Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- New York Genealogy & New York Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- New York Public Libraries
- New York Genealogy Research | Destination: Austin Family – LOTS of Links
- Genealogy Records & Resources – New York State Department of Health
- Adoption Information Registry – New York State Department of Health
- New York State Archives – Research Tools
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
- Runner for NY records: Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, and Obituaries – Ancestors & Cousins
- New York Vital Records Indexes & Genealogy Records on the Internet – New York City & State
- Online New York Death Indexes & Records – New York City & State
- Birth, Marriage, Death: Italian Genealogical Group (IGG)
- Birth, Marriage, Death: The German Genealogy Group (GGG) (Left column: Database Searches drop down)
- Birth, Marriage, and Death Records | New York State Archives
- New York Counties Will Testators Indexes
- New York Probate Records, 1629-1971
- New York State Health Department, Death Index, 1957-1963 — FamilySearch.org
- Partial NY Death Index Online | Dick’s Genealogy & History Corner 1957-1963
- Genealogical Research Death Index: Beginning 1957 | State of New York | Open Data
- Death Index: Index to all New York State death records, 1880-1956
- New York State Deaths, 1957 – 1964 – MyHeritage
- New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
- New York City Marriages 1950-1995 – MyHeritage
- New York Marriages, 1686-1980
- New York, Church and Civil Marriages, 1704-1995 — FamilySearch.org
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936
- New York Marriage Records – membership site
- Italian Gen – Vital Records – Births- 1878-1909
- New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962
County Records
- Allegany County: Cuba Cemetery Databases
- Allegany County: Property Search
- Bradford County & Tioga County (PA): Chemung (NY); Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Site; Scroll down, Cemetery and More
- Buffalo and Erie County NY: Vital Record Guide
- Chemung County: Obituaries 1898 to 1965; 2015: Births 1961-1965
- Cortland County: Deeds, Mortgages Infodex Search Instructions – NYCORInfoInstr.pdf
- Cortland County: Land Records
- Erie County: Buffalo, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Records, 1812-1970 — FamilySearch.org
- Erie County: Records Management – City of Buffalo
- Erie County: Clerk’s Office
- Genesee County: Town of Oakfield New York
- Herkimer County: Tombstone Inscriptions
- Jefferson & Lewis Counties: NNY Genealogy | Stories in Stone – Northern New York
- Kings County: Estate Files, 1866-1923
- Kings County: Births – Brooklyn era of 1847-1909
- Kings County: (Brooklyn, NY) Naturalization Index
- Kings County: Catholic Cemeteries Brooklyn – Official Site » Locate a Loved One
- Kings County: Evergreens Cemetery Brooklyn
- Kings County: Green-Wood Brooklyn
- Kings County: Brooklyn Public Library : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
- Kings County: Brooklyn Public Library : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
- Kings County: Brooklyn Genealogy Information Page Index
- Livingston County: Search Records
- Monroe County: (NY) Library System – Rochester City Directories 1820-1940
- Monroe County: Webster Union Cemetery Home Page
- New York City: Accessing New York City Death Index in One Step, 1862-1848
- New York City Death index Search [left column “Death Records”]
- New York City Birth Record Index Search
- New York State Census, 1892
- NYC Long Island Surnames
- NYC Baptisms – Records Search, 1856-varies by facility
- NYC Births New York City- Records Search 1858-1909
- NYC Birth Index, 1878-1909
- NYC New York City Births, 1846-1909 — FamilySearch.org
- NYC Brides New York City- Records Search
- NYC Church Marriages – Records Search
- NYC Grooms New York City- Records Search
- NYC Grooms 1864-1937 varies by boroughs
- NYC New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940 — FamilySearch.org
- NYC Marriage Index : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
- NYC Marriage Index – Reclaim The Record 1950-1995
