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The locations of records in these guides are as of 1940 and probably have changed if they were a private party. | The locations of records in these guides are as of 1940 and probably have changed if they were a private party. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/180970 '''''Guide to Vital Statistics Records of Churches in New York State (Exclusive of New York City).'' 2 volumes'''] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/180970 '''''Guide to Vital Statistics Records of Churches in New York State (Exclusive of New York City).'' 2 volumes'''] | ||
*Historical Records Survey. (New York City.) ''Guide to Vital Statistics in the City of New York, Borough of [Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Richmond] Churches''. 5 vols. New York, N.Y.: Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration, 1942. {{WorldCat|4025524|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; | *Historical Records Survey. (New York City.) ''Guide to Vital Statistics in the City of New York, Borough of [Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Richmond] Churches''. 5 vols. New York, N.Y.: Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration, 1942. {{WorldCat|4025524|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/503692-guide-to-vital-statistics-in-the-city-of-new-york-borough-of-the-bronx-churches-sponsored-by-fiorello-h-la-guardia-mayor-of-the-city-of-new-york?offset=12 '''Bronx'''] | **[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/503692-guide-to-vital-statistics-in-the-city-of-new-york-borough-of-the-bronx-churches-sponsored-by-fiorello-h-la-guardia-mayor-of-the-city-of-new-york?offset=12 '''Bronx'''] | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/409962-guide-to-vital-statistics-in-the-city-of-new-york-borough-of-brooklyn-churches?offset=2 '''Brooklyn'''] | **[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/409962-guide-to-vital-statistics-in-the-city-of-new-york-borough-of-brooklyn-churches?offset=2 '''Brooklyn'''] | ||
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*'''Sage Library is also home to the official Archives of the Reformed Church in America (RCA). If you are looking for archival records from an RCA church, genealogical information, or documentation about RCA policies and actions, please directly contact the RCA archivist, Matthew Gasero at mgasero@rca.org.''' | *'''Sage Library is also home to the official Archives of the Reformed Church in America (RCA). If you are looking for archival records from an RCA church, genealogical information, or documentation about RCA policies and actions, please directly contact the RCA archivist, Matthew Gasero at mgasero@rca.org.''' | ||
*[https://www.nbts.edu/sage-library/ '''Online Catalog'''] | *[https://www.nbts.edu/sage-library/ '''Online Catalog'''] | ||
*The [[New York Church Records#Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.|'''FamilySearch collection''']] has microfilmed and digitized copies of many of the Dutch Reformed church records | *The [[New York Church Records#Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.|'''FamilySearch collection''']] has microfilmed and digitized copies of many of the Dutch Reformed church records from the above listed archive. The records are described in: | ||
**Gasero, Russell L., ed. [http://images.rca.org/docs/archives/churchrecords.pdf '''''Guide to Local Church Records in the Archives of the Reformed Church in America and Other Repositories''.'''] New Brunswick, N.J.: Historical Society of the Reformed Church in America, 1979. | **Gasero, Russell L., ed. [http://images.rca.org/docs/archives/churchrecords.pdf '''''Guide to Local Church Records in the Archives of the Reformed Church in America and Other Repositories''.'''] New Brunswick, N.J.: Historical Society of the Reformed Church in America, 1979. | ||
<br>[http://www.hollandsociety.org/library/ '''The Holland Society of New York Library''']<br>20 West 44th Street, 5th Floor<br>New York, NY 10036<br>Telephone: (212) 758-1675 | <br>[http://www.hollandsociety.org/library/ '''The Holland Society of New York Library''']<br>20 West 44th Street, 5th Floor<br>New York, NY 10036<br>Telephone: (212) 758-1675 | ||
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*The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has the Holland Society's 128 volume '''''Holland Society of New York Church Record Collection'''''. The records are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] in the Place-names Search under the individual cities or towns. This includes some German Reformed, French Reformed, Lutheran, and Episcopal records. For an inventory of this collection, see: | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has the Holland Society's 128 volume '''''Holland Society of New York Church Record Collection'''''. The records are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] in the Place-names Search under the individual cities or towns. This includes some German Reformed, French Reformed, Lutheran, and Episcopal records. For an inventory of this collection, see: | ||
