This is a list of free Albany County, New York Genealogy Records online with some links to offsite records. This list will continue to be updated with more Albany County family history resources.
“Albany is the oldest continuing settlement in the nation. The City of Albany still serves under its original charter, which dates back to July 22, 1686, and has been the capital of New York State since 1797. …The region that would become Albany County was settled by French and then Dutch fur traders in the early 17th century after Henry Hudson voyaged up “La Grande Riviere” (later named the Hudson River) in his ship the Half Moon, searching for a trade route to the Far East.” – Albany County Official Website
Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Birth Indexes & Birth Records
- Albany County – Bible and family records
- Albany County – Bible and family records
- Albany County – Albany County GenWeb BMDs
- Albany – Cemetery and bible records
- Albany – First Presbyterian, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1785-1870
- Albany – Albany First Reformed Dutch Church Births or Christenings, 1797-1850
- Albany – Albany, Second Dutch Reformed Church Births or Christenings, 1814-1850
- Albany – Guardianship, birth certificates, affidavits, 1898-1919 (Albany, New York)
- Rensselaerville – Monthly meeting records of Rensselaerville, New York, 1814-1895
- Westerlo – Register of births, marriages & deaths in town of Westerlo, Albany County, N.Y., 1847-1881
Birth and death records are filed with the New York State Health Department.
800 North Pearl Street, 2nd Floor – Room 200
Menands, NY 12204
Weekdays: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Information about town vital statistics (including births and deaths) also contact the the city, town or village clerk:
- Albany City: (518) 434-5045, City Vital Statistics, City Hall, Room 254M, Albany, NY 12207
- Altamont (Village): (518) 861-8554
- Berne: (518) 872-1448
- Bethlehem: (518) 439-4955
- Coeymans: (518) 756-2100
- Cohoes (City): (518) 237-7648
- Colonie: (518) 783-2734
- Colonie (Village): (518) 869-7562
- Green Island: (518) 273-0661
- Green Island (Village): (518) 273-2201
- Guilderland: (518) 356-1980
- Knox: (518) 872-2551
- Menands (Village): (518) 434-2922
- New Scotland: (518) 439-4865
- Ravena (Village): (518) 756-8233
- Rensselaerville: (518) 797-3798
- Watervliet (City): (518) 270-3810
- Westerlo: (518) 797-3111
- Voorheesville (Village): (518) 765-2692
Marriage Indexes & Marriage Records
“Albany County Marriage Records – The Hall of Records holds marriage records from 1870-1954 for the City of Albany. For a more recent record from the City of Albany, contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall at (518) 434-5090. In New York State, marriage licenses are issued only by city and town clerks, and the marriage did not have to take place in that city or town. If you don’t know which city or town clerk issued the marriage license, the best solution is to contact the New York State Health Department.”
- Albany County – Bible and family records
- Albany County – Bible and family records
- Albany County – List of marriages by S.R. Smith, ministering to First Universalist Society in Albany, N. Y.
- Albany County – Albany County GenWeb BMDs
- Albany – Cemetery and bible records
- Albany – Deaths and marriages from Albany Argus, 1818-1825
- Albany – Marriage records, city of Albany, 1870-1900
- Albany – Marriages and deaths, 1794, Albany, New York
- Rensselaerville – Monthly meeting records of Rensselaerville, New York, 1814-1895
- Westerlo – Register of births, marriages & deaths in town of Westerlo, Albany County, N.Y., 1847-1881
Death Indexes & Death Records
- Albany County – Bible and family records
- Albany County – Bible and family records
- Albany County – Early Albany County NY death records, 1654-1883
- Albany County – Albany County Death Indexes
- Albany County – Albany County GenWeb BMDs
- Albany – Burial records, First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, N.Y : 1654-1862
- Albany – Cemetery and bible records
- Albany – Deaths and marriages from Albany Argus, 1818-1825
- Albany – Marriages and deaths, 1794, Albany, New York
- Rensselaerville – Monthly meeting records of Rensselaerville, New York, 1814-1895
- Westerlo – Register of births, marriages & deaths in town of Westerlo, Albany County, N.Y., 1847-1881
Cemeteries
- Albany County – Albany County cemeteries
- Albany County – Albany County cemeteries
- Albany County – Cemetery records from Albany and Schenectady Counties, N.Y.
- Albany County – Cemetery records on Coeymans, Albany County, N.Y.
- Albany County – Cemetery records, Counties of Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, and Albany
- Albany County – Dutch Settlers Society collection
- Albany County – A memorial, records of early burial plaes on the farms in the town of Guilderland
and surrounding towns - Albany County – Newspaper clippings from the St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, 1931-1939
- Albany County – A partial list of Revolutionary soldiers and wives who are buried or who died in
Albany County, New York - Albany County – A partial list of Revolutionary soldiers and wives who are buried or who died in
Albany County, New York - Albany County – Proceedings of the Common Council, and the various religious corporations of the city of Albany, relative to the State Street Burial Grounds and the removal of remains
to be interred in a rural Albany cemetery where the graves could be better
cared for - Albany County – Records from cemetery near Knox Village, Albany County
- Albany County – Truax graves in Albany and Schenectady County cemeteries : from the records of the
DAR - Albany County – Albany County GenWeb Cemetery Links
- Albany – Cemetery and bible records
- Albany – Albany City cemeteries
- Albany – Burial records, First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, N.Y.
- Albany – Burials in Albany : p.56-58, 1710-1736
- Albany – Cemetery records, Graceland burial grounds, Albany, Albany County, New York
- Albany – Eagle Hill Cemetery
- Albany – Graceland Cemetery
- Albany – Individual interment records (card file)
- Albany – Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Altamont – Private burial grounds : Bozenkill Road, P.O. address, R.D. # 1, Altamont, Town of Knox
- Berne – Beverdam Cemetery at Berne, N.Y.
- Berne – Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam in the town of Berne, Albany
County, N.Y. - Bethlehem – Burying ground inscriptions, Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York
- Bethlehem – Dutch Settlers Society collection
- Bethlehem – Elmwood cemetery records (town of Bethlehem, Albany Co., N.Y.)
- Bethlehem – Inscriptions of Old family burying grounds, Town of Bethlehem, Albany Co., N.Y.
