NEHGS offers expertise on challenging
Empire State genealogical research with FREE access to all its New York resources
on AmericanAncestors.org during June
Research within 23 databases of NEHGS containing
genealogical records for New York is FREE
for a full month with registration as a Guest User
for a full month with registration as a Guest User
June 2, 2016—Boston, Massachusetts—Frequently there’s a New York
wall in the way of family historians conducting research that includes
ancestors in the Empire State. Today the New England Historic Genealogical
Society (NEHGS) has announced a special feature to help genealogists break
through it with FREE Access to all of its New York databases at AmericanAncestors.org/New-York.
New York genealogy can be a challenge, depending on the time, place, and
ethnicity of one’s ancestors. For example, finding 18th century Dutch-descended
New Yorkers in the Hudson Valley is easier than finding settlers from New
England in the same locale. The 1911 fire at the State Library in Albany and
the fact that statewide registration of vital records did not start until 1880
can create challenging brick walls for research that includes the Empire State.
The unique New York databases on AmericanAncestors.org—the data-rich
website of NEHGS—offer thousands of early American records for finding lost New
York ancestors. 23 databases including church records, property records,
marriage notices, and cemetery inscriptions are all within the online
collection of the New York resources of NEHGS. The experts at NEHGS know the
best resources for New York genealogy and can teach you to use them effectively.
Of particular interest to family historians seeking New York data are two
databases offered FREE during this special, month-long program of NEHGS:
This database contains transcriptions for more than 50 counties within the state of New York. This compilation of Abstracts of New York Wills, Administrations, and Guardianships was created by William Applebie Daniel Eardeley. The original materials are part of the Brooklyn Historical Society's manuscript collection. Eardeley abstracted original estate proceedings in the counties of New York. In addition he indexed all the names in his abstracts, i.e. those of the decedents, executors, administrators, petitioners, guardians, witnesses, named beneficiaries, and minor children. Although the original title of the collection refers to the years 1691 to 1860, the bulk of the material concerns the period 1787 to 1835.
New York: Albany County Deeds, 1630-1894
The Index to the public records of the County of Albany, State of New York, 1630-1894 was compiled and printed pursuant to the laws of 1893, under direction of Wheeler B. Melius, Superintendent [1893-1906] of the Albany County (N.Y.) Board of Supervisors. This important fourteen volume set of 302,300 land transactions in Albany County, searchable by grantor, grantee, corporation and date of transaction represents some of the only surviving early records of Albany, NY after a devastating fire on February 10, 1880 at Albany City Hall destroyed or severely damaged many records for the city and county. The database is complete with records from all volumes, 1-14.
Throughout the month of June, these and all other New York databases on
the website of NEHGS are FREE to Guest Users. Users who register for FREE
access may browse a wide variety of New York records, subject guides, articles,
and publications and view other resources at AmericanAncestors.org/New-York. Unlimited
access to all one billion plus records on AmericanAncestors.org and other
benefits are through membership at NEHGS.
About American
Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society
The founding genealogical society in America, New England Historic
Genealogical Society (NEHGS) was established in 1845. Today it has a national
collecting scope and serves more than 150,000 constituents through an
award-winning website, www.AmericanAncestors.org. Since 1845,
NEHGS has been the country’s leading comprehensive resource for genealogists
and family historians of every skill level. Today NEHGS provides constituents
with worldwide access to some of the most important and valuable research tools
anywhere.
American Ancestors is the public brand and user experience of NEHGS
representing the expertise and resources available for family historians of all
levels when researching their origins across the country and around the world.
NEHGS’s resources, expertise, and service are unmatched in the field and their
leading staff of on-site and online genealogists includes experts in early
American, Irish, English, Scottish, Italian, Atlantic and French Canadian,
African American, Native American, Chinese, and Jewish research. Expert
assistance is available to members and nonmembers in a variety of ways. The
NEHGS library and archive, located at 99-101 Newbury Street in downtown Boston,
Massachusetts is home to more than 28 million items, including manuscript
documents, genealogical records, books, photographs, and other items dating
back hundreds of years.
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