Note. The references listed in the excellent bibliography below are no longer available at the NYG&B Library. They are, however, available at the New York Public Library where our collection is now housed.
Kings County Records from the St. Francis College Collection Now at the Municipal Archives of the City of New York
James A. Kelly, Deputy County Clerk of Kings County from 1944 to 1971, arranged that the historical records of the county be turned over to St.
Jersey City Free Public Library: The New Jersey Room
Rutgers University’s legendary archivist Donald A. Sinclair, for whom the university’s New Jersey collection is named, once remarked after using the New Jersey Room of the Jersey City Free Public Library,that it is a veritable “treasure trove”. .
Buffalo and Erie County Resources
When the Erie Canal was completed in 1825, linking New York City to Buffalo, a small frontier village became the second largest city in the Empire State. Waves of European immigrants arrived and many stayed for a few years or a few generations.
Guide to Finding Items from the NYG&B Collection at the New York Public Library
All items donated by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society to the New York Public Library may be found at its Stephen A.
Groundbreaking Advances in Cartography at the New York Public Library
Researchers know that maps can provide valuable genealogical information. Personal and family names can appear on maps, often revealing information about the relationships among people living in the same neighborhoods or adjacent properties.
Genealogy and Local History in the Folklife Center, Grandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY
The Folklife Center, an uncommon collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera from the history of upstate New York, has emerged as a hidden gem in the basement of Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls.
Brewster Collection: Volume and Chapter Breakdown
The Brewster Collection comprises 14 bound volumes and more than 7000 pages of handwritten and typed family records for more than a dozen generations of direct descendants of Elder William Brewster.