- Coeymans Hollow – Coeymans Hollow Cemetery
- Cohoes – Colonie, Albany County, New York, Fonda, Lansing and Weaver burial plots and Van Schaick
Family cemetery, Cohoes, N.Y. - Colonie – Colonie, Albany County, New York, Fonda, Lansing and Weaver burial plots and Van Schaick
Family cemetery, Cohoes, N.Y. - Colonie – Inscriptions from Runkle burying ground, Colonie, New York
- Colonie – Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
- Colonie – St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
- Dormansville – Hannacroix Rural Cemetery
- Dormansville – Onderdonk Cemetery
- Glenmont – Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
- Guilderland – A memorial : places of burial and sketches of some Guilderland soldiers of the
war of the Revolution and records of farm burial places in the Town of
Guilderland, N. Y. - Guilderland – Cemetery records, Town of Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., 1932-1942.
- Guilderland – Guilderland Cemetery
- Guilderland – Guilderland Cemetery, Rt. 146, Albany Co., N.Y.
- Guilderland – Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery BurialsFairview Cemetery Records 1957-1963Guilderland Cemetery List of BurialsProspect Hill Cemetery Records April 23, 1858 – September 30, 1902
- Guilderland Center – The Osburn’s Corners cemetery : near Guilderland Center, Albany County
- Knox – Private burial grounds : Bozenkill Road, P.O. address, R.D. # 1, Altamont, Town of Knox
- Knox – Records from cemetery near Knox Village, Albany County
- Menands – Albany Rural Cemetery
- Menands – St. Agnes Cemetery
- New Salem – Mount Pleasant Cemetery
- New Scotland – Inscriptions in New Scotland Cemetery in rear of Presbyterian Church, New Scotland, Albany County, N.Y.
- New Scotland – Inscriptions of family burying grounds in the town of New Scotland, Albany, Co., N. Y.
- New Scotland – Inscriptions of family burying grounds, Town of New Scotland, Albany Co., N.Y.
- New Scotland – New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Newtonville – Newtonville Church (New York) cemetery records
- Preston Hollow – Scutt Cemetery
- South Bethlehem – Cemetery at South Bethlehem, Albany Co.
- Tarrytown – Onesquethaw Cemetery
- Watervliet – A record of the names, ages, and dates of death of all persons in the Watervliet
Society of Shakers Cemetery … - Watervliet – Inscriptions from the Gibbonsville Cemetery in Watervliet, New York
- Watervliet – Old Watervliet (Gibbonsville) Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, 1841-1876
Obituaries
- Albany – Deaths and marriages from Albany Argus, 1818-1825
- Albany – Eulogy on the death of Capt. Abram van Olinda who fell at the Battle of Chapultepec, September 13, 1847
- Berne – Berne Obituary Index
Wills & Probate
“Probate records are in the Surrogate’s Court of each county. Albany County Surrogate Court is located at the Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle Street, Room 123, Albany, NY 12207-1077. Their phone number is (518) 285-8585.”
- Albany County – Abstracts of Albany Co., N.Y. probate and family records
- Albany County – Abstracts of deeds and wills of Albany County, New York, 1768-1771
- Albany County – Albany probate records : 1787-1796
- Albany County – Ancient wills. Abstract of the will of Elizabeth Vandepoele, of Albany, widow
- Albany County – Ancient wills. Abstract of the will of Luykas and Cathariné Witbeck, of the manor of
Renselaerswyck (Albany County) - Albany County – Calendar of wills on file and recorded in the offices of the Clerk of the Court of
Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 - Albany County – Calendar of wills on file and recorded in the offices of the Clerk of the Court of
Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 - Albany County – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
- Albany County – Original records of administrations of estates, inventories and accounts (New York), 1600’s-1700’s, 1700-1825
- Albany County – Record of wills recorded at Albany, New York, 1629-1802; index 1629-1828
- Albany County – State of New York deeds, 1654-1901; index, 1630-1966
- Albany County – Wills proved and recorded, 1799-1848
- Albany County – Wills, 1691-1835
- Albany County – Wills, letters testamentary, letters of administration, etc., 1787-1902
- Albany County – Index to wills and to letters of administration : index to wills from 1780 to Dec. 1, 1895
- Albany County – Index to wills and to letters of administration : index to wills from 1780 to Dec. 1, 1895, index to letters of administration 1794 to Dec. 1 1895
Residence Records
Census
- 1720 – Census of the counties of Orange, Dutches & Albany
- 1790 – The
First Federal Census of 1790 : [Haner surname] - 1855 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1855
- 1865 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1865
- 1870 – 1870 census records of Albany County, New York
- 1875 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1875
- 1892 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1892
- 1905 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1905
- 1915 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1915
- 1925 – Albany County, New York, census records, 1925
- 1800 – Watervliet – Census returns of 1800 : Watervliet, Albany County, New York, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York
Citizenship & Naturalization
- Albany County – Declaration of Intention and Naturalization (1827 – 1991) – “The Declaration of Intention includes name of alien, age, homeland, port of departure, two references, intended settlement, an oath to support the U.S. Constitution and to renounce allegiance to their former ruler. The Naturalization record is a statement of a person’s required residence and good character, petition to become a citizen and the court’s ruling to admit him or her as a citizen. Some of the petitions record the name of the ship the person sailed on and the name of other family members. By the mid Twentieth Century, naturalizations included Ellis Island certificate of admission and an identification photo. Note: until the early 1900’s naturalization proceedings were not required for married women, who were automatically naturalized when their husbands were, or children. Naturalizations do exist for unmarried women.”
- Albany County – Naturalization records, 1895-1906
- Albany – Declarations of intention, 1827-1895
- Albany – Final applications to be admitted citizens, 1894-1906
- Albany – Petitions for naturalization, 1827-1895
- Albany – Record of the papers, proceedings, etc. in cases of naturalization before the
Justices’ Court of the city of Albany, 1821-1826 - Albany – Records of aliens appearing before the court to swear intentions in the years 1850-1895
- Albany – Rensselaer County Court naturalizations, vols. 1-2 only
Directories
- Albany County – American Agriculturist farm directory and reference book of Albany and Rensselaer
Counties, New York, 1916 - Albany – Albany [New York] society directory. 1896
Land & Property
- Albany County – Albany County Deeds and Mortgages, 1980 to present (corporate deeds not available) – “Deeds and mortgages for Albany County are recorded at the County Clerk’s Office, County Court House, Room 128, 16 Eagle Street, Albany NY 12207-1077, telephone (518) 487-5101.”