- NYC Marriage Index, 1950-1995 – Internet Archive
- NYC Marriage Indexes 1866-1937
- NYC City Clerk’s Office – Marriage Records
- NYC The Bronx County: New York, Divorce and Civil Case Records, 1914-1995
- NYC Police Census, 1890 — FamilySearch.org
- NYC New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949 — FamilySearch.org
- NYC Bronx Probate Estate Files, 1914-1931 — FamilySearch.org
- NYC Church Funerals – Records Search, 1856-1969
- NYC Crematory – Records Search [Burial]
- NYC Deaths – Records Search, 1862-1948
- NYC Death Index, 1862-1948
- NYC Deaths 1898-1948, 1898-1948 – dates vary by borough
- New York County: Wills and Probate Records, 1658-1880 (NYSA)
- NYC Department of Records
- NYC Department of Records – List of Vital Records Holdings
- NYC Department of Records – Application for a Search and/or Certified Copy of a Birth Record bef. 1910
- NYC Department of Records – Application for a Search and/or Certified Copy of a Marriage Record bef 1930
- Marriages records 1929 to date. (Effective 2016.10.31)
- NYC Department of Records – Application for a Search and/or Certified Copy of a Death Record bef. 1949
- NYC Municipal Archives’ Collections – Court Records 1684-1966
- New York City Cemeteries
- NYC Hart Island – Potter’s Field 1980-2011
- NYC Hart Island – Department of Correction
- NYC Presbyterian Church Records | New York City | NYCnuts.net
- NYC Trinity Wall Street – History – Guide to Archives – Cemetery
- NYC Voters 1924
- Monroe County: Clerk – Electronic Indexing, Current Land, Court records
- Monroe County: Clerk – Electronic Indexing
- Monroe County: Library System public libraries Rochester NY
- Nassau & Suffolk County: Marriages Nassau & Suffolk Counties, NY- Records Search
- Onondaga County: Archives Skaneateles Historical Society: Births, Marriages, Deaths, Cemetery, Census
- Onondaga County: Local History and Geneaology Databases – General Title List
- Onondaga County: Sheriff’s Office Search for Active Warrants
- Ontario County: Village Cemetery Committee
- Orange County: Probate Records, 1787-1938 — FamilySearch.org
- Queens County: Queens County Sentinel Newspaper marriages deaths
- Queens County: Queens County Birth Records
- Queens County: Probate Records, 1785-1950 — FamilySearch.org
- Queens County: Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Queens County: Mount Lebanon Cemetery – New York City, Queens, Glendale, NY 11385
- Rensselaer County: Marriage Index, 1908-1935
- Rensselaer County: Troy, New York, St Mary’s Cemetery Index, 1840 – 2013
- St. Lawrence County: Bayside Cemetery Association – Potsdam New York
- St. Lawrence County: newspapers, cemeteries and more
- Schenectady County: Park View Cemetery | Schenectady, NY
- Schenectady County: Vale Cemetery
- Steuben County: Dansville Public Library – Obituaries- 1958-date
- Steuben County: Cemeteries; Obituaries, More
- Steuben County: Area Historians
- Suffolk County: Amityville Record – Records Search, BMD, 1904-1944
- Suffolk County: Brentwood Cemetery – Records Search
- Suffolk County: Brookhaven Cemetery – Records Search
- Suffolk County: Mattituck-Laurel Library – Local History
- Suffolk County: Mattituck-Laurel Library – Marriages 1915-1982
- Suffolk County: Mattituck-Laurel Library – Obituary Indexes 1876-date
- Suffolk County: Veterans – Records Search, DD214, 1924-2005
- Ulster County: Rochester, NY: Mt. Hope & Riverside Cemetery Records: Search
- Ulster County: Rochester, NY: Locating a Loved One | Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery | Rochester, NY
- Warren County: Archive – Records Center – Warren County, NY
- Warren County: Bolton Historical Cemetery page
- Westchester County: Larchmont and Mamaroneck Cemeteries
- Yates County: Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009 — FamilySearch.org
Land
- IQS – Land Records Online
- ACRIS
- The Real Estate Finance Database | Eric T. Schneiderman
- New York Land Records, 1630-1975 — FamilySearch.org
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- New York Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- New York Online Historical Directories – Online Historical Directorie
- Old Fulton NY Post Cards: Good for old newspapers as well!
