Genealogical Resources in Westchester County
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Westchester County Genealogical Society
Westchester County Historical Society
Guide to Genealogical Research for Westchester County, New York
| Records created in the course of government activity and deemed important enough for permanent retention, such as the 1870 school report pictured below, can be found in governmental repositories such as the Westchester County Archives. Such records can provide valuable information to genealogists. |
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| Other
important genealogical sources, such as diaries, account
books, personal letters and photographs, family histories,
local histories, records of religious institutions, and published books
and journals are often considered private records and are
usually located in the collections of historical and
genealogical societies, in churches and synagogues,
and in local, college and university libraries. This page
provides genealogists tracing their roots in Westchester
with a starting point for locating these private
repositories. |
| LDS Libraries |
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The churches of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) have microfilmed and transferred to optical disk genealogical records worldwide. The organization operates two branches in the Westchester area.
Scarsdale Family History Center
Yorktown Family History Center |
| Greater Hudson Heritage Network |
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The Greater Hudson Heritage Network is a
not-for-profit
consortium of historical agencies throughout the six counties of the lower Hudson
region. Its Directory of Historical Agencies lists historical societies, museums,
historic houses, libraries, and town historians in these counties and the Bronx.
It is available for purchase.
Greater Hudson Heritage Network |
| Public Libraries |
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In addition to local history collections in
individual public libraries, the libraries listed here have significant
genealogical collections related to Westchester County:
Adriance Memorial Library
Ferguson Library
New
York Public Library |
| Quaker Records |
| Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) were
early settlers
in the County. The official repository for these records is:
Haviland Records Room
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| Westchester County Genealogical Society |
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The Westchester County
Genealogical
Society meets monthly and publishes a newsletter of interest to family historians.
The Society can also help researchers find professional genealogists in the area.
Westchester County Genealogical Society
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| Westchester County Historical Society |
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The Westchester County
Historical
Society maintains the County's largest collection of private manuscripts and genealogical
records and publications. The Society publishes a quarterly journal, The Westchester
Historian.
Westchester
County Historical Society |
| Guide to Genealogical Research for Westchester County, New York |
| Much useful information, including the addresses of
municipal Clerks and of area churches (whose early records may be
more valuable than official records), is available in The Guide
to Genealogical Research for Westchester County, New York
(2003, 3rd ed.) compiled by Marjorie C. H. Renino. For more
information or to obtain a copy, contact the Westchester
County Historical Society. |
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