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Albany, New York
Map
Map of Albany County highlighting Albany
Location in Albany County
Map of New York highlighting Albany County
Albany County's location in the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°39′09″N 73°45′26″E / 42.652594°N 73.757314°E / 42.652594; 73.757314
Facts
Founded July 22, 1686
Seat Albany
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Address 24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
Website: www.albanyny.org/home.aspx

Resources

Biography

  • Albany illustrated: illustrated souvenir of Albany and vicinity, commerce, trade and industries, historical, descriptive and biographical sketches, with views and portraits (Ann Arbor, Michigan : University Microfilms, 1987. Microreproduction of original published: [Albany?] : The Argus Co., [1892?]). FS Library film 6070937(*); At various libraries (WorldCat); available online at some libraries through HeritageQuest Online.
  • Geschichte der Deutschen in Albany und Troy: nebst kurzen biographien von beamten und hervorragenden buergern: illustrirtes handbuch wissenswerthen inhaltes (Biographical sketches of officals and prominent German people in Albany and Troy) (Ann Arbor, Michigan : University Microfilms, 1987. Microreproduction of original published: [Albany?] : Albany Taeglicher Herold, [1897?]). At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Fiche 6070928.
  • David Addison Harsha, Noted living Albanians and state officials: a series of biographical sketches (Tucson, Arizona : W.C. Cox Co., 1974. Microreproduction of original published: Albany, N.Y. : Weed, Parsons, and Co., 1891). At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Film 1000231 Item 2.

Business Records and Commerce

  • Albany Savings Bank, 1820-1899 (FS Library)
  • Albany Savings Bank, 1820-1920: one hundred years of faithful service, June 10th, 1920 (FS Library)
  • History and development of the Albany Home Building Co., Albany, N.Y.: December, 1912 (FS Library)
  • Home Savings Bank of the city of Albany: its history and achievements, 1872-1922, fifty years of faithful stewardship, May 4, 1922 (FS Library)
  • Industrial Albany: manufacturing and distributing advantages (FS Library)

Cemeteries

  • Albany City cemeteries, 1941 (FS Library)
  • Burial records, First Dutch Reformed Church, 1934 (FS Library)
  • Burials in Albany: p.56-58, 1710-1736 (First Reformed Church) (FS Library)
  • Cemetery records, Albany (St. John's Evangelical Lutheran & Evangelical Protestant Church) and New Woodstock, New York, 1962 (FS Library)
  • Proceedings of the Common Council, and the various religious corporations of the city of Albany, relative to the State Street burial grounds, 1867 (FS Library)

Albany Rural

Beth Emmeth (Jewish)

Eagle Hill aka St. Paul's German Lutheran

Graceland

Memory's Garden

Census

1860

  • The matched mortality and population schedules of 1860 census of Albany city and county, New York, pub. 1987

1910

  • Albany, New York 1910 census enumeration district maps

1920

  • 1920 census map for Albany, New York (FS Library)

Centennial Celebrations, etc

See also Church Directories, History and Records

  • Albany's tercentenary: America's oldest city, 1624-1924, historical narrative souvenir (FS Library)
  • Albany, a cradle of America: founded 1614, chartered 1686 (FS Library)
  • The capital centenary: report of the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the state capital in Albany : January 3, 1797-January 6, 1897 (FS Library)

Church Records

See Albany, New York Church Records Wiki page.

Court Records

Directories

Genealogy

History

Town Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Albany, New York, Oldest surviving European settlement from the original thirteen British colonies.

Indian names: Pem-po-tu-wuth-ut (Mohegan), Sche-negh-ta-da (Iroquois)

Former town names: Castle Island (1540), Fort Nassau (1614), Fort Orange (1624), Beverwyck (1652)

1664: When English took the area, the name was changed to Albany in honor of the Duke of Albany, later James II, King of England.

1674: The Dutch took Albany from the English.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Third Anglo–Dutch War

1675: The English retook Albany as the result of Third Anglo-Dutch War.

22 July 1686: Formally chartered as a city.

1797: Albany became the state capital.

