New York Fast Facts and Key Resources

• Statehood: 1788

• First federal census: 1790

• Available state censuses: 1825 to 1875 (every 10 years), 1892, 1905, 1915, 1925

• State-land state

• Statewide birth, marriage and death records begin: 1880

• Counties: 62

• Contact for vital records:

New York State Department of Health

Vital Records Section

Empire State Plaza

Albany, NY 12237

(518) 474-3038

<www.health.state.ny.us/ vital-records/genealogy.htm>

Web Sites

• Castle Garden

<castlegarden.org>

• Cyndi’s List: New York

<cyndislist.com/ny.htm>

• Ellis Island

<ellisisland.org>

• Migrations New York

<usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/mig>

• New Netherland Institute 2009 Project

<www.nnp.org>

• New York GenWeb Project

<rootsweb.com/~nygenweb>

• New York State Newspaper Project

<www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp>

Resources

• Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860) by J.H. French (Genealogical Publishing Co.)

• Genealogical and Biographical Directory to Persons in New Netherland, from 1613 to 1674, 4 volumes, by David M. Riker (Higginson Books)

• Genealogical Resources in New York (City) by Estelle M. Guzik (Jewish Genealogical Society)

• Guide to Genealogical and Biographical Sources for New York City (Manhattan), 1783-1898 by Rosalie Fellows Bailey (Clearfield Co.)

• The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record CD-ROM Edition, 1870-1998 (NYG&B)

• New York Genealogical Research by George K. Schweitzer (self-published)

• New York Marriages Previous to 1784 (Genealogical Publishing Co.)

• New York State Census Records, 1790-1925 compiled by Marilyn Douglas and Melinda Yates (University of the State of New York)

• New York State Censuses and Substitutes by William Dollarhide (Genealogical Publishing Co.)

• New York State Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources by Gordon Remington (New England Historic Genealogical Society)

• Palatine Families of New York, 2 volumes, by Henry Z. Jones Jr. (Picton Press)

• Worden’s Index to The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1870-1998 CD (NYG&B)

Organizations and Archives

• Central New York Genealogical Society

Box 104, Colvin Station, Syracuse, NY 13205, <rootsweb.com/~nycnygs>

• NARA Northeast Region — New York

201 Varick St., New York, NY 10014, (866) 840-1752, <archives.gov/facilities/ny/newyork-city.html>

• New York City Municipal Archives

31 Chambers St., New York, NY 10007, (212) 639-9675, <nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/archives.shtml>

• New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

122 East 58th St., New York, NY 10022, (212) 755-8532, <www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org>

• New-York Historical Society

170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, (212) 873-3400, <nyhistory.org>

• New York Public Library

Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018, (212) 930-0830, <nypl.org/research/chss>

• New York State Archives

State Education Department, Cultural Education Center, Room 11A36, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230, (518) 474-8955, <www.archives.nysed.gov>

• New York State Library

Cultural Education Center, Seventh Floor, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230, (518) 474-5161, <www.nysl.nysed.gov/gengen.htm>

• Western New York Genealogical Society