The archive is open to the public whenever the Historical Society is open, and by appointment. While we don’t charge for doing research, we do ask for nominal fees for copying and for digital images of our photographs. Members receive a discount on these rates.
Research requests are welcome by email, phone inquiry or in person. Come research your house or neighborhood, any aspect of village history or notable residents. We’re happy to help.
New York State Archive
New York’s State and colonial governments records dating from 1630 to the present.
New York State Library
Historical materials from the 18th through the early 20th century in many subject areas, including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Native American materials, New York State laws and natural history
The National Museum of the American Indian
Explores the diversity of the Native people of the Americas
The New Netherlands Project
17th-century Dutch colonial records held by the New York State Archives and State Library
The 1619 Project
The 1619 Project is a program organized by The New York Times with the goal of re-examining the legacy of slavery in the United States and timed for the 400th anniversary of the arrival in America of the first enslaved people from West Africa.
Slavery In NY (New-York Historical Society)
A multimedia exhibition that illuminates the contributions of the enslaved and explores the role slavery played in the making of New York and the United States by the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library
Westchester’s African American History and Heritage Trail
Westchester has a long history as a home to African American culture. Learn about and explore historical sites, annual events, arts and culture and more.
The Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center
Promoting literacy through teaching and learning about the African roots experience, including history and culture.
Underground Railroad History Project
Underground Railroad History Project researches and preserves the local and national history of the anti-slavery and Underground Railroad movements, their international connections, and their legacies to later struggles
DAR Chapters for New York State
A non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children.
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Collects, preserves, researches, exhibits and interprets a collection of historical artifacts related to the maritime heritage of the Hudson River and its tributaries.
The Olive Tree
Online records of the early settlers of New Netherlands/New York; databases include early wills, land records, and early Dutch Reformed Church records.
New-York Historical Society Museum and Library
Museum and Library collection highlights
New-York Historical Society Museum and Library Digital Collection
includes collections of photographs of New York City, manuscripts, maps, and broadsides from the Revolutionary War era, manuscripts relating to slavery and African American history, Civil War materials, and other historical resources.
Ellis Island
Free search of Ellis Island Passengers List.
Making of America – Cornell’s University Library
Online digital library with many books on New York history and genealogy.
The Brooklyn Information Page
This site has many online records of the early settlers, maps, and a search engine.
The Library of Congress
Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services
The National Archives
Digitalized archives in the National Archives, e.g. military records and naturalization records
Fulton History
700 New York newspapers, and some from other states and Canada. Not always a 100% in finding pages. Sometimes you have to use variations of topic/word. Sometimes only the first page of a multipage document comes up and one has to find the rest of it manually. Google in the following manner for best results: “Hastings-on-Hudson” “Fulton History” “Topic/Name/Etc”
NYS Historic Newspapers
Free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York’s unique history.
Chronicling America: (National Endowment for the Humanities)
America’s historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