- Albany County – 1939 rural register of all farms of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Abstracts of deeds and wills of Albany County, New York, 1768-1771
- Albany County – Arthur’s in New York
- Albany County – Confiscations, Albany, Charlotte, and Tryon Counties, New York
- Albany County – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
- Albany County – Lis Pendens, 1827-1901; index to maps, 1630-1904
- Albany County – Mortgages, 1652-1660, 1765-1830; indexes, 1630-1894
- Albany County – State of New York deeds, 1654-1901; index, 1630-1966
- Albany County – Turtles, wolves, and bears : a Mohawk family history
- Albany County – Van Rensselaer Manor papers
- Albany County – 1939 rural register of all farms of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Albany County, New York land ownership map, [1854]
- Albany – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
Maps, Almanacs, & Gazetteers
- Albany County – Gazetteer and business directory of Albany & Schenectady Co., N. Y. for 1870-71
- Albany County – Albany County, New York land ownership map, [1854]
- Albany County – Map of Albany County, New York : from actual surveys
- Albany County – Map of the city of Albany : with villages of Greenbush, East Albany & Bath, N.Y.
- Albany County – Map of the counties of Albany and Schenectady
- Albany County – The Troy directory : also Cohoes and Waterford, Watervliet and Green Island, N.Y. … containing a general directory of the citizens; business directory; street directory; house directory; and city, county, and state registers
- Albany County – Welcome to Albany County, New York, 1991 official highway map
- Voorheesville – Voorheesville Village Maps
Taxation
Workhouse/Poorhouse/Almshouse
- Albany County – Albany County Almshouse Records, 1806-2004 – The following collection of records consists of record series created by the Albany County Almshouse as well as related records from various city and county agencies that interacted with the Almshouse.
Biography
- Albany County – Bi-centennial history of Albany : history of the county of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886;with portraits, biographies and illustrations
- Albany County – Bi-centennial history of Albany : history of the county of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886; with portraits, biographies and illustrations
- Albany County – Geschichte der Deutschen in Albany und Troy : nebst kurzen Biographien von Beamten und hervorranenden Buergern
- Albany County – The heroes of Albany : a memorial of the patriot-martyrs of the city of Albany, who
sacrificed their lives during the late war in defence of our nation, 1861-1865,
with a view of what was done in the county to sustain the United States
government, and also brief histories of the Albany regiments - Albany County – History of the county of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886
- Albany County – History of the county of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany – The Colonial Albany Project– This is a website coordinated by the NYSMuseum. This site includes biographies of individuals who lived in the city of Albany prior to the Industrial Revolution and information on jobs, buildings and maps
- Albany – Noted
living Albanians and state officials : a series of biographical sketches - Altamont – Captain Jacob Van Aernam– Revolutionary War Hero
- Altamont – The Inn of George Severson– A thriving business of a bygone era.
- Altamont – Frederick Crounse– First generation of a pioneering family.
- Altamont – Knower House– Home of a businessman, financier and village icon.
- Altamont – Hiram Griggs House– The home of Altamont’s first mayor.
- Cohoes – The
history of Cohoes, New York : from its earliest settlement to the present time - Guilderland – History
of Methodism in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, and of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton - Guilderland – Records
of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at Guilderland, N. Y., 1787-1875
Church
- Albany County – Albany reformed church marriages 1683 – 1804
- Albany County – Church patents, with index, 1784-1880
- Albany County – East Rensselaerswick church notes
- Albany County – Members, baptisms, marriages, and deaths : 1844-1904 [Albany County, New York]
- Albany County – Quaker meeting records, state of New York : Ulster County, Columbia County, Albany County, Clinton County
- Albany County – Quaker records, Coeymans, Albany Co. & New Baltimore, Greene Co., N.Y
- Albany County – Record of marriages and a few baptisms, 1822-1877
- Albany – Albany Dutch Church marriages, 1683-1694
- Albany – Albany, N.Y., 1st Reformed Church baptisms and marriages;2nd Reformed Church, baptisms
- Albany – Baptismal register from the New York Lutheran Church book entered by Domine Justice
Falkner … relating to the Albany Lutheran Society - Albany – Burials in Albany : p.56-58, 1710-1736
- Albany – Church records [Albany, New York], 1859-1947
- Albany – Church records [Albany, New York], 1888-1942
- Albany – Church records, 1704-1783
- Albany – Church records, 1718-1825
- Albany – Church records, 1805-1806
- Albany – Church records, 1806-1884
- Albany – Church records, 1815-1914
- Albany – Church records, 1861-1907
- Albany – Church register [Albany, New York], 1897-1952
- Albany – Church register, 1756-1883
- Albany – First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages,
1683-1855 - Albany – First Lutheran, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings,
1774-1875 - Albany – First Reformed Dutch Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; births or
christenings, 1797-1850 - Albany – A historical discourse on the Reformed Prot. Dutch Church of Albany, delivered on
Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1857 … - Albany – Index to records, 1774-1842
- Albany – Lutheran church records, 1704-1807
- Albany – Monthly meeting records, 1840-1915
- Albany – Records from the church books of the German Lutheran Congregation at New York,
1704-1807 - Albany – Records of Harvey B. Kimmey, minister
- Albany – Records of the Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, N.Y., 1683-1809
- Albany – Records of the First Lutheran Church in the City of Albany, New York, v.1-2
- Albany – Records of the First Presbyterian Church in the City of Albany, N.Y.
