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Naturalization index to records at the Kings County Clerk's Office, 1907-1924
Index to the Kings County (Brooklyn) naturalization records located in the Kings County Clerk's Office.
New York State County Histories
Full-text searchable 19th century histories of counties in all of New York state. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 300+ million pages of historical newspapers from 11,100+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond, with a special focus on full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles in addition to small local newspapers. The collection includes a broad range of dates, mostly covering the 19th and 20th centuries.
Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Newspapers.com.
One Step by Stephen Morse
Search tools for finding immigration records, federal and New York state census records, vital record indexes, and for dealing with calendars, maps, foreign alphabets, soundex, and numerous other genealogical applications. Some of these tools fetch data from other websites but do so in more versatile ways than the search tools provided on those websites, including Ellis Island, Castle Garden, and Germans to the U.S., 1850-1897, and Russians to the U.S., 1834-1897. Includes AD/ED finder for census research.
The PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)
This resource, accessible through the Find My Past database, indexes thousands of historical and genealogical publications, and contains over 2 million entries from these sources. Coverage is centered on publications from the United States and Canada, though periodicals from Britiain, Ireland, and Australia are also included. Researchers should keep in mind that print copies of many of the regional publications indexed in this database are held by the Library and can be located via the catalog or by speaking with a librarian. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Civil War Era (1840-1865)
Search more than 2,000 pamphlets and eight newspaper titles for the years 1840-1865 covering a vast range of Civil War Era research topics reflecting points of view of Northern, Southern, and Border States. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical African American Newspapers
African American historical newspapers throughout the United States. Collections include the Atlanta Daily World 1931-2003, Baltimore Afro-American 1893-1988, Chicago Defender 1910-1975, Cleveland Call and Post 1934-1991, Los Angeles Sentinel 1934-2005, New York Amsterdam News 1922-1993, Norfolk Journal and Guide 1921-2003, Philadelphia Tribune 1912-2001, and Pittsburgh Courier 1911-2002. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical Jewish Newspapers
Simultaneous search of the The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger (1857-1922), The American Israelite (1874-2000), Boston Advocate (1905-1909), The Israelite (1854-1874), The Jerusalem Post (1950-1988), the Jewish Advocate (1905-1990) and The Jewish Exponent (1887-1990), and Palestine Post (1933-1950). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Searchable full-text and page images of all ProQuest Historical Newspaper databases, which include titles related to New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the American Jewish Newspaper Series, and the United Kingdom. The coverage for certain titles extends up to the present, but does not include the most recent 6-12 weeks, depending on the title. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Northeast Collection
Searchable full-text and page images of the Northeast Regional Historical Newspapers collections, which includes the following titles related to New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Northeast Collection is accessible from home with the library card. This database includes the New York Daily News. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot
Database of advertisements for Irish immigrants searching for missing friends and relatives. Originally published in the Boston Pilot, 1831-1921.
Slave Voyages (The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade)
War of the Rebellion: Compilation of the Official Records
Contains the full-text of all 128 volumes of The Official records of the Union and Confederate armies, originally published between 1881-1901.
Westchester County Archives
A database of public records created by the local government of Westchester County, New York (1680-present).
World Biographical Information System (WBIS) Online
Contains short biographical information and citations on millions of people worldwide from the 8th century B.C. to the present
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