Several published histories are available online:

  • Munsell, J. Collections on the History of Albany, from its Discovery to the Present Time: with Notices of its Public Institutions, and Biographical Sketches of Citizens Deceased (Albany, New York: 1867) Google Books digital copy, Other Libraries
  • Albany Chronicles: A History of the City Arranged Chronologically from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Illustrated with Many Historical Pictures of Rarity and Reproductions of the Robert C. Pruyn Collection of the Mayors of Albany. Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1906.

Jewish Records

  • Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany, New York, 1838-1938, 5598-5698 (FS Library)

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

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Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy included:[1]

Military

Newspapers


  • Albany NY Evening Journal 1830-1936

Obituaries

Repositories

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Historic Albany Foundation
89 Lexington Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-465-0876
Email: sholland@historic-albany.org
Facebook: Historic Albany Foundation
Historic Albany Foundation is a private, not-for-profit membership organization working to promote the preservation and appreciation of the built environment in and around the city of Albany.

Historic Cherry Hill[22]
523½ South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: 518–434–4791
Email: info@historiccherryhill.org
Collection: The Van Rensselaer-Rankin family amassed several lifetimes and several households worth of personal papers and possessions during their 176 years of occupancy at Cherry Hill. In April of 1963 when Emily Rankin, the last surviving family member, passed away, the house and its contents became the Historic Cherry Hill Collection -- a completely intact assemblage of one family's material possessions spanning five generations and over three hundred years of American history. Although the collection was amassed over a long period with the dual motives of accumulating family history and throwing away as little as possible, the resulting collection contains some very rare and fine examples of American material culture. In addition, the family kept their own meticulous records regarding the history and provenance of individual objects as well as records of changes they made including furniture movement, placement, restoration, and decoration. Often, objects have a web of associated tangential material such as notes, photographs, letters, family lore and old parts that were removed and replaced but never disposed of. They have 5,000 books, 30,000 manuscripts, and many photographs.

New York State Library[22]
Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
Phone: 518-474-5161
Fax: 518-474-5786
All periods and aspects of New York state history from colonial times to present; printed family histories with emphasis on NY, PA, NJ, and New England, DAR, Loyalist records, census, periodicals, probate, military, church and vital records.

  • Melinda Yates, Gateway to America: genealogical research in the New York State Library, 2nd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: University of the state of New York, State Education Dept., New York State Library, 1982). At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D23y.
  • New York State Library card catalog file of vital records in the History and Genealogy section ([Albany, New York : New York State Library, Photoduplication Department, 1979?]). At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Fiche 6332544. Microfiche of hand and typewritten cards.
  • New York State Library (Albany, New York), Surname card index ([Albany, New York: New York State Library, Photoduplication Unit, 1979?]). FS Library Fiche 6331486. Surname catalog of the American History and Genealogy section of the New York State Library.

SUNY at Albany M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives
UAlbany Science Library LE–352
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
Phone: 518–437-3935
Email: bkeough@uamail.albany.edu
Collection: Online listing.

Additional Guides

City Clerk


Albany City Clerk
Room 202
City Hall
24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12209
Phone: 518–434–5090
Email: cityclerk@ci.albany.ny.us

Within the Office of City Clerk, there is the Vital Statistics Registrar:

Albany Vital Statistics Registrar
City Hall, Room 254M
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518–434-5045
Vital Statistics provides birth and death records for those events that occur in the City of Albany. The records begin with September 1, 1870 and all records are maintained under guidelines and requirements of the New York State Department of Health. The Registrar and other employees of Vital Statistics deal with relatives, funeral homes, hospitals, social services agencies and others in providing accurate and legal documents. For prices and additional information, visit the website.

City Historian

Albany City Historian
Tony Opalka
21 McKinley Street
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518–459-3994
topalka1@nycap.rr.com
The City Historian recommends visiting the History of Colonial Albany website for information and then contacting him with further questions.

Societies

Albany South End Historical Society
20 Second Avenue
Albany, New York 12202
Phone: (518)463-0249
Collection: Materials relating to the City of Albany, especially the South End of the city. These include City Directories, maps, photos, artifacts and manuscripts. Information on prominent houses and South End residents is also collected.

