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New York State Genealogy Sites

NYS Genealogical Sites - Local Genealogical/Historical Societies

Dutchess County Genealogical Society

PO Box 708
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602

Genealogical Society of Rockland County
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/GSRC

c/o The Historical Society of Rockland County
PO Box 444
New City, NY 10956

Orange County Genealogy Society
URL: http://www.ocgsny.org/

1841 Court House
101 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924

Westchester County Genealogical Society
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/

PO Box 518
White Plains, NY 10603

NYS Genealogy Sites - Orange County Libraries with Local History/Genealogy Collections

The Documentarian
URL: http://www.mvls.info/lhg

The Mohawk Valley Library Association's local history and genealogical site.

Newburgh Free Library
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/library02.htm

124 Grand Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
(914) 561-1985 or 561-1836

Middletown Thrall Library
URL: http://www.thrall.org/lochis.htm

11-19 Depot Street
Middletown, NY 10940
(914) 341-5454

NYS Genealogical Sites - Area County Genealogical Sites

Dutchess County
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nydutche/
Greene & Ulster Counties
URL: http://www.hopefarm.com/geneatop.htm
Orange County
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/ocgs/
Rockland County
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/
Sullivan County
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysulliv
Westchester County
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/

NYS Genealogical Sites - New York State Genealogical Sites

GEN-NYS-L
Mailing list for researchers.
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/
Historical Records Repositories of Southeastern New York
URL: http://www.senylrc.org/dhprepos.htm
New York Genealogy
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/
New York Public Library, Center for Humanities
US History, Local History, and Genealogy Division.
URL: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss
The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
URL: http://www.nygbs.org
New York State Historical Association Research Library
Periodicals, NYS newspapers, private papers, public records.
URL: http://www.nysha.org/library/entry_list.asp
New York State Library Genealogy Collection
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/gengen.htm
The New York State Newspaper Project
Identifies, describes, preserves, and makes available to researchers significant newspapers published in New York State since 1725.
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/

Vital Records

New York State sources

Federal sources

Vital Records - New York State Sources

About Vital Records in New York State
From the New York State Department of Health
URL: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm
New York State Archives and Records Administration Home Page
URL: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
Obtaining New York State records for genealogy purposes
URL: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr/geninst.htm

Vital Records - Federal Sources

U. S. Census Bureau Genealogy FAQ
URL: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
URL: http://www.nara.gov
Social Security Death Index
Includes more than 60 million Americans who held a Social Security card, who died since 1962, and whose death was reported to the Social Security Administration.
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

General Genealogy Internet Sources

Ancestors
Site for the PBS series. Includes downloadable family tree charts and genealogical forms.
URL: http://broadcasting.byu.edu/ancestors
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Links to about 87,800 web sites, mailing lists, ftp sites, and E-mail addresses arranged in 60 categories.
URL: http://www.CyndisList.com
Family Search
The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints sponsors this site to help people find and share family history information.
URL: http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy Bibliographies and Guides (Library of Congress)
URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhg.html#bibl
The Genealogy Home Page
A guide to various Internet sites of interest to genealogists, including guides, maps, newsgroups, software, and societies.
URL: http://www.genhomepage.com/full.html
The Genealogy Web Project of Surname Resource Centers
Alphabetically arranged links to surname databases.
URL: http://www.surnameweb.org
Local History and Genealogy Reading Room (Library of Congress)
URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/
National Genealogical Society
URL: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
Newberry Library, Chicago
Reference guides on a wide range of topics, including Cherokee Indians, Chicago, French Canadian, Irish, and Polish genealogy.
URL: http://newberry.org/genealogy/collections.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society
URL: http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org
RootsWeb
Home of the RootsWeb Surname List and ROOTS-L, the original mailing list for genealogy.
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com
USGenWeb Project
Links to genealogical sources in all 50 states and most counties.
URL: http://www.usgenweb.org
The WorldGenWeb Project
From the mission statement: "The goal of the WorldGenWeb Project is to have every country in the world represented by an online website and hosted by researchers who either live in their own country or who are familiar with their country's resources."
URL: http://www.worldgenweb.org

Specific Ethnic Genealogy Sites

African American Genealogy
Christine's Genealogical Website
URL: http://ccharity.com/
Canadian Genealogy
URL: http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/cghl.html
East European Family Genealogy
URL: http://feefhs.org/
Italian Genealogy
Provides sample form letters for writing to archives and churches.
URL: http://www.italiangenealogy.com
Jewish Genealogy
Includes the International Jewish Cemetery Project which indexes 600 cemeteries and a database of Jewish Civil War veterans.
URL: http://www.jewishgen.org/
United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogy
Primary source materials, detailed finding aids, and guides. Links to the important British genealogical societies.
URL: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big

Related Topics

Calendar Conversions
Converts dates among various calendar systems, including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, and French Republican.
URL: http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar
Cousins: How Far Removed?
URL: http://www.cswnet.com/~sbooks/genealogy/cousins/cousins.htm
Deciphering Old Handwriting
An online tutorial to aid in understanding old records.
URL: http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/
GenForum
Over 8,000 electronic forums (AKA "message boards") open to all genealogical researchers for the purpose of sharing data and encouraging communication between family historians.
URL: http://www.genforum.genealogy.com
Gravestone Studies
Techniques for preserving and photographing grave markers.
URL: http://www.gravestonestudies.org