- Albany – Records of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church of Albany, New York, vols. 1, 3, and 4,
1683-1913 - Albany – Records of the Second Presbyterian Church of Albany, N. Y., 1815-1912
- Albany – Records of the State Street Presbyterian Church of Albany, N. Y., 1859-1883
- Albany – Second Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout births or
christenings, 1814-1850 - Albany – Session records, 1817-1876, 1891-1910
- Albany – Session records, 1870-1874
- Albany – Some early records of the Lutheran Church, New York, Holland Society of New York,
1903, p. 1-118 - Albany – State Street Presbyterian Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; births
or christenings, 1861-1875 - Albany – First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; births or
christenings, 1683-1799 - Albany – First Lutheran, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages, 1794-1880
- Albany – First Presbyterian, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages, 1785-1870
- Albany – Second Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages,
1814-1843 - Albany – State Street Presbyterian Church, Albany, Albany, New York computer printout;
marriages, 1863-1871 - Altamont – Church records, 1870-1897
- Altamont – Record of pastors, church officers, church members, births, baptisms, marriages,
deaths and burials, communion seasons, and an annual summary of St. John’s
Church, Knowersville, Altamont County, N. Y. - Berne – Beaver Dam Dutch Reformed Church, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; births or
christenings, 1763-1861 - Berne – Church records of Beaverdam (now Berne) Reformed Church, 1763-1802
- Berne – Record of baptisms and marriages, St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland,
New York, 1784-1873 - Berne – Records of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Berne, Albany County,
N. Y. - Berne – Records of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of Berne, Albany County,
N.Y - Berne – Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Berne (formerly Beaverdam)
- Berne – Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam in the town of Berne, Albany
County, N.Y. - Berne – Saint Paul Lutheran Evangelical, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; births or
christenings, 1790-1874 - Berne – Beaver Dam Dutch Reformed Church, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout;
marriages, 1787-1877 - Berne – Saint Paul Lutheran Evangelical, Berne, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages,
1794-1875 - Bethlehem – Church records of the Reformed Churches at Bethlehem and Coeymans, New York
- Bethlehem – Church records, 1794-1924
- Bethlehem – Records of Harvey B. Kimmey, minister
- Bethlehem – Records of the Church of Bethlehem and Jericho, 1794-1924
- Bethlehem – Reformed Church, Bethlehem Township, Albany, New York computer printout; births or
christenings, 1799-1871 - Bethlehem – Reformed Church, Bethlehem Township, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages,
1799-1861 - Coeymans – Church records of the Reformed Churches at Bethlehem and Coeymans, New York
- Coeymans – Church registers, 1793-1847, 1840-1877, 1865-1945 [Coeymans, New York]
- Coeymans – Marriage intentions, Womens meeting, Coeymans Monthly Meeting, Albany County, New York
- Coeymans – Monthly meeting records, 1799-1867
- Coeymans – Preparative meeting records, 1789-1851
- Coeymans – Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Coeymans, Albany County, N. Y.,
1846-1877 - Coeymans – Reformed Church, Coeymans, Albany, New York computer printout, births or christenings,
1793-1845 - Colonie – Baptismal and marriage records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Boght,
Colonie, N.Y - Colonie – Boght, Becker Dutch Reformed Church, Colonie, Albany, New York computer printout;
births or christenings, 1784-1896 - Colonie – Transcript of the baptismal and marriage records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
of the Boght, Albany County, New York, 1782-1899 - Colonie – Transcript of the baptismal and marriage records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
of the Boght, Albany County, New York, 1784-1899 - Colonie – Transcript of the marriage and baptismal records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
of the Boght, Colonie, N.Y. : marriages 1784-1900, baptisms 1784-1896 - Colonie – Boght-Becker Dutch Reformed Church, Colonie, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages,
1784-1899 - Colonie – Index : Baptismal and marriage records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the
Boght, Colonie, N.Y. - Delmar – Record of baptisms, marriages, deaths and members of Delmar Reformed Church (formerly
2nd Bethlehem) starting from the time of the separate organization of said
church, 1848-1899 - Feura Bush – Church records, 1791-1890
- Guilderland – Marriage book of Wm. Putnam Rallson
- Guilderland – Record of baptisms and marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church of Guilderland, Albany
County, N.Y., 1786-1855 - Guilderland – Record of baptisms and marriages, St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland,
New York, 1784-1873 - Guilderland – Records of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at Guilderland, N. Y., 1787-1875
- Guilderland – Records of the Reformed Church of New Salem, Albany CountY, N.Y., 1790-1839
- Guilderland – Berean Baptist Church
- Guilderland – Carman Road Community Church
- Guilderland – Christ’s Church
- Guilderland – Christ Lutheran Church
- Guilderland – St. John’s Lutheran Church
- Guilderland – Christ the King Roman Catholic Church
- Guilderland – Grace Baptist Church
- Guilderland – Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church
- Guilderland – Helderberg Reformed Church
- Guilderland – Islamic Center of the Capital District
- Guilderland – St. Lucy/St. Bernadette
- Guilderland – Lynnwood Reformed Church
- Guilderland – McKownville United Methodist Church
- Guilderland – Shabbos House Jewish Community
- Guilderland – St. Boniface Episcopal Church
- Guilderland – St. Madeleine Sophie Roman Catholic Church
- Guilderland Center – Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Helderberg at Guilderland Center, Albany County, N.Y., 1794-1928
- Knox – Record of baptisms and marriages, St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guilderland,
New York, 1784-1873 - Knox – Knox and Thompson’s Lake Reformed Church
- Lishas Kill – Record of baptisms, 1853-1892
- New Salem – Records of the Reformed Church at New Salem, New York, 1786-1899
- New Salem – Records of the Reformed Church of New Salem, Albany CountY, N.Y., 1790-1839
- New Scotland – Records of the Presbyterian Church of New Scotland in the town of New Scotland, Albany
County, N.Y., 1787-1893 - New Scotland – Presbyterian, New Scotland, Albany, New York computer printout; births or christenings,
1784-1873 - New Scotland – Presbyterian, New Scotland, Albany, New York computer printout; marriages, 1807-1867
- Newtonville – Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church at Newtonville
- Newtonville – Methodist Episcopal, Newtonville, Albany, New York computer printout; births or
christenings, 1824-1834 - Newtonville – Newtonville, Albany County records : found in the back of a book of minutes and records of
quarterly meetings Watervliet Circuit, 1824, name of church [is] Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rensselaerville – Church records, 1794-1916
- Rensselaerville – Church records, 1814-1838
- Rensselaerville – Monthly meeting records of Rensselaerville, New York, 1814-1895
- Rensselaerville – Quaker records from Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, 1827-1895
- Unionville – Records of Union Reformed Church at Unionville, Albany County (New York), 1825-1932
- Unionville – Union Dutch Reformed Church, Unionville, Albany, New York computer printout; births
or christenings, 1826-1869 - Unionville – Union Dutch Reformed Church, Unionville, Albany, New York computer printout;
marriages, 1827-1885 - Watervliet – Record of marriages performed, 1814-36, in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Gibbonsville, N. Y. : a place variously known as Washington, Port Schuyler,
West Troy and Watervliet
Church History
- Albany County- History of Methodism in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, and of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton - Albany County – History of the Old Stone Church, Coeymans Patent, Albany Co., N.Y. 1792
- Albany – A brief history of the parish of Trinity Church, Albany, N.Y : from its
organization, September 4, 1829, to the consecration of the church edifice,
Sept. 10, 1849, by the right Rev. Bishop Whittingham : also a continued history
of the parish to January 1870, compiled from the records - Albany – Church records [Albany, New York], 1888-1942
- Albany – A collection of historical records of the State Street Presbyterian Church of
Albany, New York : compiled in connection with the semi-centennial celebration,
1861-1911 - Albany – Historical and architectural guide to the Cathedral of All Saints, Albany
- Albany – A historical discourse on the Reformed Prot. Dutch Church of Albany, delivered on
Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1857 … - Albany – A history of Saint Peter’s Church in the city of Albany
- Altamont – Church records, 1870-1897
- Altamont – St. John’s centennial
- Berne – History of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Berne, N.Y.
