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History & Archives Resources

  1. HISTORIES: New York State Counties plus many villages and localities in the original Tryon County.
  2. BIOGRAPHIES: Individuals of local interest. Most of the histories are indexed for biographical information.
  3. CEMETERY RECORDS: New York State Counties plus many villages, cities and townships of the area.
  4. FAMILY GENEALOGIES: Over 500 bound genealogies indexed. Family files contain summary information on over 2,400 surnames. View Surname Listing
  5. LAND RECORDS: 1772-1788 Tryon/Montgomery County. Other deeds held at County Clerk’s Office.
  6. DIRECTORIES AND GAZETTEERS: 1869 Fulton & Montgomery, other counties plus Amsterdam Directories and Board of Trade 1889+.
  7. VITAL STATISTICS: Some births, marriages & deaths extracted from various sources.
    NOTE: Birth, marriage, & death certificates available only at state level and town/city clerk’s offices where event took place.
  8. CHURCH RECORDS: Colonial Period through 1950, sundry areas & denominations. Other counties in addition to Montgomery County.
  9. CENSUS RECORDS: Indexed 1790 through 1870 for New York State. Only 1850 & 1860 census for other counties in the State. (Several earlier assessment rolls in Historical Files). Slave count -- Towns of Florida & Palatine.
  10. CIVIL RECORDS: Transcribed Town Supervisors' Minutes from 1793 to the early 20th century. Highway records, school district meeting minutes, etc.
  11. MILITARY RECORDS: Pre-Revolution to Korean War. Some original muster rolls. Most lineage volumes for D.A.R. Journals of soldiers.
  12. HISTORICAL FILES: Miscellaneous documents, histories of local people, places, and events.
  13. ARCHIVES: Original records from early 1700's through 1900's. Repository of court records (Colonial – late 19th century), historical documents, journals, diaries, family papers, etc.
  14. NEWSPAPERS: Extensive holdings of mid-1800s periodicals.
  15. PAMPHLETS: Miscellaneous topics, dating to 1800s.
  16. A keyword search is available on this site for the catalog of our library holdings as well as the archival collection.