- Chronicling America – The Library of Congress
- New York tribune. – Chronicling America, 1866-1924
- Genealogy Buff – List of Obituary Collections-New York (scroll down)
- GenealogyBuff.com – Online Newspaper Directory – Current New York Newspapers
- Early New York Times Obituaries Index-1929 Jan to Mar
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to NY)
- Obituaries: New York Public Library
- Articles & Databases | The New York Public Library
- NYC City Directories | The New York Public Library 1786-1923
- New York City Directories – NYPL Digital Collections
- NYC Phone Book: Direct Me NYC: 1940
- NYC Telephone directories 1929-
- New York Times Article Archive – New York Times, 1851-date
- The New York Times: Search
- The New York Times Archive Search TimesMachine
- New York Historical Newspapers by Northern New York Library Network (NNYLN)
- New York Times Index
- New York State Newspaper Project – Home Page
- New York State Newspaper Project: City List newspapers on microfilm at NYSL
- New York State Newspaper Project : County List of NYS newspapers on microfilm and paper at all NYS locations
- New York Historical Newspapers Online
- New York Newspaper Morgues
- Various US Newspaper Indexes Washington University Libraries Newspapers (Scroll down)
- City Directories for New York, New York [World Vital Records]
Directories & Newspapers by County
- Hudson River Valley Historical Newspapers – THE ANCESTOR HUNT
- Albany County: Times Union 1993- ?
- Allegany County: Howe Public Library Newspaper Archive – Search Old Newspaper Articles Online
- Buffalo County: The Spectrum, the University at Buffalo’s Student Newspaper
- Kings County: Digitized Brooklyn City Directories 1856-1908
- Kings County: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online (1841-1902), The Brooklyn Public Library
- Kings County: Newspapers Brooklyn and More
- Nassau County: The Barnard Bulletin Newspaper Archive 1901-2002
- Putnam County: HRVH Historical Newspapers – Home
- Queens County: Sentinel Newspaper marriages / deaths
- Richmond County: Staten Island Genealogy – Obituaries
- Suffolk County: SUFFOLK HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS | Live-brary
- Suffolk County: Historic Newspapers
- Suffolk County: Newspapers
- Tompkins County: The Ithacan: Historical Issues in a Digital Version
Cemeteries
- NewYorkAncestors.org – Center of page, Cemeteries
- International Jewish Cemetery Project – New York
- New York City Cemeteries
Genealogical Records (Pre-1900)
- New York Genealogy, Facts and Records Resources :: Genealogy Inc.
- New York | Learn | FamilySearch.org
- New York: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New York
- New York, State Census, 1855
- New York, State Census, 1875
- New York – Digital State Archives
- NYGenWeb: Your Gateway to New York Genealogy and History
- Genealogy Trails
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
- New York Historical Society
- New York Public Library
- NYPL Digital Gallery | Home
- NYPL Hudson River Portfolio-Digital Library Collection
- New York State Archives Home Page
- New York State Archives – Research
- New York State Library
- New York State Library: Genealogy Collections and Topics:
- NYC Department of Records – Photo Gallery
- Municipal Archives’ Collections – Court Records 1684-1966
- Reminiscences of NY(1816-1860) – Contents
- Upstate New York Genealogy – Researchers Data Sources & Links – Home
- Quaker: Friends Historical Library
- Swathmore College
- New York Historians – New York History Net
- Forgotten NY
- New York Architecture Images- SEARCH- gone but not forgotten
- The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free | The Verge
County
- Bronx: History of the Town of Kings Bridge
- Chautauqua County: New York Obituary Collection – Message Index
- Dutchess County: 18th Century Document Search
- Erie County: Buffalo, Memories of Early Days
- Essex County: Adirondack Genealogical – Historical Society
- Herkimer County: History of Herkimer County
- Kings County: Brooklyn Catholic Churches Map
- Monroe County: Library System-Rochester NY history
- Monroe County: Webster Union Cemetery Home Page
- Rensselaer County: Troy Irish Genealogy Society – Transcription Projects
- Rockland County: Genealogical Society
Immigration & Naturalization
- New York Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1957
- Passenger Lists (Immigration Records) 1820-1957-Finding New York
- Passenger Arrival Lists, 1820-1957
- New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1940
- New York Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906 — FamilySearch.org
- Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, 1865-1957
- Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946 — FamilySearch.org
- Southern District Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824-1941
- Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950
- Western District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1966
- New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 — FamilySearch.org
- New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 — FamilySearch.org
- New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 — FamilySearch.org
- New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1891-1924 — FamilySearch.org
- Naturalization and Vital Record Databases- Scroll down for search box
- Online New York Naturalizations Databases
- NYC New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 – Ancestry.com
- Port of New York, 1820-1957, National Archives
Military
- New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946
- New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955
- Civil War: Rosters of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War – Civil War Units from New York at the NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
- New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center – Welcome
- Rosters of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War
- GAR
- Daughters Of The Revolution of 1776 – Records Search
Maps
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