- Coeymans – History of the Old Stone Church, Coeymans Patent, Albany Co., N.Y. 1792
- Guilderland – Early history of the Hamilton Union Church
- Guilderland – History of Methodism in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, and of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Hamilton - Guilderland – The history of Schenectady Classis Reformed Church in America, 1681-1931
- New Scotland – Inscriptions of family burying grounds, Town of New Scotland, Albany Co., N.Y.
- Rensselaerville – Church records, 1794-1916
- Rensselaerville – One hundred, fifty years, 1811-1961
- Unionville – Records of Union Reformed Church at Unionville, Albany County (New York), 1825-1932
Court Records
“The County Clerk’s Office holds records for the Supreme and County Courts. The Albany County Clerk is located at the Albany County Courthouse, Room 128, 16 Eagle Street, Albany NY 12207-1077. The phone number is (518) 487-5100. Family Court records are in the custody of Family Court located at 30 Clinton Avenue. The phone number is (518) 285-8600.”
The Albany County Clerk holds Deeds, Mortgages, Divorce Records, Supreme Court Records After 1919
Albany County Clerk
County Court House, Room 128
16 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207-1077
(518) 487-5100
The Albany County Surrogate Court holds Wills and Letters of Administration
Surrogate Court
Family Court Building
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 285-8585
- Albany County – Albany treasurer record, 1702-1712; ledger, 1808-1849
- Albany County – Church patents, with index, 1784-1880
- Albany County – Court minutes, 1652-1782
- Albany County – Divorce decrees, 1884-1919
- Albany County – Judgement rolls, 1849-1880
- Albany County – Lis Pendens, 1827-1901; index to maps, 1630-1904
- Albany County – Minutes of the court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck, and Schenectady, 1668- 1685
- Albany County – Proceedings of commissioners, 1676-1680; notarial papers, 1660-1695
- Albany County – Proceedings, justices of the peace, 1665-1685
- Albany – Guardianship, birth certificates, affidavits, 1898-1919 (Albany, New York)
- Albany – Minutes of the court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck, and Schenectady, 1668- 1685
- Albany – Minutes of the court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, 1652-1660
- Albany – Index to Court of Chancery records, plaintiff and defendant, Albany, New York,
1600’s-1800’s
Description & Travel
Employees, Officials, & Occupations
- Albany County – Albany County officials illustrated directory
Ethnic
Jewish
- Albany County – Lost and found, Albany (NY) area church and synagogue vital records, 1654-1925
- Albany County – Lost and found, Albany (NY) area church and synagogue vital records, 1654-1925
supplement
Minorities
- NY – The New York Slavery Records Index
- NY – The New Netherland Project– This website’s main objective is to completely transcribe, translate and publish Dutch documents from New York libraries, museums and archives that relate to the 17th century colony of New Netherland.
- Albany – Yearbook (Dutch Settlers Society of Albany)
- Watervliet – Ancient Order of Hibernians
Genealogy
- Albany County – The Albany protocol, Wilhelm Christoph Berkenmeyer’s chronicle of Lutheran affairs
in New York Colony, 1731-1750 - Albany County – Albany/Greene County genealogical notes of Charlotte Amelia Houghtaling
- Albany County – The bloodied Mohawk : the American Revolution in the words of Fort Plank’s
defenders and other Mohawk Valley partisans - Albany County – Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800
- Albany County – Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800
- Albany County – Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800
- Albany County – Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800
- Albany County – Genealogies of the ancient Helleberg and of the town of Altamont, Albany County, New York : including the families of Samuel Coan (1664-after 1703) and Claus Severson (c.1670-1709) and two hundred related families…, 1623-1800
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Our ancestors of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Records of some early settlers of the town of Guilderland, the Helderburgh and
Normanskill regions - Albany County – Records of some early settlers of the town of Guilderland, the Helderburgh and Normanskill regions
- Albany County – Settlers of Rensselaerswyck, 1630-1658 : with index to biographical notices
- Albany County – Albany County, New York, genealogical field trip guide
- Albany County – Bibliography of Historical and Genealogical books for Schenectady and Albany Cities and Counties
- Albany County – Albany County, New York, genealogical research secrets
- Albany County – Guide to historical resources in Albany County, New York, repositories
- Albany County – The Capital
- Albany County – Query index to valley quarterlies : volumes 1-15, the Capital, the Columbia, the
Mohawk, the Saratoga - Albany – American ancestry : giving the name and descent in the male line of Americans whose
ancestors settled in the U.S. previous to the Declaration of Independence, 1776 - Albany – American ancestry : giving the name and descent, in the male line, of Americans whose
ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of
Independence, A.D., 1776 - Albany – American ancestry : giving the name and descent, in the male line, of Americans whose ancestors
settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence, A.D.,
1776 - Albany – Burial records, First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, N.Y : 1654-1862
- Albany – Records of the Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, N.Y., 1683-1809
- Albany – Van Derpoel genealogy by William Van Derpoel Hannay
- Albany – Yearbook (Dutch Settlers Society of Albany)
- Guilderland – Records of some early settlers of the town of Guilderland, the Helderburgh and
Normanskill regions - New Scotland – Inscriptions in New Scotland Cemetery in rear of Presbyterian Church, New Scotland, Albany County, N.Y.
Government & Politics
- Albany County – Albany County Official Website
- Municipalities
- Albany County – Guide to the microfilm edition of the Livingston Family Papers, microfilm no. 7-1
- Albany County – Livingston Family papers, 1630-1929
- Albany – World our fathers made : a survey of the records of local governments in the county
of Albany, New York, during the constitutional era, 1783-1815 - Albany – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
- Rensselaerville – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
History
- Albany County – Colonial Albany Social History Project – A model community history program of the New York State Museum, an agency of the State Education Department through its Office of Cultural Education. The Colonial Albany Social History Project was formed in 1981 to understand pre-industrial community life by studying the contributions of the diverse individuals who lived in the city of Albany during its formative years.