An index to original baptismal records, transcripts, microfilm, and published works of 17 congregations from 24 volumes of the aforementioned Dutch Reformed Church Record Collection is Wilson Ledley, compiler, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/524985 '''''Index to Baptismal Surnames in the Reformed Churches of Claverack, Cortlandt, Fishkill, Gallatin/Ancram, Gravesend, Hillsdale/Krum, Kaatsbaan/Saugerties, Kinderhook''.'''] (New York, N.Y.: The Holland Society of New York, 1990 | An index to original baptismal records, transcripts, microfilm, and published works of 17 congregations from 24 volumes of the aforementioned Dutch Reformed Church Record Collection is Wilson Ledley, compiler, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/524985 '''''Index to Baptismal Surnames in the Reformed Churches of Claverack, Cortlandt, Fishkill, Gallatin/Ancram, Gravesend, Hillsdale/Krum, Kaatsbaan/Saugerties, Kinderhook''.'''] (New York, N.Y.: The Holland Society of New York, 1990; available in the {{FSC|524985|item}}. | ||
==== Roman Catholic ==== | ==== Roman Catholic ==== | ||
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[[File:Nystpatricks.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saint Patricks, NYC]] | [[File:Nystpatricks.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saint Patricks, NYC]] | ||
=====Diocesan Archives===== | =====Diocesan Archives===== | ||
[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png|50px]]<span style="color:DarkViolet">Most Catholic records have not been gathered to central repositories. '''You must determine the town where your ancestors lived and the parish they most likely attended and then write to that parish.''' If a parish has closed, the records | [[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png|50px]]<span style="color:DarkViolet">Most Catholic records have not been gathered to central repositories. '''You must determine the town where your ancestors lived and the parish they most likely attended and then write to that parish.''' If a parish has closed, the records may have been sent to the diocesan archives or a nearby parish. If the diocese does not have an archives, the diocese chancellor usually knows where the records are. </span> | ||
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*[https://www.rcda.org/parishes/find '''Parish Finder'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records. | *[https://www.rcda.org/parishes/find '''Parish Finder'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records. | ||
*[https://www.rcda.org/parishes/institutional-records '''Institutional Records'''] Search here for location of records for closed and merged parishes. | *[https://www.rcda.org/parishes/institutional-records '''Institutional Records'''] Search here for location of records for closed and merged parishes. | ||
The Albany Diocese | The Albany Diocese includes the counties of: [[Albany County, New York Genealogy|Albany]], [[Columbia County, New York Genealogy|Columbia]], [[Delaware County, New York Genealogy|Delaware]], [[Fulton County, New York Genealogy|Fulton]], [[Greene County, New York Genealogy|Greene]], [[Hamilton County, New York Genealogy|Hamilton]](part), [[Herkimer County, New York Genealogy|Herkimer]] (part), [[Montgomery County, New York Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Otsego County, New York Genealogy|Otsego]], [[Rensselaer County, New York Genealogy|Rensselaer]], [[Saratoga County, New York Genealogy|Saratoga]], [[Schenectady County, New York Genealogy|Schenectady]], [[Schoharie County, New York Genealogy|Schoharie]], [[Warren County, New York Genealogy|Warren]] and [[Washington County, New York Genealogy|Washington]].<ref name="rc">[http://www.cdeducation.org/oym/connections/dioceseusmap.htm Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America], Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.</ref> | ||
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[https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/offices/diocesan-offices/archives/ '''Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens Archives''']<br>310 Prospect Park West<br>Brooklyn, New York 11215<br>Phone: (718) 965-7300 | [https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/offices/diocesan-offices/archives/ '''Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens Archives''']<br>310 Prospect Park West<br>Brooklyn, New York 11215<br>Phone: (718) 965-7300 | ||
*[https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/parishes/locator/ '''Parish Locator'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | *[https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/parishes/locator/ '''Parish Locator'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | ||
