| Directory to Collections of New York Vital Records, 1726-1989, with Rare Gazetteer ' Contributor(s): Bowman, Fred Q. (Author), Lynch, Thomas J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 078845630X ISBN-13: 9780788456305 Publisher: Heritage Books OUR PRICE: $30.88 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 016.974 |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.57 lbs) 102 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newspapers are an excellent resource for genealogical researchers. This three-part volume identifies several hundred collections of newspaper-published vital records, 1726-1989. Part One (The County-Centered Directory) identifies statewide and regional collections, date spans of the individual collections, newspapers' titles, and in which major genealogical library, or libraries, they can be found. This section includes: County Outline Map of New York; Director to Collections of New York Vital Records, 1726-1989; and, three appendices, which include: Geographical Distribution of Six Newspapers' Vital Records Postings. Part Two (The County-Centered Gazetteer) contains an alphabetical list of 6,710 New York cities, villages and hamlets showing their locations by present-day counties and towns. Part Three (The Formation and Origins of New York's Present-Day Sixty-Two Counties) contains details concerning the formation, origin, and other information pertaining to each of New York's present-day sixty-two counties. This section includes an appendix: Towns and Families of Ontario County, New York, 1790. |