- Albany County – Albany bi-centennial : Historical memoirsAlbany, past and present
- Albany County – The annals of Albany
- Albany County – Bi-centennial history of Albany : history of the county of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886; with portraits, biographies and illustrations
- Albany County – Bi-centennial history of Albany : history of the county of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886; with portraits, biographies and illustrations
- Albany County – A discourse on the life, services and character of Stephen Van Rensselaer: delivered before the Albany Institute, April 15, 1839 : with an historical sketch of the colony and manor of Rensselaerwyck in an appendix
- Albany County – A discourse on the life, services and character of Stephen Van Rensselaer: delivered before the Albany Institute, April 15, 1839 : with an historical sketch of the colony and manor of Rensselaerwyck in an appendix
- Albany County – The diverse backgrounds of old Albany: a concise history of nationality groups from Albany’s beginnings to the time of the Erie Canal
- Albany County – Fort Orange court minutes, 1652-1660
- Albany County – The Heroic portrait statue of Major General Philip Schuyler: presented to the city of Albany
- Albany County – History of the county of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886
- Albany County – History of the county of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886
- Albany County – Inventory of the county archives of New York state, no. 04, Cattaraugus County (Little Valley) : Chemung County archives
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Landmarks of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – Latham, New York
- Albany County – Minutes of the court of Rensselaerswyck, 1648-1652
- Albany County – Notes taken from Landmarks of Albany County, N.Y., 1897
- Albany County – Notes, research and miscellaneous records
- Albany County – The origin, progress and vicissitudes of the Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road: and the first excursion on it
- Albany County – Prominent people of the capital district
- Albany County – Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on the petition of sundry residents of the manor of Rennselaerwyck praying for certain modifications of the law respecting the rights of landlord and tenants, &c.
- Albany County – Report of the special committee of the senate appointed to investigate the city and county of Albany
- Albany County – Second report of the New York Commercial Tercentenary Commission to the Legislature of the State of New York : transmitted to the legislature April 12, 1914
- Albany County – The settlement of Manhattan in 1624
- Albany County – Treachery in Albany County
- Albany County – The Van Rensselaer manor : address delivered at the third annual meeting of the New
York branch of the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America, held in the
city of New York, April 24, 1915 - Albany County – The Van Rensselaer manor : address delivered at the third annual meeting of the New
York branch of the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America, held in the
city of New York, April 24, 1915 - Albany County – Bibliography of Historical and Genealogical books for Schenectady and Albany Cities and
Counties - Albany County – The heroes of Albany : a memorial of the patriot-martyrs of the city and county of
Albany, who sacrificed their lives during the late wr in defense of our nation,
1861-1865. With a view of what was done in the county to sustain the United
States government; and also brief histories of the Albany regiments - Albany County – The heroes of Albany : a memorial of the patriot-martyrs of the city and county of
Albany, who sacrificed their lives during the late wr in defense of our nation,
1861-1865. With a view of what was done in the county to sustain the United
States government; and also brief histories of the Albany regiments - Albany County – Inventory of the Rensselaerswyck manuscripts
- Albany County – Inventory of the Rensselaerswyck manuscripts
- Albany County – Minutes of the Commissioners for detecting and defeating conspiracies in the state of
New York : Albany County sessions, 1778-1781 - Albany County – Treachery in Albany County
- Albany County – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
- Albany County – Minutes of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, 1775 – 1778
- Albany County – Guide to historical resources in Albany County, New York, repositories
- Albany County – Albany Hilltowns– A historical resource about the Helderberg Hilltowns of Rensselaerville, Berne, Knox and Westerlo.
- Albany County – Three Rivers: Hudson Mohawk Scoharie– This site represents the valleys surrounding the three rivers and hosts an eclectic mix of historical links, articles and more.
- Albany – Albany and its place in the history of the United States : a memorial sketch written
for the two-hundreth anniversary of its birthday as a city - Albany – Albany bi-centennial : Historical memoirs
- Albany – Albany chronicles : a history of the city arranged chronologically from the earliest
settlement to the present time, illustrated with many historical pictures of
rarity and reproductions of the Robert C. Pruyn collection of the mayors of
Albany, owned by the Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society - Albany – The annals of Albany
- Albany – Collections on the history of Albany, from its discovery to the present time : with notices
of its public institutions, and biographical sketches of citizens deceased - Albany – Historic Albany– This is a resource from the Historic Albany Foundation. It is an excellent source for those interested in historic buildings and architecture.
- Albany – The Executive Mansion in Albany : an informal history, 1856-1960
- Albany – The executive mansion, Albany, New York : an informal history, 1856-1960
- Albany – De geschiedschrijver en rechtsgeleerde Dr. Arend van Slichtenhorst en zijn vader
Brant van Slichtenhorst : stichter van Albany, hoofdstad van den staat New-York - Albany – The history of the city of Albany, New York : from the discovery of the great river
in 1524, by Verrazzano, to the present time - Albany – Old Albany
- Albany – Random recollections of Albany from 1800 to 1808
- Albany – Unveiling of the equestrian statue of General Philip H. Sheridan : Capitol Park, Albany,
New York, October 7, 1916, by the citizens of Albany and the state of New York - Albany – Yearbook (Dutch Settlers Society of Albany)
- Albany – The settlement and early history of Albany
- Albany – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
- Albany – Minutes of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, 1775 – 1778
- Altamont – 1971 Pedestrian Bridge Between Euclid Avenue and Schoharie Plank Road
- Altamont – Altamont Fire Department Annual Ball
- Altamont – Altamont High School
- Altamont – Altamont Illumination Company
- Altamont – Altamont Railroad Station
- Altamont – Early Forms of Local Entertainment
- Altamont – Frozen Assets
- Altamont – Memorial Day Celebrations
- Altamont – Real Estate Ad 1922
- Altamont – The Big Fire
- Altamont – Village Incorporates!
