Salem, Washington County, New York Genealogy

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Village of Salem Historical Archives Proudfit Building Bancroft Library Salem, NY 12865 Phone: 518-854-3510

Bancroft Public Library 181 S. Main PO Box 515 Salem, NY 12865 Phone: 518-854-7463

Societies
The Dr Asa Fitch Historical Society RD 1 Box 336A Cambridge, NY 12816 Phone: 518-854-3888

Town Clerk
Salem Town Clerk PO Box 575 Town Hall 214 Main Street Salem NY 12865 Phone: 518–854–3277

Town Historian
Salem Town Historian William Cormier PO Box 458 Salem, NY 12865 Email:[mailto:wcormier@sover.net wcormier@sover.net]

Taxation

 * 1794 - "Early Records of Salem, Washington County, N.Y.," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan. 1912):8-11. Digital versions at Internet Archive - free; New York Family History ($);.

Vital Records

 * Marriage book of Wm. Putnam Rallson William Rallson kept records of marriages for the following towns and years: Keeseville, 1873-1874; Essex, 1874-1875; Waterford, 1879-1880; Jonesville, 1880-1883, 1900-1902; Gloversville, 1883-1886; Mechanicville, 1886-1892; Salem, 1892-1896; Rupert, Vt., 1897; Brandon, Vt., 1898-1899; Vergennes, Vt. 1888-1892; Ferrisburg, Vt. 1888-1892; Schoharie, 1903-1904; Guilderland, 1905-1908; Richmondville, 1908-1912.