New York Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in New York:
For vital records, write to:
- Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
(518) 474-3077
- They have birth, marriage, and death records since 1880. Call for current costs.
- Albany City Clerk
City Hall
Albany, NY 12207
- They have marriage records from 1880-1907 in Albany.
- Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
- They have post-1907 marriage records in Albany.
- Buffalo City Clerk
1302 City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202
Telephone: (716) 851-5431
- They have the marriage records from 1880-1907 in Buffalo.
- Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
- They have post-1907 marriage records in Buffalo.
- Registrar of Vital Statistics
Health Center Building
40 S. Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
Telephone: (914) 377-6000
- They have marriage records from 1880-1907 in Yonkers.
- Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
- They have post-1907 marriage records in Yonkers.
- Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
- They have divorce records for all areas except New York City since 1963.
- Otherwise, write to the County Clerk in the County where the divorce was granted.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- New York State Archives
New York Department of Education
Cultural Education Center #11D40
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
Telephone: (518) 474-8955
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00, closed Saturday, Sunday, and all state holidays.
- They have an index to vital records, military records, Revolutionary War, Spanish-American War, and World War I military records, states census records from 1819-1925, property records, tax records, tax assessment rolls from 1799-1804 except for New York City, civil and criminal court records, and 80,000 maps from the 17th century. For a complete list of holdings, call and ask for leaflet #1.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
122 East 58th Street
New York, NY 10022-1939
Telephone: (212) 755-8532
- Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-5:00, (closed mid-August through Labor Day).
- They Publish: New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (Emphasis on New York and the northeast, but collects materials for all states, Canada and Great Britain)
- The Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Central New York Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 104
Covin Station
Syracuse, NY 13205
- New York State Historical Association
P.O. Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Telephone: (607) 547-1470