*[https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Genealogical-FAQs-1-Feb-22-2016.pdf '''Genealogical FAQ's'''] | *[https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Genealogical-FAQs-1-Feb-22-2016.pdf '''Genealogical FAQ's'''] | ||
The Brooklyn Diocese | The Brooklyn Diocese includes the counties of: [[Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York Genealogy|Brooklyn]] and [[Queens County, New York Genealogy|Queens]]. | ||
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[http://www.buffalodiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Buffalo''']<br>795 Main Street<br>Buffalo, New York 14203<br>Phone: (716) 847-8700 | [http://www.buffalodiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Buffalo''']<br>795 Main Street<br>Buffalo, New York 14203<br>Phone: (716) 847-8700 | ||
*[https://www.buffalodiocese.org/documents/Directory/April%20Directory%20V2.pdf '''Directory of Parishes'''] Parishes are listed at the end after all the offices and departments. Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | *[https://www.buffalodiocese.org/documents/Directory/April%20Directory%20V2.pdf '''Directory of Parishes'''] Parishes are listed at the end after all the offices and departments. Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | ||
The Buffalo Diocese | The Buffalo Diocese includes the counties of: [[Allegany County, New York Genealogy|Allegany]], [[Cattaraugus County, New York Genealogy|Cattaraugus]], [[Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy|Chautauqua]], [[Erie County, New York Genealogy|Erie]], [[Genesee County, New York Genealogy|Genesee]], [[Niagara County, New York Genealogy|Niagara]], [[Orleans County, New York Genealogy|Orleans]] and [[Wyoming County, New York Genealogy|Wyoming]]. | ||
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[http://archnyarchives.org/genealogy/ '''Archdiocese of New York Archives''']<br>1011 First Avenue<br>New York City, New York 10022<br>Phone: (212) 371-1000 | [http://archnyarchives.org/genealogy/ '''Archdiocese of New York Archives''']<br>1011 First Avenue<br>New York City, New York 10022<br>Phone: (212) 371-1000 | ||
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*[https://archny.org/parish-finder/ '''Parish Finder'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | *[https://archny.org/parish-finder/ '''Parish Finder'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | ||
The New York Diocese | The New York Diocese includes the counties of: [[Bronx County, New York Genealogy|Bronx]], [[Dutchess County, New York Genealogy|Dutchess]], [[New York (Manhattan) County, New York Genealogy|Manhattan]], [[Orange County, New York Genealogy|Orange]], [[Putnam County, New York Genealogy|Putnam]], [[Rockland County, New York Genealogy|Rockland]], [[Richmond (Staten Island) County, New York Genealogy|Staten Island]], [[Sullivan County, New York Genealogy|Sullivan]], [[Ulster County, New York Genealogy|Ulster]] and [[Westchester County, New York Genealogy|Westchester]]. | ||
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[https://www.rcdony.org/offices/other-offices.html '''Diocese of Ogdensburg''']<br>PO Box 369<br>622 Washington Street<br>Ogdensburg, NY 13669<br>Phone: (315) 393-2920 | [https://www.rcdony.org/offices/other-offices.html '''Diocese of Ogdensburg''']<br>PO Box 369<br>622 Washington Street<br>Ogdensburg, NY 13669<br>Phone: (315) 393-2920 | ||
*[https://www.rcdony.org/parishes-a-z.html '''Churches'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | *[https://www.rcdony.org/parishes-a-z.html '''Churches'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | ||
The Ogdensburg Diocese includes the | The Ogdensburg Diocese includes the counties of: [[Clinton County, New York Genealogy|Clinton]], [[Essex County, New York Genealogy|Essex]], [[Franklin County, New York Genealogy|Franklin]], [[Hamilton County, New York Genealogy|Hamilton]] (part), [[Herkimer County, New York Genealogy|Herkimer]](part), [[Jefferson County, New York Genealogy|Jefferson]], [[Lewis County, New York Genealogy|Lewis]] (part) and [[St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy|St. Lawrence]]. | ||
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[http://www.dor.org/about/office-ministry-directory/archives/ '''Diocese of Rochester''']<br>1150 Buffalo Rd.<br>Rochester, New York 14624<br>Phone: (585) 328-3210 | [http://www.dor.org/about/office-ministry-directory/archives/ '''Diocese of Rochester''']<br>1150 Buffalo Rd.<br>Rochester, New York 14624<br>Phone: (585) 328-3210 | ||
*[https://www.dor.org/parishes-campuses-cemeteries/parish-locator-and-mass-times/ '''Parish Locator'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records. | *[https://www.dor.org/parishes-campuses-cemeteries/parish-locator-and-mass-times/ '''Parish Locator'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records. | ||
