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:This branch of the National Archives has records created by federal agencies and courts in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The archives has naturalization records, internal revenue service records, customs lists, and records of the U.S. District Court of Appeals. They also have microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, court records, passenger lists for New York City and other ports, Revolutionary War military records, some Civil War service indexes, and World War I draft registrations. The staff will make photocopies for a fee.<ref name="DB81">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 81. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

:The FamilySearch Library has very few of the state archives records on microfilm. The state archives makes photocopies and performs limited searches of indexed records for a fee, but it does not circulate microfilms of land and vital records. The guide to the collection is <br>  

:*For New York marriages 1753-1783 see New York. Secretary of State, ''Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784'' (Albany, New York : Weed, Parsons & Co., 1860) ([https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/140531-names-of-persons-for-whom-marriage-licenses-were-issued-by-the-secretary-of-the-province-of-new-york-previous-to-1784?offset=1 Online digital version]; {{WorldCat|866730981}}; {{FSC|342358|item|disp=FS Library Film 514675 Item 1; FS Library Book 974.7 V2t}})

[[Image:Brooklyn-historical-society.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Brooklyn Historical Society]]Othmer Library<br>128 Pierrepont Street<br>Brooklyn, NY 11201<br>Phone: 718-222-4111<br>Fax: 718-222-3794<br>Email: [http:/

Brooklyn Historical Society]

:These archives contain early Dutch notarial records about what is now New York State, the Holland Land Company (1789-1869) land grant papers for western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania (also available from the {{FSC|20454|item|disp=FamilySearch Library}}), and records of some early New York settlers living in Amsterdam before moving to America.<br><br>

:The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio at first intended for settlement by '''Connecticut''' Revolutionary War refugees. The '''Research Library''' at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''' ''History Center'' is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and the ''Connecticut Western Reserve '' history material. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles from Pennsylvania, '''New York''', and New England.<ref name="DB89">Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.</ref> Includes over 20 million manuscripts for genealogical research and northeast Ohio history. They have the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials. Other important collections include the American Civil War, and the automotive industry.<ref>[http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/significant-collections/ Significant Collections] in ''Western Reserve Historical Society'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>

== FamilySearch Centers ==

Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and its branch '''[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]''' around the world. Most centers can help you by:  

*Providing access to genealogical records through the premium online Internet '''[[FamilySearch Center Portal|FamilySearch Center Portal]]'''.

*Fostering contact between genealogical enthusiasts [[File:Manhattan-new-york-808x480-AV051230 cah005.jpg|thumb|right|280px|NYC FamilySearch Center in Manhattan]]

There are several [[:Category:New York FamilySearch Centers|centers located in New York]], ''for example:''   

::[[New York City New York FamilySearch Center]]<br>125 Columbus Ave 1st Floor<br>New York City, New York USA<br>Telephone: 212-799-2414

To locate one of these 4,500 centers in your own neighborhood, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ Find a FamilySearch Center].<br><br>