Records

Location
Dutchess County
Collection Category
Census
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This collection contains volumes of transcribed census records for municipalities in Dutchess County, New York. Transcriptions include the 1810 and 1850 federal censuses and the 1865 New York state census. There is also one volume of transcriptions of the 1870 federal census records from the town of Amenia.

Released February 05!

Erie County Cemetery Records

Location
Erie County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Erie 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 May 26!

Erie County Histories and Directories

Location
Erie County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Digitized histories and directories of Erie County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on the people of Erie County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.

Released February 05!

Female Descendants of William Brewster - Compiled Genealogies

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Compiled Genealogies
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Handwritten research notes on female descendants of William Brewster. In 1908, Emma C. Brewster wrote an authoritative genealogy of the descendants of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. Due to practical constraints at the time, she included mainly male lines in her published work. Jones donated her unpublished, handwritten research notes on these female lines to the NYG&B in the early twentieth century.

Released May 25!

Finding Aid for Dutch Reformed Church of Greene and Houston Streets

Location
New York County
Collection Category
Research Aids
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Finding aid to the Dutch Reformed Church of Greene and Houston Streets in New York City, also known as the Greene Street Church and Seventh Avenue Church. Index cards feature names that direct researchers to records held at the New-York Historical Society.

Released February 06!

Finding Aid to the Records of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is the official repository of the records from St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New York City. This collection is a digitized finding aid to the 13 register books that are held at the NYG&B offices in Manhattan.

Released February 06!

Finding Aid to the Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church

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

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is the official repository of the records from St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church in New York City. This collection is a digitized finding aid and inventory of the 15 register books that are held in the NYG&B offices in Manhattan.

Released August 26!

Force/Vorce Surname Given Name Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Index
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

This collection—digitized by NYG&B volunteers—compiles typewritten index cards with the given names of Force/Vorce children.

Released August 26!

Force/Vorce Surname Husbands Index

Location
All NY Counties
Collection Category
Index
Collection Type
Text & Images
Body

Known as the Index of Husbands to Vorce Daughters, this collection—digitized by NYG&B volunteers—compiles typewritten index cards with the names of the men that married Force/Vorce daughters.