Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York Genealogy

''United States' 'New York' 'Clinton CountyTown of Plattsburgh

''United States' 'New York' 'Clinton CountyCity of Plattsburgh



Church Histories

 * Proceedings at the Centennial Anniversary of the Organization of the First Presbyterian Church, Plattsburgh, New York, October First and Third, 1897. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Church Records

 * 1811–1884 Baptist Church of Plattsburgh Contents: item 1. Membership records of Plattsburgh Baptist Church including baptisms and some deaths, 1821-1855; minutes of meetings of the West Plattsburgh Baptist Church with some records of members, 1811-1855 -- item 2. Records of the Plattsburgh Baptist Church including members and minutes of meetings, 1878-1884. Microfilm of Original records.


 * 1831–1915 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Microfilm of original records. Baptisms, communions, marriages, burials and some confirmations. Irish settlement cemetery. Some indexed volumes. Text in Latin, with some English and French.


 * 1853–1915 St. Peter's Catholic Church Microfilm of original records. Baptisms, communions, marriages, burials and confirmations. Indexes at beginning of most volumes. This is a French Catholic church. Text in Latin and French with some English.


 * 1857, 1865, 1881 St. Peter's Catholic Church census - extraction


 * 1907–1915 Lady of Victory Catholic Church Microfilm of original records. Baptisms, marriages, burials, and confirmations. Some indexed volumes. Text in Latin.

Directories

 * 1886–1905, 1907–1933, 1935 Plattsburgh city directories

History
Histories for Plattsburgh, New York:



Land and Property
Alice Arneson, Canadian &amp; Nova Scotian Refugees (Syracuse, New York : Central New York Genealogical Society, 1964-1977). Contains documentation of the Canadian and Nova Scotia Refugee Tract on Lake Champlain in the towns of Plattsburgh and Schuyler Falls, Clinton County, New York; military history of New York in the Revolutionary War.

Military
Military histories for Plattsburgh, New York:





Town Clerk
Plattsburgh Town Clerk Ricky Collins 151 Banker Road Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Phone: 518-562-6833 The Town Clerk has the records of birth, death, or marriage for the Town.

City Historian
Plattsburgh City Historian John Krueger 41 City Hall Place Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Phone: 518-563-7701 E-mail: jkruegervt@msn.com Hours: Housed at the Plattsburgh Public Library Local History Room. Collection: The historical documents given to or collected by the city historian are deposited in the local history collection of the Plattsburgh Public Library. Restrictions: Materials do not circulate from the Local History Room.

Town Historian
Plattsburgh Town Historian Gerald Bates 8 Hendrix Road Morrisonville, NY 12962 Phone: 518-562-6887 E-Mail: historian@townofplattsburgh.org Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., or by appointment. Collection: Scrapbooks containing news clippings dating to the mid 1960s, cemetery records, county and local history, newsletters, town and village records. Restrictions: Records may not be removed from the Town Hall.

Town/City Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for check:


 * Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; ; . Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.