The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany
608 25th Street
Watervliet, NY 12189
Email: cheryleM29@aol.com
Founded in 1924, the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany strives to perpetuate the memory of the individuals who settled in the greater Albany area during the Dutch colonial period of 1624–1664. The Society is charged with collecting and preserving information pertaining to the early history of Albany (Fort Orange, later Beverwijck) including genealogical records of the settlers and their descendants. Recent years of their Newsletters are online.

Schools

City Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Albany, Albany County, New York Genealogy check:

  • Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.


Vital Records

Albany births and deaths started in 1848. Births from 1866 to the present, and deaths from 1870 to the present can be obtained for a fee from:

Registrar of Vital Statistics
City Hall, Room 107
24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
Website

  • 1832 - Stifel, Carolyn G. "Cholera Records, July and August 1832, Albany," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 138, No. 2 (Apr. 2007):133-137; Vol. 138, No. 3 (Jul. 2007):220-224. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 138.

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Old Albany Post Road" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Albany_Post_Road (accessed 23 June 2011).
  3. ↑ Frederic J. Wood, The Turnpikes of New England and the Evolution of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland (Boston: Marshall Jones, 1919), map between 56 and 57, and 168. Internet Archive version online.
  4. ↑ Isaac Huntting, History of the Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County (Amenia, NY: Chas. Walsh, 1897), 99-101. Google Book edition.
  5. ↑ List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 6 November 2014).
  6. ↑ Ancram Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Ancram Turnpike went from Springield, MA to Catskill, NY; and was called the Catskill Road.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Almira E Morgan, The Catskill Turnpike: A Wilderness Path (Ithaca, N.Y.: DeWitt Historical Society of Thompkins County, 1971), 5. Online digital copy.
  8. ↑ Catskill Turnpike in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trails, Roads and Migration Routes (accessed 6 November 2014). The Catskill Turnpike went west from Catskill, NY to Bath, NY; the east part was called the Susquehanna Turnpike.
  9. ↑ Huntting, 97-99.
  10. ↑ List of turnpikes in New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 November 2014).
  11. ↑ Anastassia Zinke, The Susquehanna Turnpike and America's Frontier History in Catskill Mountain Foundation (accessed 1 November 2014).
  12. ↑ Joan Odess, The Susquehanna Turnpike (pdf accessed 1 November 2014).
  13. ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 186-88.
  14. ↑ Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 348-49.
  15. ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205.
  16. ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 166-67.
  17. ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 76-78.
  18. ↑ Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 79-80.
  19. ↑ Handybook, 851.
  20. ↑ Fort Oswego in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 2 July 2011).
  21. ↑ Mohawk Trail in Routes in the Northeastern United States: Historic Trail, Roads, and Migration Routes in RootsWeb (accessed 6 October 2014).
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogist's Address Book: State and Local Resources, with Special Resources Including Ethnic and Religious Organizations, 6th ed. (Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Publ., 2009), 368-69. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D24ben 2009.

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Albany County, New York
County seat: Albany
Cities
Towns
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Alcove · Aquetuck · Beckers Corners · Berne · Bethlehem Center · Bethlehem Heights · Boght Corners · Cedar Hill · Clarksville · Coeymans · Coeymans Hollow · Cooksburg · Crescent Station · Delmar · Dormansville · Dunnsville · Dunsbach Ferry · East Berne · East Township · Elsmere · Feura Bush · Fort Hunter · Fullers · Glenmont · Guilderland Center · Hartmans Corners · Helderberg · Houcks Corners · Karlsfeld · Karner · Kenwood · Knox · Lambs Corner · Latham · Lisha Kill · Loudonville · Mallorys Corners · Maywood · McKownville · Meadowdale · Medusa · Meyers Corners · Mohawk View · New Salem · Newtonville · Normansville · North Bethlehem · Parkers Corners · Potter Hollow · Preston Hollow · Reidsville · Rensselaerville · Roessleville · Selkirk · Shakers · Slingerlands · Smith Corner · South Albany · South Berne · South Bethlehem · South Westerlo · Spawn Hollow · Stanford Heights · Stony Hill · Tarrytown · Thompsons Lake · Unionville · Verdoy Wemple · West Albany · West Berne · West Township · Westerlo Westmere Wolf Hill

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