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This site allows you to search for recently published obituaries. A small fee is required to view most results.

Research guides, what to do to prepare for your genealogical research at the Library of Congress, hours and services.

The Long Island Division of the Queens Borough Public Library collects, preserves, and makes available resources that document the social, economic, and political history of the four counties on Long Island - Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk.

Mt. Hebron Cemetery has been serving the Jewish community of NYC since 1909 when it was established on the grounds of the non-sectarian Cedar Grove Cemetery in Flushing. The interment search allows for a search of all individuals buried at the cemetery.

Houses 150,000 cubic feet of historical government records, including manuscripts, official correspondence, vital records, ledgers, several thousand feet of moving images, over one million photographs, sound recordings, maps, and architectural plans.

Free access to New England Ancestors Database is available on-site at New York Public Librarys Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy.

Information on how to order NYC Birth Records (1910+) and Deaths Records (1949+).

In the Office Of Vital Records, Birth Records (1910+) and Deaths Records (1949+)

A searchable database of the marriage indexes for Brooklyn Grooms (1864-1907), Manhattan Grooms (1866-1897), and Grooms of All Boroughs (1908-1936). Created by volunteers at the Italian Genealogy Group.

Marriage records from 1930 to the present. Records 50 years or older are public records obtainable by anyone

A chart of newspapers in general circulation from 1900 to 1967.

For birth certificates pre-1910 and death certificates pre-1949.

The premier place to go for New York State genealogical research.

Locate New York State Newspapers on microfilm and in print.

The Newberry Library is a privately funded research library with a special strength in genealogy.

Links to free newspaper archives

A guide for online obituary indexes, death notices and other finding aids.

A database that searches for obituaries and performs cemetery searches.

This database contains obituary and death notice information from the Columbia, SC newspapers: The State (1892-1923, 1960-1963), The Palmetto Leader (1925-1928, 1930. Columbia's foremost African American paper) and the Obituary Index to The State for World War II servicemen killed in action (1941-1949).

In progress - composed of The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present).

Comprehensive list of politicians who were born, lived, or died in Bronx County. Also arranged by cemetary or memorial site.

Ranging in date from November 1860 through December 1865.

Features numerous search engines and databases, family trees, mailing lists, and message boards.

This is a work in progress. Currently only a small portion of the records have been transcribed. New York State took its own census in 1925. This form searches all the Kings County (Brooklyn) records.

In-depth guide to Staten Island genealogical information from cemeteries, census records, churches, forums, immigration records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, photos, schools and vital records.

Information about Genealogical Research in New York City. The Society is located in Manhattan but holds records for Staten Island as well.

Comprehensive list of politicians who were born, lived, or died in Bronx County. Also arranged by cemetary or memorial site.

Site dedicated to genealogical information pages for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Island, and the Isle of Man.

Statewide historic newspaper database

A free public-service wiki for genealogy sponsored by the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy with the Allen County Public Library. You can upload GEDCOM files, upload and annotate scanned documents and photos, include family stories and biographies, and generate maps of your ancestors' life events.

Many areas of the Bronx were once part of Westchester County. This site provides a list of towns annexed by New York City and a list of record-keeping organizations in the Bronx and Manhattan. The Westchester County Archives site also provides links to additional genealogical resources.

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