Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy

Church Records

 * Records of The Dailey/Daily Ridge (Presbyterian) Church, or Scotch Church, Town of Potsdam, courtesy: NYGenWeb - free.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Library


 * Potsdam Public Library 2 Park Street Potsdam, New York 13676 Phone: 315-265-7230

Has accessbility for online databases provided by the New York State Library's EmpireLink Project.


 * Potsdam State University of New York 44 Pierrepont Avenue Potsdam, New York 13676 Phone: 315-267-3326 Email: [mailto:subramjm@potsdam.edu subramjm@potsdam.edu] Use of archives and special collections is by appointment only with two days advance notification.

Papers, photographs, memorabilia relative to the history of Potsdam College since 1869 and other general information.

Museums


 * Potsdam Public Museum Civic Center Park Street Potsdam, New York 13676 Phone: 315-265-6910 Email: [mailto:museum@vi.potsdam.ny.us museum@vi.potsdam.ny.us]

Collection: family files, cemetery records, local history, maps, city directories, Civil War collection, photographs, deeds, and other material gathered by the St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society

Town Clerk
Potsdam Town Clerk 35 Market Street Potsdam, New York 13676 Phone: 315-265-3430 Email: [mailto:townclerk@potsdamny.us townclerk@potsdamny.us] Hours: 9 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday Hours also by appointment.

Town Historians
Potsdam Town Historian 35 Market Street Potsdam, New York 13676 Phone: 315-265-4310 or 265-3430 Email: [mailto:brusso20@hotmail.com brusso20@hotmail.com] or [mailto:deputyclerk@potsdamny.us deputyclerk@potsdamny.us] Hours: By appointment

Collection includes scrapbook items, published histories of St. Lawrence county and some towns, history of the area and more.