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[[Image:New York State Cultural Center2.jpg|right|600px|New York State Cultural Center2.jpg]]  
[[Image:New York State Cultural Center2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|New York State Cultural Education Center. Includes the State Archives, Library, and Museum.]]  


=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:''' [mailto:archref@nysed.gov archref@nysed.gov] (Research assistance)<br>[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/directories/index.shtml Contact list of departments]
'''E-mail:''' <br>'''Address:'''


'''Address:'''<br>  
:The New York State Library<br>Cultural Education Center<br>Empire State Plaza<br>Albany, NY 12230


:The New York State Library<br>  
'''Telephone:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;518-474-5355<br>'''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;518-474-5786
:Cultural Education Center<br>
:222 Madison Avenue<br>
:Empire State Plaza<br>
:Albany, NY 12230<br>


'''Telephone:''' 518-474-8955<br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.


'''Hours and holidays:''' [http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/visit-the-new-york-state-archives Hours]. Closed on New York State holidays.
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>  
 
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' Gives detailed information on Parking, fees, maps, driving directions, public transportation, and where to stay.<br>  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml New York State Archives Home] About us, Images, Audio, Video, Exhibitions, Research, Managing Records, Publications
*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml New York State Archives] Internet site
*{{WC}}NY State Archives [https://nyst.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=L76tNqHe0M/NYSL/X/60/502/X catalog online] and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].  
*Repository [http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/qWKI3ARnSe/ARCHIVES/94740105/60/502/X catalog online]. <br>
*[http://www.nyhistory.com/links/repositories.htm New York State Archives is the premier source. Website on a growing list of links for archival repositories in New York State.]
*Repository database. <br>
*[http://www.nyshrab.org/documentation/index.shtml Documenting New York], New York State Archives is working to preserve and make accessible to all New Yorkers a comprehensive documentary record of their history.
*[http://www.nyshrab.org/documentation/index.shtml Documenting New York], New York State Archives is working to preserve and make accessible to all New Yorkers a comprehensive documentary record of their history.


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The New York State Archives has the following types of genealogical materials:
The New York State Archives has the following types of genealogical materials:&nbsp;


*Vital records indexes, including the New York State Department of Health microfiche indexes to birth, marriage, and death certificates filed with that Department. which begins with 1880-1881. The index covers the entire state outside New York City.  
*Vital records indexes, including the&nbsp;New York State Department of Health microfiche indexes to birth, marriage, and death certificates filed with that Department. which begins with 1880-1881. The index covers the entire state outside New York City.  
*Military Records, from various conflicts, and various branches of the service. They include service, pension, or bounty land warrant case files for persons who served in the U.S. armed forces. Mist colonial war records were destroyed in a 1911 fire but substitutes for some of these records are available. Revolutionary War Military Patents, land grant applications, accounts and claims, disabled veterans pension claims. Also contains records from the War of 1812, The Civil War. the Spanish-American War, the Mexican Border Conflict, World Wars I and II, and some other military files  
*Military Records, from various conflicts, and various branches of the service. They include service, pension, or bounty land warrant case files for persons who served in the U.S. armed forces.&nbsp;Mist colonial war records were destroyed in a 1911 fire but substitues for some of these records are available. Revolutionary War Military Patents, land grant applications, accounts and claims, disabled veterans pension claims.Also contaains records from the War of 1812, The Civil War. the Spanish-American War, the Mexican Border Conflict, World Wars I and II, and some other military files  
*Census records including 1915 and 1925 population schedules (unindexed). Also population censuses for indian reservations.  
*Census records including 1915 and 1925 population schedules (unindexed). Also population censuses for indian reservations.  
*Land records including deeds, mortgages, grants, and patents.  
*Land records including deeds, mortgages, grants, and patents.  
*Property tax records 1799 to 1804 for various years and selected areas.  
*Property tax records 1799 to 1804 for&nbsp;various years and selected areas.  
*Court records including trials and appeals prior to 1847, several series of probate records, and some chancery court records  
*Court records including trials and appeals prior to 1847, several series of probate records, and some chancery court records  
*Naturalization and related records. The State Archives holds Alien Depositions of Intent to Become U.S. Citizens, 1825-1913 (A1869) and abstracts thereof (A1870). Most naturalization records, however, are in the county courts and the National Archives.
*Naturalization and related records. The State Archives holds Alien Depositions of Intent to Become U.S. Citizens, 1825-1913 (A1869) and abstracts thereof (A1870). Most naturaization records however, are in the county courts and the National Archives.