- Berne- Berne Historical Project– This is a volunteer effort to share the history and genealogy of the people of Berne, NY
- Bethlehem – Town Historian
- Bethlehem – Archived Photos
- Bethlehem – Bethlehem Historical Association
- Bethlehem – National Register of Historic Places in Bethlehem
- Bethlehem – Slingerlands Historic District
- Bethlehem – Slingerlands Historic District Walking Tour
- Bethlehem – Town Historical Markers
- Colonie Town – Historian
- Colonie Town – Early History of Colonie
- Colonie Town – Town of Colonie timeline
- Colonie Village – History
- Coeymans – Coeymans and the past
- Coeymans – Town History
- Cohoes – Cohoes History
- Cohoes – The history of Cohoes, New York : from its earliest settlement to the present time
- Green Island – Green Island History
- Guilderland – Outline history of the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York
- Guilderland – Town Historian
- Knox – Knox Town Historian
- Menands – Menands History
- New Scotland – Town Historian
- Rensselaerville – Rensselaerville History
- Rensselaerville – People made it happen here : history of the Town of Rensselaerville, ca. 1788-1950
- Rensselaerville – Rensselaerville, an old village of the Helderbergs
- Watervliet – History of the city of Watervliet, New York, 1630 to 1910
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
- Albany County – 1939 rural register of all farms of Albany County, New York
- Albany County – History of the county of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886
- Albany County – History of the county of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886
- Albany County – A sketch of the life of Horatio Seymour, 1810-1886, with a detailed account of his administration as governor of the state of New York during the war of 1861-1865
- Albany – Albany Public Library
- Albany – Village of Altamont Archives and Museum
- Altamont – Altamont Free Library
- Berne – Berne Public Library
- Bethlehem – Bethlehem Public Library
- Colonie – Colonie Library
- Cohoes – Cohoes Library
- Coeymans – RCS Community Library
- Greenville – Greenville Public Library
- Guilderland – Guilderland Public Library, research helps, Genealogy and Local History Questions may be asked via telephone 518-456-2400 x 244
- Menands – Menands Public Library
- Rensselaerville – Rensselaerville Library
- Voorheesville – Voorheesville Public Library
- Watervliet – Watervliet Public Library
- Watervliet – Watervliet Historical Society & Museum
- Westerlo – Westerlo Public Library
- Westerlo – Westerlo Town Museum
Magazines & Periodicals
Newspapers
- For more information on the Albany Times Union, visit their archives here.
The New York State Library also has information on older newspapers. https://www.rcscommunitylibrary.org/digitized-local-newspapers/ - Albany County – Evangelist Tg, 2005-2010
- Albany County – Evening Journal, 2007
- Albany County – The Evangelist, 1926-2015
- Albany – Knickerbocker News, 1928-1988
- Albany – Albany NY Argus, 1813-1865
- Albany – Albany NY Evening Journal, 1804, 1830-1936
- Albany – Albany NY Evening News, 1926-1937
- Albany – Albany NY Evening Times, 1867-1891
- Albany – Albany NY Knickerbocker News, 1937-1969
- Albany – Albany NY Morning Express, 1857-1898
- Albany – Albany NY Times Union, 1891-1970
- Albany – The Albany register, 1788-1820
- Albany – The Albany centinel, 1797-1806
- Albany – Capital neighbors, 1995-current
- Albany – Albany Times Union-current
- Albany – Albany Business Review-current
- Albany – Albany Weekly Journal, 1838
- Albany – New Albany Gazette, 1841
- Albany – Albany Argus and Daily City Gazette, 1827-1828
- Albany – Arrow, College of Saint Rose
- Albany – Rosaverian, College of Saint Rose
- Albany – Inscape, College of Saint Rose
- Albany – Chronicle, College of Saint Rose
- Albany – State College News, University of Albany
- Albany – State University News, University of Albany
- Albany – Albany Student Press, University of Albany
- Albany – The Evangelist, Diocese of Albany, current
- Altamont – The Enterprise, 1888-1892
- Altamont – Altamont enterprise, 1892-1958
- Altamont – Altamont enterprise and Albany County post, 1958-1983
- Altamont – The Altamont enterprise, 1983-2006
- Altamont – The Altamont enterprise and Albany County post, 2006-current
- Altamont – Altamont Enterprise – current
- Altamont – Altamont – Cliffside Views (Company 236)
- Cohoes – Cohoes NY American (1920-1951)
- Coeymans – The Coeymans herald, 1873-1906
- Coeymans – The news-herald, 1907-current
- Ravena – The Ravena news, 1897-1907
- Ravena – Ravena News Herald, 1907-current
- The New York State Library also has information on older newspapers.
Notarial Records
Photographs, Postcards, Exhibits
- Albany County – Online Exhibits at Albany County
- NY – New York Heritage Digital Collections (search by contributors)
- Albany County – Albany Historic Photo Collections
- Albany County – Colonial Albany Social History Project – A model community history program of the New York State Museum, an agency of the State Education Department through its Office of Cultural Education. The Colonial Albany Social History Project was formed in 1981 to understand pre-industrial community life by studying the contributions of the diverse individuals who lived in the city of Albany during its formative years.
- Albany County – I Spy My Hometown– This site includes historical information and photographs about Bethlehem, Brunswick, East Greenbush, Guilderland, Hoosick Falls, Rensselaerville and Voorheesville.
- Albany – Albany Public Library Digital Collections, including some below
- Albany – Residential Albany, 1850-1950
- Albany – Urban Renewal in Albany
- Albany – Views of Albany
- Albany – 1932 Garnet and Gray
- Albany – Delaware avenue slideshow
- Albany – Religious Albany
- Albany – AlbanyGroup Archive
- Albany – University of Albany Digital Image Collections
- Green Island – Green Island Photos
- Guilderland – GPL and Guilderland Historical Society images
- Menands – Menands Historical Gallery
- Watervliet – History in Photos
Prisons & Prisoners
- Albany County – Albany County Jail and Penitentiary Records, 1825-1976
This group of records consists of admission and discharge registers and financial ledgers for the Albany Penitentiary (Albany County Correctional Facility) during the 19th and early part of the 20th century.
