New York City, New York Genealogy

United States &gt; New York &gt; New York City

Boundary Changes
In 1913 the Bronx split off from New York County (Manhattan).

Resources

 * The resources listed herein pertaining in two periods
 * Before 1898, before the consolidation
 * From 1898, onwards
 * Note: Not all records are held in a single place. The counties (now Boroughs) retain many functions including probate. For records at the counties, please visit the county boroughs, Bronx (now The Bronx), Kings (now Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (now Staten Island) and New York (now Manhattan). See the List of Holdings web page of the NYC Municipal Archives for a listing of what records are available for some of the old towns.


 * Additionally, most of the Bronx belonged to Westchester County prior to 1898 so you may need to search there as well. Read the following article for further information: Before the Five-Borough City: The Old Cities, Towns and Villages That Came Together to Form "Greater New York"

Newspapers
Brooklyn Eagle Online The New York Times Article Archives

Vital Records
New York City Municipal Achives

The Italian Genealogical Society, with the assistance of the NYC Municipal Archives, has been placing indexes to NYC records online, free of charge to the public. See the following:


 * Vital Records Index for NYC
 * Indexes to Naturalizations for NYC

Societies and Libraries
New York Historical Society

New York Public Library – Of note to genealogists are the following divisions within the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building:


 * Map Division
 * Microforms &amp; Periodicals
 * Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for New York City
 * New York City Genealogy
 * New York City Research (articles on little known resources for New York City)