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The following are examples of excellent biographical encyclopedias for New York: | The following are examples of excellent biographical encyclopedias for New York: | ||
Fitch, Charles Elliott. ''Encyclopedia of Biography of New York''. Four Volumes. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1916. (Family History Library book | Fitch, Charles Elliott. ''Encyclopedia of Biography of New York''. Four Volumes. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1916. (Family History Library book {{FHL|175994|title-id|disp=974.7 D3f; fiche 6048146–49}}.) One to two page sketches. | ||
Greene Nelson ed. ''History of the Mohawk Valley . . . 1614–1925''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clark Publishing, 1925. (Family History Library | Greene Nelson ed. ''History of the Mohawk Valley . . . 1614–1925''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clark Publishing, 1925. (Family History Library {{FHL|195477|title-id|disp=book 974.7 H2mo}}; {{FHL|195477|title-id|disp=films 1036045–46}}.) Volumes three and four are biographical. Half- to one-page sketches. | ||
Greene, Nelson. ''History of the Valley of the Hudson . . . 1609–1930''. Five Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1931. (Family History Library | Greene, Nelson. ''History of the Valley of the Hudson . . . 1609–1930''. Five Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1931. (Family History Library {{FHL|179507|title-id|disp=book 974.7 H2g}}; {{FHL|179507|title-id|disp=film 1000230}}.) Volumes three to five are biographical with one- to two-page sketches. | ||
Hamm, Margherita Arlina. ''Famous Families of New York.'' Two Volumes. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. (Family History Library | Hamm, Margherita Arlina. ''Famous Families of New York.'' Two Volumes. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. (Family History Library {{FHL|175958|title-id|disp=book 974.7 D2h}}; {{FHL|330139|title-id|disp=film 930243}}.) About a dozen pages per family and usually including several generations. | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||