Public Records
- Albany County – 18th century persons of Albany City and County, New York, 1726 – circa 1762
- Albany County – Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck
- Albany County – An index of Albany County records covering materials within the dates 1630-1930
- Albany County – Index to the public records of the county of Albany, state of New York, 1630-1894: Grantees
- Albany County – Index to the public records of the county of Albany, state of New York, 1630-1894: Grantors
- Albany County – Index to the public records of the county of Albany, state of New York, 1630-1894: Lis pendens
- Albany County – Index to the public records of the county of Albany, state of New York, 1630-1894: Mortgagors
- Albany – Proceedings of the Common Council, and the various religious corporations of the city of Albany, relative to the State Street Burial Grounds and the removal of remains to be interred in a rural Albany cemetery where the graves could be better cared for
Schools
- Albany – University of the State of New York bulletin
- Altamont – Altamont High School
Slavery
Societies
- Albany County – Articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, officers and members
- Albany – Capital District Genealogical Society
- Clarksville – The Clarksville Historical Society
- Colonie – Historical Society of Town of Colonie
- Guilderland – Guilderland Historical Society
- Guilderland – Guilderland Central School District Collection
- Guilderland – Guilderland Photographs
- Guilderland – Arthur B. Gregg Collection – Town Historian
- Guilderland – Guilderland Historical Society Collection – photographs and documents pertaining to the history of the Town of Guilderland.
- Guilderland – Library History – This collection documents the library’s early years (1957-1969), beginning through the initiative of the Westbrook Women’s Club.
- Knox – Knox Historical Society
- New Scotland – New Scotland Historical Association
- Rensselaer – Rensselaer County Historical Society
- Watervliet – Watervliet Historical Society & Museum
- Watervliet – Ancient Order of Hibernians
Statistics
- Albany County – A statistical report of the county of Albany : for the year 1820
Yearbooks
- Albany – 1928-2017, Yearbook (Dutch Settlers Society of Albany)
- Albany – 1932 Garnet and Gray, Albany Sr. High School
- Albany – 1944, Garnet and Gray, Albany High School
- Albany – 1920-1930, College of Saint Rose
- Albany – 1926, 1929, 1955, 1956, State College for teachers
- Albany – 1949 Rougetor, Roessleville HS
- Albany – 1923, 1976 Verdict, Albany Law School
- Albany – Verdict, Albany Law School
- Loudonville – 1968-1969 The saga, Sienna College
Military Records
Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
- Albany County – The old Albany County and the American Revolution
- Albany County – Pilgrimages to the graves of 126 revolutionary soldiers in the towns of Guilderland, New Scotland, and Bethlehem, Albany County, New York : undertaken as a jubilee project celebrating the fiftieth anniversary, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
- Albany County – A partial list of Revolutionary soldiers and wives who are buried or who died in Albany County, New York
- Guilderland – A memorial : places of burial and sketches of some Guilderland soldiers of the war of the Revolution and records of farm burial places in the Town of Guilderland, N. Y.
Civil War, 1861-1865
- Albany County – The Albany Zouave Cadets to the Rochester Union Blues
- Albany County – Carnival of blood : the Civil War ordeal of the Seventh New York heavy artillery
- Albany County – The heroes of Albany : a memorial of the patriot-martyrs of the city of Albany, who sacrificed their lives during the late war in defence of our nation, 1861-1865, with a view of what was done in the county to sustain the United States government, and also brief histories of the Albany regiments
World War I, 1914-1918
Modern Helps
Modern Helps-Finding Aid for Albany County Hall of Records
Historical Records onsite at Albany County Hall of Records
Hall of Records
95 Tovoli Street
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 436-3663
(518) 436-3678 (fax)
[email protected]
Weekdays: 8:30am – 4:30pm
The following documents will provide you with more information about the holdings of the Albany County Hall of Records.
Chattel Mortgages, 1833-1904
This series contains handwritten and typed chattel mortgages. A chattel mortgage is a loan arrangement in which an item of movable personal property (“chattel”) is used as security. The bulk of these records provide rich and detailed information regarding business and personal transactions that took place throughout the 19th century in and around Albany, including: breweries; steam boats; barges; pharmacies; blacksmith shops; railroads; hotels; and more.
Inside/Outside: Finding a Sense of Place. A Building Research Manual for Albany County
A guide to researching the history of a building: when it was built, the changes and additions to the structure over the years, and information on its past occupants. This finding aid includes a manual illustrating how to conduct the research as well as guide to those records stored at the Hall of Records used in the research.
Off the Record: A Guide to the Special Research Collections of the Albany County Hall of Records
This guide includes an alphabetical listing of 1500 subject files pertaining to the history of Albany County compiled by the Bureau of Historical Services as well as a guide to the oral histories held at the Hall of Records.
Vestiges of Antiquity and Truth: A Guide to the Court Records at the Albany County Hall of Records
This guide provides a history of all Albany County courts past and present with a descriptive listing of all records for each court.
World Our Fathers Made: A Survey of the Records in the County of Albany During the Constitutional Era. 1783-1815
A guide to all the records at the Albany County Hall of Records that pertain to the Constitutional Era (1783-1815). It also includes records of the towns and cities of Albany County for this time period.
Records held onsite by Albany County
Most of these records are immediately available in the Albany County Clerk’s office. For some older records, the Clerk’s office will need to retrieve records from off-site storage, which may take 24 hours.
Deeds | 1630 – Present |
Mortgages | 1630 – Present |
Judgements | 1877 – Present |
Federal Liens | 1966 – Present |
Building Loans | Most recent 6 years |
Certificate of Assumed Business Names (DBA) | 1916 – Present |
Release of Estate Tax Liens | 1877 – Present |
Court Records | 1793 – Present |
Divorces | 1890 – Present |
Patents | 1784 – Present |
Public Improvement Loans | 1987 – Present |
Certificates of Partnership | 1883 – Present |
Convictions | 1896 – Present |
Military Discharges | 1917 – Present |
Hospital Liens | Most recent 12 years |
Mechanic Liens | Current 6 years |
Miscellaneous Records-Corporations | 1830 – Present |
Miscellaneous Records-Individuals | 1895 – Present |
Uniform Commercial Codes | Current 5 years |
Welfare Liens | 1968 – Present |
Wage Assignments | Most recent 6 years |
Lien for Common Charge | 1977 – Present |
Demolitions | 1965 – Present |
Tax Delinquency – In Rem Proceedings | 1922 – Present |
Redemption Certificates | 1963 – Present |
State Tax Warrants | 1971 – Present |
Index to Incompetents | 1963 – Present |
Notice of Pendency | 1987 – Present |
Surrenders | 1942 – Present |
Adoptions | 1886 – 1971 |
Selected Wills | 1691 – 1833 and 1894 – 1976 |
Research
- Albany County GenWeb
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center
411 Loudon Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
(518)463-2566
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