NEHGS - New York

New York Probate Records
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New York Essays: Resources for the Genealogist in New York State Outside New York City
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New York State Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources
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NEHGS not only has one of the most impressive collections of New England resources in the world, but we also have a tremendous collection of New York research tools, including databases, articles, manuscripts and publications.

New York

Articles
New York Resources in the Library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society: State & Regional Histories Marie E. Daly	November 3, 2008
New York Resources in the Library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society: Rare Books Marie E. Daly	October 24, 2008
New York Resources in the Library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society: Compiled Genealogies MARIE E. DALY	October 18, 2008
Historical Newspaper Research for New York State Ancestors RICHARD Hillenbrand	September 25, 2008
Getting to Know the Lay of the Land Using New York State Gazetteers Richard "Dick" Hillenbrand	August 22, 2008
Case Study: The Search for Thomas Herring Peter Haring Judd	June 30, 2008
Upstate New York Research Still Difficult, but Getting Easier Richard H. Benson	June 16, 2008
Settlers of the Beekman Patent in 18th-Century Dutchess County, New York Frank J. Doherty	June 10, 2008
Early Nineteenth-Century Welsh Immigrants in Upper New York State Dr. Marian S. Henry	November 19, 2004
New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations (NYSCOGO) Marian S. Henry	October 4, 2004
The Erie Canal: “Mother of Cities” Dr. Marian S. Henry	July 2, 2004
New York City Research Guide, Part Three: Censuses, Cemetery Records, Military Records, Newspapers, and Libraries Leslie Corn, MA, FGBS	May 14, 2004
New York City Research Guide, Part Two: Naturalization and Immigration Records, Court Records, Religious Records, and City Directories Leslie Corn, MA, FGBS	May 14, 2004
New York City Research Guide, Part One: Vital Records, Property Records, and Estate Records Leslie Corn, MA, FGBS	March 12, 2004
New York State Vital Records: The Legacy of Gertrude Audrey Barber Dr. Marian S. Henry	April 23, 2004
Early Vital Records of New York State: the Work of Fred Q. Bowman Marian S. Henry	October 24, 2003
The Vosburgh Collection of Congregational Church Records Marian S. Henry	September 12, 2003
Early Palatine Families of New York Marian S. Henry	July 25, 2003
The Brown Tract Dr. Marian S. Henry	June 5, 2003
New York State Cemeteries: A Finding Aid Marian S. Henry	May 23, 2003
Records of the Holland Land Company Marian S. Henry	March 28, 2003
#69 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Notable Descendants of Robert Livingston the elder and/or Robert Livingston the younger of New York Gary Boyd Roberts	February 28, 2003
The Holland Purchase: Pioneer Settlements in Western New York State Marian S. Henry	February 21, 2003
New York State Census Records Marian S. Henry	January 3, 2003
The Union Preserved : A Guide to Civil War Records in the New York State Archives Marian S. Henry	November 29, 2002
New York's Failed Annexation of Vermont Marian S. Henry	August 30, 2002
Bounty Lands in the Military Tract in Post-Revolutionary War New York State Marian S. Henry	July 5, 2002
An Easier Way to Obtain New York State Vital Records Marian S. Henry	May 30, 2002
From France to New York - The Story of Three Sisters Named Marie Marian S. Henry	April 20, 2002
Earliest Records of Western New York State Marian S. Henry	March 15, 2002
The Development of Prattsburg, New York Marian S. Henry	February 12, 2002
Jemima Wilkinson, the Public Universal Friend Marian S. Henry	December 20, 2001
County Historians for the State of New York Marian S. Henry	September 7, 2000
Web Resources for New York State Research Marian S. Henry	April 28, 2000
The Settlement of New York State Marian S. Henry	March 28, 2000
The Phelps-Gorham Purchase Marian S. Henry	February 25, 2000

Databases
The American Genealogist
New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Abstracts of Wills in Onondaga County, New York, 1791-1841
Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835
Beekman Patent, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Volumes 1 - 4 [Dutchess Co., NY]
New Netherland Connections
Albany County First Settlers of, from 1630 to 1800
Records of St. Paul's (P.E.) Church, Syracuse, New York, 1830-53
First Settlers of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800
New York Wills, 1626-1836
Death Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890
Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890
Record of Deaths and Marriages from the Albany Argus, 1826-1828
Otsego County, New York, Newspaper Records
Marriages Published in the Christian Intelligencer of the Reformed Dutch Church From 1830 to 1871
Marriages Performed by Rev. Ezekiel W. Mundy in Syracuse, New York
Marriages of Dutchess County, New York
Marriages and Deaths in New York State from the New Canaan [CT], Era
Jacob Benson, Pioneer, and his Descendants (1915), by Arthur T. Benson
Guardianship Records of Onondaga County, New York
Genealogical and Biographical Notes on the Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White Griggs, Judd, and Related Families
Estate Assessment Roll, Thurman, New York - 1806-1809, 1812
Deaths Published in the Christian Intelligencer of the Reformed Dutch Church From 1830 to 1871
Death Records of Rensselaer County, New York, 1847-1851