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Released February 18!

Rensselaer County Religious Records

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

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Rensselaer 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 22!

Residents of Onondaga County in 1803 Subscribing to "Introduction to English Grammar"

Location
Onondaga County
Collection Category
Directories
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Residents of Onondaga County provides a list of names and corresponding towns for the year 1803 who were also subscribers to "Introduction to English Grammar" by Hezekiah Munsell Jr. During the 19th century, for subject books of this nature, subscribers would sometimes pay an author or bookseller to...

Released January 08!

Revolutionary Soldiers Resident or Dying in Onondaga County, N.Y.

Location
Onondaga County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Body

This book was prepared by Reverend W. M. Beauchamp and published in April 1912 by the Onondaga Historical Society. It contains information on soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, including the names and dates of birth and death of the soldiers and family members, cities they resided in, and...

Released May 01!

Richmond County Religious Records

Location
Richmond County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
OCR
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Richmond 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.

Released March 21!

Richmond, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in Tompkinsville, 1823–1871

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

These records include: Introduction Baptisms and Births, 1823 to 1854 Marriages, 1824 to 1854 Members, 1823 to 1854 Church Officers, 1848 to 1858 Members, 1854 to 1871 Baptisms and Births, 1854 to 1871 Marriages, 1852 to 1871 The Burying Ground View full file. This collection was edited by Royden...

Released July 27!

Rochester and Monroe County

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
County Histories
Collection Type
OCR
Creator
Federal Writers' Project
Body

Details included in the document Historical information about Monroe county is provided Historical information specific to Rochester is provided Contemporary information (from the time of publication) on Rochester is included Detailed information on culture, transportation, events, tourist...

Released February 18!

Rockland County Religious Records

Location
Rockland County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Rockland 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.

Released May 02!
Released March 14!

Rossville, St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, 1844–1877

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

These records include the follow details: Introduction Baptisms and Births, 1844 to 1877 Confirmations, 1844 to 1870 Rectors of the Church, 1844 to 1856 Communicants, 1845 to 1874 Marriages, 1844 to 1877 Burials, 1844 to 1877 Members of the Congregation Gravestone Inscriptions Photographs by William...

Released February 18!

Saratoga County Cemetery Records

Location
Saratoga County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Saratoga 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 18!

Saratoga County Religious Records

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

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Saratoga 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 18!

Schenectady County Religious Records

Location
Schenectady County
Collection Category
Religious Records
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Schenectady 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.

Released February 20!

Schoharie County Cemetery Records

Location
Schoharie County
Collection Category
Cemetery
Collection Type
Image Browse
Body

Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Schoharie 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 18!

Schoharie County Religious Records

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

Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Schoharie 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 May 18!

School Records, Riga, Monroe County, 1843-1862

Location
Monroe County
Collection Category
Town Records
Digitize New York
Collection Type
Image Browse
Creator
Town of Riga
Body

Background on the Collection Details Included in the Documents Pupils who attended school during each 16 week term The number of days students attended class during a term The names of the teachers and superintendent of the district during the given terms The ages of some pupils (ranging from 5-16)...