Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York Genealogy

United States

New York

Montgomery County

City of Amsterdam

Resources

Church Records

• 1833 Members of the 1st Presbyterian Church, Amsterdam, NY, 1833, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
  

• 1834-1837 Baptisms of Rev. Charles Jukes, 1837-1837, The 1st Presbyterian Church, Amsterdam, NY, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
  

• 1839 Baptisms of Rev. D. Stewart, 1839, The 1st Presbyterian Church, Amsterdam, NY, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
  

• 1841-1847 Baptisms of Rev. Mr. Donalds, 1840; Baptisms of Rev. Alex. Prondfit, 1841-1847, The 1st Presbyterian Church, Amsterdam, NY, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
  

• 1888-1923 A Few Marriage and Death Records, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Amsterdam, courtesy: NYGenWeb.
  

• 1918 - Directory, First Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church: Amsterdam, N.Y. Amsterdam, N.Y.?: The Church?, 1989. Digital versions at Ancestry ($) and NYGenWeb.
  

City/Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Amsterdam, Montgomery 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.

Newspapers

• Amsterdam NY Evening Recorder 1884-1974

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Amsterdam Free Library
28 Church Street
Amsterdam, New York 12010
Phone: 518-842-1080
Contact page
For information on the historical and genealogical collection available through the library see the Mohawk Valley Library System website.

• Old Fort Johnson
  Phone: 518-843-0300
  Email: museum@oldfortjohnson.org
  Located at the corner of Routes 5 and 67, two miles west of Amsterdam, New York.
  Small admission.

Clerks

City Clerk

Amsterdam City Clerk
City Hall 61 Church Street
Amsterdam, New York 12010
Phone: 518-841-4313
Hours: 8 am - 4 pm

Town Clerk

Amsterdam Town Clerk
Town of Amsterdam, New York 12010
Town Hall:
283 Manny's Cors. Road
Amsterdam, New York 12010
Phone: 518-842-7961
Email: lhughes@townofamsterdam.org

Historians

City Historian

Amsterdam City Historian
Rural Delivery 4, Box 76A-81
Amsterdam, New York 12010
Phone: 518-842-0583

Town Historian

Amsterdam Town Historian
Francisco Road
Amsterdam, New York 12010
Phone: 518-842-6026

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1864-5 1865 Marriage Records from the Montgomery County, New York State Census at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.
  

Death

• 1874-5 1875 Deaths Extracted from the Montgomery County, New York State Census at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.