Genealogy Resources - Schenectady County, New York

Please follow the links below to learn more about your New York ancestors. Many great records relating to your family history can be found online and at local archives, libraries, courthouses, and genealogical and historical societies located throughout the state. New York Genealogy is your resource to help you find these and other important records which are critical to your research.

Archives and Libraries

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Libraries, Archives & Museums

The Documentarian - Schenectady County, NY

Dudley Observatory

Efner Center/City Archives

The Efner History Research Library

Empire State Aerosciences Museum

Family History Library Catalog - Schenectady County, NY

Flint House

Grems-Doolittle Library - Schenectady County, NY

Mabee Farm Historic Site

Mandeville Gallery

miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science

New York State Archives - Albany, NY

New York State Library - Albany, NY

Schenectady County Historian

Schenectady County Public Library

Schenectady County Public Library Hours & Locations

Schenectady County Public Libraries

Town of Glenville Historian

Bible Records

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Family Bibles & Genealogies

Biographies

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County People & Families

Biographies - Schenectady County New York

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Biographies

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County People

NYGenWeb Project - People of Schenectady County, New York

Wikipedia.org - People from Schenectady County, New York

Cemeteries

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Cemeteries & Funeral Homes

Epodunk.com - Schenectady County, NY

Find A Grave - Schenectady County, NY

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Cemeteries

Interment.net - Schenectady County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Cemetery Records 

New York Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Schenectady County

New York Gravestone Photo Project  Schenectady County

The Political Graveyard - Schenectady County, NY

The Tombstone Transcription Project - Schenectady County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Schenectady County, NY Cemeteries

Vale Cemetery - Schenectady County, NY

Census Records

Census-Online - Schenectady County, NY

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Census

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Census

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Census Records

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County, New York Census Records

New York State Census, 1865 - Schenectady County

New York State Census, 1905 - Schenectady County

Official 1940 Census Website - Schenectady County, New York

USCensus.org - Schenectady

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, NY Census-Designated Places

1840 Census of Pensioners - Schenectady County, NY

1880 Census Records Search - Schenectady County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1262 - 1920 - Schenectady County, NY

14th Census of Population, 1920 (Reel 1263 - 1920) - Schenectady County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1645) - Schenectady County, NY

15th Census, Population, 1930 (Reel 1646 - 1930) - Schenectady County, NY

Church Records 

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Religion & Churches

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Church News & Histories

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Church Records 

Court Records

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Court and Crime

Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Schenectady County

Schenectady County Surrogate Court Clerk

Directories

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Directories

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Directories

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Directory Records

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady, New York City Directories

Schenectady County, New York City, County, and Rural Directories  

Estate Records

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Wills & Probate

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Wills & Probate

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Probate Records

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County, New York Wills

PA-Roots Genealogy DataBoards :: Wills - Schenectady County New York

Probate Records 1629-1971 - Schenectady County, NY

Schenectady County, New York Will Testators Index

USGenWeb Archives - Schenectady County, NY Will & Intestate Records

Genealogy Resources

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County General Resources

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Publications, Software & Supplies

DAR Genealogical Research Databases

Hope Farm Press and Bookshop - Schenectady County, NY

NYGenWeb Project - Information About the City and County of Schenectady and the Capital District Area

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County History and Genealogy Research Help

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County, New York History and Genealogy Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County Public Library History and Genealogy Resources

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County Public Library Research Services

History

Farmers' and Country Merchants' Almanac and Ready Reference Book 1870

Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860 - Schenectady County

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County History

Geography of the State of New York, 1847 - Schenectady County

The Historical Marker Database - Schenectady County, NY

A History of the County of Schenectady 1887

History of the City and County of Schenectady, NY 1913

The History of Schenectady County

History of Schenectady County, New York

A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times

A History of St. George's Church in the City of Schenectady 1919 (Vol 1)

A History of St. George's Church in the City of Schenectady 1919 (Vol 2)

Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 1902

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Histories and Genealogies 

Living Places - Schenectady County, NY

National Register of Historic Places - Schenectady, NY

The Natural, Statistical and Civil History of the State of New York, 1829

NYGenWeb Project - History of Places in Schenectady County, New York

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Schenectady County, New York

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, New York

Year Book of the Schenectady County Historical Society 1908-1912

Year Book of the Schenectady County Historical Society 1905-1906

Year Book of the Schenectady County Historical Society 1906-1908   

Immigration and Naturalization Records

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Immigration Records 

Land Records 

BLM Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Land Records 

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County, New York Property Assessments and Land Records

Map Records 

Historic Map Works - Schenectady County, New York

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Map Records ​

The Genealogy Hound - Schenectady County, New York

New York Census and County Formation Maps

USGenWeb Archives - New York Digital Map Library

​WebArchive.org - 1895 Atlas of NY

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, NY Geography

Military Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Military

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Military Sketches

​LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Military Records 

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 - Internet Archive

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Schenectady County, New York

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Schenectady County, New York (con't)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Schenectady County, New York (con't)

Schenectady County - Pensioners on the Roll 1883

World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps​​​

1840 New York State Census of Pensioners - Schenectady County

Miscellaneous Records 

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Social Networking

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Officials and Offices

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Miscellaneous Records

NYGenWeb Project - Research Topics in Schenectady County, New York

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County, New York Coroner's Reports

Schenectady County Government

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Newspaper Records

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Newspapers

The Daily Gazette - Schenectady County, NY

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Business News & Ads

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Newspaper Records 

Newspaper Abstracts - Schenectady County, NY

NYS Historic Newspapers - Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County, NY - Chronicling America

Schenectady County Newspapers

Schenectady Gazette

The Sunday Gazette

Obituaries

Daly Funeral Home - Schenectady County, NY

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Obituaries

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Obituary Records

NYGenWeb Project - Obituaries and Deaths in Newspapers of Schenectady County, New York

Obituary Index - Schenectady County, NY

USGenWeb Archives - Schenectady County, NY Obituary

Photography

The Genealogy Hound - Historic Photos and Vintage Postcards of New York

National Archives - Schenectady County, New York

School Records 

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County School News

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County School Records 

Societies

Central New York Genealogical Society

Cyndi's List - Schenectady County Societies & Groups

Schenectady Chapter - Schenectady, NY

Schenectady County Historical Society

Tax Records 

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Tax Records

NYGenWeb Project - Schenectady County, New York Property Assessments and Land Records

Towns, Cities, & Villages

City of Schenectady County, New York

​LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Records by City/Town

Town of Duanesburg, New York

Town of Glenville, New York

Town of Niskayuna, New York

Town of Princetown, New York

Town of Rotterdam, New York

Village of Delanson, New York

Village of Scotia, New York

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, NY City

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, NY Hamlets

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, NY Towns

Wikipedia.org - Schenectady County, NY Villages

Vital Records

GEDCOM Index - Schenectady County, New York

Genealogical Research Death Index: Beginning 1957 | Health Data NY

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Births

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Divorces

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Schenectady County Marriages

GenWed.com - Schenectady County, NY

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady County Death Records 

LDS Genealogy - Schenectady Marriage Records

NYGenWeb Project - Indexes to Vital Records in Newspapers of Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County Clerk

Schenectady Marriages

United States Social Security Death Index — FamilySearch.org

VitalRec.com - Schenectady County, NY Vital Records