New York Compiled Genealogies: Difference between revisions

*'''Ancestral File'''. Ancestral File is a FamilySearch™ computer file that contains family history information linked into family groups and pedigrees. The file contains millions of names, including a growing number of New York families.  

*'''International Genealogical Index'''. Available on both microfiche and as a FamilySearch™ computer file. The International Genealogical Index provides names and vital information for millions of deceased persons, dating back to the mid-1600s. Most of the names were submitted by researchers or copied from church records.  

*'''Old Surname Index File'''. The Family History Library has a surname index of some manuscripts, periodicals, books, and films collected before 1964. It is especially useful for New York research and is found under ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Genealogical Department, Library Division, Old Surname Index File'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; {{FHL|157706|item|disp=FHL films 1058446–85}}).  

*'''[http://www.dar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] (DAR) Collection'''. Since the 1910s, the DAR has collected genealogical information by transcribing previously unpublished records. They include Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and will records. This collection is now called the Genealogical Records Committee (GRC) Reports. A portion of these reports regarding New York State have been microfilmed and divided into two parts:<br>

*Daughters of the American Revolution (New York). Cemetery, Church and Town Records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970–1971. {{FHL|547629|title-id|disp=film 836756 (first of 86); 6331439-47 )}} The records are at the New York State Library, [[New York Public Library'', and the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. The [[Family History Library]] has microfilms of the first 388 volumes and many additional unnumbered volumes on microfilms. Volumes 528–536 are on microfiche.''  

*Daughters of the American Revolution (New York). Bible, Family and Miscellaneous Records from New York State. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. (On 33 Family History Library films and 155 fiche, starting with {{FHL|344523|item|disp=FHL film 862793 (first of 33); fiche 6331487 (first of 155)}}. Includes an index for the first 40 volumes.) The original records are at the Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C.  

*Before 2001, the DAR began indexing these GRC reports and created a searchable online index. At this time 2.2 million names have been indexed for New York State and information is added continually. Go to this website to search this index: [http://grc.dar.org/dar/darnet/grc/grc.cfm?Action=New_Search http://grc.dar.org/dar/darnet/grc/grc.cfm?Action=New_Search]  

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Whitacre, Constance M. and Elsie Trotter. Master Index New York State DAR Genealogical Records. New York, New York: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1972. {{FHL|162529|item|disp=FHL film 1206452 item 13; fiche 6051491; book 974.7 D22; }}.)  

*In both Whitacre indexes the letter "V" before the volume and page refers to Cemetery, Church and Town Records; the letter "B" refers to the Bible, Family and Miscellaneous Records.  

Whitacre, Constance M. Master Index Supplement 1972–1978: Records and Corrections. N.p., 1978. {{FHL|162784|item|disp=FHL film 1206452 item 14; book 975.7 D22 Supp.}}  

*New York State Library (Albany, New York). Vital Records Card File. Albany, New York: New York State Library, 1979. {{FHL|165646|item|disp=FHL fiche 6332544}} <br>

*'''Holland Society of New York Collections'''. This lineage society collects information about the early Dutch settlers and their descendants. Many of their church record transcripts and published yearbooks are at the Family History Library. The library has microfilms of Compiled Genealogies (Family History Library 47 films), Manuscript Historical and Genealogical Collection (FHL 41 films), and Membership Records (FHL 76 films). The film numbers are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under:  

*New York State Library (Albany, New York). Vital Records Card File. Albany, New York: New York State Library, 1979. {{FHL|165646|item|disp=FHL fiche 6332544}} <br>

*Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical- Biographical Index''. Vols. 1–186+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952–. (Family History Library {{FHL|655803|item|disp=FHL film 1698167 items 1-3 (first of 41); book 973 D22am ser. 2}} This is a continuing series. An earlier version of 48 volumes was published as The American Genealogical Index, 1942–1951. The index contains over 4 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to manuscripts, periodicals, and books. The earlier version indexed 350 sources. The second version includes the original 350 sources and an additional 800 sources.  

*To help you understand the source citations and to locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes of:  

*To access genealogy records available through the Family History Library Catalogy, use the Place-names Search for:

:*NEW YORK - GENEALOGY

:*NEW YORK, [County] - GENEALOGY