New York State Library

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Contact Information E-mail:  Use the form at the Contact link to email reference requests to the library. Read their instructions about making requests. Address: New York State Library Cultural Education Center 222 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12230 Telephone:  ((518) 474-5355 - General information. Local History/Genealogy Desk - (518) 474-5161   Hours and holidays:  The library's reference desk can be reached from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, except holidays Directions, maps, and public transportation:  {Optional} Internet sites and databases: Repository Internet site: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ Repository catalog online: Repository database. Other(s). Collection Description The New York State Library has a Local History and Genealogy Section which includes: family genealogies local histories DAR records church records census records early newspapers on film including the New York State Newspaper Project GIS database city directories and telephone books on microfilm and microfiche. For an alphabetical list of towns and years covered Click here other materials such as cemetery records, periodicals, published records of towns and municipalities. Tips Volunteers from the Capital District Genealogical Society are also available to provide assistance. The volunteers can explain the resources of the Library (including the online catalog) and help users get started doing research.  Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories New York State Archives New Netherland Research Center: The New Netherland Research Center (NNRC) operates under the leadership of the New York State Library providing scholarship and knowledge about the seventeenth-century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America. It fosters partnerships with institutions and organizations supporting research and collections pertaining to the Dutch influence on American history. The NNRC is a partnership between the Office of Cultural Education, which includes the New York State Library, the State Archives, the State Museum and the Office of Educational Television/Public Broadcasting, and the New Netherland Institute (NNI), an independent non-profit dedicated to fund raising for supporting the activities and programs of the New Netherland Project. Address: New Netherland Project New York State Library Cultural Education Center, 10th floor Albany, NY 12230-0001 If you cannot visit or find a source at the New York State Library, 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