Local History Center: Temporary Reduced Hours

Local History will have reduced hours until June 16. The Local History Center will be open from 10am-12pm Monday-Friday. Normal hours will resume on June 16. 

Local History & Genealogy

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Ancestry Library Edition

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Start searching billions of records and discover your family's story.

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Ancestry New York

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Portions of Ancestry.com pertaining to New York are free to NY state residents.

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Cyndi's List

Cyndi's List
A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.
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Ellis Island

Ellis Island
Contains a passenger search which comprises nearly 65 million arrival records and ship manifests in an interactive database.
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Find A Grave

Find A Grave
Large gravesite collection. Over 210 million memorials created by the community since 1995.
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National Archives

National Archives
Contains public records of American citizens such as military records and naturalization records of immigrants.
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