New Scotland, Albany County, New York Genealogy

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Town of New Scotland


Resources

Cemeteries

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in New Salem
Onesquethaw Cemetery
New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Church Records

Online Church Databases

Original Church Records

  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department. Presbyterian, New Scotland, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1784-1873 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977). FS Library Film 1450719 Items 13-14
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department. Presbyterian, New Scotland, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages, 1807-1867. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994) FS Library Film 1205001 Item 16
  • Computer printout of New Scotland, Presbyterian Church, Albany, Newy ((Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990). FS Library Fiche 6901020 (1 fiche)
  • Royden Woodward Vosburgh. Records of the Presbyterian Church of New Scotland in the town of New Scotland, Albany County, N.Y., 1787-1893 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994). FS Library Film 532622 Item 4
  • William H. Wanzer. Inscriptions of family burying grounds, Town of New Scotland, Albany Co., N.Y. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1940). FS Library Film 17117 Item 1

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

The town of New Scotland does not have a library but check out the Upper Hudson Library System of which Albany County is a part of, to locate the towns close to New Scotland that have public libraries.

Albany Public Library
Main Library
161 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-427-4300
Fax: 518-449-3386
Email: askalibrarian@albanypubliclibrary.org

Genealogical Resources: Albany History Room hours differ from regular library hours. Pruyn Collection of Albany History housed in the Albany History Room of the library. Collection includes city directories, newspapers, and census records on film and online.

Societies

New Scotland Historical Association
PO Box 541
Voorheesville NY 12186
Phone: 518–765–4652
Email: newscotlandhistoricalassoc@gmail.com
Website
Historical books, manuscripts, and maps. Museum.

Town Clerk

New Scotland Town Clerk
2029 New Scotland Road
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone: 518-439-4865
Email: Staff Directory and Emails
Website
Collection: Assessment Rolls 1958-1997,Town Board Minutes 1833-1990 and birth, marriage and death records for the town.

Town Historian

New Scotland Town Historian
Robert Parmenter
82 Badgley Lane
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Phone: 518-765-4652
Email: rmp8288@gmail.com
Website

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for New Scotland, 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). Archive.org; 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

References

Places