Are you having difficulty tracing someone in New York City in the early nineteenth century?
Westchester County Resources in the NYG&B Record
The 131 volumes of the Record contain source material from many New York counties, but perhaps no county has been more extensively covered than Westchester.
New York State Census Records Online
This guide provides an overview of every New York state census, what kind of information can be found within each one, and where researchers can search New York state censuses online.
Why should all researchers be using both federal censuses and New York state censuses? These records often form the backbone of family history research.
Special Federal Census Schedules For New York State
Most researchers are familiar with using the "Population Schedules" of federal censuses from 1850 - 1880 - these records are some of the most widely used of all genealogical sources.
But have you explored the "Special Schedules" of the 1850-1880 censuses? Many researchers overlook these collections even though they contain unique information of genealogical and historical value.
The Special Schedules fall into four categories:
1855 New York State Census, Ward 17 (Manhattan)
The 1855 New York State census is especially useful to family historians for many reasons. This Knowledge Base article contains everything you need to know about this record set and how to use it successfully. We have digitized and indexed a previously unavailable portion of this census - Manhattan's Ward 17. This Ward was never even microfilmed, so the way to view these records other than visiting New York City is in the NYG&B eLibrary.
New York Genealogy Research Tips
The Calendar and Colonial New York
Special Federal Census Schedules For New York State
While the Population Schedules of these censuses are probably the most widely used of all genealogical sources, there is little evidence that genealogists are making much use of the Special Schedules of the 1850-1880 censuses, ev
Pre-1750 New York Lists
Important sources for colonial New York research are the various censuses, assessment rolls (including tax and rate lists), oaths of allegiance, and other lists created under the Dutch and English administrations.
New York 1890 Census Substitutes
It is common knowledge that the 1890 Federal Census population schedules were almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1921.