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_tips.shtml Research Tips]
{Optional}
 
Research Tips is a regular feature that introduces some of the most informative collections in the New York State Archives and guides visitors through their use. Each tip includes a brief description of records pertaining to a particular topic and clear and concise instructions on how to use the records to get information.<br>
 
*The New York State Archives provides access to more than 130 million documents that tell the story of New York from the seventeenth century to the present.<br>


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/publications?field_topics_value=Guides+to+Historical+Records List of Guides]<br>
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}


*An essential guide to pre-l847 common-law court records in New York State.
=== Alternate Repositories  ===


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}


If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*[http://www.nypl.org/locations New York Public Library Branches] over 90 in New York City.
*<br>
*[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England and New York since the 1600s.
*[[National Archives at New York City]], censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passenger indexes, New York port and shipping, naturalizations, inventions.
*[[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] (that is Waltham), censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passenger indexes, naturalizations, African Americans, Indians.
*[[Stadsarchief Amsterdam]] (Amsterdam Municipal Archives) early Dutch notarial records of New York.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*<br>
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.
*<br>
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources
*[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, &amp; British Isles.
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers.
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons.
*[http://www.yadvashem.org/ Yad Vashem], Jerusalem, 85,000 volumes about the Jewish Holocaust, largest yizkor book collection.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[New York State Library]], Albany, has local histories, genealogies, atlases, church, cemetery (including DAR), city directories, microfilmed newspapers, censuses, passenger lists, and periodicals.
*<br>
*[[New_York_State_Archives]], Albany, has manuscripts, vital record indexes, land grants, maps, military, court, alien depositions, prisoners, Erie Canal passenger lists, wills, estates, and state censuses.
*[http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/index.php New York Genealogical and Biographical Society], New York City has censuses, city directories, church, cemetery, Bible, land, probates, genealogy, local history, and manuscripts.
*[https://www.nyhistory.org/web/ New York Historical Society] manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, histories, directories, maps, photos.
*[http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/ Vital Records Section of the New York State Dept. of Health], Menands, NY, for '''''outside''''' New York City births and deaths (1881-present), and marriage licenses (1880-present). Also, all divorces since 1963.
*[http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html Municipal Archives] has New York City birth, death, and marriage records; the 1890 police census; city directories; voter registrations; almshouse records; and municipal government records.
*Courts: city, state, and federal.
*[[Brooklyn Historical Society|Brooklyn Historical Society]] includes finding aids and collections guides to archives, manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, paintings, oral history database, and maps.
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ Columbia University Libraries], history, biography, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents.
*[http://www.hollandsociety.org/genealogy/ Holland Society] 7,000 New Netherland family and local history books, Dutch Reformed Church records.
*[http://huguenotsocietyofamerica.org/?page=Library Huguenot Historical Society] open by appointment: history, settlement, genealogy, biography, theology.
*[http://www.yivoinstitute.org/ YIVO Institute for Jewish Research] East European Jewish immigrant studies, gazetteers, yizkor books (Holocaust town memorial books), biographical directories, Landsmanshaft records.
*[http://www.lbi.org/ Leo Baeck Institute] preserves family and community histories about Jews in German speaking countries.


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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New York State Archives
New York State Cultural Education Center. Includes the State Archives, Library, and Museum.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:
Address:

The New York State Library
Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230

Telephone:  518-474-5355
Fax:  518-474-5786

Hours and holidays:  9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:  

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The New York State Archives has the following types of genealogical materials: 

  • Vital records indexes, including the New York State Department of Health microfiche indexes to birth, marriage, and death certificates filed with that Department. which begins with 1880-1881. The index covers the entire state outside New York City.
  • Military Records, from various conflicts, and various branches of the service. They include service, pension, or bounty land warrant case files for persons who served in the U.S. armed forces. Mist colonial war records were destroyed in a 1911 fire but substitues for some of these records are available. Revolutionary War Military Patents, land grant applications, accounts and claims, disabled veterans pension claims.Also contaains records from the War of 1812, The Civil War. the Spanish-American War, the Mexican Border Conflict, World Wars I and II, and some other military files
  • Census records including 1915 and 1925 population schedules (unindexed). Also population censuses for indian reservations.
  • Land records including deeds, mortgages, grants, and patents.
  • Property tax records 1799 to 1804 for various years and selected areas.
  • Court records including trials and appeals prior to 1847, several series of probate records, and some chancery court records
  • Naturalization and related records. The State Archives holds Alien Depositions of Intent to Become U.S. Citizens, 1825-1913 (A1869) and abstracts thereof (A1870). Most naturaization records however, are in the county courts and the National Archives.

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the New York State Archives, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

Similar Collections



Neighboring Collections


Sources[edit | edit source]

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Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute · Albany Institute of History and Art · Bronx County Historical Society · Brooklyn Historical Society · Buffalo and Erie County Public Library · Children's Aid Society · Cornell University Library · Historic Hudson Valley Library · Holland Society of New York · Huguenot Society of America · Leo Baeck Institute · Montgomery County Department of History and Archives · National Archives at New York City · New England Historic Genealogical Society (Boston MA) · New York City Department of Records · New York City Municipal Reference and Research Center · New York Foundling Hospital · New York Genealogical and Biographical Society · New-York Historical Society · New York Public Library · New York State Archives · New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations · New York State Department of Health · New York State Historical Association · New York State Library · Onondaga Historical Association · Queens Historical Society · Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Netherlands) · SUNY Fredonia Reed Library · Staten Island Historical Society · Steele Memorial Library · Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, OH)
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