Genealogy (Local History Room)

Genealogy

Search Census Records from 1790-1930, books from 23,00 family and local histories, PERSI an index of 2.1 million genealogy and local history, Revolutionary War Records, Freedman's Bank,etc.

Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more.

World Vital Records is a collection of over 1 billion names in more than 8,000 hard-to-find databases.

The entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851-2005. Each article is in PDF format.

Suffolk Historic Newspapers is a searchable collection of Suffolk's newspaper heritage dating back to 1839. Articles can be viewed separately or as they appear on the newspaper page. They can be saved to your local computer, printed, and emailed.

The digitization of the historic Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper from reels of microfilm has been broken down into more than one phase. Phase I, which can at present be found on this site, covers the period from October 26, 1841 to December 31, 1902, representing half of the Eagle's years of publication.

Getting Started

Do you want to know more about Online Genealogy Resources? Here is your opportunity. Just download this brochure to findout what your library has available for Family History Research.

This brochure gives you the basics on how to do Gravestone Rubbings.

This is a beginners guide for researching the history of your home.

Start your family history research with birth records. Learn more on what to look for and where to find it.

Military Records can be important resources for family history records. This brochure will give you some of the information required to locate these records.

An introduction to Diplomatic Records covering consulate and passport records.

Learn more about newspaper and the information that may be found in these important resources.

Genealogy

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