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NYC Genealogy Research: Genealogy-Related Websites

GENEALOGY-RELATED WEBSITES

Ancestry.com 

Available by subscription, but also freely available at most public libraries, this site offers fully scanned and searchable federal censuses for all years currently available.  

 

African Ancestry 

Genealogy website dedicated to African-related ancestry. 

 

Ellis Island Passenger Search 

Online searchable database of all passengers that arrived at Ellis Island immigration port between 1892 and 1957. 

 

FamilySearch Digital Library 

Over 500,000 genealogy books, family histories, maps, yearbooks, and more.  

 

New York City Vital Records Index 

Ancestry.com and the Municipal Archives have collaborated to make available indexes of over 10 million New York City birth, marriage, and death records (1866–1948). 

 

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 

FamilySearch.com provides passenger lists for over 13 million immigrants arriving in New York City from 1820 through 1891. 

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