New York Cultural Groups

Online Resources

 * American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, New York City, Selected Insolvent Debtor’s Cases, 1787-1861, ($) index, images.
 * New York Chinese Exclusion Index, 1882-1960
 * Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Russians to the United States, 1834 - 1897, index
 * Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the United States, 1850 - 1897, index
 * Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Italians to the United States, 1855 - 1900, index]
 * 19th Century Germanic Immigrants to USA, 1850-59, index, 1860-69, 1870-79, 1880-89, 1890=97
 * Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 ($)
 * New York Slavery Records Index (index)

African Americans in New York
See African American Resources for New York

American Indians in New York
See Indigenous Peoples of New York.

Jewish Records
Most synagogue records have not been centralized, so you must write to the local congregation. Addresses are listed in Sidney Lightman, editor, The Jewish Travel Guide (London, England: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1990; and is available in the For a copy nearest you, search

The Center for Jewish History offers a free online up-to-date guide (2012) on how to locate New York City synagogue records.

The Museum of Family History has compiled lists of synagogues for the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan (1869-1933), Queens and Richmond (Staten Island) boroughs in New York City.

American Jewish Historical Society Library 2 Thornton Road Waltham, MA 02154 Telephone: (617) 891-8110 Fax: (617) 899-9208

Philadelphia Jewish Archives Centre at the Balch Institute 18 South 7th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-1423 Telephone: (215) 925-8090

This archives has the Philadelphia Hebrew Immigrant Society records, which include ship passenger lists, passage order books, and Lipschutz Steamship record books. These are on microfilm in the.

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) 200 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 Telephone: (212) 967-4100

New York Public Library Jewish Division Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 Telephone: (212) 930-0601 Fax: (212) 642-0141

More New York Jewish records, sources, and archives are described in Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area, mentioned in New York Archives and Libraries.

Norwegians
See New York: Norwegian Settlements