Genealogy: NYC - Where to research

online searching available from 1841-1902

A Library of Congress project which includes these two New York newspapers

New York Public Library has over 9,000 pages from The Richmond County Advance online, covering the years 1886 to 1910.

covers Westchester County and the Hudson Valley

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy has trained librarians who can assist you. You can also become a NYPL member and access ancestry.com using the Wi-Fi.

Although located in Albany, NY, there are nine regional offices through out NY state. Archivists can assist researchers to locate census information, property records, military records as well as wills, court records, prison lists and tax payer information.

The Municipal Archives maintains records of births reported in the five Boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island), prior to 1910; deaths reported prior to 1949; and marriages reported prior to 1930.

Digitizes many local resources with free access over its web site.

searchable database for both ports in New York and options to search other ports of entry in the United States.

How to obtain naturalization papers from the National Archives in NY.

Index and searchable database

This database is available for free on Internet Archive. A searchable version has just been made available on ancestry.com.