State Level Genealogical and Historical Societies
Following is a list of genealogical and historical societies that may be of interest to you in your ancestry search. Many of these major repositories of information are located in the New York state capital of Albany and New York City. These archives contain books, microfilm, newspapers, and other material covering more than 400 years of the state's history.
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New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West New York, NY 10024 Telephone: 212-873-3400 Fax: 212-875-1591 Email: reference@nyhistory.org Hours: Mon closed; Tues-Thurs 10:00am-6:00pm; Fri 10:00am-8:00pm; Sat 10:00am-6:00pm; Sun 11:00am-5:00pm |
The library of the New York Historical Society houses a huge collection of more than 350,000 books and pamphlets, 10,000 newspaper titles, and more than 2 million items in their manuscript collection. The holdings also include a variety of maps, photographs, atlases, and other material.
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New York State Historical Association
Research Library 5798 State Route 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Telephone: 607-547-1470 Fax: 607-547-1405 Email: library@nysha.org Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm; Sat-Sun closed |
The research library of the New York State Historical Association includes many types of records which are of value to genealogists. Their holdings include American art history, folk art, genealogy, agriculture, material culture, museum studies, New York state history, and Native American art and culture.
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Holland Society of New York
20 West 44th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-758-1675 Fax: 212-758-2232 E-mail: info@hollandsociety.org Hours: |
The library of the Holland Society of New York consists of vertical files on notable New York surnames, Andrew W. Brink Papers, and the Blauvelt – Blanch Collection.
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Huguenot Society of America Library
20 West 44th Street, Suite 510 New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-755-0592 Fax: not available Email: hugsoc@verizon.net Hours: not available |
The Huguenot Society of America Library has an extensive collection of records relating to Huguenot history in North America and elsewhere. Topics include: Huguenot history, church history, French history, American history, biographies, genealogy, manuscripts, periodicals, theology, literature, and many other types of records.
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New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Bar Building, 36 W 44th Street New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-755-8532 Fax: 212-754-4218 Email: webmaster@nygbs.org Hours: by appointment |
The library holdings of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society were donated to the New York Public Library (Main Branch) in Manhattan in 2008. Members of the Society can visit their offices by appointment only, but all archival records would be held by the New York Public Library.
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Local Level Genealogical and Historical Societies
Records relating to your New York ancestors can be found at many archives, libraries, historical societies, and government offices throughout the state. There are also many great historical resources available online. To locate local archives and libraries in the counties where your ancestors lived in the past, just follow the links below.
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County
Albany County Allegany County Bronx County Broome County Cattaraugus County Cayuga County Chautauqua County Chemung County Chenango County Clinton County Columbia County Cortland County Delaware County Dutchess County Erie County Essex County Franklin County Fulton County Genesee County Greene County Hamilton County Herkimer County Jefferson County Kings County Lewis County Livingston County Madison County Monroe County Montgomery County Nassau County New York County Niagara County Oneida County Onondaga County Ontario County Orange County Orleans County Oswego County Otsego County Putnam County Queens County Rensselaer County Richmond County Rockland County St. Lawrence County Schenectady County Schoharie County Schuyler County Seneca County Steuben County Suffolk County Sullivan County Tioga County Tompkins County Ulster County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westchester County Wyoming County Yates County |
Formation Date
1683 1806 1914 1806 1808 1799 1808 1836 1798 1788 1786 1808 1797 1683 1821 1799 1808 1838 1802 1800 1816 1791 1805 1683 1805 1821 1806 1821 1772 1899 1683 1808 1798 1794 1789 1683 1824 1816 1791 1812 1683 1791 1683 1798 1802 1809 1795 1854 1804 1796 1683 1809 1791 1817 1683 1813 1772 1823 1683 1841 1823 |
County Seat
Albany Belmont Bronx Binghamton Little Valley Auburn Mayville Elmira Norwich Plattsburgh Hudson Cortland Delhi Poughkeepsie Buffalo Elizabethtown Malone Johnstown Batavia Catskill Lake Pleasant Herkimer Watertown Brooklyn Lowville Geneseo Wampsville Rochester Fonda Mineola New York Lockport Utica Syracuse Canandaigua Goshen Albion Oswego, Pulaski Cooperstown Carmel Jamaica Troy St. George New City Canton Schenectady Schoharie Watkins Glen Ovid, Waterloo Bath Riverhead Monticello Owego Ithaca Kingston Lake George Hudson Falls Lyons White Plains Warsaw Penn Yan |
Parent County
Original county Genesee County New York County Tioga County Genesee County Onondaga County Genesee County Tioga County Herkimer, Tioga Washington County Albany County Onondaga County Ulster, Otsego Original county Niagara County Clinton County Clinton County Montgomery County Ontario County Ulster, Albany Montgomery County Montgomery County Oneida County Original county Oneida County Genesee, Ontario Chenango County Genesee, Ontario Albany County Queens County Original county Genesee County Herkimer County Herkimer County Montgomery County Original county Genesee County Oneida, Onondaga Montgomery County Dutchess County Original county Albany County Original county Orange County Clinton, Herkimer, Montgomery Albany County Albany, Otsego Tompkins, Steuben, Chemung Cayuga County Ontario County Original county Ulster County Montgomery County Cayuga, Seneca Original county Washington County Albany, Charlotte Ontario, Seneca Original county Genesee County Ontario, Steuben |