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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.nypl.org/locations New York Public Library Branches] over 90 in New York City. | *[http://www.nypl.org/locations New York Public Library Branches] over 90 in New York City. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy.html National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)] (that is Waltham), censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passenger indexes, naturalizations, African Americans, Indians. | *[http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy.html National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)] (that is Waltham), censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passenger indexes, naturalizations, African Americans, Indians. | ||
*[http://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/english/home.en.html Gemeentearchief] (Amsterdam Municipal Archives) early Dutch notarial records regarding New York. | *[http://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/english/home.en.html Gemeentearchief] (Amsterdam Municipal Archives) early Dutch notarial records regarding New York. | ||
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Family History 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 Mormon records. | *[[Family History 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 Mormon records. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
*[[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 | *[[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 | ||
*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/overview.html Newberry Library], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, & British Isles. | *[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/overview.html Newberry Library], Chicago, genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, & 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. | *[[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 & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons. | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & 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. | *[http://www.yadvashem.org/ Yad Vashem], Jerusalem, 85,000 volumes about the Jewish Holocaust, largest yizkor book collection. | ||
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*[http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/ Vital Records Section of the New York State Dept. of Health] for '''''outside''''' New York City births and deaths (1881-present), and marriage licenses (1880-present). Also, all divorces since 1963. | *[http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/ Vital Records Section of the New York State Dept. of Health] 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 NY City birth, death, and marriage records; the 1890 police census; city directories; voter registrations; almshouse records; and municipal government records. | *[http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html Municipal Archives] has NY City birth, death, and marriage records; the 1890 police census; city directories; voter registrations; almshouse records; and municipal government records. | ||
*Courts | *Courts: city, state, and federal. | ||
*Columbia University | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ Columbia University Libraries], history, biographies, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents. | ||
*Holland Society | *Holland Society | ||
*Huguenot Historical Society | *Huguenot Historical Society | ||