The Rochester Diocese includes the counties | The Rochester Diocese includes the counties of: [[Cayuga County, New York Genealogy|Cayuga]], [[Chemung County, New York Genealogy|Chemung]], [[Livingston County, New York Genealogy|Livingston]], [[Monroe County, New York Genealogy|Monroe]], [[Ontario County, New York Genealogy|Ontario]], [[Schuyler County, New York Genealogy|Schuyler]], [[Seneca County, New York Genealogy|Seneca]], [[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben]], [[Tioga County, New York Genealogy|Tioga]], [[Tompkins County, New York Genealogy|Tompkins]], [[Wayne County, New York Genealogy|Wayne]] and [[Yates County, New York Genealogy|Yates]]. | ||
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[https://www.drvc.org/archives-2/ '''Diocese of Rockville Centre Archives''']<br>PO Box 9023<br>Rockville Centre, New York 11571-9023<br>Phone: (516) 678-5800<br>Email: [mailto:archive@drvc.org archives@drvc.org] | [https://www.drvc.org/archives-2/ '''Diocese of Rockville Centre Archives''']<br>PO Box 9023<br>Rockville Centre, New York 11571-9023<br>Phone: (516) 678-5800<br>Email: [mailto:archive@drvc.org archives@drvc.org] | ||
*[https://www.drvc.org/maps/ '''Parish Finder'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | *[https://www.drvc.org/maps/ '''Parish Finder'''] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records.<br> | ||
The Diocese includes the counties of: [[Nassau County, New York Genealogy|Nassau]] and [[Suffolk County, New York Genealogy|Suffolk]] | The Diocese includes the counties of: [[Nassau County, New York Genealogy|Nassau]] and [[Suffolk County, New York Genealogy|Suffolk]] on Long Island. | ||
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[https://www.syracusediocese.org/offices/archives/# '''Diocese of Syracuse Archives''']<br>240 East Onondaga St.<br>Syracuse, New York 13201<br>Phone: (315) 422-7203 | [https://www.syracusediocese.org/offices/archives/# '''Diocese of Syracuse Archives''']<br>240 East Onondaga St.<br>Syracuse, New York 13201<br>Phone: (315) 422-7203 | ||
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*[https://www.syracusediocese.org/find-a-parish/ '''Find-a-Parish''' ] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records. | *[https://www.syracusediocese.org/find-a-parish/ '''Find-a-Parish''' ] Each individual parish keeps records of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and funerals. Contact the parish to obtain these records. | ||
The Syracuse Diocese | The Syracuse Diocese includes the counties of: [[Broome County, New York Genealogy|Broome]], [[Chenango County, New York Genealogy|Chenango]], [[Cortland County, New York Genealogy|Cortland]], [[Lewis County, New York Genealogy|Lewis]] (part), [[Madison County, New York Genealogy|Madison]], [[Oneida County, New York Genealogy|Oneida]], [[Onondaga County, New York Genealogy|Onondaga]] and [[Oswego County, New York Genealogy|Oswego]]. | ||
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**Microfilm at [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ '''FamilySearch Library''']:{{FSC|39597|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 61 (1973)}}. | **Microfilm at [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ '''FamilySearch Library''']:{{FSC|39597|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 61 (1973)}}. | ||
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*'''''Quaker Census of 1828: Members of the New York Yearly Meeting, the Religious Society of Friends of New York, Ontario, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Quebec, at the Time of the Separation of 1828''' Fay, Loren V., editor. ''Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Knshp, 1989 and is available | *'''''Quaker Census of 1828: Members of the New York Yearly Meeting, the Religious Society of Friends of New York, Ontario, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Quebec, at the Time of the Separation of 1828''' Fay, Loren V., editor. ''Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Knshp, 1989 and is available in the {{FSC|425835|item}}. Use this to determine the monthly meeting a person attended. It includes name, age, and family group. | ||
**To locate a copy nearest you, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/quaker-census-of-1828-members-of-the-new-york-yearly-meeting-the-religious-society-of-friends-in-new-york-ontario-vermont-connecticut-massachusetts-and-quebec-at-the-time-of-the-separation-of-1828/oclc/20487290&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | **To locate a copy nearest you, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/quaker-census-of-1828-members-of-the-new-york-yearly-meeting-the-religious-society-of-friends-in-new-york-ontario-vermont-connecticut-massachusetts-and-quebec-at-the-time-of-the-separation-of-1828/oclc/20487290&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | ||
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