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Repositories
Some helps for finding Albany County records at different repositories are:


 * Historical Records, a complete listing of the historical records at the Albany County Hall of Records
 * Guide to Historical Resources in Albany County, New York, Repositories
 * Guide to Records in the New York State Archives
 * Inventory of the County Archives of New York, no. 01, Albany County (Albany) 
 * A Sketch of the Life of Horatio Seymour, 1810-1886, with a Detailed Account of his Administration as Governor of the State of New York During the War of 1861-1865 FHLC
 * World Our Fathers Made: a Survey of the Records of Local Governments in the County of Albany, New York, During the Constitutional Era, 1783-1815

Albany Public Library
The Pruyn Collection of Albany History is housed in the Albany History Room of the library. Collection includes city directories, newspapers, and census records on film and online.

Albany Public Library Main Library

161 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210 Phone: (518) 427-4300 Call for hours. Albany History Room hours differ from regular library hours.

Guilderland Public Library
The library collection includes online databases with a surname search, church index, cemetery list and transciptions and land search.

Guilderland Public Library

2228 Western Avenue Guilderland, New York 12084-9071 Phone (518)456–2400

Nassau Free Library–Genealogy
The library has the Ralph Philips Genealogical Collection and an online database of surnames.

Nassau Free Library–Genealogy

18 Church Street Nassau, NY 12123. (518)766-2715

New York State Museum/People of Albany County Live Here
Online collection of articles and pages about Albany County. Includes biographies of early residents, early laws, military records, county census transcriptions, church records, maps, and will transcriptions.

New York State Museum/People of Albany County Live Here

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New York State Archives

Cultural Education Center 222 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12230 Phone: (518) 474-8955 E–mail archref@mail.nysed.gov

New York State Library–Genealogy
Cultural Education Center 222 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12230 Phone: (518) 474-5161 Local History/Genealogy desk Collection includes local histories, DAR records, church records, early newspapers, city directories, surname card files, and vital records.

Rensselaer County Historical Society Library
57 Second Street Troy, NY 12180 Phone: 518-244-6846 Library, archives and research center.

Rensselaer, New York City History Research Center
Rensselaer City Hall 62 Washington St. Rensselaer, NY 12144 second floor. Phone: (518)694-3126 Collection includes city and county histories, directories, newspapers, local family manuscripts, church records, and local society and business records.

Troy Public Library
100 Second Street Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (518) 274–7071 The Troy Room Collection contains hundreds of books, pamphlets, and other local history and genealogy documents. Works by local authors, Troy City Directories, local newspapers, family histories, and census records are all part of this valuable collection.

Albany County Courthouse
For further information about what records are held at the Albany County Courthouse, see the Albany County Courthouse page.

Albany County Hall of Records
Most historical records for Albany County are at the Hall of Records.

Albany County Hall of Records 95 Tivoli Street Albany, NY 12207 Phone: 518-436-3663 Fax: 518-436-3678

Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist in the study of genealogy.

The FHC for Albany County is located in Albany. Be sure to call and visit their wiki page for hours of service and other information.


 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * 411 Loudon Rd&gt;
 * Loudonville, Albany, New York, United States
 * Phone: 518-463-2566

For additional Family History Center addresses, search this online FHC directory.