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.
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.
Key Collections New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Locale Files (Milstein Division, NYGB Loc 2008-001) A collection of miscellaneous documents filed by location including, church, cemetery, and vital records, and legal and tax documents primarily of New York City and New York State. New...
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.
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.
An archive of every issue of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record - a scholarly journal dedicated to preserving New York State history and genealogy. Search this collection by an every-name index to the NYG&B Record, and find rare record transcriptions, compiled genealogies, case studies, and more. The Record is an essential resource for anyone researching New York State families.
Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Oneida 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 Oneida 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.
The Onondaga Cemetery Records collection contains records from the South Onondaga Cemetery and Walnut Grove Cemetery. This collection contains a searchable database, but researchers can also browse images using the waypoints below. South Onondaga Cemetery Walnut Grove Burials Walnut Grove Plots The...
Histories and directories of Onondaga County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on the people of Onondaga County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume.
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...
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...
Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Orange 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.
Access the Gazetteer's title page here or try one of the entry points below: General Contents Abstract from Census Report of 1865 Valuable Recipes Index to Advertisements
Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Oswego County, New York. Researchers can search these records by text and can browse digital images. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church.
Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Otsego 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 Otsego 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.