by Valerie Baginski | Mar 4, 2026
The German Genealogy Group offers a number of indexed databases for New York City research, including births, marriages, and deaths across all ethnic groups.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
A list of genealogy resources available from UB libraries and local research links.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
The Schenectady Digital History Archive includes a project to discover Schenectady County’s Eastern European roots. The archive includes project newsletters.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
Over 220,000 indexed birth/baptism, marriage and death records from Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Rochester, New York and other churches in the Rochester area.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
A digital showcase of historic sites throughout Western New York that are significant to the Polish American community. This site enables individuals to virtually explore architecture, clubs, meetinghouses, churches, cemeteries, and other places that figured...
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
Courtesy of Reclaim the Records. Please note that this index does not include marriages in New York City, and does not include marriages in Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers until about 1915.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
Courtesy of Reclaim the Records. Please note that this index does not include deaths in New York City, with a few rare exceptions, and does not include deaths in Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers until 1915.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
Courtesy of Reclaim the Records. Please note that this index does not include births in New York City, and does not include births in Albany, Buffalo, or Yonkers until 1915. Note, too, that compliance with civil vital registration laws was not well enforced prior to...
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
Digital images of postcards, newspapers, city directories, historical photos, documents, correspondence, yearbooks, oral histories, and much more. Try using search terms such as “Polish” and “Poland” to locate items that may be of interest.
by Valerie Baginski | Mar 2, 2026
An older, but still useful, collection of links to help you navigate genealogy research in New York State. Select a county to begin, and explore topics and resources—often including transcribed and indexed records—for that location.